steveb leatherworks: the blather

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So, I went to Sturgis this year. Got radical, didnt bring a bike.

the big flat

I know I know – why?  Well, I got my reasons- but for the most part it comes down to the fact that if I brought a bike – I’d be on it and not doing what i set out to do, which was reconnect with friends in the VTwin industry, make new friends, meet some customers and drive out from the  Tri_State sprawl and to SD to hang with my friend Seeger Jr, a shiesta brother if I ever knew one.

professionals, paying attention

If I had a bike, I’d be gone daddio, gone…and not hustling…which is what i kinda needed to do

we live in a beautiful country - aight?

So we left the urban sprawl in the dually/trailer gehtto rig and made out way to SD. A few grins, a few giggles, a few weird Hotels, a Hardee’s meal I’d rather forget, got to try Culver’s a new fasty food joint to me…ate a lot of tamari almonds and raisins

So we got to Sturgis and I spent a week at Bike Shows, sitting on my ass drinking beer with Industry Illuminaries and basically eating BBQ and having lots of fun meeting a rats nest of new friend

steveb (love that shirt), satya kraus, lisa taylor, brian schimke

British Steve, Sy and Chris (check out the size of the can in his hand...ha)

brian klocks vrod meets fxrt meets flh in one amazing package that flows from front to back

Saw a great number of wonderful  bikes, some really good stuff. The AMD show was a good one, but the very best one was the show i had right in front of me. The Grease Monkey Lot had the very best and diverse collection of bikes throughout all of Sturgis…in my opinion of course!  And ya know I  can’t help but mention the 700 gallons of water i sweated and passed through my system in a week. The heat in Sturgis can get a little nuts and it did.

SeegerJr and Decker

So, I could go on and on about the bikes, but suffice it, I was really there for the people. Meeting Jeff Decker was a treat. He is some talent and wow a real smarty pants – what a guy to talk to…really has some …ahhh.. interesting ideas…. He is a character I am glad to have met and hope to meet again..

I love America, land of the heavy hitters!

So anyway – this weeklong meet & greet culminated in the grande finale party and then i went through a trip home flying that I’d not care to repeat anytime in the future. So it was all good, glad to have done it. Now i got to go do my laundry, pay the bills that collected and change the cat box…excuse me.