Gophers and Cheese

Here's my last round of photos from Frankensteiners Ball 16 .  I do love vans and was happy to see a few I hadn't seen before at other local shows.  Do you like airbrushed wizards & warriors, rolling bars, shag carpeting, Cragars, and side pipes?  If not, what the hell's wrong with you?  I still hope to buy or build my very own dream van one day.  If anyone knows of a solid blank canvas out there, let me know.

Here are some motorcycles that I spotted at Frankensteiners Ball 16 .  While a lot of people rode to the show (and it would've been easier to find parking if you did), there weren't a lot of bikes inside the show.  "Quality over quantity" I suppose.  The wooden mini bike was wild and I haven't seen it before.  I love the entry form for Year & Make filled out simply as "Can't Weld".  Look closely and you'll find a bike put together with wood, bolts, steel plate, and various plumbing parts... no welding anywhere.  Turn the forks and the headlight stays focused straight ahead like a old-tyme Road Glide.  It has a steampunk vibe even though it's clearly powered by gasoline.  It's awesome.

I went to the Frankensteiners Ball 16 on Saturday, October 9th at the Isanti County Fairgrounds in Princeton, MN.  It's been a few years since I attended the show and I haven't been since it moved from the Anoka County Fairgrounds to this much bigger location.  It's a great collection of classic cars, hot rods, and rat rods with a splash of bikes and vans too.  Lots of kids attend in costume as candy is left in front of cars for a little early trick-or-treating. I'll spread the photos I took into 3 parts: Cars, bikes, and vans.  This post will have the most photos and I'll lead in with a photo that I think sums up the show pretty well.  Enjoy!

I had a lot of fun at Motosota .  While I wasn't there all day, I was sure not to miss Red Desert and JRD & The Big Mistake .  Doom metal and outlaw country go together like peanut butter & jelly as far as I'm concerned. Motorcycles are just the bread holding that delicious sandwich together.  If you have no idea what I'm talking about, here are photos... but it was better with sound.

Do you like Red Desert ?  I like Red Desert.  Did you know Red Desert played Motosota on Saturday?  Well they did.  Here's proof... and a few bikes... but mostly Red Desert photos.

The 5th annual Motosota was held Saturday, October 2nd at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis.  It's brought to you by the fine folks at The Moto Collective .  I attended Motosota 2 years ago but still haven't posted photos yet (maybe one day...).  Anyway, Saturday was wet... very wet.  That didn't stop the show, it didn't stop the bands, it didn't stop the beer from flowing, and it didn't stop lots of people from riding in the rain to/from the show.  I drove, but I had my wife and kids with me so that's my excuse.  In 2019, I brought the Evil Monkey (my '76 Z50) but I left it home this year due to the weather.  Enough rambling, on with the pics!!!