Woke up to a little corn beef and eggs with a side of black coffee and toast. Cruised over to Back to the 50’s car show for some swap meet action. Kind of a dead scene considering it was Sunday. I did see this gem of a Gasser parked somewhere just off the beaten path. I couldnt pass up getting a quick picture.
From there I went home and got out the bike. Took a ride over to the Blind Lizard cycle rally in Minneapolis to catch up with CT. Reinhart came limping in on his Triumph. Points were well beyond useless. Pretty Rick and the Monk happened to be in the crowd and decided to do the Minnesota thing and come over and get his points readjusted. After a little file action and a few swift kicks, the salty dog was up and running on two cylinders again. New points are being installed as I type.
Came home, napped for a hour, ate a sub, went back to bed. All in all – a good fathers day.
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Uncategorized | admin | June 20, 2011 1:15 pm | Comments Off on Fathers Day in Minnesota
It’s on. Just heard from CT. Looks like plans are in full swing. Should be another great year. Speed Club will be there with more bikes, parts, shirts, stickers, helmets, etc as usual. Dig it. Check out the show info here or in our forum. Rock -n- Roll. support your local chopper blog.
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Uncategorized | admin | May 6, 2011 2:31 pm | Comments Off on Bearded Lady Freak Show – 2011
I met CT a couple years back at the Bearded Lady Motorcycle Show. To put it to you straight… CT is North East. He’s involved in a little bit of everything. CT was part of the the once mighty Track Stars. He’s a regular fixture at Blue Cat. He runs every year at the Salt Flats and CT is one of the guiding forces behind the Bearded Lady. He runs a lot of bikes and is real big into his vintage Italian and Japanese stuff. Especially his Suzuki 2-stroke triples.
CT spends his winters keeping busy in his garage. A couple cans of Hamms, crank the heater, a few touches here and there on the ratrod and the snow keeps falling. Eventually Bearded Lady plans start up as the snow and ice start to melt.
I asked a little more about how that (cycle show) whole thing got started. CT is always quick to pass off the success to his other partners in crime who lend a very large helping hand. In fact, he’s one of the most humble dudes I’ve ever met. “Truth is” he says, “the whole thing was sorta started out of spite.” Apparently, CT and some friends attended a few vintage Japanese bike show years back and unfortunately, the judges never quite knew how to judge their whips. It started to get pretty obvious that there were a lot of custom classics in the Twin Cities in need of an event where they could get a little appreciation. “Fuck it, I’m gonna start my own show for the kind of bikes that deserve it.”
Years later and here we are. The streets have to be shut down. Vendors and sponsors line up in advance and the permits need to be legit. The Lady has really taken on a life of its own. Everybody… and I mean EVERYBODY attends. See you there this July 23rd. Speed Club will be out with booth overhead and beer in hand as usual.
Dig it. Thanks CT.
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Uncategorized | admin | March 10, 2011 7:00 am | Comments Off on Garage Feature II – CT is NE
Swung by Bluecat Last night for beer, bikes and friends. Caught up on everything and got a lot of really cool pics. Here are just a few but I’m saving a few for the chopper blog durring the winter to remind us all of how much fun all this sh*t is.
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Uncategorized | admin | July 16, 2010 7:00 am | Comments Off on Pics from Third Thursday – St Paul
So it’s officially official. Just checked out the bearded lady motorcycle show site on Tuesday. The Speed Club logo is now posted and linked as a sponsor. Special thanks to CT and the Bearded folk. We’re dragging out a few goodies from the garage and will see everyone there! Speed Club – over and out!
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Uncategorized | admin | June 3, 2010 7:00 am | Comments (1)