Anything worth knowing/doing? I ride to Leesburg often and hit Crackin, Wolf and MarmaDukes. I know there is a Bike show Friday & Saturday 10am to 3 pm…. Anything else? Anything worthwhile at Gator?

 

We're heading up on Saturday. Some of our tribe look for the next shiny bit for their bikes or bodies, but I'm goin' for the ride and mainly to look at the bikes. We're dull.

 

Went Friday & Saturday. Don’t get me wrong, I had a nice time. I enjoy Crackin’s food, Wolf Branches Beer. I was with friends and I always have a great time with them.

The bike show both days was really small. A couple cool bikes but for the most part it reflected the ego of some who would think their bike belongs in a bike show.. Itslike a couple Tom Dick & Harry’s bought a stock bike and bolted on 2-3 lame aftermarket junk pieces and then proceed to call their bike custom…. It was hard to discern the bike show from any parking lot.

As I get older I’m a lot less tolerant of dumbness. I REALLY hate the immature stereo’s. It’s about motorcycles not stereo’s. These adolescent “look at me” children would turn on this ear splitting ridiculous loud top end tinny sound systems and try to impress. It makes me feel violent inside actually. Even some of the megaphone exhaust systems were just stupid.. none of that has anything to do with motorcycles. Every vender had the same T-shirts with the same cliche nonsense.. Skulls, Eagles & Flames.. many shirts were the trifecta. There were a lot of unhealthy, over weight people with limps, canes and even oxygen dressed like pirates walking around with a pretense that their tough and ready rumble.. Others were more positive. I wish the Harley culture could change a little..

One thing I really did appreciate was regardless of the tough guy thing, folks were generally polite.. good attitude. I wasn’t paying attention because I was talking to someone and caring my helmet. It knocked it against a dude, said “hey man, sorry about that” kinda expected some goofy tough guy response but the guy smiled real wide and said “hey brother, lots a folk here, we’re gonna be walking into each other all day” he said it friendly and I appreciated it.. people did let one another in while riding.. they acted kindly. There was an atmosphere of “hey were here to have a good time”

I like people, I don’t care how you look or what you wear. But I do think the cliches are long past when they were cool. I think many of us (myself included) can look a bit cartoonish in what we choose to wear to these events. Young folks have no interest in our long over ran “biker style clothing”.. maybe one less sleeveless Lynard Skynard Eagle flame skull shirt in our wardrobe would be a good thing.

Look at how the Cafe/Rockers dress over in the uk to bike events. Look at their venders. We could modernize a bit.. wouldn’t hurt us.

 

Went on Saturday and have to agree on the "show bike" area's size. Looked like a pretty good turnout overall, and most folks were cordial and there for a good time (as opposed to ruining someone else's time, if you know what I mean). I'm not a "skulz" guy either, and try to overlook whatever anyone else wants to wear. I just ask for the same respect/courtesy, and I don't care what you're smokin', just don't blow your smoke in my direction either. LoL.
We rode in Las Vegas last year. When we stopped to walk the strip, the second-hand smoke was terrible, and it wasn't all tobacco. Do whatcha want, but don't make ME fail a drug test. Didn't notice much of an issue during the Leesburg event, thankfully.

All in all, it was a pretty good day/ride with family. Hot one though. As far as stereos, I'm the only one that doesn't have one! And, they were all on different tunes, some were even in Spanish (oh, the humanity!) Truth be told, it can get a little long in the tooth, but there were more miles than stoplights on the ride up and back, so I could put some space between us, unless I liked the tune they were currently playing.

 

I didn't go again this year and judging but by what was said by some that did go I didn't miss a damn thing.

 

"As I get older I’m a lot less tolerant of dumbness." ?????

Really?