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Barber's Vintage Festival 2013

Once again it was an excellent year. I spent so much time hanging out with folks I don't get to see ofter enough and meeting new people that I didn't see any of the races, any of the special events or anything but the swap meet area really. Thanks to the shine, rum and cold beers a lot of it was a blur. It was great and I even bought a little over an 8th of a minibike. After a couple weeks it ended up in the garage and I've been riding...a lot.

Special thanks to the Inbreds RC for making me feel at home and giving me a place to crash. Also to the Haints for a great party and Lowbrow for the Coctagon. It was great meeting the men of MHT and kicking it with the BamaRides crew. Seriously, if you don't go to this event you are completly missing out.

 

For Sale and Events

I have a couple friends with bikes for sale so here they are. 

02 sporty 883. has XR1200 shocks, Progessive springs in front, SS braided brake lines, EBC pads on semi floating rotors up front, Screaming Eagle stage 1 jetting with a K&N filter, Cycle Shack slip-ons, Mustang Daytripper seat, Avon tires, SS braided/teflon lined clutch cable. also have a set of crash bars that are not pictured.
http://bham.craigslist.org/mcy/4167330797.html 

There's also a couple events coming up so here are the flyers on those. 

Parts...

Thanks to Bill and Ian, got some new parts to help collect some more dust. Debating whether to put the bars on the Sporty or maybe the shovel. If anybody local has some short risers they need to get rid of, holler at me.

Swap and Drag

Had another great time at this event, as usual. I didn't take a ton of pictures this time around and spent most of the day catching up with people. It's pretty great to see so many folks you know all in one place and having a good time.

Kustom Jeff and I left out at 7am Saturday morning in the freezing cold. The first hour and a half was brutal but after the first gas stop and a little coffee, it got warmer quick and the rest of the ride was awesome. 

The drags were fun as usual with a crazy mix of bikes, muscle cars and odd stuff like mopeds and lawnmowers going down the strip. Amazing what some people want to run and race...like a Ford Explorer vs a Chevy Tahoe...not one of the more interesting races. 

Got to see a AJ from Mississippi, make a couple new MS friends and thanks to Jeff's genius, actually got to set up the hammock near the track. Ross made some killer chili that we all heaped onto closeout hot dogs and we spent the rest of the evening huddled around the fire drinking beer and moonshine and talking shit. Met the folks from Hate City and yes, all of the stories you've heard are true.

The next day we took our time getting up and out. The fire was re-lit and we huddled again as the sun rose. We parted ways with the MS crew and got everything loaded and hit the road. We stopped for breakfast and Jeff and I boogied back to Birmingham. If there is some reason you haven't made it to this one yet, you need to. It's a great time with good people and plenty to see and good parts up for grabs. Do not miss the next one...

Stole the last two photos from Ian, thanks dood.

Bama Swap and Drag- Random

Bama Swap and Drag- the Bikes

Bama Swap and Drag- the Cars

Good times had by all. This event grew exponentially since the first go round, at least 4x the amount of people, bikes and parts. Here are a few of the cars that made it and most took a turn on the track.