Giveaway! Win a Crampbuster

Send us a picture of a great time you had riding on any of the Hawaiian islands along with a brief caption. The best picture wins a Crampbuster (cruise control for your motorcycle).

You can submit your picture on our Facebook page as a message, as a comment on this blog, or as an email attachment to BigIslandMotorcycleCo (at) yahoo (dot) com. Be sure to include your contact info.

The winner will be announced on Saturday, July 3, 2010. The winning photo and caption will be posted to this blog and our Facebook page. Good luck!

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Father's Day Special

Still looking for that perfect gift for dad?

We gotcha covered with 10% off motorcycle, moped, or bike rentals.

(Owner Dustin with his dad. Happy Father's Day Steve!)

This includes gift certificates and advance reservations, but must be purchased by Sunday, June 20, 2010. Just mention this posting to get the discount.

We also have t-shirts, hats, and skull caps. To purchase, click on the "shop" link above.

Call 808-886-2011 or email BigIslandMotorcycleCo@yahoo.com to reserve that special gift for dear ole dad.

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Snorkeling Tips

Some tips to get you in the water safely while protecting our beautiful Hawaiian waters.

Do not touch or stand on the coral. Even a small brush with your fins can kill the coral. Keep Hawaii beautiful and admire the underwater world with your eyes only.


Do not touch the animals. Touching fish and other animals can harm them and sometimes you.

Wear sunscreen on your back and backs of your legs

Do not walk in shallow water near the reef; sea urchin spines can cause nasty puncture wounds to the bottom of your feet.

Make sure your mask fits. The seal around the mask should fit your face like a suction cup while not breathing through your nose.

While snorkeling, breathe through your mouth only, making an “O” with your lips. Breathing out through your nose will break the seal in your mask. Make sure hair does not get under the seal of the mask.

Be aware of your surroundings. Watch the wave sets before entering the water and have an entry and exit plan, especially in rocky areas.

Practice in a sandy area or pool first to get comfortable with the equipment and make any adjustments.

Relax and slow your movements. You will see more the less you move around.

To get water out of your snorkel forcefully blow air out through your mouth, this will shoot the air out through the top of your snorkel.

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Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race!

The 19th Annual Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race “Boot Scootin & Boogie”, a benefit for United Cerebral Palsy of Hawaii and Big Island High School Athletics Programs will take place on July 4, 2010.

Adopt your ducks at the Kings’ Shops or participating Big Island High School locations. The first 50 finishers win fabulous prizes from our sponsors. This year’s event features a Country Duck so bring your boots and chaps as we boot scoot and boogie all day long. Enjoy fun activities, cotton candy, popcorn, entertainment and much, much, more.

$5 Adoption or $20 Adopt 3 ducks and a Duckie T-shirt. Donate an additional $5 to the BIIF Big Island Athletic Program. For more information visit http://www.kingsshops.com/ or call (808) 886-8811.

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Yes! We have bicycle tubes

Riding your own bike in the Waikoloa area? Got a flat?

Never fear, Big Island Motorcycle Co. sells bicycle tubes in standard sizes. And of course we will fix your flat for a small extra charge if you need help.

We carry:

Universal inner tubes sizes: 12.5", 16", 20", 24", 26", and 26"x1 3/8"

Road bike tube sizes: 60mm, 48mm, and 27x1 1/8-1 1/4"

Co2 cartridges for road bike inflation

Stop in and see us at the Kings' Shops in the Waikoloa Beach Resort Everyday from 9:30am - 7pm

808-886-2011 or bigislandmotorcycleco (at) yahoo.com

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Becky Antrim Benefit Fundraiser

Lori Hartman sent the following email:

June 12,2010 is a fundraiser for my sister in Sheldon, Iowa. I would like to invite the Big Sioux Riders to the event.

The poker run starts at the J and B Bar in Sheldon registration starts at 11am. There is also a bake sale, silent auction and freewill donation supper scheduled. My sister has polycystic kidney disease, both of her kidneys were removed on May 5 of this year. She is a single mom and has been unable to work because of her condition and has no health insurance. My brother made an event page on Facebook, Becky Antrim Benefit, if you would like to check that out. If you need more info please email or give me a call (712) 449-5440.

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Last Ride As a Free Man For Stan S.

UPDATE!!!

Due to weather, this has changed from ride to a party/reception. Come down and have a piece of cake and celebrate the end of Stan's bachelorhood at Mac Behr's on Historic 4th Street in Sioux City, 6 PM, Tuesday, June 1st.


-- Original Posting --

Rather then throwing a wild bachelor party for Stan S., his friends will be taking him on his last ride as a free man on the evening of Tuesday, June 1st. Please come join us. Everyone is invited (including women riders). We will meet at Steve and Susie's home at 109 Tamarack Lane in South Sioux City. We will depart around 6 PM. We have a "special" ride which will include a stop somewhere for cake.

Please forward this on to friends of Stan's who are not in the club. If they don't own a bike and still want to meet for cake, please have them email Brion or Jim for the location and time.

Map:

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