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THE ONE SHOW

Come For The Bikes Stay For A Beer

Photos by Tigra Tsujikawa

Between the pandemic and the and civil unrest around the parks and police stations, it seemed like Portland, Oregon, couldn’t catch a break. However the promoters of The One Show didn’t let little things like that deter them. The show must go on… and it did April 30-May 2. Coincidentally Dealernews’ Diversity Columnist

Alisa Clickenger and cover girl Tigra Tsujikawa were in town to scout spots for the upcoming Suffragists Ride and visit friends at SW-Motech and Moto Corsa Ducati, so they rode over to see the show.

The exhibition weekend took place at the historic Zidell Barge Building on the Southwest Waterfront in Portland. According to coffee-fueled founder Thor Drake, the massive and rustic open-air building was originally made for shipmaking in 1930 and it sits on 122,000 sq./ft. of outdoor space. “We’re showcasing 200+ unique bikes in the main space, and highlighting our partners in the open-air mall outside. Come for the bikes, stay for a beer, and celebrate custom motorcycles with us, like we’ve always done.” Works for us!

“When we started our hairbrained idea of this new potentially inclusive motorcycle thing (2008) the standard American biker image was the stereotypical motorcycle “badboy” big fat tire hogs with lots of skulls and lots and lots of fiery orange flames. Tons of badassery going down around us, and there we stood with our obviously tight fitting clothes and and creative abilities, missing the badassery mark by a long shot.

“We opted for a smiling face with two Cs for eyes ... there is was, the undefinable See See logo, to go along with an indefinable name. One thing we knew we wanted to be was inclusive, inviting and open to anyone interested. Maybe something carried over from days spent in skateboard shops?”

Proof of concept is that Thor and his buddies silly idea for a show celebrated its 12 iteration this year. See the whole See See story here: https://www.seeseemotorcycles.com/

NICE… IOWA NICE

AMA Extreme Championship Hits Heartland

There is nice and then there is “Iowa Nice” — it even says so on the billboards. Spragueville, Iowa, and McGrath Motorsports were the unlikely hosts for the Iowan Hard Enduro, the second round of the 2021 Kenda AMA Extreme Championship. “You don’t think of Iowa for extreme races, but it proved to be pretty cool,” said third place finisher Colton Haaker. “The course was a little easier than some of our events, but it made for some really fun racing. We were able to battle between obstacles rather than resting.”

According to Wikipedia, “Iowa Nice” is a cultural label used to describe the stereotypical attitudes and behaviors of residents of the state, particularly in terms of the friendly agreeableness and trust shown by individuals who are otherwise strangers. Overall winner Trystan Hart found the crowd supportive as his day progressed, 2020 winner Quinn Wentzel, not so much as he started with a nice holeshot, but eventually carded 10-10 finishes for 10th overall.

“The day started off horrible with ninth in hot laps and a derailed chain,” Hart said from the top of the podium. “I was fired up for the first moto and came out charging, ultimately winning the sprint. In the final, Cody and I went back and forth most of the race and we had some really good battles. I’m happy to end up with the overall win!” With a race format consisting of a hot lap and two separate motos for the pro racers, Sherco’s Cody Webb struggled because conditions were “too nice” — “It was a pretty simple course for a hard enduro and the conditions weren’t on our side. In moto one, I got a bad start and just couldn’t get around those guys. I tried a few times, but just couldn’t make it happen and settled for fourth.”

For moto two, race directors added more technical sections to challenge the final 32 riders. With that, Webb was able to charge to a lead early in the race, only to suffer some issues mid-race, which allowed for the chasers to close the gap and make it a race. Webb responded by throwing down a blistering pace during the latter stages of lap two to take the moto win by 6 seconds over Hart.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Haaker had a solid day, finishing third overall with a pair of hardfought 3-3 finishes. “I had a huge loop-out in the second race and fortunately, I was not hurt and my bike was okay, so I was able to get going again and challenge Trystan and Cody until the very end where I missed a turn,” said the reigning AMA EnduroCross Champion.

made a mistake stalling the bike going up one of the hills and dropped back to fifth early on. He also crashed which set him back once again. Re-mounting, Haaker put on one last charge to ultimately fight his way back onto the podium.

In the Pro Women’s class, Louise Forsley (FactoryOne Sherco) took the win. She finished the race 21st overall and was the only woman rider to earn a spot in race two. In that final race, Forsley finished 27th overall. Shelby Turner and Kristina Smuda finished 2-3 in class.

Overall Pro Results

Trystan Hart (KTM) 1-2 Cody Webb (Sherco) 4-1 Colton Haaker – (Husqvarna) 3-3 Taylor Robert (KTM) 2-4 Ryder Leblond (Husqvarna) 6-5 Will Riordan (KTM) 5-7 Pat Smage (Sherco ) 8-6 Nick Fahringer (Sherco) 7-8 Max Gerston (GasGas) 9-9 Quinn Wentzel (Reiju) 10-10