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| Bikers camp a lot. Tents are easy to carry and usually no one minds how loud we get out in the woods. This was a WET weekend and we had to buy wood to keep dry and warm. You can't carry a lot of wood on a scooter. |
This is my first Harley, a FXRS Low Rider. I added front controls and did some engine work. Check out how much wood you can get on a low rider. This was one fast scooter, but I needed more room So I got my Heritage. |
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| This is "Buffalo Chip Camp Ground" outside of Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis, the biggest rally in the world. 750,000 in 2007. This is Biker Mecca. Great roads, lots to see and more bikes than cars on the road. |
That's Sandi on the left. Can't remember the girl in the middle's name but I drove her first Harley home from the dealership because she had not gotten her permit yet. The girl on the right is Sue. Sue lost her life on two wheels. |
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| Up north they don't have a long riding season so in the Spring all the bikers get together for the first BIG party of the year. The Spring Dust Off. This one is at Detroit Motorcycle Parts. There's about 2,500 scooters here. |
That's me on the left and next is "Rags" the badest biker I've ever known. I once saw him pick up a full dresser. He is a brick mason so he gets a lot of exercise hauling bricks around. |
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| That's Sandi in downtown Rapid City, just outside of Sturgis. What a party that was. |
MoTown, Murder City... Detroit had a lot of nicknames. In 2007 it was named one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. I guess the words on Brown Beards T-shirt say it all. |
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| Bikers love games. This one is called "Bite The Weenie". The girl on the back of the scooter jumps up and bites the hotdog hanging from a string as her driver drives under it. It's harder than it looks, plus it's covered with mustard. |
This is out friend Paula doing a good job on the hotdog. The guy driving is Mr. Clean from the Motor City HOG Chapter. Paula is Rags wife. This was at the Detroit MC Parts Spring Dust Off. |
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| This game is "Potato Search", sort of like musical chairs. The girls are on the back of bikes riding in a circle around the stack of hay. There is one less potato in the hay, than girls. When the gun fires the girls jump off the bike and dive in. |
This one's easy. All you have to do is ride your 600 pound bike down a 4 by 4 soaked with old grease, with your feet up. If you go off the "Greased Rail", you want both wheels to go off the same side or you high-center and over you go. |
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Here's a guy that just flat lost it. He gunned it on the rail, the back wheel spun out sideways and over he went. This is not something you want to do with a $10,000 motorcycle. |
Every thing you heard about wild parties is true. Here' the tit contest at the dust off. most of the guys toss a buck or two in the pot and the girls choose to compete. Figure 2000 bikers, a buck each equals a $2000+ prize. Not bad. |
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If you ever go to a biker party, don't ride a Honda. Just kidding, All bikes are welcome. Here Harley bikers get to smash other brands for $1 a hit. The money goes to a kids charity. Good way to get the aggression out. |
No greased rail here, this is the slow race. All you have to do is ride the 500 feet or so in the slowest time, without putting your feet down. The patch outs are from scooters that were about to fall and the rider gunned it |
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If you party you got to have pals to cover your back. That's Animal on the left, me in the middle and Rags on the right. All from the Detroit Harley HOG club. They don't get any better than these guys. |
You still got to party in the Michigan winters so every now and then we all got together to toss down a few, relive last summer and plan for next summer. Amazing how much Jim Beam you can put down in six hours. |
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| This is what my bike looked right after I bought it. It's a stock 1988,FLSTC, Heritage Softail. Great bike Evo engine and belt drive. I still ride it. I've rebuilt it a few times but I'm sure it's the scooter I'll have when I kick it. |
The only thing better to ride than my scooter is Sandi. She's a red hot biker babe with a red Sportster. The stickers were from something we bought. Can't remember what it was. I wonder why..... |
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| I don't golf, but if I did, I know the golf cart I'd get. This sign was in Pontiac MI. The factory had long been out of business bit the sign was still there. They finally tore it down in the early 90's. Glad I got a pic. |
It's like I told Sandi's Mom, I'm really not that bad a guy, really, she wanted to go to all this stuff, I swear. Yea, that's it. It was all HER idea! I just went along to watch out for her. Yea, that's it. |
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| This is my first Harley, a 1981 FHRS Lowrider. Fast Scooter. |
This is my second, current and last Harley a 1988 FLSTC Heritage Softail with a lot of customization. I have since this shot taken off the back seat and put on a springer seat. |
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| 1961 tank emblems on a circa 1948 paint job. |
My babe on my bike, both classics. |
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| Sandi on her own scooter a 1990 sportster. |
My grandson Robby on gramps scooter, future biker in the making. |
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| That's my babe in her color vest. Hard to read but the patch at the bottom reads "Property of Jim Sawyer". Before some get up in arms I had a patch on my vest that read, "Property of Sandi Sawyer". Guess what, it's still that way. |
Take a look at my bike and then this 1948 Indian. It's the look I was going for. |
My scooter has been in several magazines. Below are some of the first series of pics that were ever taken of it. Denny Berels, a great photographer, took the pics. He provided the model. I can't remember her name but I do remember that she was a really nice girl and we had fun taking the pics. It took over five hours in the studio. Tough job, but someone had to do it.
