There are a lot of ways we could describe a motorcycle run and or event such as the Run What Ya Brung, but in all reality, it is about the basics. The only advertising for the event, is posted on this blog or on our Facebook page. Word of mouth, from one friend to another is generally how the word gets out and that is the way it will always be. This is done for a very specific reason. Our goal is to keep the run low key and for the die hard individuals that keep their bikes mechanically sound. We invite anyone to join us and the door is always open. Just leave the attitudes else where and don't spoil the good times. How simple is that? Huge shout out to the bands, Southbound Turnaround and J.P. Harris for a great show on Friday night. Many thanks to Dale and Matt over at Wheels Through Time for always welcoming us in and treating us great with stories for miles about all the rides they have to showcase. For all the fellas that showed up and put down some serious miles, that is what makes the run worth while. Cannot wait for our next gathering to swap more stories and drink some cold ones. Lastly, thanks to the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Camp for being such great folks and cookin' up some amazing grub. Their motorcycle camp is without a doubt an amazing place to disappear to for a few days, we highly recommend it for any season. And for you folks that don't camp, they have cabins. Check out more photos over on our Facebook page
Rob checking out his leaky primary, figuring out a fix
Big decisions need to be made fast, just how much beer should we buy
Deputy Death Monkey kidney belt
Awesome run coins made by TWT Motorcycle Parts
Wes racked up 1109.9 miles, for the most on the run and won the wrench knife
Mad Dog Matt, hates drinking beer so he always goes straight for fruity drinks and liquor
Scotty P. of Southbound Turnaround and Mad Dog Matt
Southbound Turnaround was rockin' the hell out of the club
Rob has the fix for his leaky primary and loose bolts
Within an hour of getting to the campsite, two cases of beer and forty ouncers were already accounted for
Shaky Mike and Brad working on the brake line so it doesn't get severed by the chain
Shaky Mike's custom tool kit
Custom Wrench Knife put together for the run
Linking up with Probey Joe and Steven on the road, south of Charlotte
Damn is this bike run going to be a good time. We have a great club that is hosting the show with the Get Down in West Asheville, NC. Add in the great bands including Southband Turnaround, She Rides an the Go Devils.
Run What Ya Brung After Party at the Get Down in West Asheville, NC on October 6th 2012
We started a new run last fall as a sort of gathering for like minded folks, that wanted to put some miles down and disappear into the hills. What we thought would be just a weekend of riding turned into some debauchery, lasting memories of good times and one high quality bike run. The measure of this event is based up on the quality of those involved along with tuning your machines to be ready for the terrain.
Our ideal run involves quite a few clicks down the road, as 200 miles is just getting warmed up for us. On the map for Run What Ya Brung we didn't include any actual routes for the run, instead we focused on meeting points. Folks are planning on rolling in from far and wide so choose your routes according to the roads you want to roll on. These mountain roads are absolutely epic and especially in the fall.
For Friday October 5th we will be meeting up at the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Camp. If you are worried about missing the run, due to work, have no worries. Show up whenever you can, as a lot of us will be getting to the campsite before sunset. If ya want to roll with a pack, there will be an event page added to Facebook for everyone to link up.
Below is a map with most of the information and web links already put into it, so click away. There is no cost to the run upfront. The Blue Ridge Motorcycle Camp only requires reservations for those who want a cabin. The cabin's easily sleep two and potentially one on the floor if yall want to be pack them in. On saturday afternoon we will also be rolling over to Wheels Through Time to pay homage to the best damn motorcycle museum in the nation.
As for Saturday night, we have reserved an entire house in West Asheville that is a Bed and Breakfast, part hostel, that easily accommodates around sixteen. Whoever wants in on this, get in touch asap as these spots will go fast. Just map out other hotels close by as we are working on a big parking lot roll in party to the spot for Saturday night. The Get Down in West Asheville will be rocked by The Go Devils, She Rides and Southbound Turnaround.
Need any more info, hit me up on Facebook. Let's Roll!
Run What Ya Brung, Oct. 5th & 6th 2012 - Western, North Carolina
Word has been spreadin' like a summer heat wave, as we have be
unleashing the plans for our Run What Ya Brung, motorcycle gathering in
the hills. So far all yee two wheel brethren, October 6th weekend we
will ride and party down. Ol' Scotty P of
Southbound Turnaround is corralling the bands and club in Asheville NC,
and we have something cool cooking up for sure. The rules are stupid
simple, all are welcome except for trailer queens. Full details will be
posted later this week along with the final run flyer.
Run What Ya Brung is rollin' to the hills once again on October 6th weekend. Bands • Bikes • Bros, git some
The fellas in Southbound Turnaround are getting a lot of shows and making quite the impression when it comes to winning over new fans. Here are two new flyers of shows coming up for them.
A crazy idea struck us earlier this summer. We figured that building a new setup for all the shows we do at motorcycle, hot rod and music events would be a good idea. Of course this was all on the fly and didn't even really think on drawing up a fully fleshed out idea as our clever concept entailed obtaining all recycled material or at least mostly refurbished steel and wood.
Several sketches and quite a few beers later we posted a note up on the local craigslist looking for scrap steel. Within a few days we got an email from a couple about an hour away that had an old steel staircase that needed tearing down and offered the steel for free if we hauled it away. How could we pass up on the opportunity to spend ten hours and over 30 cut off wheels cutting down an entire staircase? Yes, we are gluttons for punishment as this was all accomplished in close to a hundred degree heat and southern humidity, our normal operating temperature.
With all the steel finally at the shop we could take measurements and really see what we had to work with. The beams were our main interest along with the pipe as that would be our main structural support for the floor deck and poles to support the roof. The steel was under a huge amount of tension with the step supports that were welded on as they had begin to flex over the forty years that the stairs had been in use. As we we were cutting off the support brackets the steel was snapping back into its original shape. If that won't rattle your nerves handling big beams, not sure what else will, as you can guess this stuff isn't light.
Knowing how big our projects can get I cast out a blank series of text messages for "volunteers". One lone ranger opted to show up and help and we thank none other than Jukebox Hank for rolling down for three days for some sweat equity. Without his help in getting all the grinding and metal prep done on the box frame, we truly would have been up shits creek. The setup of the beams should have been a three man job to line things up and weld in the brackets to hold the corner bolts but we did it with two and several cinder blocks. The beams now lock into place with a series of four large bolts and the supports of the crossmember wood and steel pipe hold it all together so its easy to assemble and disassemble. In all actuality, one person can build the entire platform now without any other help as I had to do close to seven times to really dial in the construction of it on the fly.
One of the last pieces that we needed was refurbished floor planks. Luckily we have a Habitat for Humanity a couple of miles down the road and was able to purchase a stack of eighteen 2 x 6 x 10's in a variety of lengths. With the planks, our floor could now be completed and we cut those all to length and placed them in a specific alignment to lock the wood in tight and employed a few shims to really tighten it up.
Our plan is that now with a solid floor we can also use this for indoor shows as a bike platform or a raised deck for a variety of setups. We dig having an old country store feel as it matches the vibe we are going for. This stage has been truly labor intensive to build, but it solidifies exactly what we are doing and doesn't look like a lame cookie cutter tent at outdoor festivals. Add in our wrench knives flags and a variety of roof options and we are set for just about any damn show we need to do. 2012, here we come!
Total Cost, just under $180 bucks with excess cut off wheels, bolts, welding wire, etc. etc. Who says cool things have to cost a lot of money, go out and make life happen.
Soundtrack to stage building 101 provided by Antiseen and Crank County Daredevils
So now we know what was Johnny Cash's to do list, what is yours? For us, today equals, new Hellbound Glory artwork, website fixes, ordering tshirts and hats, Green Lady Killers website updates, Southbound Turnaround tshirt art finalize, pack up orders, work on '51 Chevy Shop Truck and most of all tell our ol' lady this will all be done by 8pm for hang out time.
