Tore It Up!

Wow! What an event! 'Two Wheel Sunday' tore it up with their inaugural 'all clubs' meet. This was a get together for anyone who loves the two wheeled lifestyle and wanted to hang out with like minded souls and it's pretty obvious that there's plenty of them around here!
Blue Circle was there of course, and we had 'Women In The Wind' on our left , 'The Victory Riders ' on our right, and shared the tailgate of our truck with Patti Derbyshire of 'Torch Motorcycles', who also happens to be quite the m.c. and well connected in the media world! 'Torch' had their own display set up, dong 3D imaging of volunteer female riders, as they are using the data to help design a motorcycle specifically for women (more on that in a future blog). Patti spent a good part of her day on the mic, letting the crowds know about all the groups who were there and what was going on in the various venues, with Lucid Kustoms, Universal Cycle and OMG MotorcycleTraining School generously opening their doors to help host the 3000 guests who had pretty much taken over the entire street!
James and Ron from the 'Victory Riders' also organized a Motorcycle Show and Shine, with some cool prizes for best Vintage, Custom, Cruiser and Sport bike provided by 'Cycleworks Calgary' . Cycleworks were one of the groups instrumental in helping get this event started, providing some 'seed' money and donating 500 litres of gas for prizes.  'Blue Circle' was also there from the beginning and helped with some cash for the essentials of hosting this type of event, like providing porta-potties for the  throngs that showed up! 'Blue Circle' also stepped up and gave $25.00 gas card prizes to 3 lucky voters who took the time to cast a vote for the best bikes in the show,  this being strictly a People's Choice Award. And people did vote, which was why the bike owners put their rides on display!!
Lucid Kustoms not only had several of their very cool custom bikes out for display but opened up their shop and showed the movie 'Why We Ride' and '6 Over' during the day. A great way to get out of the hot sun for a spell and check out this great documentary that helps explain why Two Wheel Sunday turned out so well.
There were lots of other bike enthusiasts there, including our good friends Troy and Ang from 'Ride Stop n Go', who had their cameras rolling and talked to lots and lots of people. Be sure to check out their show on Shaw T.V. when the new episodes come out in the Fall. Troy and Ang know how to ride and know lots of riders, so you'll see lots of bikes, lots of routes, some amazing scenery and lots of fun.
Really, 'Two Wheel Sunday' was a hit and everyone is already talking about next year, so if you're interested in setting something up, or interested in coming by to check it all out, keep an eye on the Facebook page for the news!

Lots of volunteers arrived early to help set up, including those for the Show & Shine

More site prep, with groups arriving at 8:00 to set up shop

Steve and Rob from Ride For Dad were 2 of many volunteers who manned the RFD booth 

Now we're getting things rolling

Blue Circle's rolling promo

It's 10:00 and starting to get busy AND hot!

The street, with Lucid Kustoms on the left, is starting to fill with bikes

Some 'Iron" at Lucid

Get out of the sun for a spell and catch one of these cool movies

Don Fergin also hosted over at Universal Cycle

It was cookin' hot, so why not have a free Mac's Froster!!

Did I mention how busy it was getting?

That's Torch Motorcycle's 3D Imaging Dome in the back left corner

'The Hulk' was entered in the Sport Bike category

Maybe this should be posted on every car's dash!!