Louisiana Biker Magazine
Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2016
Publisher - Dubois “Frosty” Daniels
[email protected] (504)264-1077
Associate Publisher - Angel “Boss Lady” Bowman
News Editor - Stacey “Snoopy” Conly
Associate Editor - Tommy “Tomcat” Patterson
Event Coordinator - Jackie “Firefly” Hower
Contributors
Ginger Williams, Robert TuTu, Angela Lingefelt, Sherri Harris, Jennifer Dugan, Billy Barnes, Jeff Linger, Rebel Rageur
Technical Advisory Board
Dave Ervin, Rob Rangold, Joe Vincent, The Professor, Max Materne
On the Cover - Model: Elyssa Skye Bike: Chris Cox’s “Bayou Bagger”
On the Calendar - Model: Ashley Sercovich Bike: Jaxon Davies “El Diablo Nuevo”
Special Thanks: Alan and Marjorie Stanton, Larry Friedman, Nikki Jackson, R. E. Daniels, Dennis Brody
Publisher’s Note
Welcome to the first issue of Louisiana Biker Magazine.
Our idea is simply to produce the best local motorcycle magazine
we can, that really represents the Riders and motorcycle lovers of
Louisiana.
Every bit of content will be original and local, and we invite
everyone to send us pictures and articles. We are serious about
being “By, For, and About Louisiana Bikers”, and would like to
include as many reader submissions as possible.
Every month we will have a DayTripping Ride, a quick trip to
some destination within Louisiana. This will become one of our
Featured Articles in each issue, and we will always invite readers
to ride along.
Our GBNF Page is to memorialize fallen riders and lost loved
ones who are Gone But Not Forgotten. This page is important to
me, and any Memorials sent is will also be posted to our website,
where they will stay as long as we exist.
We have a team of 20 people around the state. Our staff rides
and owns bikes. Our Technical Advisory Board consists of industry
professionals; shop owners and mechanics with well over 150 years
of experience. I have been working for newspapers and magazines
for 35 years, and have been working in bike shops over 40 years.
Our louisianabiker,com page is a full, interactive site, not just
a PDF download of our current issue. We have expanded versions
of features, with more details, and extra pictures. We will have
web-only features that couldn’t fit in print, but still deserve to be
covered. We have a Reader’s Forum, where members can join in,
hang out, and chat. There is an online store for our merchandise,
and a special Business section, where you can order ads and
download ad templates in PDF and AI formats.
Our Facebook page is already the most active Motorcycle
Magazine page in Louisiana, and is growing fast. We have a presence
on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube as well, and will promote our
events and advertisers on these social media sites.
Copies of this issue have been distributed to every major town
in the state, and we are currently looking for advertisers and
distribution points.
The idea here is to do this all the right way. I had considered using
“A Righteous Magazine” as our tagline, but that is meaningless
unless other people call us that.
That is the goal.
Frosty
Table of Contents
Chris Cox’s Bayou Bagger
This Custom 2012 Road King is our Featured Bike for January. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trampled Rose Ranch
Our DayTripping ride took us to Ponchatoula this month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
NOLA Motorsports Track Day
We visited the race track in Avondale, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
It Can Happen to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Riding again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Louisiana Bikes (Staff Edition) . . . . . . . . 5
Louisiana Bikers (Staff Edition) . . . . . . . 9
Louisiana Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Why Baca? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Biker Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2016 Biker Business Directory . . . . . . . . 15
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Zync - Louisisna Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bayou Thunder Saloon Bike Night . . . . 19
Red White & Blue Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cruisin’ For Kids Toy Run . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Magnolia Toy Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CVMA Poker Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wild Bill Retires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gone But Not Forgotten . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Biker News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A.B.A.T.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29