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Big Bike Bulletin                                                                                                          

April 2011

Big Bike Weekend Moves to Hilltop Drive
     

Mark your calendars for October 7-9 for this year's event

 

Big Bike Weekend has been revamped for 2011 with more activities and locations to visit than can fit in one day. 

 

What's old is new ... the event is moving back to its roots on Hilltop Drive.  Holiday Inn Convention Center will host Vendor Village with vendors both outside and inside.  Secondary location will be the Red Lion Hotel.  Many activities will be disbursed along Hilltop Drive and within walking distance.  For registrants, you will be able to park at the Holiday Inn.  There is ample parking in paved parking lots by the former Gottschalks and Mervyn's buildings.  There is no gate fee so you can visit vendors, watch the bike games, attend seminars, watch the arm wrestling contest or check out the bikes in the ride-in bike show

 

For participants, registration packages will be offered ranging from $15 to $50.  We'll have the ride-in bike show, bike games, poker walks raffles and 50/50.  Saturday's activities will include a special poker run - Memorial Ride for the Wall, which will end at the American Veterans Traveling Tribute. While you're visiting the Tribute, be sure to check out the Redding Police Invitational Motor Competition.  Other special activities for Saturday include the Fryed Bros. evening performance, an arm wrestling contest co-hosted by  Bill Collins, 6 time World Armwrestling Champion and manager of TEAM USA, burn out contest and a Bike Art Show featuring progressive bike builders. As we get closer to BBW, the event schedule will list the locations for activities.

 

Our VIP and Green Light Riders will take part in the Green Light Remembrance Ride.  We're staging at a different location and the scenic ride will end with the roar of bikes on Hilltop Drive, as riders make their way to the VIP dinner at the Holiday Inn.

 

Show us your tattoo ... in collaboration with the Redding Ink Convention VIP registrants can attend the convention and enter the tattoo contest at no additional charge.

 

More is being planned, so bookmark www.bigbikeweekend.com for updates.

 
Hot Shots

Off-highway coalition questions federal official on Wild Lands policy

   
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- A coalition of influential groups representing the interests of millions of off-highway vehicle (OHV) riders wants answers to key questions about the new federal Wild Lands policy, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.

In a letter dated March 16 to Bob Abbey, director of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the coalition asked numerous questions related to the Wild Lands policy, which could close millions of acres of federal land to responsible motorized recreation.

The coalition also stressed that there is strong grass-roots opposition to the new policy.

The coalition is made up of the AMA, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association, the Trails Preservation Alliance, the Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, the Utah Shared Access Alliance, AMA District 36 (Northern California, Northwestern Nevada), AMA District 37 Off-Road Division (Southern California) and the California Off-Road Vehicle Association.

On Dec. 22, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed Secretarial Order 3310 creating the Wild Lands land-use designation that essentially allows BLM officials to manage public land as if it had received a Wilderness designation from Congress, but without requiring congressional approval. This new policy is widely expected to restrict or eliminate responsible OHV use in the affected areas.

A Wilderness designation is one of the most restrictive forms of public land management. Once Congress designates an area as Wilderness, nearly all forms of non-pedestrian recreation are illegal. The AMA supports appropriate Wilderness designations that meet the criteria established by Congress in 1964, but anti-access advocates have been abusing the legislative process to ban responsible OHV recreation on public land.

"As associations that represent the interests of millions of responsible motorized recreation enthusiasts, we oppose the new Bureau of Land Management's Wild Lands policy," the coalition wrote. "We have questions concerning the definition of Wild Lands, designations, and implementation plans as they relate to motorized recreation within Secretarial Order 3310.

"Moreover, we seek to clarify indications that you believe there is no grass-roots opposition to this order," the letter said. "We, the undersigned, believe this new designation may severely restrict the ability of our members to responsibly recreate on public lands managed by the BLM."
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In This Issue
Big Bike Weekend Moves to Hilltop Drive
Wild Lands Policy
American Veterans Traveling Tribute
Registration Benefits
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American Veterans Traveling Tribute
Honor * Respect * Remember

 

The mission of American Veterans Traveling Tribute is to travel the nation to honor, respect, and remember men and women who have served, and to pay specific tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country. The mobile nature of the AVTT tribute allows people around the country to honor, respect, and remember veterans and active military personnel without having to travel great distances. 

AVTT presents a comprehensive Cost of Freedom tribute which includes numerous memorials and exhibits.  The centerpiece being the Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale version of the Viet Nam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.  Across its 370-foot length, the wall lists the name of every American casualty from the war; etched on its surface, just as the original.  The memorial is eight-feet tall at its apex and is the largest Wall replica traveling the USA.  AVTT is also the only tribute event which includes the one of a kind Gold Dog Tag display representing the fallen from the Global War on Terror. 

 

The Cost of Freedom Tribute includes:


· The Traveling Vietnam Wall - 80% replica (largest replica) of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC. 380 ft long end to end. With all 58,253 names. This wall is current up thru the additions and deletions to 2009. Additionally, all corrections know were made at the time of its construction.

· The Gold Dog Tag Display to all those members of the armed forces who have given their life in the Global War on Terror. Each tag has, full name, rank, branch of service, date of casualty, and location of casualty.

· A 9/11 tribute with the names of all 2984 casualties organized by where they were located at the time of death.
 · A series of A frames depicting the actual statistics from every war/conflict that the USA has been involved in.
· A series of World War II panels which portray the entire timeline of events and numerous graphics and photos.
· A Korean War tribute consisting of 8 panels with the entire timeline and battle maps with numerous photos.
· A series of Vietnam facts and figures.
· The Vietnam War timeline of events.
· Art display from a Vietnam Vet artist.
· A display of USA founding and significant historical documents. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other relevant documents.
· Panels for honoring Law Enforcement and Firefighters with pictorial display.
· A panel memorializing the casualties at the Ft Hood 2009 shooting.
· Panels displaying the pictures of each of our commanders in chief throughout history.
· Displays honoring all those who fell in military hostile action between the end of Vietnam and the 9/11 attack. Each conflict is represented with facts and each casualty is recorded.
 

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What Do I Get If I Register

 

 VIP PACKAGE

$50 for Rider $85 for Rider & Passenger (300 entries)

Remembrance Ride/Green Light Police Escort ($20 value) - 1 Bike

Remembrance Ride Dinner @ a Holiday Inn ($20 value)

Ticket for $100 Drawing at Remembrance Ride Dinner

Two Poker Hands for ea day Fri/Sat/Sun ($60 value)

Bike Games Sat/Sun ($10 value)

Bike Show Competition ($5 value)

Enter my bike in Competition ($5 value)

No cover charge to see the Fryed Brothers ($5 value)

Bike Art (Builder Challenge/Custom Bike Display) ($3 value)

Coupon Book for meal discounts and specials ($5 value)

Redding Ink Convention/Tattoo Contest ($21 value)

Arm Wrestling Championship entry ($10 value)

Burn Out Contest entry ($5 value)

Event pin ($3 value)

Bike parking at Holiday Inn

 

FRIDAY ONLY REMEMBRANCE RIDE PACKAGE

$20 (300 Bikes)

Remembrance Ride/Green Light Police Escort ($20 value)

One Poker Hand for Fri ($10 value)

Event pin ($3 value)

Bike Parking at Holiday Inn

 

SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PACKAGE

$15 PER DAY (Unlimited),

One Poker Hand on Saturday OR Sunday ($10 value)

Bike Game Games Saturday or Sun ($5 value)

Bike Show Competition Saturday ($5 value)

Event pin ($3 value)

Bike Parking at Holiday Inn


If you''d like to take a passenger on a poker run or ride in the Remembrance Ride, he/she doesn't have to register (waiver will need to be signed).  The non-registered passenger will not be eligible for prizes, pin, attend the VIP dinner or compete in the bike games.