Renegade Classics 2010 Anniversary Bash

Renegade Classics in Riverside, Ca held their Anniversary Bash last night.  The event consisted of a model contest, a bike show, raffles, food, music, and bike games.

There were a lot of cool bikes on display and some unusual ones.  The music was decent with covers of some very popular rock tunes, including "Have a Drink on Me" from AC/DC and "The Wall" from Pink Floyd.  The raffles were plenty with prizes of clothing and accessories.  The food consisted of nachos, snacks, and lasagna with garlic bread.  The bike games had some of the best participation I've seen in quite some time.

Here are a few images from last night's festivities:

This is the parking area, complete with bikes and vendors.

A contestant in the weenie bite bike game.

 Here's a custom chopper that was entered in the bike show.

A couple Yamaha 650 bobbers were also on hand.

As mentioned previously, there were some unusual bikes in attendance, but none would top the bike with the horse theme.  Check out that mane.  The kickstand is also quite the conversation piece.  The owner proudly explained that he also had a tail that he would fashion to the fender on long trips.  He invited me to sit on it and testthe comfort of the saddle.

I hope you enjoyed the words and pictures.  Ride safe.

American Heat in Palm Springs, Ca 2010

Having missed American Heat last year, I was sure to go this year - bike or no bike, I was going to be there.  I'm glad that I attended and the heat probably nearly killed me in the process.

There were many cool bikes present.  The streets were being combed over by the large gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts.  Traffic was unbelievable.

My only complaint was the parking situation.  There was limited available parking for strictly motorcycles.  The area available was reserved for those bikes registering for certain events (it was unclear to me what those events were).  Otherwise, bikes were mixed in with the cages (cars for those unfamiliar with the term), lined along the main strip and side streets.  This made it difficult to get a good picture of a cool bike when there wasn't really enough space to capture all the components that a bike was fitted with.

There were plenty of vendors on site.  Most were selling some sort of clothing. I probably made it up and down the strip, including the vendor area, a total of 3 times - limping all the way.

Here's some pictures of some of the radical custom bikes on display.

These first three were made by a company called G & N Fabrication (if I remember correctly) in Pasadena, Ca.

Here's a cool Honda.  I'm not familiar with this one and can't tell you the model.  It looks like they copied a Victory.

Here's another cool chopper.

A couple of cool Indians were on hand as well.

All in all, it was a good event to attend.  There were bikes of many makes, which led to a nice variety to photograph and enjoy.

As always, ride safe.

Update

Well, I seem to be healing quite well.  The pain in my shoulder is minimal most of the time, allowing me to assume I will not need surgery to repair the torn rotator cuff.  My leg, however, is still giving me some grief.  My ribs and back also cause some pain when trying to get some much needed sleep.

As far as bikes go, I have been looking and have found some reasonably priced bikes and one insanely well priced chopper on Craigslist. I decided it was best to check out the chopper that was going for a mere $5900. It was cool and well worth the money with the powerful 117 cubic inch motor.  The wife disagreed.  She didn't like the idea of sitting her bottom on a seat affixed to the rear fender via suction cups.  How I wish she would have reconsidered.

I've been looking at other bikes as well.  There are quite a few good deals out there and I think when I'm ready to get back onto a 2 wheeled machine, I'll find something worthwhile that I'd enjoy as much as my ol' Heritage.

On a side note, I plan on attending American Heat in Palm Springs, Ca this weekend.  I expect this to be one cool motorcycle event.  Check back for some cool pics to be posted from the event.

As always, ride safe.