Words and pics by Onno " Berserk " Wieringa www . madnessphotography . nl

What is the secret ? An event that runs for 37 years , still going strong , attracting thousands and thousands of visitors and hundreds of vendors ? Well , the answer is simple …

From the beginning of Biker Fest ' s history , the Persello family does an outstanding job , has the backing of the Italian Custom Bike scene and has a dedicated team that has been involved with the event for many , many years . It ' s the enormous amount of hard work and the passion for motorcycles that makes Biker Fest the success it continues to be - a place where motorcyclists of all brands , makes and types feel at home , where they can enjoy and ' taste ' the love for Motorcycles ! Of course , owning a stable of leading custom magazines - automotive as well as motorcycle - doesn ' t hurt either . Not least among those magazines is ' Bikers Life ', the Italian market leader . You don ' t ' just visit ' Biker Fest , you experience it . There are three adjacent sites - at Luna Park there ' s hundreds of vendors , artists , craftsmen , special painters , the main stage , the AMD Approved Custom Bike Show , Helicopter Rides , the usual bars , and even in the parking lot you can spend an hour or so checking out all the motorcycles and American cars . Then there ' s the off-road area , where many tracks are open to the typical Italian three-wheeled Vespas and Piaggio MP3s ( but don ' t be fooled as they have unbelievably fast engines ), car off-roading , mini-motocross , Scooter racing and much more - some of it is hilarious to watch . Then there is the demo ride area , where all the well-known brands and others show their newest models , making them available for test rides . Every year more people book demo

rides - thousands his year . H-D , Indian , Boss Hoss , Keeway , BMW , Triumph , Royal-Endfield , SWM , well , you name it , they were all there with big trucks and stands . And let ' s not forget the special exhibition with painters and other artists at the Terrazza a Mare , the pier where the Custom Bike Show used to be . Now you can see painters at work , bodypainting , tank art , cool mopeds

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