Leesburg 2010

[bagobones]

Maybe the massive bike rally appeal has worn off for me, but Leesburg was a little boring. Same booths, same stuff. Lots of bikes...yeah, yeah. Its always pretty far out to see SO MANY bikes in one place, but I've seen THAT a bunch of times in MANY different places now.

The Miss Leesburg contest was enjoyable I guess, but they made the mistake of asking each girl a question as she stood there in her bikini...and even though these were clearly scripted and utterly banal questions, each girl managed to demonstrate an inability to speak their native language (English) clearly or even somewhat intelligently and for effect managed to botch her poorly memorized answer. The girls were suddenly much less attractive. I wonder if they were as embarrassed as the crowd seemed to be.

The bands we heard were pretty lame, too. Maybe they were stinking because I wasn't drinking. There are GOOD blues bands in Florida somewhere, I would like to think.

A visit to Windy Acres on the way out of town showed that their scene is growing and I'm happy for them. Maybe 3-4 times the people this year over last at  their Saturday night blow-out, and there wasn't a sober person to  be found. Keep it up W.A., and that campground will be full before too long . Nice folks who work their asses off to make for a great weekend for bikers who like the crazy camp scene. They deserve success.

It's too bad that Bones and I didn't get to meet any of the Biker Florida members. Nobody really seemed interested in meeting up. Maybe next time....

I have a few photos I took from that weekend that I will share later on. Until then, Peace and Love, shiny side up.

Bag

[dongalb]

Bones brothers in the house (pasture) and you guys did not even stop me to say hello?  What's up with that?

Seriously, I wish I had seen you at least to shake hands, thank you for stopping by, and this forum.  I know I am a typical lurker here, with not a lot to say, but I do enjoy a morning cruise through the posts.

Yes, our crowd was about 3x last year.  Still had plenty of room though.  The growing pains will probably mean we have to have help next year.  The good news there is I may have more time to make sure I get to say hello.

Had a bunch of request to organize a poker run or something out of the farm on Saturday morning.  The Abate campground runs one and I did not want to take away from theirs.  I understand they run 100 miles or so, and most who asked me said 60-70 miles is about all they wanted.  Maybe we will plan a shorter one, if someone wants the longer ride, they can go on the Abate one.  I don't know yet, it just means one more thing we have to do, unless someone wants to volunteer helping to organize and run it???

[mrbones]

Hey Don,

I couldn't believe how busy you guys were compared to last year and that was great to see. I honestly couldn't find you to say hello, we arrived during one of the thong pulls and there was quite a crowd. I thought the big stage for the band was awesome and that huge map you set up for planning rides was a great idea. It's obvious that if you want to party and have a good time and see some craziness, you got to stop by the campground.

While the actual Leesburg event downtown was identical to last year and a bit tame, we had a great weekend. We stopped by the Leesburg Harley dealer and that was packed, but not sure why, as there was nothing but mediocre vendors and a crowded store. The best Harley dealer in the area is in Crystal River. We stopped by that one earlier and it had almost every model for sale, used bikes for sale, and the most organized parts area I'd ever seen. They also have that Willie G. Cafe bike on display from the 70's.

I'll find my camera today and post some photos. I'm glad I put it in a plastic bag before heading home. We rode through the most wicked rain storm I'd ever seen and every thing was completely soaked in our bags.

[dongalb]

Thanks for the good words.  You must have ridden home late Sunday.  It was a real kicker at the house about dark.  Still had one tent camper that spent Sunday night!  Yikes!  Scared me sometimes in the house.    Next morning he said it was just fine and he enjoyed the cooler weather. Not me in a tent!  The rain is actually good for the pasture to help it snap back after all the traffic though.

The big map was my son Dylan's idea and it was a success.  There was someone there looking over something more often than not.  I had printed about 20 of each route and most of those got taken.  Dylan did a dry erase thing to show on the big map for each route.  It really seemed appreciated.  BTW, Dylan was the one doing the MC'ing for the Tractor Pulls.  His wife Mandy was the Jell-o shot lady!!

[mrbones]

That storm in a tent? I don't know how it would stay in the ground! Well, I guess it's better than being on a motorcycle.

Yep, we left Sunday from Floral City and did ok in the rain until Wesley Chapel when we left I-75. It was about 6:30 and the wind kicked up and kept trying to blow me over. I could barely see with all that rain coming down.

We recognized Mandy, but not Dylan. Last year he had black hair and a cool handlebar moustache, right? We figured it out eventually, but at first it looked like a completely different guy.

[dongalb]

Dylan is a Deputy Sherriff in Sumter County.  Last year he was working with the undercover drug unit.  He got to "look" the part.  He has now taken a Corporal's position back on the road, so he had to clean up his act.  At least while in uniform!

[mrbones]

That explains it!

My pictures of the campground turned out really bad. My camera takes bad pictures at night. I have only two that are even worth a look at.

[mrbones]

Here's a few from Main St.

[mrbones]

A few more.

[mrbones]

I don't think I've ever seen a white Triumph bobber before.

[mrbones]

These photos are from Sleepy Hollow. This is a nice patio style bar in Floral City with lots of bikers on the weekends.

[mrbones]

This is a Yamaha bobber that pulled up to Sleepy Hollow. Hard tail with no front brake.

[mrbones]

Leesburg Harley was busy which means more cool bikes to look at...

[mrbones]

If you have any photos of Leesburg 2010, please post them here.

[dongalb]

Bad pictures at night is why "You have to be there!"

Good pic of the map area.  Thanks.

[mrbones]

lol, no kiddin'.

I was browsing your site and found a picture of us. It must have been Dylan walking around with the camera. It was in the Saturday section.

http://www.windyacresfarms.com/bikefestcamp/photo_gallery/photos.htm

We are in the middle and the two other guys were Brian and Randy. I had never met them before, but they were my best friends for about 1/2 hour, lol. I've never had anybody laugh at almost everything I ever said. It was just hysterical!

[dongalb]

Yes, that pic was from Dylan's camera.  Glad you caught it.

Histerical!  That is what we want remembered.  Of course, as you mentioned before, there probably wasn't a sober person around!

[bagobones]

That picture is funny as hell! I'm glad the green cloud of smoke around us cleared long enough for us to be seen. Those two dudes were hilarious. Randy was maybe the friendliest guy I had ever bumped into at a biker rally and Brian...well, he reminded me of the character on "King of the Hill" that mumbles gibberish and nobody understands because I don't know what he said to me for the whole 1/2 hour we talked. Not one damn word. I just nodded and laughed when he did. Hoo-doggy that was funny.

And I kept saying about Dylan..I THINK that's him...He looks so different. Well,, tell him we're sorry for not speaking up. He was really nice to us last year, a real gentleman and scholar (and there aren't many of us left!).

Thank Dylan for me for capturing that on camera. A Classic Bones brothers moment.

[bagobones]

Well, If you want to buy the "organ donor" Boss Hoss bike as pictured above, it's listed on the Orlando Craigslist for a mere $50K. Guys claims $200K invested. Bike has a 572 CU all aluminum motor. Twin NOS. YIKES!!!!! It might be the craziest bike I have EVER seen in person. Total insanity. "Must be seen to be believed". Yeah, NO SHIT!!

http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/1703335835.html

[dt]

Here’s my contribution. Leesburg was kind of a bust for me, because I got summoned back to Tampa on Saturday for business reasons. I’m just out of it enough to hit the trail this morning. Croom photos momentarily. These were all taken Friday evening. There was a ton more things that I wanted to photograph downtown, like the Wall of Death, and I’d planned to do that Saturday. Unfortunately, this is it…



















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^^The reason I took this photo because, in person, these are some of the ugliest piles of motorcycle I've ever seen. Sorry if you own one^^

























^^I'll tell you what's sad. There's a babe standing in the background of each of the above two photes. You can only see her lower half. I'm saying...she was the hottest babe I saw in Leesburg. Yet all I did was drool over and take pictures of the stupid motorcycle.^^

[mrbones]

Great photos. That one Sportster with the 6 foot pipes is crazy!

Too bad you got dragged back to the office.

[mrbones]

From Main St., this is one BIG dude.

[Croz]

From Main St., this is one BIG dude.

I have great sympathy, and great respect, for that bike. He's a big, big boy.