Big House Pete is an original rock band that delivers a radical twist of comedy, aggression and blues throughout their show. It embeds some of their catch lines in your head – whether you want it or not.
It’s a treat to see the slimed down Chris Callen 2.0 up on stage playing with BHP and enjoying life. Callen is the Renaissance man in the choppa industry and shows his talent with his painting, music and his national distributed Cycle Source Magazine.
The Smoke Out music line up included Big House Pete, Rebel Son, Jasmine Cain, Little Ozzy and Cutthroat Shamrock. The cool thing about the Smoke Out is the music hits the right cord with the crowd and draws the chopper jockeys from around the facility.
The Wet T-Shirt – What would a biker rally be without a Wet T-shirt contest? As per usual, the Smoke Out does it a little differently. It started out like most contests but in very little time shirts and bottoms seemed to be in short supply. Good news, the boyz didn’t seem to mind.
Custom Bike Show – Smoke Out 14 Custom Bike Show will be known not for the number of motorcycles in the bike show but the quality of motorcycles in the show. The innovation, design and engineering is truly outstanding. A number of judges came together (including Englishman and Fab Kevin) and spent a few hours reviewing over 100 bikes in the show and came away with the top 10 winning bikes.
The 10 winners include:
- #90 – Jeremy Camp – Shovel
- #85 – Wes Jackson – Shovel
- #83 – Courthouse Customs – Triumph
- #59 – Bob McConnel – Honda Scrambler
- #52 Zack Williams – Café Sportsters
- #53 – Phillip Wiliams – XS 650
- #48 – Lance Dodson – Norton
- #38 – Tommy Bright – 71 Sporty
- #24 – Eric Stein – 74 Shovel
- #64 – Arron Lovett
#48 Lance Dodson brought a sweet Norton that featured a Ducati front end, Triumph frame and Norton mil.
Check out #47, the 1979 CM 400T. It features a flat stock hardtail and fire extinguisher gas tanks. The front end is stock, lowered and features vintage mag wheels.
Mini Bike Racing – O’Malleys Speed n’ Kustom produced the SO 14 Mini Bike. People get crazy, work on their costumes and build their very own little lawnmower powered scooters to win the coveted first prize. The mini-bike races are one of the key highlights of the weekend (remember: you must be in a superhero costume to race). The weather conditions were rainy and then they weren’t. That didn’t slow down the racers as they competed in wet and dry conditions.
Pinstriping – Jillian Rossi is provided pin striping seminars at the Monstercraftsman booth during the Smoke Out 14 Rally on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22. Enthusiasts learned how a professional pinstriper creates the look that is in such demand.
