Photos done by Jill Hunt
Carlisle Bike Fest was home to the Garage-Girls Ultimate Biker makeover sponsored by GEICO where the Girls got a chance to give back to a couple of “average Jills” on Saturday July 18th.
The Garage-Girls have been involved in larger charity bike give-aways in the past, those events always targeted larger groups and organizations, The Carlisle edition Ultimate Biker Makeover would finally give the same opportunity to an individual.The winners Kristen Buckley, of Red Lion, PA, and Victoria Kriner-Aversano, of Myerstown PA, were chosen from four finalists.
The two girls received the most votes from almost 200,000 online responses. Both women received personal makeovers, including ICON helmets, riding jackets and gloves, 7 eye riding glasses and HD Footwear riding boots. Both girls also received clothing from Pink Partz, a Wizards bike detail cleaning kit, a technology case from Otterbox and a case of Spectro oil along with a years subscription to IronWorks Magazine. Kristen Buckley was also presented with not only a cool luggage bag from T-Bags but also a bag of surprises for her 11-year-old son, Jed, who couldn’t make it to Bike Fest because his leukemia had landed him in the hospital.
For the grand prize, it wasn’t just Victoria who got herself outfitted — her bike got “hooked up” as well. The new features included a dyno run by Cycle solutions, new mirrors, grips, levers, pegs and speakers by Kuryakyn. Chrome 100 spoke American Wire Wheels, wrapped with Pirelli Night Dragon Tires, A New Mustang seat and some special pinstripe work by Dan Kite. Seeing the finished product was an emotional experience for Victoria, who became slightly tearful as the bike was unveiled and called the prize a blessing.She said the seat and speakers will prove especially handy for playing patriotic music along the long rides she takes as a Patriot Guard Rider attending soldiers’ funerals, Victoria is a regional representative for America’s 9/11 Foundation and a volunteer with the non-profit Soldiers’ Angels.“Victoria really does a lot of long-distance riding, so we wanted to give her something that would keep her comfortable,” Liberte said.“It’s great to be able to see first hand the outcome of doing an event like this. To spend the day with the 2 girls and to see the HUGE smiles we put on their faces is pretty amazing.” For more info and photo’s please visit www.garage-girls.com
