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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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RVR Horse Rescue Hosts Soul Circus Cowboys at Benefit Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2021, 2021 RVR Horse Rescue Hosts Soul Circus Cowboys at Benefit Event Plant City, FL— RVR Horse Rescue is holding a benefit event at its ranch on Friday, June 18, called Save a Horse, Rock the Cowboys. Guests will be able to enjoy great food, tour the facility, meet the horses, and learn about RVR’s mission to save abused, neglected, and injured horses. Florida’s own band the Soul Circus Cowboys will be playing the event, entertaining the crowd that comes to support the rescue. The Rock the Cowboys event is family friendly! Guests are invited…
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Elsa Rosenburg Interview

Interview with Florida Ride or Die's Elsa Rosenburg from Born To Ride Radio Live with Dave FLASH Morgan. She gives us a little of her background tells us about her career, what charity means to her and how we can all come together in these trying times. 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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TC Bros Born Free 9, 10, 11

We take a look back at the epicness that is the TC Bros and Born Free!! We take you back to Born Free 9, 10 and 11!
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Born To Ride TV – Dave Mann and Rob on Motofest

This Week on Born To Ride TV Episode #1311 It's the iconic Dave Mann! We take you to Boss Hogg radio where we listen to the stories and times of Dave Mann and his amazing works of art! Then It's Rob from R&R Cycles on the upcoming Great American Motofest!! All this here and more on Born To Ride! In Partnership with Rubenstein Law "TH!NK MOTORCYCLE": https://www.fight4u.com/ 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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Harley and the Davidson’s

It's actor Bug Hall giving us a little backstory and history behind the hit Discovery GO show, Harley and the Davidson's. Watch the show here: https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/harley-and-the-davidsons
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NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON® HOMETOWN RALLY SET FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Milwaukee Will Host a Bigger, Better Biker Bash with Music and Special Events MILWAUKEE (May 12, 2021) – The biker bash of the season is back and bigger than ever. Harley-Davidson has announced plans for the all-new Hometown Rally, a Labor Day weekend celebration of moto-culture centered in Milwaukee, the city where it all began for the Motor Company. The Harley-Davidson Museum will serve as a central rally point Sept. 2-6, 2021, for events taking place at that downtown site and at six surrounding Harley-Davidson® dealerships. “The Hometown Rally is an event no Harley-Davidson fan will want to miss,” said…
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Suncoast Summer Fest Announces July 4th Parade & Bayfront Fireworks

Suncoast Charities for Children in partnership with the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee, Sarasota Downtown Enrichment Association, and City of Sarasota have announced plans to hold a July 4th parade along the Sarasota Bayfront, as part of Suncoast Summer Fest’s “Celebrate Sarasota.” Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee Chairman, Dan Kennedy, is the organizer for the parade, which will pay tribute to veterans, first responders, medical professionals, and front line workers. The parade will begin at 8 pm starting at Mound St. (U.S. 41) and Orange Ave. ending at Bayfront Drive (U.S. 41) and Main St. (J.D. Hamel Park). Designated areas for public…
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