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The Iron Sleds MC of Illinois was formed in Macoupin County back in 1976. A clubhouse was eventually established in the town of Nilwood in the early 80%u2019s and to this day it%u2019s where we call home.
We are a men only, family-type club sharing friendship with all who we meet out on the road. We all ride Harley-Davidson%u2019s with the exception of one Big Dog. If you%u2019re riding through and the clubhouse is open, feel free to stop in for a cold one. Our clubhouse is easy to find, an old brick service garage sitting next to Route 4.
The fact that our building faces %u201COld Route 66%u201D has created the opportunity to visit with a wide variety of people. The international attention meant I had to %u201CSprechen sie Deutch%u201D in order to tend bar on one occasion. And some of us enjoyed Flip Wilson%u2019s company one Saturday for a little while, a couple of years before he died.
While our main goals are to ride together and to have a good time, we long ago adopted a sense of civic responsibility. An annual donation to St. Jude%u2019s Children%u2019s Hospital; collecting over $2,000 for the Girard Christmas Club; and donating some wheelchairs for Senior%u2019s use at local supermarkets are but a few of the good deeds that have been done by us over the years. (My favorite is when we bought correspondence courses for a struggling Senior in a local High School. And she passed.)
Our members are active in two different chapters of ABATE of Illinois. We are one of the founding Member Clubs of the S. Central Illinois Confederation of Clubs. Our club is also a sustaining member of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation.
We sponsor several poker runs each year that are open to the public. Our Fall River Run is one of the most popular runs of the year in this area. It is not for the faint-hearted though, with it being a 150- mile plus run. And each summer, usually in July, we throw one hell of a party. Our Annual Bash! With live music, field-events, tattoo artists, women, alcohol, I think you get the point. We learned how to throw a party a long time ago. I should mention that it%u2019s always held on %u201Cprivate property%u201D!
While remaining true to our founding chapter we have grown to the point of being seen almost anywhere in the West Central part of the state. We are a true MC that is proud to fly our colors%u2019 anytime we ride. And ride we do, often traveling out of state to party with our brothers. We have long been a part of the brotherhood of the open road. We enjoy an association with many different MC%u2019s and all are welcome in our house.
See you in the wind.
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