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SHOWING YOUR BIKES???

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Waxintaxin:

--- Quote ---so long as my tenner for showing my bikes goes to the site and the running of the event thats all that matters.
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cheers Dave , thats the idea and the only way we want to carry on

Stodgy:
Like Rich says it's a real difficult one this. I've organised a couple of show n shines now, and it gets tougher and tougher and you get loads of abuse because different people would choose different bikes. But, that's why I'll always choose fellow judges that have different opinions to what I like and different areas of expertise/knowledge.

For me it's all about 'feel' - i.e. does it look like a bike we would have ridden BITD? It's not all about aerospeeds and flight cranks. I rode throughout the 80's and only 1 person I knew ever had a flight crank...we all rode 1 pc. So, I won't necessarily judge on that...but fellow judges would...so a balance is struck.

It's also about (as others have mentioned) the effort that has gone in to source and find the parts, or the effort on a resto, the attention to detail, etc. So, I always talk to the owners to establish the story behind them - good examples of this were Fuzzynods Condor and Sawsalls Mongoose...great stories behind them and just look perfect. It's not all about how much money you chuck at a bike, however that doesn't count a money bike out!

However, if there are 2 identical bikes and one has the era-correct brake blocks and the other doesn't, then the 'perfect' one is gonna win.

For any show n shine, it's best to talk to the organiser and ask them what the criteria are. They should normally publish the criteria up front, but if they don't, just ask.

We'll be posting details of the MK Show n Shine soon, complete with criteria, so keep your eyes peeled to the Events section.


Again, as others have said, BUILD FOR YOU!!!! If you're happy, who gives a flying fook what others think?!

 :daumenhoch:

Stodgy:

--- Quote from: dordymush on May 13, 2007, 02:13 PM ---so long as my tenner for showing my bikes goes to the site and the running of the event thats all that matters.
if you get a little something at the end its the best feeling ever.
but if not. think you've put a bit back into making hopfully a great meeting  :daumenhoch:.

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Good lad Dave, MK07 is costing a small fortune, and we need everyone's help.

 :daumenhoch:

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