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83 www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS nAugust 2016n The mud wrestling taking place in the upper Roadhouse tent was much more tepid. The woman emcee made a sexist comment about only wanting girls because this was about tits and ass. After a couple of matches a guy literally threw himself into the mud pit and with encouragement another stripped down to challenge him. The two muscular guys aggressively went at it and the crowd, which was almost half women, cheered them on. The Wall of Death and the Burnout Pit were also new additions to the upper tent. Bar girls had more skin covered than some of their customers, while an incredible airbrush painter named Sean Avram created fantasy art on gorgeous canvases that wore almost nothing at all. The Flaunt Girls fl aunted their new line of clothing and leather cor- sets were the fashion statement of this year's rally, but honestly the wild days of a couple decades ago are over. People with baby strollers, leashed dogs, leashed children, dogs in strol- lers, and knee-high toddlers moved through the crowd. At the Progressive Insurance tent, women were having their nails manicured, men their boots polished, and even I sat down for a beard trim. To see vintage bikes all one had to do was stop at the American Police Motorcycle Museum. Coupled with restoration projects and acquisitions, this museum is jam-packed with over a hundred interesting bikes and thou- sands of artifacts. Of special note is one of the few bikes that doesn't run: a 1904 Thor. The Thor was manu- factured by the Aurora Automatic Laconia Continued from page 78 See "Laconia," page 94, column 4