Capitol City Customs Swap Meet & Bike Show
UPDATE Feb. 12: Wow, Stephanie at Iowa Harley Girl has a HUGE selection of photos from the Capitol City Customs Bike Show! Be sure to visit her blog to see all the neat customs from this past weekend!
If a crowded swap meet is a sign that Iowans are getting sick of winter, then this year we must all be on the edge of insanity. Not only was it nearly impossible to find a parking spot, it was difficult to even walk the rows of merchandise - I’d say this event has outgrown the 4H building at the Fairgrounds, where it’s been held for many years. As always, this event featured many used parts, leather dealers, and other bike-related booths, plus the custom bike show that I thought was a little larger this year. We missed one bargain - a quick-release windshield that might’ve fit Kristin’s bike for only $65 - and ended up not buying anything at all. But it was nice to get out and shop for bike-related stuff anyway. I took a few pictures of some of the custom bikes and put them on Webshots. Have a look, but don’t be fooled - the swap meet is wonderful but it’s no substitute for getting out there and RIDING!
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The Iowa Motorcycle Safety Forum takes place on Friday, March 14 from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Sheraton West Hotel in West Des Moines. Participants will have an opportunity to ride the Impairment Simulator, get a legislative update from the American Motorcycle Association, visit a variety of vendor booths and see the Orange County Choppers E-85 Farm Bureau Chopper. Pat Hahn, author of 
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If you are making plans for this summer’s Sturgis Rally, the Mayor’s Ride is now signing up participants. This year’s ride includes Vanocker Canyon, 
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I’m stoked!! Or pumped… or whatever it is the cool kids say these days when they mean, “I’m excited!” I invited Vicki Gray of 
The Bomber Girls will be having their first run on May 19th, Armed Forces Day. The Girls are a group of riders working to benefit the USO, in support of U.S. military troops all over the world. Their May 19 run takes place in Savannah, Georgia, where they’ll have servicemen working the stops along with the riders, so head on in to Savannah and support our troops and veterans - tell one thank you!Registration begins at 10 AM at Jailhouse Choppers’ new location at the corner of Victory and Barnard in Savannah. (Thanks guys!!! 
Well the weather here is awful - AGAIN! It’s been below 40 degrees every day for the past four or five days, with overnight temps below freezing, and it has cold-snapped all the tender plants and just about assured we’ll have no flowering trees or any other spring flowers. It sucks!! So, I’m glad to see that folks in warmer parts of the country are still getting out to ride. I found this news item today that’s just one of those “feel-good” stories that makes you wish you were part of the big column of bikes. Riders in southwest Florida, including the Chrome Divas, spent their Easter Sunday taking stuffed animals to kids in local hospitals and indeed, making sure the hospitals had plenty of toys for kids all year round. 
Okay biker chicks, it’s time to RIDE! 
