Gringo & Mickey Dates

Hey all you moto psychos and 2-wheeled freakniks! Gringo and Mickey Swap Meet dates are here. If you havent read it already. Here they are. If you need more info visit motopsychoswapmeets.com for all the details!

January 16 – ST PAUL ARMORY

February 6th – ANOKA ARMORY

February 27th – DULUTH ARMORY

March 13th – ST CLOUD ARMORY

Back to the 50’s – Minnesota

Speed Club’s first love will always be cycles but when you’re given the gift of Back to the 50’s each year, how can you not take a moment to give the weekend it’s due respect and appreciation. Here are a few pics I snapped between hitting the swap and strolling through the car show. …enjoy.

Machinery Hill Swap Meet – A Great Score

Woke up Sunday with a sore throat and a head cold. Ruined almost all my weekend plans. I noticed a sh*t load of hot rods whipping past the house on the way to the fairgrounds. Turns out the St Paul fairgrounds hosted another car extravaganza on Sunday. I grabbed some coffee for the throat, tossed the boy in the wagon and we walked over (I should mention we live near by the fairgrounds).

What a great score. I found another one of those hard-to-find Harley Sprint tanks which look amazing on almost any chopper or bobber. I also picked up a great red metal flake lid. It was pretty trashed inside but fits like a glove. Tossed everything into the wagon and headed home. Those car swaps are great for bike shopping. Since everyone is looking for car parts, you get the pick of the litter over any and all bike stuff. Dig it.

Donnie Smith 2010 – Pics Vault

As with all swap meets, one mans trash is another mans treasure. More pics from the 2010 Donnie Smith Motorcycle show. Lots of great parts for that bobber project or chopper project you cant seem to finish. Found a great Harley Servi-Car frame pictured below along with a twisted little snap shot of the sea of parts claiming most of the floor space. Dig it. More to come from the chopper blog.

Twin Cities Swap Meet Aftermath!

So Speed Club Inc attended last weekends Gringo & Mickey’s Moto Psycho Swap Meet. From an enthusiasts standpoint, the event was a little short on vendors in comparison to the last years. I think it might have been because of Donnie Smith’s Bike show and Swap coming up in 2 weeks. In any event, we did pick up some really sweet junk for a couple projects and I managed to snap some photos for the chopper blog.

I found a great 45″ motor crammed into a milk crate. The guy wanted $1200 beans so I decided to pass. I also bumped into the Heavy-Clothing.com guys with a booth made out of Heavy t-shirts, twisted bars and shovelhead motors.