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IT’S MOTOFEST TIME!

July is here! Time to put on your red, white and blue to celebrate America’s Independence Day. Time for barbecues and beer. Time for fireworks. Time to ride your motorcycle to the ultimate biker party… MOTOFEST! Born To Ride’s Ron and Deb Galletti have put together the return of the Great American Motorcycle Rodeo and you are invited! Ride on out to Plant City, Florida this Saturday, July 24th for a motorcycle event like no other! The amazing Boss Hogg Ranch will be transformed into biker heaven on earth with vendors galore, great food and drink, live music, and the…
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Biker Rodeo Grand Marshalls, Spyke & Mike

Happy love bug season, my BTR friends. It's a good time to be sportin' a windscreen. If you ride the kind of scoot that's too cool for one, then you should be wearing a mask or full face helmet. It will keep you from having those pesky, mating, flying insects between your teeth, or worse, up your nose. Also consider yourself lucky riding in Florida 'cuz from Georgia northward, they've got to put up with bigger swarms of cicadas, Japanese beetles, and other flying June bugs. All of which aren't very tasty and can really sting when hitting you in…
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Born To Ride LIVE 6 8 2021

Tonight's show is all about Dad! Getting ready for fathers day and also MotoFest coming up next month. Tons of BTR TV content and MORE!! Follow Us ►YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BTRBornToRide/?sub_confirmation=1 ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BornToRideTVMagazine/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borntoridemedia/ ►Website: https://www.borntoride.com
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A FATHER’S DAY TRIBUTE – “A SPECIAL ONE INDEED”

So many of us remember times spent with our dad’s in various projects we did together throughout the course of many years. This Father’s Day Tribute is a very special one indeed where a father-son duo work, play, ride, as well as eat, sleep, and dream about Cushman Scooters and Mustang Motorcycles! This is a fascinating story and one that you will enjoy reading here in Born To Ride magazine! To start out, this is NOT a business story; it’s a hobby story! Richard Jr. explained, “My dad is 73 years old. He has a bad hip and has had…
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GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN’!

It is unbelievable how fast this year is going by. But man, there’s some cool stuff on the way down the pipe. We are getting closer and closer to July 24. What’s going on July 24 you may ask? Well, it’s going to be the Great American Motofest in Plant City. This event has been groomed to be one hell of a premiere event that you are not gonna wanna miss. This is one of those motorcycle events that doesn’t come around often. There’s a little bit of everything for everybody. But I think the thing that’s going to be…
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A Bond of Generations – Father and Sons Riding the Wall of Death

Shawn Ives and his two sons, 26-year-old Kile and 29-year-old Cody, are keeping two-wheeled history alive with their Ives Brothers Wall of Death. Creating a bond of generations, a father figure is so important in developing a family business and this particular family has a trust and belief in each other that will last them all their lives.   This amazing story began many years ago when Shawn was a stunt rider in the Globe of Death, a spherical cage in which riders loop-the-loop and perform all kinds of mind-blowing stunts. The two boys joined their dad in the globe…
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Two for the Road Father and Son, Gary and Benjamin Francis

Being a biker is all about brotherhood, and in this case, fatherhood. As we celebrate Father’s Day this month, we tip our hat to an inspiring duo in the form of Gary and Ben Francis of Winter Haven, Florida. This father and son team have an incredible relationship, and as you’ll see, they have each taught the other many amazing things in life. Things that they can happily share. Gary rode dirt bikes as a kid growing up and now owns a Honda 250R and a Goldwing. His son Benjamin was only four or five years old when he threw…
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Honoring Their Courage and Sacrifice, Happy Father’s Day

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY June is here and let’s not forget Dad. Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Mother’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the father’s reading this ad and Happy Father’s Day to all the mother’s reading this if you are a sole parent, mom and a dad of the family. Grandfathers, step-dads, uncles, brothers and sisters, you all deserve to be noted for what you do to be a figure in a child’s life. If dads not there someone who steps in as a fatherly…
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THIS ONE’S FOR THE DADS OUT THERE

Letter from the Editor DAVE NICHOLS FROM THE HELM HOWDY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! Sunday, June 20 marks Father’s Day, a day to enjoy with Dad. If your father has ridden on ahead, it is a great day to remember and honor him. Right here in the June issue of Born To Ride we have a couple of great father and son stories for you. We’ll introduce you to Gary and Ben Francis of Winter Haven, Florida and we’ll learn about their mutual love of motorcycles, wrenchin’ and ridin’ together. Then you’ll meet motorcycle daredevil Shawn Ives and his sons Kile…
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This Week – Knucklehead in Japan, Mayans MC, Rob on Motofest

This Week on Born To Ride TV episode #1312 - We bring you again, Shinya Kimura and his love of custom motorcycles in this beautiful cinematic feature...then It's an Inside look at how Mayans MC was beautifully put together from composition of music and sound to the look and feel of the cinematography...and It's Rob from R&R Cycles bringing you information on Born To Ride's Great American Motofest coming in JULY! Plus find out how you could win a free cabin on the High Seas Rally cruise ONLY AT the Motofest! All this here, Now on Born To Ride! In…
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The Return of the Biker Rodeo – Born To Ride’s Great American MotoFest

Press Release: May 24, 2021 What: Rubenstein Law presents “Born To Ride’s Great American MotoFest” When: Saturday July 24th 7am – 7pm $5.00 Admission includes parking. Where: Boss Hogg Ranch, 906 Sam Allen Rd Plant City, Florida Contacts: Born to Ride: 813-661-9402 Rodeo info - Rob: 352-206-0699 Vendor info: 352-573-1164 Rod & Truck Show info: 727-289-2896 Born To Ride, Inc. is thrilled to announce the first-ever “Great American MotoFest!” Master of Ceremonies, Dave “Flash” Morgan and Fester Jenkins of Boss Hogg Radio will keep the action rolling, Rodeo Boss, Rob Schwellinger of R&R Cycles will head up all the motorcycle…
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Georgia Riders Helping Foster Kids in Need

Did you know that most of the children that are taken from their homes to be put in the care of foster parents are taken at the spur of the moment? They have no time to pack their belongings or special items, such as clothes, soap, shampoo or even a toothbrush! These things, are usually provided by the foster parents. Once they have these items and have to get moved from home to home, most have no suitcase or bag to carry their things in. They often have to just be packed in a paper bag or trash bag. With…
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Central Florida Cannabis Fest

This first annual Cannabis Fest did not disappoint. This event was very well thought out to bring a weekend of entertainment to the music lover, the family, the aficionados of the cannabis world and the novice consumer that seeks more information about health benefits, remedies and products available. As a special touch, proceeds of the festival benefitted local charities. Here’s what the promotor of the event, Mama Dukes of Boss Hogg radio, has to say about this killer event. —Deb Galletti I want to say ‘thank you’ to everyone that helped put this together in just ten short weeks. All…
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The Meaning of Memorial Day

I have approached this subject several times over the years, Memorial Day is not the official start of summer, nor should it be the reason for a 3-day long weekend of parties, barbecues, or car sales. Memorial Day has had several names over the 150 years of its existence; however, the reason for Memorial Day stays the same. The day is for honoring and showing respect for those who have been killed while serving in the military, beginning with the Civil War through current military engagements. Over the years Memorial Day has diminished as a national holiday and has became…
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Born To Ride Women’s World, Dr. Rebecca Kuo-Ryan

Dr. Rebecca Kuo-Ryan is Skilled on the Track and in the Operating Room “What are you doing?” This was Rebecca question to her boyfriend Robert when he bought a motorcycle. Rebecca had never been around bikes but as an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in spinal injury and as the daughter of an orthopedic surgeon, she’d seen several people who’d wiped out and ended up in the operating room. She noticed that Robert was a very careful rider and soon, knowing how much it meant to him, Rebecca gave it a try. Despite seeing results of accidents, she wasn’t afraid…
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BE the Change and Think Motorcycle!

I had a nice happy little article all written up for this month, laced with my usual sarcastic banter. But as of the writing, I had to partake in yet another memorial for a young man who senselessly lost his life to a cage driver who was too busy with whatever it was he or she was doing to not pay attention to their surroundings. I can’t imagine anything being more important while behind the wheel than paying attention to the task of driving. Whatever activity it was that motorist was doing instead of watching the road, watching their fellow…
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