While at a local tire shop getting new rubber for my Toyota in preparation for a trip down to the Monterey area, this interesting rig pulled in.
It's a six cylinder Honda Valkyrie with a Champion sidecar.
Talked to the owner about it for awhile. He was in for a new sidecar tire. He said it made about a hundred horsepower and easily pulled the trailer he has for it.
Meanwhile in Hollister 1947....
An alternate 'take'...
Some real 1947 bikers...probably about my parent's age...
A picture that was said to have served as a model for characters and the 'look' presented in "The Wild One"
The model for 'Johnny's trophy'...?
The reason for the trip to the coast was to join my sister's family and my mother to celebrate my nephew Wes's birthday at his house in Hollister. I've been driving through or by Hollister for close to twenty years. Everyone's familiar with the 'Hollister riot' of 1947, and it's leading to the Brando/Marvin movie 'The Wild One'.
My nephew has the dream job, in charge of flora and fauna and trails at Hollister Off Highway vehicle park. A job where they provide the motorcycles and four-wheelers. Being about to re-enter the world of dirt bikes and trying my hand at some trials riding and flat tracking...I'll probably be spending more time in Hollister. Sacramento has the "Prairie City Off Highway vehicle area...but it doesn't hold a candle to Hollister. I'll probably be posting on a trip to the parks in the Fall.
Here is a link to-------------------->Hollister riot
Here is a link to-------------------->The Wild One
Be back with a few pics I snapped in beautiful downtown Hollister....
