Friday, August 3, 2012

Motorcycle First Thursday

I can’t believe it is August already! Where did the time go? Tonight was Motorcycle First Thursday at Dulono’s Pizza in Minneapolis. It was warm, and a couple thousand people showed up along with their bikes. As usual, I had a good time chatting with friends and looking at bikes.

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A good crowd with all different kinds of bikes.

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I like the TW200. Some of our BRC training bikes are TWs. They are fun.

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A seat made out a sign. It looks like it used to say “Customer Parking Only!” It doesn’t look comfortable. It might even be worse than the Gladius.

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Beer cans as Air filter covers. Nice!

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Beer cans as spring covers on a different bike. Who knew they were so versatile?

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An ancient tractor-ish motorcycle. Clearly, some Russians moved to the US and made this with a Chevy engine. Note the truck tires. It reminds me of a Ural.

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Showroom clean Ariel.

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V11 Moto Guzzi

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KTM SuperDuke

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All the way from Texas.

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Did McDonalds sponsor this BMW?

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Lots of bikes.

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This is what a sportbike looks like naked. Plastic is expensive.

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another uncomfortable seat.

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He wants the Ducati.

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Umm… trash can for a saddlebag is unique.

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The event is getting pretty big at a few thousand, so the food trucks and some vendors showed up.

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Even the kids are trying to cash in on the action.

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“Band Head Here”. lol!

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A few stretched Busa’s. Note the NOS canister on this one.

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Another bike show coming up. We like our shows here in MN. This flier was on lots of bikes. I even met the artist who made them.

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Very artsy helmet.

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One of the few sidecars. There was also a Ural Gear-up and a couple Can-ams.

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This sign caught my eye. “Will serenade for gas money!”

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On the back of this Triumph from Washington state.

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This is the owner/rider. I took a couple photos of him, but this one is easily my favorite. The others looked too posed.

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Vintage Honda checking out Vintage Yamaha

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Bicycle vs Motorcycle

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Skull with reflectors for eyes.

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This guy was fun to watch. He made a 20 point turn to get out of his parking spot and then a two point turn to get onto the street. lol.

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Cool car. The crowd was cheering for him to do a burn out. You could tell he wanted to. He chose to be responsible, and pulled away slowly. The heavy LE presence probably helped his decision.

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Who knew you could park a Yamaha so close to a Suzuki?

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It was a fun night. I’m looking forward to the next one.

8 comments:

  1. So many bikes and people. What a great event. Awesome pictures.

    Yes I think the sign for a seat would be a little harder than the Gladius, but not by much lol. My butt was sore after that 450 mile ride home.

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    1. It is a great event. One of the best around.

      After riding the gladius I might take my chances with the sign! Lol

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  2. Wow, what an abundance and variety of motorcycles. The Ariel looks mighty pretty, as well as the green Honda Cafe Racer. I also like the whitewall tires on the texas bike.

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    1. The Ariel was showroom clean. A very nice bike indeed.

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  3. Wow! A huge turnout and what a variety of people and bikes.

    What kind of car was that?

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    1. Yes, about the usual amount for summer. No idea on the car. It didn't have any markings or badges.

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  4. I'm going to try my darnedest to make the First Thursday of September!
    Thanks for posting so many pictures.

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    1. You're welcome. Let me know for sure if you are coming in sept ahead of time so we can plan to meet up.

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