Larry ABATE. I immediately said I would like to go with them. 1983 David and Larry had a visit with the Mongols MC President. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was living in a house ride together and explained he was gonna It was his 18th birthday. Hildebrand was David's closest friend and was ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2011 I built a large deck out back and

But he would come by to see me when occasionally visiting I flew that plane over 4,000 hours and Early in Instructor Assisted Deployment Jumpmaster and Instructor rating as well as

Later dubbed the "Ass Beat Swap Meet". I decided to sell Skydive Airtight and carry embroidered on our parachute containers, hats, helmets, and jumpsuits. to Oklahoma Parachute Center in Cushing, OK. That was the most fun we ever had with our clothes on. Just before I got ready to leave Mike called me to say he was Midwest. few weeks later I mentioned I had contacted the CoC about registering our club with he got settled. He had ridden with us when we attended ABATE functions and events. I sponsored Kenny for Airtight membership So I rode my bike over to see him at the Dam After a few months Mike And then came Bear. We had no invited Larry Hildebrand, Brent Salt, Michael, Tom Amyx, and their After acquiring our own gear we had Airtight MC

We were also charter members of ABATE of Oklahoma and rode together to motorcycle events across the In October of 2010 I contacted the secretary This page is mostly about my forming and establishment Terry just before Memorial Day in 2009 and mentioned to him what

functions with us. degrees heat at Four Corners, USA to 2 feet of snow two days later in bikes. Skipping ahead Mike knew all of us and had ridden with us when he During our second year we had achieved freefall cameraman status

local Mongols MC members during that era. one time in the last 17 years. in Branson and take our Ol' Ladies with us. Tulsa, the Mongols MC. my bike. So in 1983 David decided to make it official and Harley Ultra Classic. him a bit when I was running the ABATE bike show. Terry moved away and simply disappeared for a couple decades. David Marshall was killed by a knife wielding I then contacted my old friend Kenny Fowler. repairs and installed lots of parts on my bike.

moment on we rode to the Dropzone every weekend for the next few years. Larry Hildebrand had given his Shovelhead to his son Khan and I had a three story hangar Bear was a co-worker with Larry at an airplane plant At that time I also had a Harley Softail Chopper and a Skydiving ceased for a while. the note on the sale myself. officers and had no cut with colors. I had met Brent in 1979 at C&C Harley-Davidson. However, we did have a mitt or "Love Glove" with our colors stamped on it. The Marine Lounge was a biker bar everywhere with a van filled with beer, music, and tools. But, there was a dominate MC in was bikeless at the time so I offered to sell him one of the older "Mitt".

closed membership that was AIRTIGHT.

I had and he rode a Shovelhead Electra Glide. I am one of the "Original Five" members of ATMC or All of us knew him and were friends with most all the

During this time I had achieved a Then there was Terry Skydiving Center. He had been close friends with all of ATMC and had attended whom I had actually met Lloyd Chapin. I called area before forming. Airtight". Meanwhile I was getting ready to do my annual "Trail of Beers Run."

He asked if I would like to join his group and he offered me his official "Titties bought a new Harley-Davidson Streetglide. He was still doing his Titties Larry and I remained close friends through all those years to date. want to reboot ATMC just to occasionally get us all together again seeing skydiving and riding my Harleys, I had two. wm_page_name='ATMC_history.htm'; So on 13 July 1991 Larry, Khan, and I saddled up on our Harleys and rode stipulation that we NOT wear colors on a cut. resigned before ever getting started with us.

Great Idea A know it would be great to look up our old Airtight Brothers and see if they At that meeting Larry, Brent, and I voted Michael and Tom Amyx in own a Dropzone one day. was in Oklahoma. So the throw his son 'Khan Hildebrand' out of an airplane. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In 2008 I I hired a We were very, Michael immediately and 'Airtight Visuals' evolved. We had our first official ATMC Run on Memorial Day weekend 1983 at the Tiff City Swap Meet. punk September 29, 1985. cool. & Beer" sticker. and he was voted in. wm_group_name='/services/webpages/a/i/airtightmc.com/public';

AIRTIGHT MOTORCYCLE CLUB. Terry said, "Lloyd, I

It was the first ATMC meeting ever. to me that Jack Pennington was dying and it would be nice if we would He knew David Marshall real well. always with David when not working and also rode a Shovelhead rat bike. My name is a cut with colors for any club. And he replied to me, "Airtight is dead." a cookout thinking all us old timers reuniting at the same time would be getting a divorce and moving back to Oklahoma. // -->.

remained best friends and saw one another regularly.I continued from that lifestyle." at the Oklahoma Confederation of Clubs "Cat" about my plans for What happened in ATMC stayed in ATMC. prenuptial my wife decided she wanted a divorce. consider him for membership. the rest of us approved.

said Larry.I had seen Brent Salt only But the Love Glove was accepted for our colors. Parachute Rigger, and in 1999 I decided, IT'S TIME! The Mongols MC president gave us his blessing a few days later with the reforming ATMC. FAA pilot instructor and after eight short hours I was flying solo. semi-official, we were a club. us old Airtight members.

Having always wanting to do a parachute jump