TRO CHAMPIONSHIP BIKE SHOW SERIES The Bike Show Series
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It’s the tail end of the Summer Bike Show season, but it brings up some of our biggest and best bike shows – including the GENEVA THUNDER ZONE BIKE SHOW! This is our longest running show and always the biggest of the Summer Season!
INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS
Follow us on facebook (www.facebook.com/ThunderRoadsOhio) for announcements and updates on the upcoming INVITATIONAL SHOWS. All winners from the 2021 Summer Series are eligible to participate in these CASH winning shows. Traditionally, the OHIO BIKE WEEK SHOW and PISTON POWER SHOWS were the series invitational, championship shows. Unfortunately, both of these shows have been impacted by the pandemic.
The Bike Show Series
Over the last several years, Thunder Roads Ohio has worked to develop the TRO Championship Bike Show Series as a means of showcasing both the rides that our readers have and the amazing works of rolling art that local shops and builders have been producing in an informal, fun format. Along the way, we discovered that many local riders had never participated in a Bike Show – never considering that their bikes were “show worthy”. It turns out though, that most riders have an appreciation – even a love of motorcycles that goes beyond the amount of chrome on a bike or if there are water spots and dust on them. We’ve hosted Bike Shows at indoor venues showcasing bikes with less than a dozen miles on them – and we’ve hosted Bike Shows at outdoor venues ranging from dealership parking lots to grass fields with countless entries still hot from riding in from across the state! Throughout, we’ve discovered that it’s not always the most polished that gets the attention, but it’s the love and work that goes into the bike that everyone appreciates. Even if you’ve never participated in a Bike Show before, we encourage everyone to participate and have fun with the shows! Chances are that you’ll discover a greater appreciation for what makes your bike unique and meet some other folks with a similar passion. And we’re certain you’ll have a blast! The TRO Bike Show Series features local, regional, and nationally recognized shows that all builders and bike owners are welcome to participate in. Vintage, metric, v-twin, customs, restored antiques, “resto-mods”, trikes, and radicals are all welcome to the show. These shows are RIDE-IN shows, meaning the bikes are expected to be ridden and a little bit of road dust is fine. We don’t split hairs over trailering in bikes, but we do require that all bikes must be functioning. They must start and be able to be safely ridden on the road.
Photos from Queen City Harley-Davidson Bike Show 16
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