Gophers and Cheese

This is the third and final blogpost from this year's Chariots of the Gods show.

More photos from Chariots of the Gods 2023...  While you'll see lots of people and vans from Twin City Vans , this isn't a formal/traditional truck-in.  It's open to the public.  Truck-ins are typically restricted to vanners only and you need a van or panel to get in. Custom vans aren't typically seen in the wild and are rarely found at car shows so having so many in a public space is quite a special event.  I credit this show for hooking me.  I was at the first, back in 2013.  Check out all my old Chariots blogposts here .

Just over a week ago (August 12th), the 10th Chariots of the Gods Custom Van & Vintage Camper Show was held in it's usual place, known as the "triangle of tranquility", right outside of Nate's Custom Upholstery shop (aka Vinyl-Lux).  This year, my son and I went to the show together and camped overnight.  In addition to the van, I brought my Grom (which I hauled inside my van).  The Grom was perfect for a quick ride to beat the heat and an evening run to McDonald's for dinner.  Anyway, on with the pics!

Second Thursday Moto Nite at Bauhaus Brewlabs , hosted by The Moto Collective , is a massive monthly bike night.  What started back in 2017 as a vintage motorcycle night has expanded to a large and eclectic mix of bikes reminiscent of the crowds that used to gather for First Thursday at Dulono's Pizza (feel free to reminisce with my Dulono's blogposts here ).  Enough typing... here's a ton of photos from the August 10th bike night:

I was on a family road trip just over a week ago and we went to Wisconsin Dells and Chicago.  In between, we drove through Milwaukee and I wanted to stop by the Harley Davidson Museum and see their latest exhibit about the Mama Tried Show because I knew some people with bikes and other things on display.  Even though I haven't attended the show in a few years, Mama Tried and Flat Out Friday are awesome (see all my past blog posts about it here ).

The Litas Twin Cities host a great bike night the first Tuesday of the month at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley, MN.  My whole family enjoys this one so the last few times I've gone I drove (blasphemy, I know), just so we could all go.

Wrapping up coverage from this year's Full Tilt Boogie Chopper & Van show.  10 days in a row of blogging!... am I OK?  "I'm alright, don't nobody worry 'bout me..."  

Here's another 50 or so chopper & van photos from Full Tilt Boogie 2023.

Coverage from Full Tilt Boogie 2023 continues. starting with more van photos.  There are bikes too.  Keep scrolling.

Just like last year, I brought my van out to Full Tilt Boogie Chopper and Van show and it was held in the same location, the Keg & Case market in St. Paul, home of Clutch Brewing .  Full Tilt has been held in a few different spots over the years but I really like Keg & Case as a venue for it.

Just like last year (see blog post ), the Full Tilt Pre-Party was at The White Squirrel Bar in St. Paul.  It's such a cool little place.

The upside of leaving the Van Nationals very early (see this post ) was that I got to attend the 3 days of Heavy , which includes Heavy Thursday, the Full Tilt Pre-Party, and Full Tilt Boogie .  I spent most of Thursday riding through Wisconsin.  It was the first time I had my Road King out all year.  I covered 369 miles that day, hitting as many beautiful winding backroads as I could.  It was awesome.

Wrapping up coverage from last year's Chariots of the Gods show.  Don't miss this year's show (the 10th anniversary!!!) on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

The nice thing about staying later at Chariots of the Gods is that there's live music and both bands were great.  JRD & The Big Mistake were up first.