Saturday we started out with a tasty breakfast at Holiday Restaurant. This was obviously a local favorite, the service was great and the people were very friendly. If you are ever in Rockingham I suggest you try this place out. We met some interesting people on our way out with some pretty crazy bikes. We also got to see this rad 71 Superglide which was one of the highlights of my trip. I have no idea why people thought this bike was ugly. Whats not to like about it?
We then ventured into town for supplies, the air was light and the temperature was perfect for a morning ride. We met this hobo in the Wal Mart parking lot who was singing his heart out into a microphone that didn't work and, playing guitar on an amp that wasn't plugged in. Don't quit your day job dude.
We took our supplies back to camp and ventured out on a ride on some twisty back roads through some nearby towns, It was great to get into some good terrain to ride other than Florida's flat lands and straight roads.
After our ride we came back to the Ant Pile to cook up some grub and head into the event for bikes, beer ,and music.
We went inside for The Kings of Hell, Those guys always put on a great show! The booze was flowing, we started getting pretty rowdy.
After The Kings of Hell everyone kind of went off in their own direction.We went back to grab more beer from the Ant Pile,and had to hop the fence to get back in. Brent and I met up with Chris,and we found our way back outside in search for mini bike races, which we never found. We did however find the burnout pit.
After the burnout pit we made our way back inside to the vendor area where we hung out with Boston Mike and the Led Sled bunch for a while. After that it gets a little bit blurry.
When we set out on our journey I really did not know what to expect. A lot of people told me that the Smokeout sucked and it was not worth the trip.I will say this,it is what you make of it. I went in expecting to have a great time and I did. I saw a lot of really rad bikes that inspired the hell out of me, and just had an overall good time. I think the thing I enjoyed the most was the journey, the ride was spectacular and the people we rode with were even better. To everyone we hung out with, and to everyone we met I had a great time, and I hope to see you again next year!
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