Drove 40 miles into Anchorage to see the Custom Motorcycle show there, wasn't what I expected, first off its usually in a larger complex but there was construction at that one so they used a smaller AT&T pavilion, split down the middle one side was all dealer bikes, most old stock, not even a new Goldwing, lots and lots of new custom Harleys on the dealer side. I was hoping to see a new Indian, no luck.
Over on the other side you had the different classes, sport, touring, legal street and unlimited. Only two Goldwings, both were GL1800's, one with a trailer, nothing exotic at all on either, just a pair of Wings, nothing else! You had a couple of decent radical concept bikes, a drag bike and a few trikes, one bike looked like somebody had just hauled it out of a farms field, rust and all. Three of my current bikes would have been in the running for some form of a prize, if I had just a week the 82 fully dressed Aspencade I picked up two weeks ago might have won a top prize simply because its already a show bike, just needs detail work finished, I have all the parts. So after what I have seen it looks like a definite three of my bikes will be entered next year, maybe four as soon as I figure a show stopping agenda for the 85 Interstate. there just was a total absence of any "older" Wing is the thing, it wasn't all Harleys, many of the nice custom stuff was older cruisers and sport bikes, like two KZ1000 bikes, and I just traded one for that 82 GL1100. Even my pld 78 Yamaha 750 triple would have gotten attention. That one may get a all out black chrome job and carbon fiber wrap look, just for shits and giggles.
