HOLLISTER, ETC.

I know it's been over a month since I last posted. Time flies when you're busy it seems.
So today I'm going to mention the Hollister Rally. It's always been the 4th of July weekend but for some reason not this year. It would have been a perfect time to do the rally with the 4th on a Friday this year and all. But hey, what do I know right?
We were again at Corbin's factory off San Felipe Rd. This is a good space for us, lots of room, nice parking lot, good people and above all the price is right. Sorry but the promoters of this rally are asking way too much for their space. Add in the city taxes, permits and fees and the basically one day rally would probably be the most expensive day of the year. I say it was a one day rally because Friday was really slow, Saturday was great. We had a great turn out but Sunday was nothing. That's the day everyone goes home so it was really a single day rally. Again, had they done the rally the weekend before it would have been better for everyone, vendors, attendees and the promoters as well. Also at Corbin's with us were Samson pipes, Barnett Tool and Engineering, you know the cats from Barnett cables and clutches. The cool thing about Corbin's is they're doing seats all weekend as well as doing an open house so you get to see how they make their seats and other parts. His showroom also usually has several interesting bikes from antiques to racing bikes. Overall I'd say the rally was okay, not great though and it has the potentail to be great. I'm hoping someday they get a promoter or somebody doing it that sees what's missing and how to make it the premier west coast rally it should be.
At the rally we unveiled my latest build, Destiny. This bike is really something cool to see. American Iron magazine is planning a feature on this bike so keep your eyes open for that.

Also on my ind today is Red Fridays. I've been a supporter of this idea for almost a year now and still support it. It's Friday and I'm wearing my red, are you? Today I get an e-mail saying we need to wear blue on Fridays now. Okay, this is ridiculous to me. I'm all for showing our support but we need to all get on the same page people. It doesn't show anything if we're going in twenty different directions.

Sturgis is right around the corner. I wish I could be there, always one of my favorite rallies. Maybe I'll make it back there again someday. I hope everyone that is going has a safe and fun rally week.

FTF
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