Bike show at fairgrounds canceled

Waukegan News-Sun ^ | May 03,2008 | News-Sun Staff Report

[Lockbar]

Been thinking about this. I think all the bikers should just show up in Grayslake Sunday and tour the town in mass going 5 mph the whole day.

[MediaMole]

Large bike shows tend to bring in a lot of money.

No kidding. When I worked retail, HOG rallies were money weeks. Lines out the door. Just a bunch of people having a good time and not hurting anyone.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[Steve Van Doorn]

I don’t get this. Was there a terrorist threat or that? Or just patty waist politicians?

[elcid1970]

I wonder if the liberals in city hall thought that a biker convention is the same as Gathering of Eagles, and that this was a way of taking a shot at both?

Likely there aren’t many latte-sipping Bush-hating PC libs among Harley-Davidson riders.

Just a certain culture clash, maybe? As in, “these aren’t our kind of people, and we don’t want them around.”

[junkman_106]

He just calls ‘em as he sees ‘em, Bucko.

[junkman_106]

I sincerely hope that I never become grouped with that “kind” of people, even by accident. I’ve been a biker for over 50 years and I am always disappointed when I get “looked down on” by “those kind of people”.

[Cobra64]

He just calls ‘em as he sees ‘em, Bucko.

You're right junkman. Nice moniker BTW.

[John_S_L]

It's pretty funny how Grayslake is. It's no wonder big businesses do not want to move in there to help ease the high tax rate of grayslake property owners. The school system is horrible. I also feel bad for people trying to sell a house in that town. The Iron Horse deal is just another bad mark against Grayslake. Sorry to the people that live there. I made the mistake of moving there about 6 years ago. I've been out of there for 4. Glad I got out.