Cycle Gear
Bike Night
Baton Rouge
Cycle Gear is a chain of motorcycle parts and
apparel stores, with 112 locations in 38 states. There
are two in Louisiana, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Both
have a monthly bike night, and on May 11 we went to
the one on Sherwood Forrest Blvd. We had planned
to go in April, but the scheduled date was right at
the start of the rains and flooding that hit us so hard
that month. The weather in May could not have been
better, and the staff at Cycle Gear put on a great event.
Keven and Zach Nolde put on a riding
exhibitionm showing off some road racing skills
and other tricks. Cycle Gear put out a huge stack of
free pizzas, but they still went pretty quick with the
large crowd. There were drawings for prizes, and sale
specials throughout the evening.
The turnout was much larger than I expected,
and there was support from other local businesses
as well. A large crew from Indian of Baton Rouge
showed up, bringing a Polaris Slingshot with
them, and Friendly Powersports in Slidell was also
represented. Multi-time AMA champion Jamie James
showed up on one of his custom Yamahas.
The variety of bikes in attendance was pretty
cool. There were cruisers, Harleys, Indians, and
metrics, and there were sport bikes, LOTS of R1s...
but there were many other styles as well, from dualpurpose bikes and super-motard style to a couple old
standards, and even a V-Max. It was nice to see such
a diverse crowd coming together, all you needed was
two wheels.
Big thanks to Robi and his staff for putting this
on, and especially to Courtney who we photographed
for this month's cover on her Triumph.
Polaris of Baton Rouge
R1 and a V-Max
Cycle Gear
K and H Racing
4855 S Sherwood Forest Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 293-5860
http://www.cyclegear.com
Jamie James
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