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99Savage

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  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:
    Anybody else find themselves pushing down on their mouse? 
     
    • September 28, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum New Members:
    Hello for The Finger Lakes of New York
    • September 28, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
    Stretch before mounting up
    Keep your shoulders relaxed, if you start tightening up slow down and shake them loose
    DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE
    • September 8, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Biker Chat:
     
    Harley Davidson 01
    (Note: Serial numbers first issued in 1907 and there are earlier specimens) 
    • September 8, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:
    https://youtu.be/cCsqyOaPsP4
     
    • September 7, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage posted a topic in the forum Biker Chat:
    Talking Hogs With Harley-Davidson’s Great-Grandson
    "With Harley-Davidson’s 2017 touring models out this fall, featuring the brand-new Milwaukee-Eight motor (see below), RealClearLifehad the opportunity to interview one of the motorcycle legend’s main players—Bill Davidson, VP...  more"With Harley-Davidson’s 2017 touring models out this fall, featuring the brand-new Milwaukee-Eight motor (see below), RealClearLifehad the opportunity to interview one of the motorcycle legend’s main players—Bill Davidson, VP of the Harley-Davidson Museum and Factory Tours, who is also the great-grandson of the company’s co-founder, William Davidson."
     
    http://www.realclearlife.com/2016/09/07/talking-hogs-old-and-new-with-the-great-grandson-of-harley-davidsons-co-founder/  less
    • September 7, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum General:
    Brough Superior was such an expensive ride, an unusually high proportion of them survive.
    Lawerance of Arabia was riding one when he was killed, or managed to kill himself
    • August 26, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage posted a topic in the forum Biker/Motorcycle Humor & Jokes:
    Ain't America Great
    My neighbor took down my Gladston flag (which you can’t buy on eBay anymore), and also peeled the NRA sticker off my front window, so . . . . I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch.
    I bought two Pakistani...  more
    My neighbor took down my Gladston flag (which you can’t buy on eBay anymore), and also peeled the NRA sticker off my front window, so . . . . I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch.
    I bought two Pakistani flags and put one at each corner of the front yard. Then I purchased the black flag of ISIS (which you can buy on eBay) and ran it up the flag pole.
    Now the local police, sheriff, FBI, CIA, NSA, Secret Service, NSA, Homeland Security, Secret Service, and other agencies are watching my house 24/7. I’ve never felt safer, and I’m saving $69.95 a month that ADT used to charge me.

    Plus, I bought burkas for my wife and me to wear when we shop or travel. Everyone moves out of the way, and security can’t pat us down. If they ask if I’m a male wearing a burka, I just say I’m feeling like a woman today! There’s as many restrooms available now!
    Awesome. Hot Damn! Safe at last!
    Ain’t America great or what?  less
    • August 26, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
    As physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the...  moreAs physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the case I'd actually be out there playing shortstop, diving for line drives, making double plays, and sliding into second base (if I could make it to second); doing all with reckless abandon as my knees shred to pieces and my hips shatter. So what does all this mean?

    As long as my motorcycle was running I've never trailered any where any distance.  But I've accepted reality in that I might have to do that sooner than I had anticipated.  I love my old Dakota but I can't trust it to pull my motorcycle the miles we normally travel on the bike, anymore than I can trust my body to do so.  I bought a new pick-up but couldn't stand to part with the Dakota.  less
    • February 2, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
    As physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the...  moreAs physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the case I'd actually be out there playing shortstop, diving for line drives, making double plays, and sliding into second base (if I could make it to second); doing all with reckless abandon as my knees shred to pieces and my hips shatter. So what does all this mean?

    As long as my motorcycle was running I've never trailered any where any distance.  But I've accepted reality in that I might have to do that sooner than I had anticipated.  I love my old Dakota but I can't trust it to pull my motorcycle the miles we normally travel on the bike, anymore than I can trust my body to do so.  I bought a new pick-up but couldn't stand to part with the Dakota.  less
    • February 2, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
     I thought itd be fun to share some of those little lessons we learned from the wind...heres some;

    It IS possible for the wind to rip the cherry off a smoke.
    It IS possible for the wind to forceably place said Cherry directly into a...  more
     I thought itd be fun to share some of those little lessons we learned from the wind...heres some;

    It IS possible for the wind to rip the cherry off a smoke.
    It IS possible for the wind to forceably place said Cherry directly into a Nostril.
    Your first instinct is to grab/poke at it vs. blow...
    A Hot cherry WILL Adhere to the insides of a Nostril.
    Your Eyes Water Profusely immediately upon a Cherry lodging in a Nostril.
    Its damn difficult to see when your eyes are flowing.
    Theres a God Awful smell & sizzling that occurs in a Flash.
     
    Realisation of ALL the above occured almost simultaneouly....

    Lifes lil lessons....

    Im sure it would have been fun to witness...but it made my life interesting for a few brief moments!!!  less
    • February 1, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
    As physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the...  moreAs physical age creeps on me with all its contradictions to my mental age of just 25 it's become increasingly apparent that I am no longer able to play shortstop anymore; which means old age isn't simply a state of mind.  Were that the case I'd actually be out there playing shortstop, diving for line drives, making double plays, and sliding into second base (if I could make it to second); doing all with reckless abandon as my knees shred to pieces and my hips shatter. So what does all this mean?

    As long as my motorcycle was running I've never trailered any where any distance.  But I've accepted reality in that I might have to do that sooner than I had anticipated.  I love my old Dakota but I can't trust it to pull my motorcycle the miles we normally travel on the bike, anymore than I can trust my body to do so.  I bought a new pick-up but couldn't stand to part with the Dakota.  less
    • February 1, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Off Topic:
    FOR me its the PICK WICK DAM area of Counces TN 124 miles of Backroads from me to there
    Once there plenty more good roads to ride just pick one then stop in at one of the local dives for good eats
    an cold treats hang around till dark then party with...  more
    FOR me its the PICK WICK DAM area of Counces TN 124 miles of Backroads from me to there
    Once there plenty more good roads to ride just pick one then stop in at one of the local dives for good eats
    an cold treats hang around till dark then party with the BOATERS coming in off the river for the day GOOD TIMES  
    • January 19, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum The Meeting Place:
    I reposted with new title because I see the search feature doesn't work that well.
    I'm looking for interested riders for a trip through Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, mid August 2015.  I live along the shores of Lake Ontario in Oswego,...  more
    I reposted with new title because I see the search feature doesn't work that well.
    I'm looking for interested riders for a trip through Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, mid August 2015.  I live along the shores of Lake Ontario in Oswego, NY. I'm a 57 year old experienced responsible rider, most of my friends call it quits after a one day ride.  
    • January 19, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum General:
     
    • January 19, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum General:
     
    • January 19, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Biker Chat:
    Would like  some effective tips .    
    • January 19, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum Ride Stories:
    My memory is vague, it comes in short visuals, like flashbacks from a movie, with feelings from a time when that’s all I had. My diaper was soggy, the rumble was loud, and the black gas tank hot! When I was older my aunt told me it was a...  moreMy memory is vague, it comes in short visuals, like flashbacks from a movie, with feelings from a time when that’s all I had. My diaper was soggy, the rumble was loud, and the black gas tank hot! When I was older my aunt told me it was a Matchless, but what I remember was the way I felt. lt, the words were not in my vocabulary in fact at the time I didn’t have much of a vocabulary. I don’t know how old I was, I just remember feeling happy, feeling free and even though I didn’t know the word or the meaning , empowered. My Uncle Tom sat me on the gas tank of that two wheeled machine and let me ride. He said things like “hold on baby girl”, which was needless, my heart was racing and I couldn’t have ripped my fat baby fingers from those bars if I tried. I never wanted to let go! I held onto those handlebars and tried to move them in exactly the direction I wanted to go. My uncle Tom loved me so much he indulged me this pleasure whenever...    less
    • January 15, 2016
  • 99Savage
    99Savage replied to a topic in the forum The Meeting Place:
     Im heading out from Texas in April 2016 for an extended run. Going to be camping and hitting a new State every month. Gonna take time to explore and enjoy the sights.
    April-going to KC to visit my grandkids
    May-Northern Wis to visit for a cpl...  more
     Im heading out from Texas in April 2016 for an extended run. Going to be camping and hitting a new State every month. Gonna take time to explore and enjoy the sights.
    April-going to KC to visit my grandkids
    May-Northern Wis to visit for a cpl weeks
    Then cruise around Lake Mich to visit my mid daughter
    After that no agenda but to travel & enjoy. Not sure where i will winter for 2016-2017.....but for 2017-2018 am wintering in Alaska with my youngest daughter....then backbon the road.
    Anybody up for cruising along??  less
    • January 15, 2016
  • grunt
    grunt is now friends with 99Savage.
    • September 4, 2015
  • freckles
    freckles is now friends with 99Savage.
    • March 7, 2015
  • blackdog67
    blackdog67 is now friends with 99Savage.
    • April 3, 2012
  • hotrod69
    hotrod69 is now friends with 99Savage.
    • October 12, 2011
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About

Personal Information

  • Birthday December 31, 1943
  • Gender Male
  • Relationship Status Married
  • City Fisherville
  • State NEW YORK
  • Zip 14845

Riding Info

  • Type of Rider (Passenger) Weekend Warrior
  • Primary Bike Type Other:
  • Ride My Own Bike Yes
  • Rallys & Biker Events Local & Regional Events
  • My Primary Bike Buell Ulysses - 06

General Info

  • Occupation Engineer
  • Hobbies Retreiver Training
  • Music Baroque & Blue Grass
  • Message Do something - If you do it wrong do it over but you will never get back the time you spent dithering

Friends

  • Runningwolf loving my ne­w granddaugh­ter born 11/­1/11
  • stephaniebritt the key to h­appiness,pos­sibly even p­leasure when­ one is"­Riding Bitch­"is pur­ely in the s­eam
  • STRYKERII HSOA member
  • Buelligan
  • RevZeke ... Is it sp­ring yet ?
  • Hawk6351 Sadly, I must report… for anyone who may know (i understand most of the original fish members who knew him have probably moved on maybe…) But my dad RevZeke, and the Alpha Omegas club president, passed away October 31st. I had the longest ride of my life, from NE Ohio to SW Missouri to be there for my mom…. It didn’t help that my trusty Harley chose to do Harley things on that ride… none the less… got done what was needed. I know that 10-12 years back he had friends here. Thought y’all should know. The Club board chose to have me take his place; I can’t fill his shoes but I’m gonna try to follow his footsteps. Love and respect! See you all in the wind!
  • patrick is married
  • Suzithetailor That's ­a 7mm heart ­shaped ruby ­in my nose n­ot a wart. T­ee! Heee!
  • alsflhr Drivin down ­the east coa­st.
  • Tweek Hey Lucky, you know I'm tecky'tarded...do I even still have a "profile page"?
  • freckles Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't been on site. It's my loss. But I'm back. I've moved several times. But am now in Smithville, Texas. It's a small town and I've just found a place to live. Which is really good for me. it'll be nice to be able to have a place all to myself.. And I'm ready to make friends. I moved here hi ust before the virus hit n we were quarantined. I've missed everyone on here.
  • hotrod69 Good day all­, enjoy.
  • corkat is always lo­okin for a r­ide
  • Odabedabop1 Lord Of My L­ife.........­Christ
  • Edge
  • Seawolf Life on the ­road is a ne­w challenge ­every day
  • blackdog67
  • aquadave why can't I upload pics to an album? I can't make a new album or add pics all I get is a choose file button and no upload button
  • grunt
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  • Forum Phot­os 1 photo

  • Arkport HD­ 16 photos

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Events

  • Legion Riders Chapter 442 Motorcycle Swap Meet & Gun Raffle
    March 29, 2014 2:00 AM PDT
    0 guests
    Motorcycle Swap Meet Motorcycles, Motorcycle Parts, Accessories, Clothing, Leather and More + Gun Raffle Indoor Event Admission: $3.00 adults, under 16 free Interested In Being A Vendor? Contact Bill Ripley @ (607) 425-9344 Dan Blauvelt @ (607) 742-2...
  • Legion Riders Post 442 Poker Run
    August 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
    1 guest
    5th Annual Legion Riders Chapter 442 Poker Run 145 mile, Ride thru the Finger Lakes area of New York. - Great Scenery - Great Twisties All are welcome (Rain or Shine) Door - Prizes - Cash Prizes - Entertainment - Cash Bar - Food Available - Snacks R...
  • Legion Riders Motorcycle Swap Meet
    March 16, 2013 2:00 AM PDT
    1 guest
    Motorcycle Swap Meet Motorcycles, Motorcycle Parts, Accessories, Clothing, Leather and More indoor event Interested In Being A Vendor? Contact Bill Ripley @ (607) 425-9344 Michelle Fresno @ (607) 742-5693 April Blauvelt @ (607) 654-9619
  • Legion Riders Chapter 442 - Mid Winter Blahs Party
    February 9, 2013 11:00 AM PST
    1 guest
    Legion Riders Chapter 442 Mid Winter Blahs Party Live music Beer and food Chinese auctions, raffles & more Admission: $10 single $18 couple at door
  • American Legion Riders Chapter 442 5th Annual Poker Run
    August 18, 2012 1:00 AM PDT
    1 guest
    POKER RUN Great, 145 mile, Ride thru the Finger Lakes area of New York All are welcome Benefits American Legion Veterans & Children Programs All Proceeds to Charity Registration $15 per bike/rider + $15 per passenger includes chicken dinner & chance f...
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Forum Posts

  • September 28, 2016 8:42 PM PDT
    in the topic Gone Fishing in the forum Ride Stories
    Anybody else find themselves pushing down on their mouse?   
  • September 28, 2016 8:30 PM PDT
    in the topic Hi All. Nubee from PA in the forum New Members
    Hello for The Finger Lakes of New York
  • September 8, 2016 5:59 PM PDT
    in the topic Tips for New Riders in the forum Off Topic
    Stretch before mounting up Keep your shoulders relaxed, if you start tightening up slow down and shake them loose DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE
  • September 8, 2016 5:52 PM PDT
    in the topic Talking Hogs With Harley-Davidson’s Great-Grandson in the forum Biker Chat
      Harley Davidson 01 (Note: Serial numbers first issued in 1907 and there are earlier specimens)  This post was edited by 99Savage at September 8, 2016 5:52 PM PDT
  • September 7, 2016 7:09 PM PDT
    in the topic Almost Hit A Deer in the forum Ride Stories
    https://youtu.be/cCsqyOaPsP4  
  • September 7, 2016 6:55 PM PDT
    in the topic Talking Hogs With Harley-Davidson’s Great-Grandson in the forum Biker Chat
    "With Harley-Davidson’s 2017 touring models out this fall, featuring the brand-new Milwaukee-Eight motor (see below), RealClearLifehad the opportunity to interview one of the motorcycle legend’s main players—Bill Davidson, VP of the Harley-Davidson Museum and Factory Tours, who is also the great-grandson of the company’s co-founder, William Davidson."   http://www.realclearlife.com/2016/09/07/talking-hogs-old-and-new-with-the-great-grandson-of-harley-davidsons-co-founder/
  • August 26, 2016 8:04 PM PDT
    in the topic Secret hoard of ultra-rare motorcycles found in barn in the forum General
    Brough Superior was such an expensive ride, an unusually high proportion of them survive. Lawerance of Arabia was riding one when he was killed, or managed to kill himself
  • August 26, 2016 7:38 PM PDT
    in the topic Ain't America Great in the forum Biker/Motorcycle Humor & Jokes
    My neighbor took down my Gladston flag (which you can’t buy on eBay anymore), and also peeled the NRA sticker off my front window, so . . . . I disconnected my home alarm system and quit the candy-ass Neighborhood Watch. I bought two Pakistani flags and put one at each corner of the front yard. Then I purchased the black flag of ISIS (which you can buy on eBay) and ran it up the flag pole. Now the local police, sheriff, FBI, CIA, NSA, Secret Service, NSA, Homeland Security, Secret Service, and other agencies are watching my house 24/7. I’ve never felt safer, and I’m saving $69.95 a month that ADT used to charge me. Plus, I bought burkas for my wife and me to wear when we shop or travel. Everyone moves out of the way, and security can’t pat us down. If they ask if I’m a male wearing a burka, I just say I’m feeling like a woman today! There’s as many restrooms available now! Awesome. Hot Damn! Safe at last! Ain’t America great or what?
  • February 2, 2016 3:55 AM PST
    in the topic Accepting the inevitable in the forum Off Topic
     Encountered this guy on a Golden Retriever forum and met up with him about a year ago, he and his dog have traveled a big hunk of the US Barley has now gone to wherever good dogs go and he is breaking in a new traveling companion His rig is bigger and more expensive than I will be able to consider but it is a great rig and suitable for about every purpose travelswithbarley.com/
  • February 2, 2016 3:37 AM PST
    in the topic Accepting the inevitable in the forum Off Topic
     Please I'm not trying to start an argument, I have nothing against trikes, several of my Legion Rider brothers & sisters ride trikes but they have no appeal for me, wanted to get on a motorcycle because I wanted to own the curves and to keep going when the pavement stopped Sidecar rigs seem to take real skill but properly ridden they can own the curves and keep going when the pavement quits   Thought about a Ural, simple, rugged, easy to fix, but no matter how well you plan your route sometimes you are going to be on divided slab and they cannot keep up with traffic on divided slab.  Now leaning towards something using either a Sportster or a Bonnieville as a tug The Sportster has service & parts available everyplace, plenty of horsepower upgrades, all kinds of luggage available and looks great but has iffy ground clearance and is heavy The Triumph, scrambler version anyway, has good ground clearance and weighs 100# less than the Sportster   Feel free to chime in here folks Couple of summers ago ran into a guy in Gettysburg with a sidecar rig based on a Honda Rebel, he was a dwarf and his wife was a wheelchair bound dwarf. He fabricated the rig himself, he could move his wife into the tub then lash down the wheelchair. The entire crowd gave the guy kudos all around.
  • February 1, 2016 12:09 PM PST
    in the topic Its All About The Wind in the forum Off Topic
    About forever ago, was making my first long trip on a motorcycle, traveling from Houghton MI to Buffalo, NY Was riding a Honda Hawk and did not want to ride over the Mackinac Bridge on a ride that light so used the bridge at the Sault Was navigating thru the Ontario forests mostly by keeping the lakes on my right, it got dark and just kept on riding, when I ran into a swarm of God knows what, little brown bugs of some kind. They plastered my facemask and I had no water to wash them off, fished around my luggage , found my lab goggles and they plastered them too. No damn place to stop, no bars, no diners, no filling stations, nothing. Put on my prescription safety glasses and just kept wiping them on my pants
  • February 1, 2016 11:53 AM PST
    in the topic Accepting the inevitable in the forum Off Topic
    Same thoughts hit me this year past, a couple of time the Ulysses decided it was going to eat me and it got me thinking that maybe, just maybe I'm tool old for it Trailering has zip appeal for me, ditto trikes (tho God bless anyone who likes them) I'm thinking about a side car rig - Dog in the tub, old lady on the back and I might never come home After riding since the mid 50s this past summer I actually not only got to touch a sidecar rig Freedom Sidecars in Middleburg, PA gave me a ride in one Still know squat about sidecars, so if anybody wants to pass on knowledge or provide leads on a rig, I'm willing to listen
  • January 19, 2016 4:39 AM PST
    in the topic What is your favorite "DAY RIDE'' the one you nev in the forum Off Topic
    Live in the southern part of the Finger Lakes area of New York. Just about any ride makes a pretty good day trip but the last ride of the season down to Middleburg, PA was especially good. NY17/I86→427 to Sayre→220 past Beech Glen, Glen Mawyer, Picture Rocks →PA405 past Muncy, Montgomery, . . . →PA147 → 61 → US 15 (which sux) The ride mostly traced along rivers and creeks and was a terrific ride, the day was very hot but the whole ride was shaded Came home vis US 15 & 14, but then the traffic on 15 was tolerable and the sun was mostly down There is a motorcycle campground near Shamokin Dam
  • January 19, 2016 4:08 AM PST
    in the topic Maritimes, Nova Scotia, PEI in the forum The Meeting Place
    Always wanted to head that way
  • January 19, 2016 4:04 AM PST
    in the topic Obstacle Course in the forum General
    Think this was in Europe
  • January 19, 2016 4:02 AM PST
    in the topic Obstacle Course in the forum General
    If you always stay on the slab why have a motorcycle?
  • January 19, 2016 3:53 AM PST
    in the topic How do you wash the inside of your helmet ? in the forum Biker Chat
    Warm water, a little dish detergent and a sponge, don't soak the liner but most of my riding is in northern climes and maybe I don't know squat
  • January 15, 2016 12:48 PM PST
    in the topic my first ride in the forum Ride Stories
    15 and "borrowed" my Canuck cousin's BSA Gold Star while my folks were showing him around the city. Got it there and back with no damage but to this day if I have been away from riding for awhile I start fishing around for the shift on the wrong side
  • January 15, 2016 11:35 AM PST
    in the topic Cruising the States in the forum The Meeting Place
    Keep us posted
  • October 3, 2015 5:10 AM PDT
    in the topic Biker Shooting Waco Texas in the forum Biker Chat
      Waco Biker Massacre: GQ Writer Paints a Picture of Likely Police Misconduct With the police still withholding evidence, their behavior during and after the "biker massacre" and mass arrests still very suspicious. Brian Doherty|Oct. 3, 2015 9:38 am I've been reporting information that casts doubt on the official police story of what supposedly happened outside the Waco restaurant Twin Peaks back in May—a mad biker gun-firing melee shut down by brave cops—for months now. A reporter from GQ who got to spend some face to face time down in the area with eyewitnesses tells pretty much the same story that seems likely to me: a situation where at best a shot or two from biker on biker led to a brutal police massacre of the innocent—9 dead, 18 wounded (GQ reports 20, but on the day of the event the reported wounded was 18)—followed by face-saving illegitimate arrests of 177. Excerpts with comments, after reporter Nathaniel Penn delivers some interesting scene-setting explaining the background of the feuds and conflicts between area biker clubs the Bandidos and the Cossacks that likely at least began the violence outside a politically-oriented multi-club biker meeting, the Confederation of Clubs and Independents: The police were already there as the rest of the clubs arrived that morning. “They're circling like buzzards on a dead deer,” one biker told me. “I look at the people I was riding with, and I said, ‘This don't look right.’ ” Afterward, said the Cossacks' John Wilson, “a Waco spokesman was touting the quick 40-second response time of the police, when that was obviously false. They were here.” The bikers believe this provides a clue to the Waco P.D.'s ongoing silence: The cops know their response was overzealous, possibly unlawful, and now they're covering it up. Some bikers believe there's an even more sinister explanation: that a firefight of some kind was supposed to happen—that it was all part of a plan by the Waco P.D. to provoke bitter rivals into a public brawl that could be violently crushed and then used as a basis for sweeping RICO indictments..... Wilson: I didn't see who fired the first shot. I was told it was a Bandido firing into the ground, trying to break up a fistfight.... Anonymous motorcycle-club member: We heard a pop. Then a few more pops. Your feet start to act. There's pops from the rear, from the front, on the far side. It's like being in a war zone. Anonymous Cossack #2: I heard projectiles zinging past me, but I didn't hear no gun going off. It was either a silenced weapon or a very suppressed weapon in the distance. I've never been so scared in my life.... Anonymous motorcycle-club member: Now, the first two or three pops—me and half my crew being ex-military, we know what small-arms fire from pistols sounds like. We also know what squad automatic weapons sound like. After the third pop, it was nothing but squad automatic weapons....   The police showed little care for the victims: Wilson: Not a single law-enforcement person lifted a finger to help any of the wounded. And they made it pretty clear that they were going to be violent if we tried to take our guys to the ambulance. Three men were bleeding out before our eyes. If those men were still alive 30, 40 minutes after being shot, they could have been saved. A prospect named Trainer from out of Tarrant County chapter was shot. They zip-tied him and laid him on the ground next to a Bandido they had handcuffed. I noticed him jerk a few times, laying there. We were sitting there, 30 feet from him, and weren't able to help him. About two hours later, somebody walked over, looked at him, and covered him with a yellow sheet. The official police narrative quickly became that this was an entire gathering of organized criminals who were wildly killing each other and shooting at cops, and the arrest of everyone there was buttressed with initial one million bonds set for everyone. And likely in order to justify that crazy, and soon reversed, decision: The Texas Department of Public Safety did its part to ramp up hysteria, leaking a “confidential bulletin” to CNN alleging that Bandidos in active military service were arming their chapters with grenades and C4 explosives so that they could retaliate against the police. One of the DPS's sources was a club called the Black Widows, which does not exist except in the 1978 movie Every Which Way But Loose. In response, one biker blog jeered: “Waco Police Now Claim They Are Being Attacked by Clint Eastwood and An Orangutan Named Clyde.”   Some on the scene claim that some supposed Cossacks were in fact undercover cops who even took off their club colors and began behaving as police in the middle of the chaos. According to Waco police chief Brent Stroman, only three of his 16 officers discharged their weapons, firing a total of 12 rounds. But eyewitnesses dispute that figure, as does the owner of the adjacent Don Carlos restaurant, who has claimed that “thousands of bullet rounds” were fired. Could it be that the department's numbers don't include shots from its undercover officers? And if the bikers were firing at police, as alleged, why hasn't the Waco P.D. released any hard evidence to prove it? “Harried handgun fights are usually a pretty inaccurate situation,” says Cossacks chapter president John Wilson. “Head shots happen by mistake, if at all. Someone got lucky. To have that many guys hit with torso shots and head shots—in my experience, I would say that indicates you had trained people with long rifles and optical sights. That's accurate, aimed fire.”  A rival Bandido, who declined to be named, reached the same conclusion: “Seven of the nine were head shots or chest shots. Who trains for that? Who?” The rest of the story is about the level of stress the mass arrests put on the Waco jail and court system, and how many of the likely completely innocent men had their professional lives ruined by being locked up for weeks on suspicion of being part of mass murder. Anonymous motorcycle-club member: When you get out of jail after being gone for 30 days, you don't have a job anymore. I got fired. Nobody wants to hire an electrician with a class 1 felony charge pending above his head. There is a chance for real justice for the likely illegitimately arrested: “The city of Waco is looking at paying out hundreds of millions of dollars,” says Michael White, Wilson's attorney. “I don't think we've ever seen something on the scale of 175-plus people being arrested for something they did not do.” To survive the storm, the city's legal strategy seems to be to pressure the Waco 177 into pleading guilty to minor infractions for time served; this would preclude the bikers from being able to sue for wrongful imprisonment. Of course, the bad cliches about small town justice hang over the scene;  The judge in the case, Matt Johnson, is the former law partner of district attorney Abel Reyna. Incredibly, the foreman of the first grand jury to be convened, James Head, is a Waco P.D. detective. “He was chosen totally at random, like the law says,” Reyna insisted to local reporters. If this seems brazen, consider that the commission to appoint jurors was originally going to be led by Reyna's own father. Reyna only backed down under pressure, acquiescing to the process that led to Head's selection. Asked why he'd permit an active police officer to lead a grand jury investigating possible police misconduct, state district judge Ralph Strother said, “I just thought, ‘Well, he's qualified. He knows the criminal-justice system.’ ”     Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and author of Ron Paul’s Revolution: The Man and the Movement He Inspired (Broadside Books). https://reason.com/blog/2015/10/03/waco-biker-massacre-gq-writer-paints-a-p
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