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Then in Dec. of 1981 he became 1SG of HHC. There was also a concert featuring Johnny Paycheck, Suzy Nelson, (daughter of Willie Nelson,) Wiland fellow liam Van Dyke. . Washburn also restores Harleys biker-songwrit- too, and his main, ride, is a chopped 1957 panhead which he plans to conHarley-Davidso- n, scooter, at 13, he said, and its been a g love affair ever As much as he enjoys rebuilding, restoring or modifying bikes, Washburn finds the time to get out on the road and attend a cycle run occasionally. life-lon- since. Over the years, Washburn has owned about 21 different cycles, from Harleys to Hendersons, buying, swapping, rebuilding and modifying them along the way.. chip-throwi- ng . T-shi- In fact, Washburn took one August 11-1- Henderson, that He found the Henderson in Demming, N.M. where it was sitting in an old garage along with another Henderson, an ACE and a 1921 Indian, single cylinder motor- Harley-Davidso- . . w. - V 4 ta- - .9 0tm v- -: - ft- - k1 8 Washburn, known as soldier" when he was a member of the Banshees a few years back, has sort of mellowed out, according to him. If you were having a problem with your bike, or a modification, sooner or later, youd find someone who could tell you how ' ' - tattoo n hed . I al- ' t ' Am i, ,vYV i a . grinned. k, turning. citement, as well as catching up on the latest work on bikes, but my wild biker days are behind me mostly. Im more into collecting and rebuilding bikes now, though 111 probably be riding them till the Ride to live, live to clay I die.still holds true with me. . . ride, he concluded. I like to come to runs for the ex- ar- tist, he said, and Ive always wanted one, so when I saw his work, I couldnt resists. . . he i' They got to Sturgis Thursday night and camped out, before heading to the run the next day. It was located about two miles but of town, and they wanted to attend the last day, because thats when There were over 15,000 folks laid-bac- - The run wrapped up Friday night, and the 3 Dugway bikers headed back, camping out in the Black Hills that evening before re- ways wanted. The guy was an ar- 3. there, and 20,000 bikes of all sizes and types', but no real trouble. Most people think of us as the one cycle. percent groups, like Hells Angels, or the Banditios, or what they see He swapped the owner a brand in the movies. Most bikers are new 1980 Honda, worth about live and let live folks. $2800, for the bike and later sold You dont mess with them and the others except for the one Henthey dont mess with you. derson that he decided to restore. In fact, the Banditios acted as I get some of the parts from an security guards for the run, and old gentleman in Mountainburg, there was NO trouble. Everyone Arkansas, Washburn said. He is was just partying, listening to the the last surviving employee of the music,' checking out the booths, bikes and women and having a Henderson Motorcycle Company which went out of business in good time. 1931, the same year they produced Some the events featured in my bike. He was the design engin- the three-da-of y run included a cuseer, and he has an old bam full of used and rebuilt parts that he tom bike show, where, according trades and sells, and he is also pre- to Washburn, you could learn a lot sident of the Henderson Historical about bikes and how to modify them. Society. to fix it, or do it better," he said. rts t hes restoring to mint condition. When the gals werent causing to bum up their film, and the bikers werent chugging down gallons of beer, they were talking, trading gossip, tall tales and technical information on their rides. photo-bug-s skilled, up on his offer to get the "It was one heck of a big party for bikers, he said, but most people have the wrong idea of what a rim is, or what bikers really do there and what they are. His pride and joy, is a vintage 1931, ' run held near Sturgis, South Dakota. tist who he felt was especially Recently he and two other cyclists from Dugway, Scott Scooter Wygant, and Dave Perkins attended the 42nd Annual Black Hills Motorcycle Run held outside of Sturgis, South Dakota Currently he has six different bikes, five of which are in working condition. The sixth is a dirt bike hes rebuilding. 8tttded the three-da- y er, Other activities included a "buffalo contest. Poker lots of and booths, where you run, could get everything from genuine buffalo burgers to bike parts, and tattoos. vert back to original condition. I got my first bike, a Mustang . Anything you could probably do to a bike, somebody has done, and brought it out to show, so others could check it out. . hes not handling the many responsibilities of being 1SG of HHC, Larry Washburn is out or riding his 57 rebuilding one of the other Mintage bikes he collects. . . Ai ' j' BIKERSONGWRITER WILLIAM VAN DYKE, belts out a few tunes to the over 15,000 motorcycle enthusiasts who When ' i -- ; ?.' -' . ....... ' F '&r . ' ' r: - a if ;.l Ljr jr 8 - V " ' .m JW-- ' jtftjf. A f' ' . " : ; - ..f-" ; "sL. t ? r .v; . v' ' " v . ' . i ' ", ' 4: 31 ' s ; - s most of the big events such as the concert were happening. While the bikers in general, were just having a good time and not being rowdy, some couldnt resist adding a little excitement of their own at the concert. Every so often, youd see a group of people start to crowd up, whistling, and the cameras, would elide and snap, he grimmed. r i Some of the ladies attending the - r-- - run apparently would decide to tan, or respond to get an from the crowd to let it all crys . . out. hang among other slogans. all-ove- r" , "i Nobody caused any hassels, or harrassed the women, he said, but all of us were sure enjoying the scenery, he chuckled. IN ADDITION TO A CUSTOM BIKE SHOW and the concert, there were lots of booths where folks could aufaIo-bur8Sr- 8 n tattoo. And yU ? cJtom cycle parts or even a that slSG Larry Washburn, as . to some, getting a custom tattoo. Harley-Davidso- & |
