Pictures of Hollerpalooza Vintage Motorcycle Show Available

There are some GREAT pictures of the 2011 Cycleblend / Hollerpalooza Vintage Motorcycle Show available at
http://wagonerphoto.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Vintage/Hollerpalooza-2011/19698926_d8tfHN
These pictures were made by Jim Wagoner of the Time Warp Vintage motorcycle club, and you will see real quick that he has an eye for a good photo. You can also purchase pictures form this site. Enjoy!
By the way, the Twin Engine Triumph that won the Best British Class (Pictured above) is in the December issue of Cycle World magazine. It won the "Street Special" class at the Indianapolis Rolling Concours show this Summer.

Happy Hollerpalooza Vintage Motorcycle Show Results

The second annual Cycleblend / Happy Hollerpalooza Vintage show was blessed with great weather and great bikes. The quality of bikes that turned out was superb, and I want to thank every one of the owners who brought their bikes out to share with the crowd. Here are the Winners.

 The People Choice award, chosen by the public, went to Wendell Cooper and his just restored 1973 Honda SL 70

 The Best British Class was extremely close, and had several almost perfect bikes. when all the votes were counted,and re-counted, The winner (by 1 vote) was Steve Pieratt and his Twin Engine 1974 Bonneville (2nd place went to David Hurst and his 1966 Triumph Bonneville TT Special)

We had a repeat winner in the Best American Class. It was won again this year by Ted Bortner and his 1946 Indian Chief. (2nd place went to Charlie Cox's 59 Cushman Eagle)

Kent Trimble took the top spot in the Best Japanese Class with his super clean 1973 Suzuki GT-750 Lemans. (2nd place was Charles Gault's 1969 Bridgestone 350 GTR)

The Best European Class showcased some incredible machinery, and Clark Stewarts 1966 Benelli won by 3 votes. Truly a beautiful bike. (2nd place was Chris Howard's 74 Moto Guzzi V-7 Sport)

The Old Dirt class was won by the very special 1960something Triumph "Chrome Cub" owned by Dan Moriarty. This was another bike that was just completed in time for the Hollerpalooza show. (2nd Place was Wendell Cooper's 73 SL70 )

Here are a few pics from the show.

2nd Annual Cycleblend - Happy Hollerpalooza Vintage Show Oct. 22nd !

We are doing it again!! This will be the 2nd Annual Happy Hollerpalooza Vintage Show, sponsored by Cycleblend.com, the Time Warp Vintage Motorcycle Club, The Time Warp Tea Room, and ThermoCopy.
Last year was the first year we did this, and the response was great!  We had 75 of the coolest vintage bikes you've ever seen, and it was totally FREE to everyone!! No Charge to show, no charge to look! This may very well be the largest Vintage Motorcycle Show in East Tennessee! Our goal this year is 100 Vintage Bikes!


The Bike Show is part of the Happy Hollerpalooza Street Fair, a family oriented street fair, so there will be plenty going on for everyone of every age. The Bike Show will be at the corner of North Central and W.Anderson.
Here are the details:

• Bikes must be at least 25 years old
• You can register when you get there
• You can bring more than one bike.
• The show is participant judged. You bring a bike, you get to vote for the winner in each class.
• The classes are the Best: American, British, European, Japanese, and Old Dirt
• The Public will vote for the "Peoples Choice"  winner
• Registration starts at 11:00, and ends at 1:30. Trophies will be given out at 4:00 (The street fair goes from 1:00 till 5:00pm) 
• Oh yeah...your bike must be able to start. Smoking and leaking oil are allowed!
• There is trailer parking behind the Time Warp Tea Room and on surrounding side streets. Remember, North Central will be closed for the fair, but you can ride your bike in.

Directions, from I-275 in Knoxville take the Baxter Street Exit (1-A). Turn East. Cross the Railroad tracks and take your first left onto Wray. Anderson is your first street on the right, or you can follow Wray St around the corner to Oklahoma and turn Right into the lot behind the Time Warp Tea Room. If you get this close you can't miss it.

14th Annual Southern Woods Rider Fall Ride at Loretta Lynn's Ranch

October 21st through 23rd is the Annual Fall Ride at Loretta Lynn's Ranch. This weekend originated years ago as the fundraiser for the now long gone Volunteer State Trailriders Association (VSTA).  Luckily the torch was picked up by Tom Stotler who formed SWR just to keep this ride going. It has turned into a huge event, and is a great place to take kids and novice riders. This year KTM will be there doing Demo rides. (how cool is that!). Be warned, the campground and area hotels fill up fast. For all of the info go to the SWR Website www.southernwoodsrider.com

Ladies Only Ride in Bike Show @ Biker Rags Sunday the 18th

LADIES ONLY - RIDE IN BIKE SHOW:  

Sunday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Biker Rags at 10609 Kingston Pike. This is not a judged show, but a social gathering for ladies who ride and want to show off their bikes.  All entrants receive Biker Rags store coupons and a chance at a door prize drawing.  FREE hot dogs and lemonade to EVERYONE!  All brands of motorcycles are welcome!  The time is from 1:00 till 4:00

BMW ROK Rally this weekend at Two Creeks

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is the Annual BMW ROK (Riders of Knoxville) Rally at the Two Creeks campground in Del Rio, Tenn. This event has been happening for several years now, and draws BMW riders in from across the country. You can see more about the campground by going to the "Places to go" tab on Cycleblend website.

Del Rio Tenn, is about halfway between Newport TN. and Hot Springs N.C.  Directions: (25/70 toward Hot Springs/ right on 107/ right on Old Fifteenth / right on Catnip)  For more pictures you can go to  twocreekstn@aol.com , or you can link to it through  http://BMWROK.org      Phone 423-587-1718

Maximum Motorcycle Weekend - Enduro Cross - Moto GP - ExtremeEnduro

 

Every now and then the stars line up, and plans come together. The weekend of August 26,27,28 was that weekend for me. During this three day period I was able to take in the AMA Geico Enduro Cross, The Moto GP Qualifying Day at Indianapolis, and the first ever Kenda Tire Tennessee Knock Out Extreme Enduro at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie. The plan was to also see the AMA  Indy Mile Flat Track race, but when it  was cancelled we instead visited the Motorcycles on Meridian gathering in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night.

You may have seen Enduro Cross on TV, but you need to see it in person. It's sort of like seeing a boxing match, you know there are going to be some punches landed, you just don't know how hard they are going to be. 

There wasn't a single race that didn't have somebody go down in the first turn. In fact, it was rare when the race winner didn't have some sort of trouble. The track is just that tough. Taddy Blazusiak (#111), the winner of the last several Erzberg Enduros and Enduro Cross Events, won the event, followed closely by teammate, and East Tennessee's own Mike Brown (#311)

Early the next morning we found ourselves a few miles down the road at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I was there before in 2008, but it was still awesome to be back. It's one of those places you need to go to at least once in your life if you're into racing. It's just neat to look up and see the Pagoda Tower that you've seen on TV for all your life, and think about all the famous racers who have been there.

 

The atmosphere at a Moto GP race is like no other Road Race. It's amazing how passionate  the fans are that come from Europe to cheer their favorite riders, and there is just a feeling around the event that lets you know this is the pinnacle of the sport. The sound that the GP Bikes make at full song is like no other bike you've ever heard, simply because these bikes don't exist anywhere else. Cool doesn't come close to describing it.

 

 Since we didn't have the Flat Track to go to Saturday night, we walked a few blocks from the hotel to Meridian Street. we really didn't know what to expect, but found out that this event is HUGE!. 

The City of Indy closes off this downtown street for several blocks for motorcycle traffic only, and I can only guess how many bikes where there, but its easily in the thousands. The cool thing is it is all kinds of bikes, and all kinds of people, with probably a 60-40 split between Sportbikes and Cruisers. Not your typical all Harley black leather parade.

 

I left Indy at 5;30 the next morning and drove 6 hours to the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie Tennessee just in time to catch the first Pro Race of the Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro.

The top guys for the Enduro Cross I saw in Indy all came to compete for the $10,000 purse, and this time Mike Brown came out the winner. Blazusiak's bike broke in the first heat race, ending his day, but he was still out there on course cheering for his teammate Mike Brown. This was billed as an Extreme Enduro and it definitely was. Much of the terrain the pros raced over couldn't be ridden over by most good riders. It was impressive to see in person.

When it was all over and I finally made it back home to Knoxville I just had to sit for a minute and think about what all I was able to see over the weekend. I got to see the best riders in the world doing what they do best, at awesome venues, with great weather. I was so happy that I grabbed a beer and turned on the TV to watched the races I missed that my wife recorded for me. Can't get too much of a good thing!