#1 in Motorcycle Insurance
Wide Open Bike ShOWS 2010
By Loney Wilcoxson
Ok folks strap in and hang on, it’s that time of going home from a show with you. Well, your hibitors it goes something like this. Upon arrival at
year again. As your read this, our Kansas City show chance is as good as anybody’s because some- the show, bike or car entrants will have profes-
is either a couple days away, or if you are slow to body has to win it. We are also excited to an- sional, studio quality shots of their entry taken.
pick up your issue, it might be underway. Our in- nounce Progressive Insurance as a new member These shots will be displayed on a huge 8’ x 12’
augural show in Tulsa, Oklahoma is only a couple of the Wide Open family this year. screen continually throughout the show. Once
of weeks away followed by our St. Louis Show in Like I have said before and will repeat again, award time comes around when a winner’s name
February. you read family in the above paragraph. As always, is called, their machine will once again be dis-
We can hardly sit still. Our Kansas City show our shows are a family-friendly event, and as al- played on the screen so everyone knows what
was basically full of exhibitors and vendors well ways, kids under 12 get in free. There is no need and who took home the trophies. Last year’s win-
before Thanksgiving, and the other two shows are for anyone in the family to miss out on our shows ners loved this bit of well-deserved recognition.
right on the K.C. show’s heels. You would think we when you can bring the youngins with you. Some- That very same screen will, from time to time, dis-
would get used to the way the people of the Mid- body has got to be in charge of cultivating the next play shots from a roving video camera that will be
west Coast support us, but you amaze us yearly crop of riders. broadcasting everything it sees. My advice, don’t
by making each show a bigger success than the All the things you have loved about our shows eat broccoli before the show; the camera sees all.
previous year’s. While Kansas City and St. Louis in the past are still on the agenda as well. Wide Another new change this year will see awards
have been hits since their beginning we held a tiny Open is going to pony up with over $75,000 in cranked out by our buddy Brad Brooks, owner of
bit of trepidation regarding our all new Tulsa show. bikes, cash, gas cards and Sturgis trips available to Consultechs, on his high tech water jet.
The area had not had a show in years, and folks show-goers. 101 the Fox Morning Personality On top of all the shared features and events,
said we couldn’t pull one off if we tried. Couple Slacker will once again be the conductor of the each show will have its own distinct flavor as well.
these items with the fact that we have a venue Wide Open Express, spinning the tunes, keeping Kansas City will feature bikes and rods, custom and
even larger than Kansas City to fill, a little concern you informed as to what’s up and coming as the rat. St. Louis will be all bikes with wall-to-wall
seemed normal. Well, it might have been normal, show’s day progresses, and handing out free gas leather and chrome. Tulsa will have bike, rods, and
but it was unfounded. We expect the Tulsa show to cards as usual. Everybody likes free gas! We will more toy-haulers than you can shake a stick at.
be a resounding success and one hell of a good have plenty of vendor and sponsor-supplied give- Ok folks, one more time. We have free bikes,
time. It seems the Tulsa folks know the real deal away items for you as well. And NO, we didn’t for- free gas cards, free trips, free cash, free swag, and
when they see it. get, Sturgis trips will be up for grabs as well. free admission for the under-12 crowd. Watch for
As you probably remember from my October The first of its kind indoor dice run first unveiled our numerous billboards; listen to our ads on the
article, we have a little something for you folks at in St. Louis last year will now be a part of our radio with 98.9 The Rock in Kansas City, 97.5
each of our shows that has had people buzzing Kansas City show as well. This little bit of fun ben- KMOD in Tulsa, and 96.3 K Hits in St. Louis.
since we first let the cat out of the bag a few efits show-goers with a little extra folding money
months back. That’s right. A brand new Harley- every two hours and it also benefits the very wor- We look forward to seeing you all there!
Davidson Superglide Custom will be leaving each thy March of Dimes. Kansas City show goers will
show with one lucky family courtesy of our great be treated to the same excitement the St. Louis p.s. You military folks thought I forgot you, didn’t
partners Gail’s Harley-Davidson in Kansas City, St. folks experienced last year. Tulsa will get the you? Wide Open Motorcycle Magazine wants to
Charles Harley-Davidson in St. Louis, and one of chance to play guinea pig this year with a debut say thank you by offering free admission to any of
the newest additions to the Wide Open family, attraction of their own. Could we interest you in an our shows to any current Armed Forces member
Myers-Duren Harley-Davidson in Tulsa. Now I indoor swap meet? I knew we could! that shows up in uniform. We want you in uniform
know you have to be diggin on the thought of a Once again we will feature our kick-ass regis- so folks can give you the thanks you so richly de-
brand new, no purchase necessary, Big Twin scoot tration process from last year. For the new ex- serve.
Wide Open 7
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92