Sin City Victory Riders, LLC is a 501c(7) non-profit organization and Local Chapter of the Victory Motorcycle Club. It is a voluntary association of individuals interested in Victory motorcycles and camaraderie. It's purpose and mission is: to serve the interests of Victory motorcycle owners and operators in the Las Vegas metropolitan area as well as those residing in the greater southern Nevada and southwestern Utah and western Arizona areas; to promote by example and any other acceptable means, safe use, operation and enjoyment of Victory motorcycles; to provide for the mutual assistance, enjoyment, entertainment, education, recreation, physical, mental and social benefit of its members and the general public; and to promote and advance motorcycling and safety. Established in 2006, with two members, our Chapter has grown to 27 members.
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Burl is a retired U.S. Marine who served as an enlisted person, a warrant officer, and a commissioned officer from 1966 to 1986... hence his handle “usmcmustang” He was one of the “founders” of Sin City Victory Riders and served as its first president. He is married to the beautiful and intelligent “Tiger Lily,” also a charter member of Sin City Victory Riders. They have two grown children, Carlos, also a member of Sin City Victory Riders, and Diana. Burl and Lily split their time between Las Vegas and San Jose, California, where Lily works as a postpartum and baby nurse. They put many miles on their Victory Motorcycles riding the roads between Las Vegas and San Jose.
Lily was born in East Chicago, Indiana to Mexican immigrant parents who spoke only Spanish. At 18 years old she got tired of being told what to do by her traditional, Mexican-macho father so she joined the Marines, where she ended up having hundreds of men tell her what to do. She joined the Marines to see the world and saw 4 years of Camp Pendleton where she met Burl. She married, had a couple of kids, and felt her life was over when the mother-in-law moved in. Approaching a midlife crisis, she told Burl to buy a Harley and take her riding. Her ultimatum: "If not, I'm gonna find me a boyfriend with a Harley."
Burl did his homework and decided to get a Victory. Lily didn't know what a Victory was but Burl assured her it would be fast, loud, and American-made. Burl took the course, bought a Victory Vegas and took Lily for a ride. She was disappointed because Burl's big head obstructed her view and he wouldn't go fast enough to scare her. So Lily got her own mc license and a Sportster. The two took a trip from Vegas to San Antonio, Texas.
While Lily worked as a nurse in Vegas, Burl got involved online with the VMC website. The two and others met at Donna Dovel's house to talk about starting a local VMC chapter. Lily begged everyone to vote for Burl for president saying "he has nothing to do." She believes that's how he got elected as the first President of Sin City Victory Riders.
One day Lily took a spin on Burl's Vegas and decided to trade in the Sportster. Today they both ride Kingpins and her goal is to ride in every state and abroad and eventually get a Victory Vision. Thus far she's ridden in seven states (including Hawaii) and England.
Mike Roark has been a 'Road Warrior' most of his life. Spending most of his working life traveling and selling technology products.
He started riding at age 14 in Gresham Oregon on a super powerful Honda Trail 55, riding both off-road and on high speed (50 MPH) road trips into the mountains. Enjoying the machine and its capabilities, he graduated to a pre-war Indian Scout and learned the fine skill of "chain climbing" which is about as brutal as one would like to be on themselves. He then upgraded to a Honda 250 Scrambler and then an Indian Chief, “oh, those were the days”. Riding in rain and snow in Oregon honed his fine skills and left no doubt he was ready to get the hell out of Oregon. Off he went to the warmer climate of the Bahamas where Vespa's and other scooters were all the rage. Next it was off to Florida, where Triumph Bonneville's, Honda Interstates, Indian Chief's were in his riding life.
Making a move to Colorado, he ended up in a business deal in Las Vegas and received a Victory V92C as payment. Knowing nothing about the Victory brand he abused the Internet to eek out any information and problems with these bikes. He learned it was hit or miss if the V92C would experience transmission problems. Sorry to say the Purple with Yellow flames V92C had transmission problems. A rebuilt transmission, upgraded seats, and alternator made it a great around town and road trip bike. But, he wanted more fun and in September of 2006 he bought an Orange Hammer for around town. The Hammer was a great bike and all was good until an owner in Kansas City decided to sell a 2003 Classic Cruiser with the factory Turquoise over White retro looking paint. Off to KC Mike went to ride it back in March of 2007. The Purple V92C introduced Mike to a couple other Victory owners who were getting together with other Victory riders to start a club for Victory owners in Las Vegas. Since he was going to move to Las Vegas from the mountains of Colorado, he thought the club would be a good way to find people to ride with. He didn't know he would get as involved with the club as he has. He was equally surprised at the wonderful friends he made with the other club members. As Mike says "The Sin City Victory Riders are a fine bunch of distinct personalities and I wouldn't trade them for any other group out there" The V92C was sold and then in March 2008, the Vision was added to the garage. Three Victory's means he is certifiably nuts but, it also shows his faith in the product. His lovely mate Kathy made the garage count four with the addition of a Kingpin Low in November of 2008.
Rob is married, has three daughters and one grandson. Rob retired from the USAF in 2007 after nearly 24 years of service. Currently he owns a 2008 Victory Vision which is his third Victory (2003 Vegas, 2000 92C).
Ron was born riding. Almost. He began his love of motorcycles at age 6 riding mostly off road and race bikes and got into Motocross around the age of 12. He ‘graduated’ to street bikes at the age of 16 and began racing road bikes at 17. His first road bike was a Triumph Tiger and has ridden and owned many others including Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki. He purchased his first Victory, a Kingpin, in May 2004 and has since also purchased a 2000 Victory SC, one of the original Victory models. He is proud to say he’s had the pleasure of riding every model Victory makes but, prefers his Kingpin.
Ron’s career life has included 19 plus years in the Navy, both active and reserve, and served time in Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He has also been a Firefighter and is currently a Sheet Metal Worker in the Las Vegas area. He has one daughter and a step son.
Ron managed to inspire a reluctant Donna to ride one night (it was her idea, but only came after some liquid courage) and has been her mentor ever since. See her story below. While Donna was still learning how to be a passenger on a two wheeled shiny machine, she and Ron met some other Victory riders interested in forming a club. After some meetings at the Rainbow Grill and then Donna’s home, the club was born. Ron serves as Ride Captain for many of our club rides and puts as many miles on his two bikes as he can.
Donna was not born riding. To be honest, from the age of 17 she had pretty much sworn off motorcycles. It wasn’t until she met Ron Hayward that she began to get a spark of interest in those shiny two wheeled machines. One night, after a little liquid courage, she begged Ron to ‘take her for a ride’. After that ride things began to change. That ride, for the record, lasted all of about 10 minutes. Not long after she once more got up some courage, this time without any ‘liquid’ and asked Ron to take he for a longer ride. With Ron’s immense riding experience, she soon became a very comfortable passenger and learned to enjoy riding. They took many trips with her sitting on the back of his Kingpin. That is until the day she realized she could manage her own bike. She purchased her first bike, a 2001 Honda Shadow 750, in 2006 and has managed to put over 10,000 miles on it. She is now looking to purchase her own Victory and the speed and power that come with it.
Her life has been spent many places across the United States, living on both coasts, several places in between and even some time in Okinawa, Japan while serving in the United States Marine Corps. She has three children, two granddaughters and resides in Las Vegas, NV. She works for Marsh as an insurance broker handling high net worth clients mostly along the eastern seaboard.
2004 King Pin Custom President of Sky Structures, LLC Vice President of Maff-Stack, LLC Professional Structural Engineer Professional Civil Engineer Private Pilot 3 U.S. Patents 2 International Patents Age: Older than most
Mark has been riding since he was 14. He has been hit by cars twice, crashed into a boulder that jumped out in front of him, has been in a body cast, had his left leg turned around backwards (by the boulder), and still loves riding more than almost anything.
Mark’s need for speed has faded with the passing years. He now enjoys traveling at slower speeds allowing him to see what is on the side of the road, not just the pavement. However, if you taunt him he will drag foot boards around every corner and meet you at the next beer stop. His wife Shauna on the other hand, still has a need for speed and sometimes provides the taunting. Maybe that’s why they don’t have an intercom.
You can live more in 5 minutes on a motorcycle than some people live in a life time.
2004 King Pin Custom Employed at Delta Airlines (21 years) Mother of two sons, Rustin and Ryan Age: Half as old as Mark
Shauna has been riding with her husband Mark since she was 15. They have had many motorcycles, but none she likes better than their Victory.
Leaning in the turns, bracing for full on brakes, and feeling the sun on her back and the wind in her face, are some of her favorite thrills. Shauna rides in all seasons but is not big on snow. She prefers not to compete with deer for the highway, although a good game of “slap the deer on the butt” does have some appeal.
Shauna can be found on the highway, but rarely on the freeway. She competed in the Utah biker games last year and will compete again.
Shauna has an average of more than 3,500 miles in the saddle per year, with her favorite rides being the back roads of central Utah and Route 66 through Arizona. Don’t rule out going to the Boulder Brewery.
Ride hard or stay home.
Tim, AKA ichi, is a wildland firefighter who lives in Lake Havasu City Arizona with his wife Candace. Unable to ditch work to ride he misses most club events but occasionally shows up unexpectedly to serve as eye candy for the group. He plans to retire someday and ride fulltime.
ichi rides a '05 Hammer.
Stay Calm, Be Alert, Think Clearly, Act Decisively
Burl is a retired U.S. Marine who served as an enlisted person, a warrant officer, and a commissioned officer from 1966 to 1986... hence his handle “usmcmustang” He was one of the “founders” of Sin City Victory Riders and served as its first president. He is married to the beautiful and intelligent “Tiger Lily,” also a charter member of Sin City Victory Riders. They have two grown children, Carlos, also a member of Sin City Victory Riders, and Diana. Burl and Lily split their time between Las Vegas and San Jose, California, where Lily works as a postpartum and baby nurse. They put many miles on their Victory Motorcycles riding the roads between Las Vegas and San Jose.
Lily was born in East Chicago, Indiana to Mexican immigrant parents who spoke only Spanish. At 18 years old she got tired of being told what to do by her traditional, Mexican-macho father so she joined the Marines, where she ended up having hundreds of men tell her what to do. She joined the Marines to see the world and saw 4 years of Camp Pendleton where she met Burl. She married, had a couple of kids, and felt her life was over when the mother-in-law moved in. Approaching a midlife crisis, she told Burl to buy a Harley and take her riding. Her ultimatum: "If not, I'm gonna find me a boyfriend with a Harley."
Mike Roark has been a 'Road Warrior' most of his life. Spending most of his working life traveling and selling technology products. 
Rob is married, has three daughters and one grandson. Rob retired from the USAF in 2007 after nearly 24 years of service. Currently he owns a 2008 Victory Vision which is his third Victory (2003 Vegas, 2000 92C). 
Ron was born riding. Almost. He began his love of motorcycles at age 6 riding mostly off road and race bikes and got into Motocross around the age of 12. He ‘graduated’ to street bikes at the age of 16 and began racing road bikes at 17. His first road bike was a Triumph Tiger and has ridden and owned many others including Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki. He purchased his first Victory, a Kingpin, in May 2004 and has since also purchased a 2000 Victory SC, one of the original Victory models. He is proud to say he’s had the pleasure of riding every model Victory makes but, prefers his Kingpin. 
Donna was not born riding. To be honest, from the age of 17 she had pretty much sworn off motorcycles. It wasn’t until she met Ron Hayward that she began to get a spark of interest in those shiny two wheeled machines. One night, after a little liquid courage, she begged Ron to ‘take her for a ride’. After that ride things began to change. That ride, for the record, lasted all of about 10 minutes. Not long after she once more got up some courage, this time without any ‘liquid’ and asked Ron to take he for a longer ride. With Ron’s immense riding experience, she soon became a very comfortable passenger and learned to enjoy riding. They took many trips with her sitting on the back of his Kingpin. That is until the day she realized she could manage her own bike. She purchased her first bike, a 2001 Honda Shadow 750, in 2006 and has managed to put over 10,000 miles on it. She is now looking to purchase her own Victory and the speed and power that come with it.
2004 King Pin Custom
2004 King Pin Custom
Tim, AKA ichi, is a wildland firefighter who lives in Lake Havasu City Arizona with his wife Candace. Unable to ditch work to ride he misses most club events but occasionally shows up unexpectedly to serve as eye candy for the group. He plans to retire someday and ride fulltime. 
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