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If it had a red helmet hung from the handle bars and was parked next to a 1980s white BMW k100-s (my Dad's bike), that was me. I've got a buttload of pics on my cell phone, including several of that Eastern Bloc sidecar rig with the faux "jet intake" on the nose of the sidecar. That thing is crazy cool - all it would need is some metalflake paint to look like it it was taken straight off a mid-'70s carnival ride.
There are some extremely cool bikes there, and lots of great people. I watched a few minutes of the trials rider doing his thing, but the crowd was such that I couldn't get a good vantage point without stepping on people, so we took off.
The guys from MichaelsMotorcycles.com were there with a nice selection, including a brand new (and I mean 8/10s of a mile on the odometer, never had gas or oil in its tanks, never had acid in the battery), fresh from the crate 1969 BSA Rocket III. Beautiful bike in stunning condition.
And it's an absolutely gorgeous day for a ride.
I'll post pics later, but my broken toilet isn't going to fix itself and that needs to get done before the wife gets home.
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