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7am, streets are dry, the sky is blue, depart for Mid-Cal Cycle to help set up tables, chairs, shades... and coffee & doughnuts!
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... photograph by Russell Holder
TAAA DAAAAA!... debut of the "DUI" trike...
and, let it be known that no bikes were harmed in the creation of the DUI trike.
with the exception of $60 worth of parts, it was totally put together from spare parts laying around the shop...
yes, that's a running motor, no, you can't buy it for 500 bucks...
Would you like to see more?... a couple baby pictures... click here
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... photograph by Russell Holder
830am-930am, set up done, tri-tips on, some riders arriving and signing in and drawing cards...
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930am, some riders leave on a poker run...
- stop #1: Mid-Cal Cycle
- stop #2: Bud's, Dixon
- stop #3: DD's, Winters
- stop #4: Plainfield Station, Woodland
- stop #5: Mid-Cal Cycle
Would you like to see more?... click here
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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THE MID-CAL CYCLE SPRING OPEN HOUSE!!!
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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HOSTED BY MID-CAL CYCLE OWNERS BRUCE AND ROBERT...
Bruce spent a lot of time at the event on KP duty; he has the BBQ tri-tip, beans, salad, hot dawgs etc dialed in!
and, he says "there is noooooooooo such thing as too much beer."
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... photograph by Russell Holder
Robert was working hard too... took in two bikes and fixed them during the event!
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... photograph by Russell Holder
And Robert's Jess maned the DUI trike.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
VENDORS:
- Drag Specialties - sales representative Sharon Murphy (dragspecialties.com) was there with Matt and talked about the latest in helmets, helmet cameras, gloves, and many other of the new products offered by Drag Specialties.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
VENDORS:
- Screen Printers Ink Printed Apparel and Designs - represented by Anthony Loya; Anthony has a shop and show room at Mid-Cal Cycle,
check out his website: screenprintersink.net - great quality and great prices.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
VENDORS:
- The West Sacramento Police Department - represented by Motor Officers Hatton, Martinez and Lang.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
VENDORS:
- K & S Casting and Design - represented by Kevin and Shirley, contact them at (504) 710-3454.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
VENDORS:
- The River City harley Riders - sold raffle tickets for a T-Shirt quilt.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
MUSIC: Live music was provided by "ZZ CHOP" - a ZZ Top tribute band, check them out on facebook (www.facebook.com/zzchops).
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... photograph by Russell Holder
LOTS OF BIKES... some muscle cars too...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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... photograph by Russell Holder
A MOTORCYCLE RODEO put on by the West Sacramento Police Department demonstrated with several games some of the ways the motor officers practice to hone their riding
skills and to maintain familarity and confidence with their motorcycle...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... games such as...
- slow drag: a familiar race where the winner is the last to the finish line, put your
foot down or not the last to reach the finish and you loooooose...
- follow the leader: the leader goes slower and slower until someone puts their foot
down, put your foot down and you're "out"...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
- riding side-saddle: hmmmmm... done a lot of stuff on a motorcycle... not sure I want to try this...
apparently this is good practice for a quick dismount should you end up using your motorcycle to ram
a another motorcycle or a fleeing perp... watch out for that first step! Seems to me it would be less
risky to just unholster your service revolver and put a KTW in the suspect's engine.
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... photograph by Russell Holder
- dog fights: similar to jet fighter pilots manouvering in which each rider's strategy is to position his motorcycle so as to leave the the other rider no alternative (escape) except
to put his foot down or hit a cone... not the kind of things I typically consider while playing "what if" in every day riding...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... this strategy can be accomplished in a variety of methods... with squeeze manouvers or blocking manouvers...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... note however, it's against the rules to intentionally ram another motorcycle with your motorcycle... like this... oops... hehehe...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... but, it is not against the rules to kick the other rider or his motorcycle... hmmmmm... shades of dirt track racing...
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... and, don't forget about the other bike in this game... it's every man for himself; thinking about trying to out run or out manouver a motorcycle officer?... they are prepared for you to try it.
Would you like to see more?... click here
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... photograph by Russell Holder
A MOTORCYCLE RODEO featuring Walt, a retired motor officer, MC instructor, trainer, and trainer of trainers...
well drat!!!... Walt arrived after this reporter had left, but, he participated in skills demonstrations
with his personal Ultra-Classic!
Would you like to see more?... photos of Walt from last years open house... click here
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
... photograph by Russell Holder
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