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.