District 3, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc.
which became Central IL ABATE, Inc in July 1985

Last Update: Feb 19, 2009

July 4th, 1979. We rode down to Argyle State Park near Colchester, IL, west of Macomb, for a potluck/get together. Tommy Cecil, Ed Derry and Skeeter Poulson.

July 4th, 1979. We rode down to Argyle State Park near Colchester, IL, west of Macomb, for a potluck/get together. Tommy Cecil, Ed Derry and Skeeter Poulson.

At my trailer, Tommy Cecil with his 76 Sporty "Ruth" in 1980. He had taken it apart to get frame painted, wanted to get a picture before getting it all put back together.

Swede, 1981, with his magneto 63 Sportster. He bought it from the "Choker" who bought it from "Goose", but it didn't like to run top end (Goose had it set up for 1/8th mile) and shucked the primary chain going to Wataga from Galesburg (last one had to buy). Broke the left case

At Tommy's Trailer on Emery St in Galesburg, late 1980. We tried to go to a Swap Meet in the Quad Cities earlier in the day, but Max's VW bus had seized the motor when the oilfill cap came off and the oil pumped out the back. Terry Pendry came and got us. We finished the day at Tommy's.
Left to Right: Swede, Tommy, Max, Pure Pork.

At Tommy's Trailer, after the failed swap meet trip Max and Swede play backgammon.

Ayerco Gas Station on Henderson St in Galesburg where we had been allowed to set up our cooking operation for brats and chops. May 19,1980.
Ed Brush and Gary "Swede" Johnson.

Ayerco Gas Station on Henderson St in Galesburg where we had been allowed to set up our cooking operation for brats and chops. May 19,1980.
Ed Brush and Gary "Swede" Johnson, left to right in back: Doc Trulock, Bernie Damm, Robert Dean, Stan "Sky" King.

Ayerco Gas Station on Henderson St in Galesburg where we had been allowed to set up our cooking operation for brats and chops. May 19,1980.
Tony Terpening, Sky King, Doc Trulock, Bernie Damm.

Monmouth Sesiquentennial Bike Show, 1981, on the Square, with Bruce's 1951 Panhead Chopper, Swede's 1977 Superglide Custom, and Pure Pork's 1956 Panhead Chopper. It rained a lot that day. We all got certificates for being "Brothers of the Brush", for having facial hair (they had a contest).

Galesburg, Swing's Trailer Court, at Swede's place before our trip to Tovey, IL in 1981 for an overnight party put on by ABATE of IL. We were to camp at Sanchris Lake below Springfield.
Left to Right: Swede, Newt, Bruce, Bernie, Newt's wife Anna.

East of Jacksonville, IL, 1981, on the Tovey Run, Bruce's Panhead motor seized up and Newt's back tire on his Sporty went flat. The guys from ABATE of IL came with a Datsun pickup to take them to Tovey. They had to ride in the back to keep the bikes in.

West of Lake Storey, at the "Ponderosa", where we held the first Member Appreciation Party, October 17, 1981, ABATE of IL Dist 3. Ed Derry and Tommy Cecil lived there and hosted this party. Ed on Left and Tommy on the Right.

West of Lake Storey, at the "Ponderosa", Member Appreciation Party, waiting for people to show up.
Left to Right: Swede, Bernie, Tommy, Bruce

Appreciation Party Attendees, at the "Ponderosa", Woody is on the Right .

Appreciation Party Attendees, at the "Ponderosa", Ima Hood holding lighter up to flooded carb to get better view.

At the "Ponderosa", Ed Derry chewing on some food. 1981.

At the "Ponderosa", Donnie Bill Anderson, unknown, Tommy in 1981.

At Webster Street, Galesburg, 1981, Joyce and Swede on his 81 Heritage getting ready to go to Lynard's Bike Show, east of LaHarpe, Sept 1981.

At Lynard's Bike Show, east of LaHarpe, Sept 1981. Swede on his 81 Heritage.

At Lynard's Bike Show, east of LaHarpe, Sept 1981. Stoney and Jackie. Frenchie is in the background.

At Lynard's Bike Show, east of LaHarpe, Sept 1981. Crowd shot.

At Lynard's Bike Show, LaHarpe, Sept 1981, Dirty Harry's Rat Trike (Monmouth)

At Lynard's Bike Show, LaHarpe, Sept 1981, Lynard doin' a burnout on the highway with his dragbike.

1982 Register-Mail ad for Harley's Barn, opened by Larry Whitman, Ed Derry, and Cowboy Calderone.

Click here for 1982 pictures from July 4th Party

At R and K's Annual Columbus Day Party, Kirkwood, IL. This picture made it into a national magazine, but it's been so long ago, don't remember which one. Ron Tinkham (R and K) is getting ready to set them off on the slow ride.

At the ABATE Charity Bash, in 1985, at the Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville. Jim Hawk, Hawk's Tattoos, Galesburg, with his bike.

1989 Appreciation Party, left-right: Bernie,Doc, Tommy, Sue. At Dick Stickles place near Alpha, in the country.

Memorial Weekend, 1990, Big River State Forest near Keithsburg, IL on the Mississippi River. Tenth Anniversary Picture with original members (that were present) of the first ABATE of Illinois, District 3, which later became Central Illinois A.B.A.T.E., Inc. on July 29, 1985.
Left to Right: Pure Pork, Hawk, Newt, Pam, Bernie, Swede, Stormer

Hawk at Big River Campout, 1990, a long time friend and has Hawk's Tattoos in Galesburg.

At the 15th Campout, at Big River State Forest South of Keithsburg, IL. Left to right: Pure Pork, unkown, Bird, Swede.

I scanned this picture before it completely crumbles into little pieces on 12/3/07. It is from the April 1977 issue of Choppers magazine and is copyrighted by them. A freelance photographer stopped at the gas station across the street and took this picture of "Gunnies" in the winter of 76-77. This is next to the Burlington RR Tracks on East Main in Galesburg. We spent a lot of time there in the late seventies. It still exists, but is now called "The Office". The scan is not quality, but where stuff looks white on the tires and seats, it's snow!