The Motor Enforcement, Accident Reduction effort, referred to as Project M.E.A.R., will include officers from Virginia State Police along with the Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach police departments. The Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office also is participating.

Throughout the year, law-enforcement agencies work together on projects to increase enforcement on roads, track down people wanted on warrants and to identify criminal activity in undercover operations.

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I counted about 8 on I-64 between Greenbrier Parkway and Indian River Road today at lunch, so watch yourself out there.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

This annual Police escorted ride was started by Bayside Harley-Davidson in 2000, as a way to give back to the large military community of customers, friends and neighbors, both active duty and retired. The ride, which has become a signature event of the Hampton Roads Fleet Week celebration, “rumbles” through the areas major tunnels connecting the 7 cities of the Tidewater area, and is one of the largest motorcycle oriented military commemorations in the United States. Every year a diverse group of individuals on all different types of motorcycles come out in a resounding manner to show their support for the areas active duty and retired military members and their families. The proceeds of the event go to Navy Support Organizations including the Navy’s Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). Although the ride is free for active and retired military, many of these riders still make generous donations to help other military personnel and their families through hardships and difficult family separations.

Although the 2009 ride has been in planning since last year’s event, we have recently received word from the Hampton Roads Regional Chiefs of Police Association (HRCOPA) that there would be no Police escorts this year. This year’s event will continue, but in a significantly different format than years past. Riders will begin to depart Harbor Park in Norfolk at 9:30am in groups of 30-50 riders. Lead riders with a clear understanding of the route will lead the riders at a safe and reasonable speed around the planned route, ending at Bayside Harley-Davidson in Portsmouth. In addition, the V-DOT Safety Traffic Center has agreed to post traffic alerts warning motorists about the high volume of motorcycles on the interstates that morning.

This years’ event has been recognized and endorsed by Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia, and the Mayors of the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.

We hope this continue your support of this annual charity event for the Navy & Marine Corps Relief Society. We at Bayside Harley-Davidson are committed to showing our support for our Active-Duty and Retired Veterans, and their families. Please join us in “Supporting Our Troops”.

2211 Frederick Blvd . (I-264, Exit 5) Portsmouth, Virginia . 23704 P: (757)397-5550 . F: (757)397-5513 www.harleybay.com

Registration Begins 0900
First Bike out @ 1000
$10.00 for Rider $5.00 Passengers

Breakfast Buffet for $ 6.00, Hot dogs and Burgers after the run.
Cash prize for Best & Worst Hand
All Proceeds to benefit the Myers Family

RIDE REGISTRATION
Sunday, August 2, 2009, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach

COST
Bikes: $10.00 • Riders: $5.00
All Proceeds to benefit the American Heart Association

Can’t make the ride? Join us for the after the ride fundraiser. 12 noon to 6:00 pm
Knuckleheads Roadhouse, 401 N. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Open to the public

Registration is at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children in Norfolk from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be free t-shirts to the 1st 50 bikes, provided by Epstein, Sandler & Flora, P.C. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided by Krispy Kreme. The facility staff will be bringing the children that are able outside to view the bikes.

Next, we will go on to The Clutch in Virginia Beach from 1:30 t0 7 p.m. There will live music by four bands from 2 to 6 p.m. Items for the raffles and auctions are coming from a bunch of local businesses. We also have a 50/50 drawing, event t-shirts for purchase (provided by Nancy’s Nook), and a Best Ink Contest, judged by our friends at Fuzion Ink.

The After Party will be at Cozumel’s from 7:30 p.m. until they kick us all out. It will be a good chance to kick back from the whole day’s activities.

This is a 757 sponsored event for severely disabled kids in the 757. We are even getting help by not just one but TWO local radio stations, 96X and US 106.

Please come out and help raise money for these kids. Information about registration and sponsorship opportunities can be obtained by calling the numbers listed in the flyer.

We hope to see you there!

10am ’till 6pm Mon-Fri and 10am ’till 2pm Saturday

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We do everything from tires to complete engine builds. Also, parts for all makes and models motorcycles, atv, off road. Small shop with no big airy showroom or attitudes. Able to deal 1 on 1 with customers. Chances are the person that you talk to will be the one working on your bike. Everyone that works here rides a motorcycle (except my Dad but,he’s old). We know how it is.
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Ed Forman and Michael I. Ashe, both avid motorcyclists, started the club five months ago. There are 18 members, and they are looking for more to join.

The Lost Tribe’s name derives from the ancient tribes that disappeared when the kingdom of Israel was destroyed and remnants were exiled.

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What Lost Tribe Motorcycle Club

Where Meet at Boneshakers, 1297 General Booth Blvd. or The Route 58 Delicatessen, 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite 156, before riding the open road.

When Time varies, every Saturday

Contact Ed Forman at 401-9892 or 375-4245 to learn more about the club and/or donate for the 2009 Ride to Remember

On Aug. 23, my husband and I headed out on our motorcycles from Gloucester to the Virginia Beach oceanfront. We were fortunate enough to get a metered spot on Atlantic Avenue. We parked our bikes and fed the meter some change. Upon our return to the bikes, we found we were the lucky recipients of two parking tickets –– one for each bike –– at $12 a piece.

We immediately checked the meter and found we still had 1 hour and 46 minutes of paid parking. What we also discovered was we were ticketed because we parked both of our bikes in the same spot. We had four tires in that spot, the same as one car would have.

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I thought that 2 bikes were allowed to share a spot down at the beach? Anyone know for sure?