Welcome to Live the Dream, the official e-newsletter of A.D. Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson & Buell in Downtown Columbus, A.D. Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson Shop at NorthStar in Sunbury, and Centennial Park Harley-Davidson In Pataskala.

FREE, FREE, FREE Demo Rides, A.D. Farrow Co. Downtown Columbus, THIS Weekend!
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting. FREE to endorsed riders! You need a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, boots. Did we mention this is FREE?

Pinstriping, Patches, THIS Weekend, A.D. Farrow Co., Downtown Columbus!
Since we’ve got the demo truck in town, we’re bringing in a seamstress for patchwork, PLUS Dirk Blacker, pinstriper extraordinaire! To make a pinstriping appointment send him a note at dirk@dirkblacker.com or call 614-270-7664, or 614-226-3466.

Those Who Go Know It’s Cool – GasWerks Friday Bike Night …
The Friday Bike Night at GasWerks is that intimate gathering you’d hold if you had bike night at your house. Come see why people keep coming back week after week! 4 to 8 p.m., 487 N. Park St., Arena District. Giveaways, food, chance to register to win a 105th anniversary Harley!

Special Olympics Poker Run, THIS Saturday, A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar!
Registration 10 a.m. to Noon, donuts while they last! Ends at Delaware Eagles, 127 E. William St. Music, door prizes, food! $20/rider, $10/passenger. Information at 614-570-2357.

Axmen Poker Run, THIS Saturday!
Axemen Professional Firefighters Benefit Poker Run benefits Matthew Barr, brain cancer victim and young son of Delaware Firefighter Jeremie Barr, and other firefighter charities. Registration 10 to 11 a.m., Cheshire Choppers, 5750 St. Rt. 37 (just west of I-71 exit 131). Cost $25 single, $35 double, dinner and entertainment included. Full ride details available from Rocky Lawrence, 614-266-9481 or at columbusaxemen@yahoo.com. 

Million Mile Monday, June 30!
Visit www.harley-davidson.com and click on HOG/Million Mile button to get information on registering and reporting your miles! Then visit www.makethemilesmatter.com and truly do some good with the miles you are riding every day!

Red, White & Vroom – Thursday, July 3!
It’s our annual customer appreciation fireworks viewing party, 6 to 10 p.m., A.D. Farrow Co. in Downtown Columbus! Bike parking ONLY in our lot! (those traveling by car, there is on-street parking while it lasts, and pay parking lots near by, so we’d still love to have you join us!). We’ll have sandwiches, corn on the cob and soft drinks!  FYI, all three of our Dealerships will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, so our associates and their families can join in the fun of Red, White & Vroom!

The 2008 Spontaneously Combustible Traveling Bike Night Tour - July 9, 10 & 11!
We “fire” things up at Quaker Steak & Lube on Wednesday, July 9, sharpen our efforts at the Lodge Bar on Thursday, July 10, and twist it all together at GasWerks on Friday, July 11! Get ready for a hot, sharp, twisted time!

Let’s All Go To The Moto-Movies!
www.moto-movies.com tells the story, but here’s a bit more. Ride (or Drive)-In Movie Night, Saturday, July 19, A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar. Double-feature: “World’s Fastest Indian” & “Easy Rider!” FAMILY FRIENDLY! Bounce house and obstacle course for kids, cornhole, hot air balloon,  food, drink, live band and merriment! Exhibitors and awesome partners are going to help us make this a must-do event (sponsors are needed and welcome – send a note to darrisblackford@adfarrow.com). Benefits Flying Horse Farms www.flyinghorsefarms.org! 

More Motorcycling!

* July 12 & 13 – Harley-Davidson demo rides, Centennial Park Harley-Davidson in Pataskala! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting. FREE to endorsed riders! You need a helmet, jacket, gloves, pants, boots.

* July 12 & 13 – Leave A Mark Church Biker Weekend, 4818 Parson Ave., Obetz. These folks are our good friends, so please support them and their activities! Two full days planned, all are invited! Visit www.leaveamark.org for all the details!

* July 16-20 – Freedom Fest Rally in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Join a pair of our Rider’s Edge instructors, Ernie Gresh and Jim Wiblin, and thousands of your closest friends for great roads and a good time! There also is river rafting, fishing, bungee jumping and a great music festival!  For more information or to make reservations call 866-282-1022 or visit snowshoefreedomfest.com.  Ask for accommodations at Silver Creek so you can hang out with our Rider’s Edge gurus!

* July 19 – Baltimore Ohio & Beyond Poker Run, Rally & Car Show – benefits Adventures for Wish Kids! Registration 9:30 to 11 a.m., last bike in by 4 p.m. Only $20, includes food, music, really good times by a great group of folks! Stops include Centennial Park Harley-Davidson! Bonus: They’re raffling off a Sportster – tickets only $10 each, or six for $50! Full details at www.baltimoreohioandbeyond.com

* July 20 -  Breast Cancer Awareness Ride. Meet at 10, leave at 10:30 a.m., A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar. $20 per bike, ALL participants get FREE admission to celebration party the next night, Monday, July 21, 5 to 9 p.m., A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar! Special party guests, “Divas For A Cure,” women riding 5000+ miles for breast cancer awareness (www.divasforacure.org)! Attend the party only for $20. SPECIAL OFFER: Wear a “Tough Enough To Care” breast cancer awareness shirt from A.D. Farrow Co. from any year (2006, 2007 or 2008) and only pay $10 for the ride or the party! Breast cancer affects everyone - this ride and party is open to women AND men!

* July 26 – USA spelled out in bikes! We’re doing this again at the A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar! Noon. (We’ll have some other stuff planned too, including a mechanical bull for laughs!)

* July 27 – Harley-Davidson Traveling Museum,
A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar!

* Aug. 7-9 – Motorcycle Rally, Buffalo Hollow, Petersburg (Columbiana County, Ohio). Ride together from A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar! Why are we supporting this? Because a portion of ticket sales made through www.americansacrifice.org help support this worthy organization that offers housing, job training and placement and various services to homeless veterans in Ohio.  Go to www.buffalohollow.net for more information, but buy your tickets through www.americansacrifice.org! 

Pencil In, PLEASE!

* September 13 – Bikers For Babies Ride benefiting the March of Dimes, A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar. Information at 614-231-7935, or RRoeder@marchofdimes.com

* September 21 – Leather & Leaves Poker Run, benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, starts and ends at Quaker Steak & Lube. Information at 614-876-8200, or sdelgado@arthritis.org 

* September 28 - Helping Hands Charity Ride To Support Columbus Children’s Hospital and Flying Horse Farms, A.D. Farrow Co. Shop at NorthStar. Information at redknightsoh5@yahoo.com and www.redknightsoh5.com