{"id":8505,"date":"2014-04-22T04:03:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeme.tv\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2014-04-19T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T04:54:31","slug":"man-friday-2014-bankstown-bike-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeme.tv\/index.php\/man-friday-2014-bankstown-bike-show\/","title":{"rendered":"MAN FRIDAY – 2014 BANKSTOWN BIKE SHOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

I long ago lost the stress of what to do on Good Friday.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve not been a church-goer for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

The pubs are all closed.<\/p>\n

The Highway Patrol and its double-demerit-points feeding frenzy causes an excess build-up of bile in my sweetmeats.<\/p>\n

Thus I give thanks to Hard\u2019n\u2019Fast Promotions for its annual Bankstown Bike Show \u2013 which has always ticked every box any bloke ever needs ticked on the holiest day of the year.<\/p>\n

Let me show you\u2026<\/p>\n

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If you get there early, before the crowds, you can get a good look at the bikes.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This was out in the carpark being for sale.<\/p><\/div>\n

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They will stunt for food. And rightly so. Brilliant show, by the way.<\/p><\/div>\n

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My mate, Greg Ferraina, was there to Supermotard his guts out. And he did.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes, good morning to you two too.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The wondrous Mr Richer and his fine lady from DV8 Leathers.<\/p><\/div>\n

A gourmet-selection of some of the best custom bikes in the country to salve thine eyes with glory?<\/p>\n

Yes \u2013 and there was even some dusty, patina-kissed vintage stuff if that took your fancy. But some of the custom builds were just stunning.<\/p>\n

Hot babes with jiggly boobies, short skirts and high heels for you to gaze in base lust upon?<\/p>\n

Yep. Entire herds of them. And in a variety of shapes, sizes and hair-styles. There were even competitions to stack them in order of lusciousness, for its own sake.<\/p>\n

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Black is very slimming<\/p><\/div>\n

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The devil is in the details<\/p><\/div>\n

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Well, yes. Fair call.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fat and black.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Not so fat and black. Oh, and I included the bloke so the ladies here will not accuse me of sexism.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Al, Arianna and Ben. Only Arianna is having a good time.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is Miss Evy. She was a baby when I was working for Ozbike.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ready for Superpole.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Heh, and you thought upside-down forks were the last word in handling.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Classic rigid Shovel<\/p><\/div>\n

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My old mate, Bob, his son, and a very rare and utterly original Sturgis.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Clean me, baby.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beaut black bagger.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes. Shut up. Just yes. A V8 barstool.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Boss Hoss. Enflamed no less.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fat it out.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Those big radius fronts are growing on me.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I loved this VROD. I wanted to touch myself, but felt that was a bridge too far.<\/p><\/div>\n

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He’s ready when you are.<\/p><\/div>\n

Feats of strength, where mighty men did violent and brutal things to each other in a controlled environment, or who contended upon the dirt oval of speed-battle emitting clouds of methanol and spite?<\/p>\n

Shit hell verily yes! Not only were there warriors dressed in armour smashing the crap out of each other with edged weapons, there was wrestling, weight-lifting and heaps of stunting, flat-track and super-motard excellentness.<\/p>\n

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An armoured ranga? Holy fuck…<\/p><\/div>\n

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He showed me his war face.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Masterclass parenting skills.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tools of the trade. Probably not by Sidchrome.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Dear Lord, please lend strength to my sword arm so that i may smite my enemies and friends with equal ferocity.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Team Havoc understands violence.<\/p><\/div>\n

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See? But wait, there’s more…<\/p><\/div>\n

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..and done. I could have watched this all day. Thank you, Team Havoc.<\/p><\/div>\n

Frosty beverages to slake one\u2019s thirst and the seared meat of dead beasts to quell one\u2019s hunger?<\/p>\n

In vast abundance so that your arteries could be shown who was boss and how he rolled on a high holy day.<\/p>\n

And there was me. Broken, crippled and limping about the place like a kicked dog.<\/p>\n

Still, since it was the first day after I smacked the car that I could button up a pair of jeans, I was a happy kicked dog.<\/p>\n

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Caged for your safety.<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Hell, no, I do not want world peace.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stiv, he gets all the girls.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Skullduggery<\/p><\/div>\n

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Being dirty<\/p><\/div>\n

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Being strong<\/p><\/div>\n

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Being crazy<\/p><\/div>\n

I caught up as I do each time I go, with old mates. And as the years go by we congratulate ourselves on still being around. We compare scars. We do a lot of rueful smiling.<\/p>\n

And rueful smiling is still smiling.<\/p>\n

And there needs to be more of that on long weekends.<\/p>\n

Thanks<\/h3>\n

Hard\u2019n\u2019Fast Promotions have the day down pat. The show is a miracle of organisation and logistics, and each year, as new things are added to the mix, I\u2019m sure the equation grows even more complex. I would extend my gratitude to the blokes for their hospitality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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