Wheelin' & Dealin' with the

        JUS BROTHERS M/C

      14th Annual Poker Run

     The Stockton Chapter of the JUS BROTHERS M/C is well known

in Northern California for their annual poker and toy runs.  This

year the sign-in count was a shade under 200 for the April 17th

poker run and no doubt the less than perfect weather had a little

to do with the light turn out.  However the almost 200 brave souls

that did venture out that Saturday had a hell of a good time.

     The run route was scenic and passed through the foothills east

of Stockton for over 100 miles and ended up at the VFW hall at the

Stockton airport.  Plenty of vendors were on hand and brother Butch

took care of the music end of things and kept some good tunes

rolling out all afternoon.

     The President of the Stockton chapter of the JUS BROTHERS,

Rebel, has done quite a bit to promote unity amongst the clubs in

this area and you could see his efforts have payed off by the large

variety of different clubs represented.  They came in all flavors

from three-piece patch to one-piece patch and all mingling  and

enjoying the day, weather aside.  Of course there were plenty of

independent riders too and a few H.O.G. members showed up.  The

J.B.M.C. truly appreciates the support.

     After everybody returned from the ride they got busy with some

fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and all the fixin's.  Good chow and

lots of door prizes are a trademark of JUS BROTHERS runs.  Right

after dinner Rebel got busy as he handed out J.B.M.C. trophies and

some pretty cool prizes like a brand new, custom painted, minibike

chopper and a real nice bike jack.

     All in all a pretty successful run and despite the cloudy, breezy

day, the weather actually waited until the run was over, and hopefully

most of the riders were home before it opened up and we got some

lightning too.  I gotta point out that this run is done around the

third weekend in April every year and it's rare that the weather acts

up.  It's usually pretty nice each year so mark your calendars and

plan on doin' a little wheelin' and dealin' with the JUS BROTHERS

next April at the 15th annual.

     Anybody with a 'puter that would like to see pics from this year's

poker run or learn a little about the JUS BROTHERS M/C can visit

their new and improved website at http://www.jusbrothersmc.com

Be sure and sign the guest book if you visit.  Tell 'em ya saw it in

the Thunder Press.

- Irish Mike

Thunder Press-  June 2004 Issue