This is a very Quasimodo moment.
It starts out a night of debauchery and turns into a full blown day of everyone calling out and playing hooky. We call this early (but not too early) egg art.
We make our guest Mark earn his keep by making eggs.
We feast on spicy southwestern hashbrowns, eggs, and sausage.
First stop is the new Motorcycles of Charlotte / BMW – Ducati dealership. As you can see, they are having a day like ours when everyone is sitting out on the balcony having a “meeting” or at least that’s what they’re calling it.
For some reason, Bob L’s name plates has a bottle of Tums on it.
They tell us to make ourselves at home and Jason does.
I spy cupcakes but pass.
We play a game of follow the leader.
Then I play some table shuffle board.
Beemer and Bentley sure are growing up fast!
It’s cool to have BMW cops. It’s a stark difference from the guys on Harleys.
This man has been waiting for his Ducati so long that he has shrunken. Just kidding! He’s just a puppet in case you couldn’t tell.
Next stop is to the Givi mecca in Charlotte, NC. Very few people have seen the inside of the onsite showroom. Givi Givi Givi everywhere!
There was a Ducati red A750 universal windscreen hanging up here until I shattered mine and had to get a replacement. Hence the missing unit from the display.
Look at how Italian I am. I’m wearing a vertical messenger bag crossed over my shoulder.
Even though Mark just donned some new luggage, he says when you’re pulling a trailer with a bike, it’s probably time to just cage it. Bonus points for the luggage being Givi at least.
The last stop on the tour is the new-ish Competition Accessories in Rock Hill, SC.
Well well… looky here! They are sporting a nice large Givi display right by the front door. Good stuff!
Seriously?! We even have Ed Hardy helmets now to match your Ed Hardy car seat cover, steering wheel cover, hair straightener, air freshener, t-shirt, purse, and on and on.
Competition Accessories has a store front but the main business is their online sales which is warehoused here.
Hi-YA! This is the helmet for me, right? or is that too cliche?
Mark notices the signs for sale over the window. He wonders out loud what Buick has to do with the rest?
You’ve probably heard the expression: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
I have a new version and you can quote and give the Antirider credit here: Life is not about the days you go to work, but by what you do with the days you call out and play hooky.
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