Motorcycles vs. scooters

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March/April 2009
By Jonathan Whitney 
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Back on the road
On their way to the next stop, The Dubliner, the string of monuments to bygone engineering gathers waves and smiles from people all the way through downtown. Children point excitedly and old men glare.

Broken up by timed lights, the Rockers and the Mods arrive in waves at the bar. The parking lot, fenced off for bike parking only, soon overflows and bikes begin to line the sidewalks, mirror to mirror.

Every make, shade and state of repair is represented. In the back of the group sit a few contenders for this year’s “Best Rat Bike” award. A couple of bikes show the telltale lines of a homemade café bike, smothered, of course, in flat black, along with tattered seats and black electrical tape in bold X’s across the headlights. Among the crowd are a few more highly-polished versions. Some are restorations, while others are all out custom café bikes.

A vendor is pushing his hot dogs in front of the bar. “Get your weenies, right here!” he pitches. “Five dollars! We got your weenies right here!” “Five dollars?!” a Rocker yells. “Damn! You can buy a beer for that.” “Damn,” cries the vendor, “we got damn!”
Large speakers inside the bar blast rebellious classic music to match the machines out front. The DJ, in a shirt, tie and sweater-vest, throws down vinyl after vinyl, the needle humming ’round the grooves.

Bikes, beer and blasting music on a sunny Easter day, Rockers and Mods hoist their glasses and live in peace.
We’ve come a long way, but it’s always fun to go back. MC

Rockers vs. Mods, March 20-22, 2009
www.rockersvsmods.com

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