Well, considering that Laredo, Texas is VERY slim pickings for motorcycle events, I have to make the most of what little we DO have.
So, I took my dirty old '66 Triumph 650 Bonneville to the First Annual Twin City Bike Fest and entered it in the bike show. Just parked it there, didn't even dust it off.
The available classes were "Street Stock", "Chopper" and "Custom Cruiser", period. Nothing for classic, vintage, British, or unrestored.
So, I was up against a WIERD mix including a friend's "Foggy Replica" Ducati Monster, and a handful of spotless HD & metric V-twins with all kinds of shiny "billet" bolt-on gee-gaws.
Unbelievably, the show judges understood what they were looking at, and I took home 2nd place!
One of the V-Twins took home 1st, not sure which. I had received several questions and positive comments regarding the Bonnie throughout the day, some by the members of the group sponsoring the bike show (part of a bigger 4th of July celebration all held on the same grounds).
So, dirty old Brit Iron making a respectable showing against bikes easily costing 4 and 5 times as much, and looking like 3 out of 4 in the parking lot.
So, I took my dirty old '66 Triumph 650 Bonneville to the First Annual Twin City Bike Fest and entered it in the bike show. Just parked it there, didn't even dust it off.
The available classes were "Street Stock", "Chopper" and "Custom Cruiser", period. Nothing for classic, vintage, British, or unrestored.
So, I was up against a WIERD mix including a friend's "Foggy Replica" Ducati Monster, and a handful of spotless HD & metric V-twins with all kinds of shiny "billet" bolt-on gee-gaws.
Unbelievably, the show judges understood what they were looking at, and I took home 2nd place!
One of the V-Twins took home 1st, not sure which. I had received several questions and positive comments regarding the Bonnie throughout the day, some by the members of the group sponsoring the bike show (part of a bigger 4th of July celebration all held on the same grounds).
So, dirty old Brit Iron making a respectable showing against bikes easily costing 4 and 5 times as much, and looking like 3 out of 4 in the parking lot.
