BORN FREE 4 report and lots of pics!

BORN FREE 4!! dropbox link to all the pics below.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vkuc93311etagyi/qu6lLAnFWH?m

So where the fuck do I start? Born Free 4.. epic. To make this journey happened I spent a lot of time and money to get the bikes done to roll down to the show. My boy Dan from NY. aka NY DAN, was coming in hot to Spokane on a last minute flight and I was pressed to get Orange Krush done for him to roll around LA. Working on the road and being gone from home 5 days a week doesn't help...

 Many a late damn night/morning was spent working on the Orange beast prior to the show. One Friday I got home and there was 15 boxes of parts sitting in the living room!! Lets Roll!!! Shits flying parts are everywhere. I take a break to pick up Dan from the airport only to bring him back to the garage and put him to work. We got everything done except for electrical and a bunch of other little crap.. Rootbeer was running great and needed just a bit of TLC, should be able to bang the electrical out in a day right???

 So we load the bikes up and head to Cali. Dan just got in from a 6 hour flight and I had worked on the bike until almost 4 in the morning so we were a bit fatigued. Despite our mental awareness, we cracked a couple road sodas and left little ol' North Idaho. We got into San Berdoo at 5 pm the next day and had to make the necessary stop at Oscars for a brew..(or two..who's counting??) Headed off to Corey's and then the work began. Worked on the Orange beast pretty late, got drunk and crashed. Woke up the next day and went right back at it, banging out everything on the list except for bleeding the front brake (thanks ebay for the bunk master..)

Later that afternoon and tired as hell I popped the headlight into the bucket, hooked everything up and flipped the switch. Light yes!!! short..bzz... ohh.. I forgot to tape the terminals up on the headlight causing a direct short to the ignition switch in the headlight. Bummer. Guess what? Now no spark!! Test the coil, its cool. Fuck, probably fried the Pamco (I did)..  Now Dans got no bike to run. I'm Bummed. All that work shot. Oh well, we drank and moved on.. . 
"It is what it is, no more, no less"

 So its Saturday. SHOWTIME!! Oscar crashed at Corey's the night before so we all left from Temple City, CA and headed out to Rancho Cucamonga to meet up with Jason and Mike Spazbo. All is well, we're flying along the freeway and oil is straight puking out of Corey's bike! I flag him down and we pull off the 210 fwy. Clutch oil seal is shot, so we limp it to our buddy Paul's down the road. 2 bikes down. Dan is driving the chase truck with Paul and now has another passenger..Corey. We make it to Oscars, I lose a battery, yada yada yada..(insert drama here) Finally, we make it to the show, with an awesome ride with some nice twisties along the way.

The only way to describe this show is AMAZING!!! If you have the means, you have to go. Being surround by the coolest bikes, along with some of the coolest people I have ever met is a win win in my book. Lots of beers were had. Lots of goodtimes in general. The lack of a Police presence was very, very nice, and the location is killer. I seriously hope these boys announce Born Free 5 soon. Our plans are already made.. 

All in all what a killer experience. 2600+ miles of driving to make this show, and I cant wait to do it again. Special thanks Corey, Dan, Oscar, Jen, Jason, Mike, Pauly Wog and everyone else who made it happen!