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Feature Articles
	ABATE of OHIO ... Where the road never ends. 110 acres of primitive camping at the Abate Of Ohio June Jam held this year June 20-22, 2008 at the Hopedale American Legion Grounds, Hopedale O-High-O. This year Abate celebrated 30 yrs that the June Jam has Jammed with Live bands on Friday and Saturday nights, featuring Rick Magee & The Roadhouse Rockers!!! Luuezz
	Motorcyclists Ride in Support of American Troops Berkeley, CA June 21, 2008 A well organized group of motorcyclists, from groups such as the Patriot Guard Riders, as well as independent riders, met in Emeryville, California. We had a Motorcycle Police escort to downtown Berkeley to show our support of the Marine Corps and all of the courageous men and women who have made, or are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for what they believe in. Photographs and story (c) "Shovelhead" Norton Patty - North Western Assoc. Editor
	Portraits of Chrome It's early in the morning. Sun won't be up for a while. Rain is steady and not expected to let up for 500 miles. I scoff at the black sky and throw my leg over the saddle of my Road King. The grin sets in and I head down the road, off on another adventure .......... no .... wait a minute ...... read more
	CAL24 Annual Long Distance Motorcycle Rally Raises Thousands of Dollars to Fight Polio Patty and Hans spent their weekend covering this unique event. Check out a preview here.
	Big Bear Choppers 6th Annual Ride the Mountain An awesome spring day in sunny So Cal. A great time to be on a scooter. We took in the mountain hospitality and the scenic views. Beej
	A close biker community in Texas mourns the loss of one of their own Luuezz rolled into Cut n Shoot, Texas to see old friends and meet new ones. She had a chance to meet a man much beloved in his community. Little did she know, within an hour and a half, .... he would be gone. RIP Jim Rainbow by Luuezz
	Ohio Bike week is in the books! There is always something happening downtown in Sandusky during the annual North Coast Thunder Rally - Ohio Bike Week Luuezz
	Beej's View ..... Point Does it have to be a Harley?

Snowbound's New ..... Point of View

Rumblings of an old man

Back in the Day

Little Richard takes us back

WANT YOUR ROADS FIXED?

The members of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council to the Federal Highway
Administration recently created the 2008 Motorcyclist Road Conditions Survey.
The purpose of the survey is to help state and federal highway administrators better
understand and plan for the needs of motorcycle riders.
All riders are encouraged to take the 10-minute survey before August 1, 2008, by
going online to www.surveymonkey.com/MACMembersHighwaySurvey

Regional Editors

Luuezz on the East Coast

Luuezz is the East Coast Associate Editor. Her assignment is a hefty one. Luuezz not only covers events and rallies, she will be taking us on the road with a journal. She comes to us with an impressive resume, having written for Woman Riders, CycleSource, Bikernet and Motorcycle Memorial Wall, to name a few. You can get to know Luuezz and her unique style of photography and art here.

Luuezz has a full schedule this year. For more see her schedule here.

Luuezz is home! She has returned from Texas. You can follow her journal here.

GG The Nomad

GG is our Nomadic Editor. She rests in South Carolina, when she gets the chance, and may pop up anywhere. GG is the Events Coordinator for SAFY and spends much of her time on the road working to help kids. She has a full schedule this season and kicked it off with a multi-state poker run on June 14th. Check out the details here.

You can meet GG and her passions ...... here.

Lynda and Haylee in So Cal

RumbleNews would like to welcome Lynda and Haylee Ashton to the crew. They will be covering the densely populated Southern California area. Their travels have taken them from Mexico to Montana and you can find them on the road most weekends.

Look back soon for their stories from the road and they can be contacted here. lynda@rumblenews.com and haylee@rumblenews.com And a bit of history, Lynda was the first woman side car rider at Perris speedway..... story to come. For a better look at a few of their rides check out their page here.

Snowbound in the Rockies

Gary is the Rocky Mountain Associate Editor and will be keeping us up to date with news and events in the Rocky Mountain region. Gary is a photographer by profession and we can look forward to some awesome views of his world. He has several events on his schedule this season including Sturgis. So ..... Check out his views.

Jeff in the Southwest

Jeff Robinson is our Arizona Associate and will be keeping us up to date on events in his area of the southwestern US. Jeff has Reno on his schedule and there is always something happening at the river so check back for reports.

Check out some of his favorite places.

Beej on the West Coast

BJ Ammons is the Publisher of RumbleNews and currently the West Coast Editor. Check out his views of the road, feature articles and upcoming events here.

Ben

Ben is the Technical Editor. Check back for a collection of tech tips collected from a vast network of experienced bikers who have been doing it themselves for a long time ... namely you. We want to hear from you about what you did to accessorize or customize or just plain fix your ride. Send in your tips and/or pics to Ben here.

Here's Ben's view of Sedona at Sunset.

Feature Run Reports

Laughlin River Run 08

The weather was awesome. Never got uncomfortably hot and the wind didn't blow ... all the time. I don't know how many attended. There were definitely tens of thousands but, I don't see how anyone can actually do a head count and if you hear any statistics, add one more to that because no one counted me! Here's my view of Laughlin ...... UPDATE. Estimated attendance, 60,000. ... Make that 60,001. Thanks Henry.

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