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8th Annual Moto Carrera Extravaganza Kicked
Ass!
This year's show was easily
the best ever with a huge turnout of two-stroke lovers converging on
L.A.'s Hansen Dam for the 8th annual Two-Stroke Extravaganza. Old bikes,
new bikes, lots of bikes from the '70' & '80's, you name it. If you like
2-stroke sport bikes you were in utopia. The cackle of chambers and the
smell of castor oil blended with the barbecue smoke to create the
perfect 2-stroke lovers ambience. Several hundred people walked up &
down through the rows of bikes with big smiles on their faces, stopping
occasionally to watch somebody fire up their machine, which would always
draw a crowd. This much fun is usually illegal. I think they
finally caught on when a team of undercover cops showed up at 3:30, long
after the show was over. A few unsuspecting guys having a cold one, got
popped for drinking in the park, a $70. ticket. It's a good thing they
weren't around for the infamous parade lap of clowns. It turned into 19
laps at moron international speedway. Dump the clutch, pop a 6-inch
wheely, slam the speedbump, do it again & again until something finally
falls off your bike! After a few minutes it was getting pretty old. With
37 categories, several well-deserving enthusiasts took home trophies
presented by judge's chairman and show mc, Jay Mendoza. This years show
was the toughest to judge due to so many exquisite bikes. Thanks to
everyone who participated and enjoyed the party. What used to be 15-20
bikes showing up to get hamburgers & a soda, has turned into one of the
premier motorcycle events on the west coast. No longer are we a little
obscure group of hooligans riding noisy bikes, we're a big group of
proud enthusiasts celebrating the most exciting bikes in the world!
Doug Johnson |
| What some of the guests had to say about this
years show... |
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 Henry
Hester, John Brewton and son are holding their share of hardware. |
 Check out
John doing a cool burnout! This S3 with
a built KH400 motor really rips! Check out those 3 pipes on the right
and hear them in the video clip. |
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 Robert
Hodges (BR), the creator of the leading 2-stroke forum,
www.usa2strokers.com, was there as always with his trophy winning
Daytona Specials. He was having way too much fun on his Daytona replica
chopper. |
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 With bikes like
this GP replica RZ500, Steve & his dad, Dennis Turner, are raising the
bar for everybody at the moment. Their collection is simply awesome! |
 Wow! This was
truly the year of the non-US exotics. There were several dozen
GP-replicas and most looked like new, or better. It was an absolutely
stunning display of some of the nicest two-strokes in the world.
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 This was a turnout
to remember. Thanks to all who participated. |
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