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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Student thrift shopper finds rare Nike prototype believed to have been worn by Olympic runner ... Police: Alleged rapist lived under assumed identity ... 'Taking Steps' misfires, but Quinby's comedy shines ... Student thrift shopper finds rare Nike prototype believed to have been worn by Olympic runner ... Police: Alleged rapist lived under assumed identity ... 'Taking Steps' misfires, but Quinby's comedy shines ... Little bit of Sturgis comes to town By Chris Bristol MailTribune.com By Chris Bristol Posted Aug. 28, 2000 @ 2:00 am Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 8:24 AM By Chris Bristol Posted Aug. 28, 2000 @ 2:00 am Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 8:24 AM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> It's not Sturgis, but for one day Medford was as close as it comes around here to Hog heaven. Some 90-odd motorcycles, most of them pure Milwaukee iron, were on display Sunday outside downtown's Haba?eros Mexican Restaurant as part of the Fourth Annual Harley-Davidson Bike Show and Street Party. From classic panheads and custom-built Pro Streets to retro Road Kings and Ground Pounders, the bikes were the main event as hundreds of people braved seasonably hot weather for a chance to ogle Fat Boys up close and personal. This was our biggest yet, said show organizer Mark Daley, owner of Thunder Struck Custom Bikes. We started out four years ago with maybe 40 bikes. Next year we're hoping for 100 easy. Among those who registered a bike was Doug Johannson, a civil and structural engineer from Medford, who showed off his new Softail Springer. Johannson guessed he has spent $6,000 customizing the Harley, which retailed for $10,000. Johannson bought his first Harley in 1974, an FXE Super Glide he described as a piece of junk. Since then the venerable company's fortunes have changed, thanks to new ownership and the dependable Evolution motor. Japanese and German bikes are faster and more reliable, he said, but they don't have the mystique of a Harley. Or the sound. Jeff Harsha, a drywaller and friend of Johannson's, said he came down to visit, check out the bikes and enjoy the live music, provided free by the hard-working Blue Devils band. These are great bikes, he said. Every thing here is cool, and it's all for a good cause. Proceeds from the $10 bike registration fee, along with a raffle and an auction, went to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson County. Close to $4,000 was raised, Daley estimated. Prizes were awarded in 10 categories: — — People's Choice: Bob Abroe-owned — Pro Street (built by Thunder Struck) — — Pro Street: Abroe — — Engine: Abroe — — Ladies Division: Sally Curdy, — H-D Sportster — — Custom: Tim Wray, Ultra — Custom Cycle — — Best Paint: Kevin Myles, — Thunder Struck custom Pro Street — — Sportster Class: Chuck — Schillo, H-D Sportster — — Sport Custom: Tom Graber, — H-D Softail Custom — — Stock Class: Greg Nichols, — H-D Fat Boy — — Best Dresser: D&S — Harley, 2000 Road King — — Classic: Steven Anderson, — H-D Panhead (no year) By Chris Bristol MailTribune.com By Chris Bristol Posted Aug. 28, 2000 @ 2:00 am Updated Feb 16, 2011 at 8:24 AM » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501