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From the North End Dance Committee.

On behalf the dance committee (Pigs In Space Productions) I wish to express our many "THANKS" to you and all the supporters of NS Bikers.com, for attending and spreading the word to help make our fundraising dance a great success. We are proud announce that the dance was again a total sell out, with a "GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL" and most importantly over $7000.00 was raised for the WE CARE CENTER in Halifax. Please pass on our sincere appreciation to all you supporters. Thanks Again

This is an interesting read...if you have anything that you want to share with others in the community (motorcycle related) then send it in and I will post it.. this one was interesting.. check out the ages of the bikers. 

October 27, 2006 Biketoberfest claims 6 bikers 2006 deadliest year for biker-related events Six motorcyclists have died in local crashes related to Biketoberfest, making 2006 the deadliest year on record for local biker events The six deaths for Biketoberfest -- an event that began in the early 1990s -- tie the previous record of six deaths. And this year's Bike Week in March yielded a death toll of 16 in Volusia and Flagler counties, the highest in its decades-long history. Authorities blame the growing fatalities on the biker events getting bigger and more spread out geographically, increasing the chances of cars and bikes colliding. "We're definitely seeing more motorcycles on the road," said Trooper Kim Miller, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman. "Each year, 10,000 more motorcyclists are registering in Florida." In collisions, a person driving a car is at fault as often as a motorcyclist, Miller said. Drivers turning into traffic tend to focus on the largest object in their vision -- a truck or car -- and overlook an oncoming motorcycle. Bikers also are traveling more than they did when Main Street offered the nucleus of entertainment, Miller said. "The more roads you ride, the more likely you are to be involved in some type of crash." The latest fatality was Michael Dion Houck, 45, of Spring Hill, who died at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach early Thursday from injuries he suffered Saturday. Houck was riding down Mason Avenue when he lost control of his bike, hit a curb and was ejected, police said. Police also released details on the death of 82-year-old Al Gannon, a Tampa preacher who used his motorcycle as a rolling pulpit. Gannon attended Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, then returned to Tampa on Sunday and was traveling in the right lane of U.S. 92 when a sport utility vehicle in front of him slowed, Miller said. He swerved to avoid hitting the SUV and rear-ended a pickup in the left lane. Gannon, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike. He was taken to the hospital and died in surgeryay, Miller said. Mary Willis, 58, of Boynton Beach also died Sunday. She suffered injuries in an accident two days before on Interstate 4 and State Road 44 near DeLand, Miller said. Willis was the passenger on a motorcycle driven by 65-year-old Jerry Rowland, also of Boynton Beach. Rowland was released Thursday from Halifax. Neither of the pair wore a helmet.

Victory Motorcycles Makes Waves At International Motorcycle Show Unveiling of ‘Victory Vision™ 800’ Concept Bike Wows Press and Public At Prestigious Show – In a dramatic live unveiling before the motorcycle and mainstream media, Victory Motorcycles, a division of Polaris Industries Inc , revealed their Vision 800 concept motorcycle. A fully automatic motorcycle that pushes beyond the current reality of American style and design, it provides a glimpse into one possible future segment of American motorcycles. With its Victory Motorcycle division continuing to outpace industry growth, an ongoing strategic partnership with leading European motorcycle manufacturer KTM and a recent organizational expansion of its motorcycle and international businesses, Polaris’ commitment to its motorcycle business has gone global - and has never been greater. Driven by zealot-like passion to deliver on Victory’s positioning as “The New American Motorcycle”.  We constantly study global design trends, as well as today’s motorcycle consumers to better understand, and deliver on, their expectations of the future,” says Greg Brew, Director of Polaris Industrial Design. “Polaris has assembled a best-of-the-best team from around the world, and our mandate for Victory is to drive the future of custom-inspired American motorcycle design.” He added, “The Vision 800 is but one example of the type of exploration our team pursues in order to continue to deliver the type of innovative design that fuels people’s passion for motorcycles.”