by Rocky Marks
It was a dark and stormy night…. Well, maybe it wasn’t
night, but it sure was dark and stormy start for the Annual Roll for a Cause
Motorcycle Run to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Foundation. This year the run was hosted
by Parkhurst Dining, a division of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc.
This is one of South Western Pennsylvania’s most popular
runs do the longevity of the ride and the partners including Hot Metal
Harley-Davidson as well as Steel City Harley-Davidson.
On August 3rd, the ride kicked off at 10:30AM
after a 9:00AM Registration at Steel City.
The route was mainly composed of back-road country riding through the
South Hills of Pittsburgh, eventually making its way to Hot Metal
Harley-Davidson for the after-party ride.
Typically the ride boasts 150 to 200 riders, but because of
the rain, that number was cut to 50 riders.
Additional would-be riders opted for their vehicles and showed up for
the after-party picnic when the clouds parted and the sun started to dry the
riders out.
The picnic included beer, food, entertainment, and of course
Eatn’ Park Smiley Cookies. A band and DJ
were on-site to entertain the crowd with music, and several chefs were on-site
serving up one of the most elaborate motorcycle run buffets courtesy of
Parkhurst Dining.
The rain seemed to be the theme for many of our Activities
at Hot Metal Harley-Davidson. On
Saturday, July 20th, Hot Metal Harley-Davidson held our 2nd
Annual Custom Bike Show in the rain. It
rained last year for this event as well. Nevertheless, a good time was had by everyone
in attendance.
There were over 50 bikes on-site to look at and judge. The categories included Sportster, Dyna,
Softail, Softail Modified, Classic, Non Harley, Touring, Touring Modified, Best
Paint, and Best of Show. AJ Hadad, our
Sales Manager who organized our show wanted to split the Softail and Touring
categories between stock and modified “so that the casual rider without major
frame and wheel alterations could compete and not feel like they had to spend $80,000
on their motorcycles.”
Despite the rainy start, once again, the clouds gave way to
partly-cloudy skies with just enough time to hand out the awards and send
almost everyone home with a smile on their face and a trophy on the mantle.
Hot Metal Harley-Davidson’s next major event is on Saturday,
September 21st. It’s our New
Model Open House where we will be showing off and taking demo rides on the new
2014 motorcycles, playing music, and serving up a free buffet for anyone who is
in attendance.
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