On Assignment: Smoke Out East
Thunder Bob asked me to cover the latest Smoke Out East this past weekend in Salisbury NC. It’s put on by The Horse Backstreet Choppers Magazine and it is just a helluva good time for any red blooded American Male.
North Carolina in June is hot, hot hot. So the clothes came off and the top-heavy babes were young, strong and proud. This became pretty much a clothing optional event. I sent a number of pics to Thunder Bob but he’ll probably keep them for himself.
They had chopper builders from all over the place. And the interesting thing is that the guys that built their own sleds had just as cool hardware as the pro builders. Checkout the gallery at Flicker for more Smoke Out East pics.
The good folks at the Smoke Out decided to help the boys keep their rides clean by offering a free topless bike wash. After it got started the ladies decided to wash themselves instead of the bikes. Even though the bikes came away dirty, none of the bikers seemed concerned.
The usual suspects were all there, including the Ice Cream Man From Hell. He’s 55, looks like 75 and racers around like he’s 25. Why is this guy famous? No idea but he did give us a show with a photo shoot of a young hard belly on his ice cream truck trike.
This event is “family friendly” for grown ups with topless bull riding, burn outs, tattooing, pin striping, slip and spinout contests, a Horse Maiden contest, and anvil toss. Everything you need for good times.
Remember about ten years back the Playboy Playmate that represented Titan Motorcycle and the contest where bikers could win a new Titan motorcycle? The Playmate rode and made guest appearances etc etc etc. Well, ten years later and she is still looking fine… ain’t know bugs on her. Anyway, she is making a comeback. I’d give ya her name but she drifted by late on the first night and I had killed too many brain cells by then.
You have got to see the bikes… Harley chops, Triumph chops, ’73 era Honda chops. And they were low. I saw a Norton that was lower than the front wheel. The biker looked like contortionists when he rode by. There were even some ass-kicking street rods to show off.
To sum it up, The Smoke Out is Old Skool and very Kool with honeys and horsepower wherever you turn. It’s where the whacked out gearheads go.
-Mouser
