[bbally]

Spent Saturday out raising money for Operation Interdependence.

Vintage Bike days comes to downtown Palisade Colorado once per year. Weather was great low 90's and more than 100 bikes rode in to participate.

I put the GS1100GK in the Daily Rider category and managed 20 votes.... so a few remember riding one........ Teaching my Son and his girlfriend how to do things in the catering business. To get a spot you are agreeing to raise money for Operation Interdependence in the form of 10 percent of net back to O.I. Plus I spend bucks at the silent auction.

So Thursday started with Sam's club and prep. Friday is all night smoking the pulled pork, cutting lemons and limes for the refreshment stand. This year Ice Water, Lemonade, and Cherry Limeade.

Saturday Morning the madness always starts with a stop at my friends automated ice selling franchise. He has a few of these units and I like them because they have a 20 pound cooler dump where no bag is needed.

From there it is out to the show and get set up.....

Shortly after set up all the bikes are in place and people start arriving.

Some beauties there this year, just about 100 bikes entered.......

This one interested me as I realized it had no brakes, on a flat tracker... Owner let me know in the mid 1950's that was the rule for racing them, no brakes....

Wish I had taken more pictures.. but it got wildass busy so I ended up helping a lot more than I had planned.

Video Showing more bikes

http://youtu.be/9TA83MY82TE

 

[Yusef]

Sounds like a really cool show to attend. The bikes you show in these pictures are nice vintage bikes. In such good condition too. What does Operation Interdependence raise money for?

 

[bbally]

Sounds like a really cool show to attend. The bikes you show in these pictures are nice vintage bikes. In such good condition too. What does Operation Interdependence raise money for?

Military support group, helping those serving and those that have served. I added a link to the name below so you can read about OI's work.

Operation Interdependence

 

[HarleyVest]

Great cause and great show. I swear bbally one day i'll try your pulled pork!

 

[Sherri]

Love looking at vintage motorcycles. If I could have any one I wanted, I would get an old HD Knucklehead. Something about that knucklehead motor, it's just a work of art, so beautiful.

 

[harleyhoonigan]

Love looking at vintage motorcycles. If I could have any one I wanted, I would get an old HD Knucklehead. Something about that knucklehead motor, it's just a work of art, so beautiful.

I know if i find a mint one, moving it out of the living room will be an issue

 

[stude]

Two thumbs up, bbally. Good cause and nice pictures.
I almost called on a couple old project bikes before I bought my Street Rod. I have a disease... that causes severe urges to drag home old broken, rusty stuff with wheels. I have to fight with myself to resist the urges. Every time I look at pictures like these, the gears start turning and the severe urges return. I think they call it "visions of grandeur".

 

[harleyhoonigan]

Two thumbs up, bbally. Good cause and nice pictures.
I almost called on a couple old project bikes before I bought my Street Rod. I have a disease... that causes severe urges to drag home old broken, rusty stuff with wheels. I have to fight with myself to resist the urges. Every time I look at pictures like these, the gears start turning and the severe urges return. I think they call it "visions of grandeur".

haha yeah we can definitely understand were you're coming from with that, i try my best to not pick them up although it is very tempting, have to resist the urge

 

[Yusef]

Great cause and a fun event at the same time. Sounds like a pretty perfect way to spend your weekend.

Do you know which bike ended up winning the competition?

And how do you ride a bike safely that has no brakes?

 

[bbally]

Great cause and a fun event at the same time. Sounds like a pretty perfect way to spend your weekend.

Do you know which bike ended up winning the competition?

And how do you ride a bike safely that has no brakes?

The winners of the different categories are listed on the website.

Western Colorado Vintage Show Website Link

Safely without brakes is easy, keep going faster than everyone else!

 

[HarleyVest]

Here are the trophy takers for this years show:

American:
1- 1955 HD FL, Pat Heinan
2- 1978 HD Cafe, Kevin Abrogast
3- 1983 Rokon, Jerry Renald

British:
1- 1967 Triumph Trophy, Daryl Queen
2- 1969 Norton, Tim Hickman
3- 1969 Triumph Bonneville, Tim Danner

Euro:
1- 1952 Lambretta, Jerry Renaud
2- 1974 Ducati 750 Sport, Rex Davison
3- 1972 Montessa, Reo Zentz

Japanese:
1- 1974 Kawasaki H2, Tim Leply
2- 1969 Honda trail mini, Reo Zentz
3- 1978 Honda Gold Wing, Rick Crosby

Custom/Cafe:
1972 Yamaha XS650, Tim Danner
2- 1975 Honda CB400F, Rick Wilhite
3- 1981 Moto Guzzi Le Mans, Bob Herman

Rat:
Tote Goat Chopper, Dan Pitman

Peoples Choice:
1975 Honda CL350 cafe scrambler, Chris Jung

 

[harleyhoonigan]

got to love those scramblers, good to see that Honda took peoples choice award

 

[HarleyVest]

thats a nice list of gems right there. They all look top notch too, talk abotu tough competition.