SacramentoMike
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I stopped in to Clearwater Lights today and heard all about an upcoming charity dinner at Kenny Roberts' ranch in Modesto coming up in May. They'll be auctioning off a heavily customized 2017 FJ 09 they're transforming into some kind of super adventure bike with jacked-up suspension, a custom black/yellow Kenny Roberts-style paint job, and 19,500 lumens worth of Clearwater LED's (two "Ericas" and one "Sevina," replacing the headlight), among other things. The bike was in his shop today; the lights are about the first thing getting done.
Yamaha has been a sponsor of this event for at least five years, and looking at previous years' bikes that were auctioned, there'll be plenty more done. A previous event added "over $16,000 in accessories, options, and custom paint" to a YZF-R1. That year, Jay Leno was one of the auctioneers. Proceeds will go to the veterans' charity "True American Heroes." Probably won't make it, since the tix cost 600 bucks each. Should be more on this event in upcoming bike mags.
On an unrelated note, I mentioned our upcoming YFO rally in June--and Glenn offered to provide us with something for swag. I didn't ask, but I didn't turn him down, either.
He's a very generous guy.
Yamaha has been a sponsor of this event for at least five years, and looking at previous years' bikes that were auctioned, there'll be plenty more done. A previous event added "over $16,000 in accessories, options, and custom paint" to a YZF-R1. That year, Jay Leno was one of the auctioneers. Proceeds will go to the veterans' charity "True American Heroes." Probably won't make it, since the tix cost 600 bucks each. Should be more on this event in upcoming bike mags.
On an unrelated note, I mentioned our upcoming YFO rally in June--and Glenn offered to provide us with something for swag. I didn't ask, but I didn't turn him down, either.
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