The Capital City show, once again brought ght in a variety vendors for everyone to check ck out. The list is always variable, but this year seemed to make for a bigger variety y of things to see, and it is even refreshing that you can still damn near buy the pieces es for an entire motorcycle if you know what at you are looking for. Walking through thee show I was looking for the pieces to get one put all together. It was nice to see parts, as the base of the show with some extra cool stuff to see to make it complete. te.
embroidered, a new fancy cover, or even a heated insert or gel insert at Elite Auto Upholstery. Well, now that my bike is getting put together, in my mind at least, it’s time to grab a snack and go listen to some music.
Some of the vendors that I hadn’t seen before brought a nice mix of merchandise. e. I really liked the decorated head bands, bandanas and jewelry. (It was nice to see some stuff just for women.) On the artsy end you had Sue Hopper of Signs and Wonders, and Tom Fugle of Custom Creations. Those two can create some beautiful work on leather, canvas, or metal in Tom’s case. Now I’m on to the guys who put the finishing touches on your pride and joy. Let’s see, do I want itt powder coated at Oberg Customs Powderr Coating, or do I go with liquid paint at one of the custom painters on hand? Too many awesome custom paint jobs on display here, how do I choose? Now I’m m on to look at some seats. Once I have my y style y ppicked out,, I jjust might g gget it
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I stopped at Tim Sheehan’s booth where I found the World’s Best Meats in the form of jerky. They had every flavor from Sweet and Sassy, to Death by Jerky. Yep, you guessed it, I tried Death by Jerky. As I munched my jerky and wiped the tears from my eyes and took care of my runny nose, I couldn’t help but move my feet to the incredible sounds of Misfit Toyz. I gotta give it to the gal singer, she did Janis proud! Tater, and group, if you’re reading this, just wanted to let you know how much we all appreciate you bringing us together the way you do every year. I’m sure all us bikers are ready to tear our own, (and each other’s) hair out by this time of the nonriding season. This gathering really helps temper down the nerves, but also helps remind us what we need to get done to our rides to get ready for the riding season. Thanks Tater and group for the awesome gathering. Annette
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