ers and Motorsports all in the house with an assortment of street bikes and multi-passenger
ATVs. Basically we had Harley-Davidson, Victory,
Polaris, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and KTM all represented. I’d say that’s a mighty fine selection.
If you are in need of a way to haul your scooter
or off -road ride around, Croft Trailer displayed several models that would fit any budget. Speaking of
trailers, Wide Open Custom Plastics rolled in with
their shiny new trailer complete with awning and
a fleet of scooters wearing their custom fairings.
Transwest had you covered if an RV is in your future
plans.
No bike show is complete without music. Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders joined us again
this year, providing a steady stream of crowdpleasing tunes all weekend long. On several occasions attendees could be spotted boot scootin
and two-steppin their hearts out to the beats Jim
and the band laid down.
Saturday afternoon, the prize money began
flowing. The first recipients of Wide Open prize
money were the top three winners of our tattoo
contest. The entrants displayed artwork representing hundreds of hours along with thousands
of dollars spent. A decibel meter was employed to
monitor crowd applause for each the entrant’s
eye-catching art work. This year’s ink was better
than any displayed in previous years, and the
crowd’s appreciation was thundering to say the
least. In the end Patty Dye, Chris Bell, and Ryan
McHenry took home the top three places pocketing prizes of $300.00, $200.00 and $100.00. Not
a bad payday in anybody’s book. More of Ralph’s
money was available for contestants of the best
bike stereo contest. Cash prizes were again
$300.00, $200.00, and $100.00 respectively
with the added bonus of kick ass trophies for the
top 3 finishers. Chris Rapp was the owner of the
scooter with the loudest tunes. Remember his
name for future reference. Second place went to
Donnie Houk and Jon Burns finished a very respectable 3rd.
Outlaw Jim and the boys fired up the stage and
the crowd until the 6:00 o’clock hour rolled
around. The time had finally come for the bikini
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