I had the opportunity to work the International Motorcycle
show for the VRCC (Valkyrie Motorcycle Riders Cruiser Club).
We were selling raffle tickets for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
Foundation. I jumped on the chance and actually had a wonderful time selling
tickets for a 1965 Honda. I met so many people young and old and got to talk
Honda's with them!!
Tabytha actually tried her hand in selling a few as well. Got a free t-shirt and into the show for free. The girls walked around and grabbed some shots of bikes while I was working my shift. After 200 we went and had lunch and then I got to tour the bikes!!
Kawasaki had a couple nice customized cruisers....
This is Kawasaki's Vulcan 2000. Man that is an ugly abortion of a chrome blob on the front!!
Suzukis new line of Boulevard M109R is what I really wanted to see....I sat on a few of them and they were not as wide in the craw as the Yamaha Warrior I sat on when they came out. I would like to ride one of these and see what I really think of them.
The black one was nice....
Look at that...you can see both the cruiser and sport bike in this shot.
The Motoguzzi is a strange looking bike indeed. Just doesn't
look quite finished to me, that or
that is has already been in a collision..
This Victory had a nice custom paint job. Looked really sharp.
Nice guy in the Victory area gave
me a tour of the different models since I wasn't really familiar with them. I
was disappointed to see that
upon a closer inspection you could see they were having to wipe the oil off of
the engine due to leaks.
I wouldn't have put a leaky bike in a show...fix the darn thing first!!
Another one I wanted to see up close was the Stratoliner
cruiser line up. This one looked nice on the platform.
Again though, a very bulky headlight assembly. I suppose they must have stuff
all the electronics or wiring
up in there!! Nice classic solo cruiser look to it though.
I have no idea what this one is. Nice look though.
OCC had their Liberty bike on display. Cool to see it up close.
Here is something with a nice custom paint job. Cannot remember where I took this shot.
Here is a neat old Triump cafe racer. Check out the heavy metal flake paint!! Very cool!
The local VJMC group was there with some of their local riders
bikes. I think this is a CB160,
looks like an old Superhawk.
Now this is sweet, an Old Norton to die for!!
Now this....this just had me in AWE!!! A rare inline 4
cylinder Indian Chief from the 40's. They
are supposedly raffling this bike off from a museum to raise money. I am making
room for it in the
garage just in case....I bought one ticket!!
Chris "Gonzo" Jones
CJ5Jeep@comcast.net