Hi! This is Goshu from MOON GARAGE.
This Trip Report is a special double issue of USA Trip & Euro Trip.
First is US Trip Report!
This time I went to see the LA Roadster Show on Fathers day weekend. The Southern California is filled with Hot Rodders on this weekend.
There are Old, Young, Guys, Gals, across the state, over the seas.
People and Cars comes in great mass to the popular event “SO CAL” Speed Shop OPEN HOUSE, expected number of more than 5000 people, and 5000 burgers made ready by famous In & Out Burgers are all gone, eaten by the long line of people. I was assured to feel the endless energy and interest to car scene and this culture will keep on going from Southern California.
Then Saturday, The LA Roadster show! Go around the swap and car show. Many American grand daddy are saying too hard to walk and taking all kind of ride.
The show changed its layout and many people asked “where is your booth? “Or” I Didn’t see you!” It is longer on side way from parking lot to the show space. Mean while looked through many for sale cars and parts and even things that don’t know what to do with.
USA HONDA CAB! Endo of Honmoku Area-1 Staff is going to be new owner! I can’t wait to see how it will be done up!
This time I saw many selling number plate and frames, specially 30s to 50s yellow and big black plate and you can tell many people are showing interest. We usually see many tachometers and MOON Tanks too, which are pretty high priced too.
So the 2 days went by so fast! BORN FREE bike show was on next weekend and so I stayed for the show. I went to see this years Yokohama HOT ROD CUSTOM SHOW Guest, BEAN BANDIT Fabian and Tom at Fabians shop. It was nice to have shop in his house. Thank you guys for taking Tom’s roadster out for a ride too!
Than I have to go to see BEAN BANDITS in San Diego too! And went to see Julio and Dan and all the guys. Who made welcome party and gathered cars for visiting! They are really nice people and thank you for nice welcome.
I must see this man in San Diego too, Willy showed me his 32 and went for a quick blast ride, really fast.
In that week MOON Staff Matsuura showed up with Mr. TASAKI from One Low Motorcycle! Who came for Born Free. So quick look around Shop tour, Chabott Engineering, FALCON, RSD, Circle City Hot Rod, Mark Drews and looking through the town.
Finally the Saturday ! BORN FREE SHOW! Which was held up in mountain by lake in orange, guess couple thousand people and bike came to the show and we tried to look all, saw Cole Foster, Aaron Elliott, Jason Jessee, Jacobs, Jeff Decker, Gabe Griffin, John Kennedy, Max Schaaf, FALCON, Mark Drews, Kutty Noteboom, Rico Fodrey, Scott Craig and more. There are so many people involved in this show and old school people like Denver Choppers, Love Bear were there too.
The knuckle Harley-Davidson present made this show famous and it went to one happy winner. The Japanese Bike award chosen by MOONEYES went to HONDA CB built by Aaron Elliott and we present MOON DISC. Lastly Best of show was chosen to Shawn Donahue’s Panhead Chopper.
I went around quickly in US, I hope you enjoy reading this, next report is Euro.
(continue to part 2 Euro Trip, or TOP)
