July 16, 2011 |
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This year's festsival is reported to have attracted more than 90,000
people and more than 35,000 motorcycles. Saturday afternoon,
bikes lined ten blocks on Western Avenue from Terrace
Street to Seventh Street "Steel Horse Alley." A continuous parade of motorcycles crept along the alley throughout the day. |
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Motorcycles and people lined "the Alley" as far as the eye could see. |

Food vendors appealed to nearly every taste from cajun and Mexican to Greek and Chinese. |

A variety of "bubba cookers" and grills kept a smoky haze and delicious aroma of great food in the air all afternoon. |

People as well as bikes were on parade. |

Beautifully customized bikes were particularly attractive to this young biker. |
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Who loves the comfort of a big tricycle? |
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At the other end of the spectrum were the motorized bycles. |
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A Cushman Eagle from the early 1960's. |

Details in the paint and chrome were the highlight of the show for me. |
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Another visual highlight toward the end of the afternoon was the bike washing station |
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Live
music was available in beer tents throughout the weekend.
Entertainment included a performance by the Marshall Tucker Band
to open the Festival Friday night and Brian Howe, former lead singer
with Bad Company, headlined the program Saturday night. |

This seemed to be a fitting end of the afternoon at the show for me. To see more about the annual event log on to the "Bike Time" web site |