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By Michael Dapper
VRA Page Webmaster
Who’s the most famous fashion leader you know?
Maybe it’s your wife, who tells you “you cannot wear that shirt for the fourth day in a row!” Or maybe the sales clerk at the mall, who asks you “are you really old enough to remember this thing called ‘black & white TV’?”
How about Donna Karan of the DKNY brand? Do you know her?
Well, Victory legend Joe Klein knew her (or at least he knew how to crash her Halloween party), so back in 2000, the dude put on a costume and rode his Victory to the party at her Manhattan store.
Turns out that Joe’s son Mark, master bike builder and former Victory and Ducati dealer, had sold Donna a motorcycle for her husband. Mark got an invite to Donna’s Halloween bash and Joe went, too.
After all, how do you turn away a religious figure at the door? You don’t, even if the religious figure is a New Jersey dude dressed in a nun’s habit.
We re-post Joe’s photo here to set the tone for the week. We need photos of you in whack costume with your Victory so we can feature some fun photos for Halloween.
Drop us a line via the Victory Mailbag.
Salt History Maker
It’s fitting that we dig up some additional historical photos of Joe Klein. Right now there’s quite a bit of buzz about Victory Rider Gregor Moe having set a speed record in his class aboard a Kingpin at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Well, the first Victory ever to post a speed in the Salt Flats record books was piloted by none other than Joe Klein. The year was 2002, and Joe put a SportCruiser in the books at Bonneville. He had also hoped to ride his legendary “Rock to Rock” bike (KYSO Blue V92C, No. 30) on the salt, but his tires didn’t comply with sanctioning body’s safety specs.
The numbered bike – which he’s still riding – was the one he rode from New York City to San Francisco in 1998, which made him the first Victory Rider to ride all the way across the United States.
To be honest, the bike is in no shape for the salt these days. Oh, it still runs fine, but its work-in-progress “Back Porch” doesn’t lend itself to aerodynamic performance. Wow, Joe, just Wow!
Victory at Selected IMS Events
The 2010 Victory lineup will be featured at three International Motorcycle Show (IMS) events this winter. The Victory display will also include Pure Victory clothing and accessories at these IMS events:
• December 4-6, Long Beach [CA] Convention Center
300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
• January 22-24, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
655 W. 34th St.
New York, NY 10001
• February 5-7, Minneapolis [MN] Convention Center
1301 Second Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Victory demo rides will be offered at the Long Beach show, with the Victory 18-wheeler in the Convention Center parking lot.
As new details become available about these shows, they’ll be posted on the VRA Page in the News section.
Details about show sites, tickets and show hours are available at the the IMS website.
Take a Victory for a Ride
The Victory 18-wheelers are in Texas and Missouri, so grab a friend and get out there and ride.
Here are the tour stops for the week ahead:
• October 28, Wednesday
Family Powersports Weatherford
1811 Fort Worth Hwy.
Weatherford, TX 76086
Phone: 817-596-3244
• October 29, Thursday
J & W Cycles
4550 Hwy. 47
PO Box 354
Washington, MO 63090
Phone: 636-239-5575
Toll-Free Phone: 800-748-8098
• October 29-November 1, Thursday-Sunday
Team Mancuso at Lone Star Rally
Galveston, TX 77550
Team Mancuso Gulf Freeway Store Phone: 281-486-4604
Team Mancuso Southwest Store Phone: 713-995-9944
• October 31, Saturday
Surdyke Motorsports
1305 Hwy. 61
Festus, MO 63028
Phone: 636-931-9166
Toll-Free Phone: 800-748-RIDE
• October 31, Saturday
Corpus Christi Cycle Plaza
2937 South Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: 361-852-7368
The complete Victory Challenge Demo Tour schedule is HERE, and you’ll find tour stops and more Victory-related events on the Events Page.
New tour dates are being added frequently, so check back regularly to see where the Victory 18-wheelers will be stopping next.
Quick Links
• The “Fill the Empty Stocking” charity event is Dec. 5 at Distinctive Cycles in Freeport, FL. Drop by 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to greet Santa, have a bite of food and drop off a new, unwrapped toy, which the Freeport Fire and Rescue squad will deliver to needy families.
• Old Victory friend Kyle Petty is on NASCAR.com with “Kyle’s Corner.”
• The complete Victory Challenge Demo Tour schedule.
• Cool-looking Victory police bikes here. (Thanks AZScooter.)
• A Cycle World first impression about the new Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads.
Still Want to Hear from You About…
1. Let’s see you in your favorite Halloween costumes with your Victory.
2. Your Iron Butt tips. What advice would you offer first time Iron Butt riders?
3. Your answers to the incomplete statement about the Victory Cross Country and Cross Roads saddlebags: The saddlebags are so big…
Let’s hear from you. Drop us a line via the Victory Mailbag.
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