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22 nSeptember 2016n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS handlebars. Corbin held his annual bike show at the Veterans Memorial Building on Saturday and there were many fi ne custom bikes on display as well. The Wild One Saloon was also set up there all weekend where you could sit down, have a tri-tip sandwich and some beer. It was hosted by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Rebecca Abbott, Miss Street Vibrations 2015, was also on hand for photos at the bike shows. There were two poker runs this year, both on Saturday. There was the offi cial Hollister Independence Rally Poker Run between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. sponsored by Geico Insurance. It was part of the VIP pack- age. It started at the Vault Restaurant at the VIP Center and then went to Hollister Powersports Indian, Corbin Motorcycle Seats, out to Bolado Park on Highway 25 then back to the Vault. The second poker run was the Top Hatters 69th Annual Anniversary Run between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at their usual cost of $20 per head. It started at the Top Hatter's clubhouse in Hollister, went to Corbin Motorcycle Seats, Mom and Pop's Saloon in San Juan Bautista, Grillin' and Chillin' Roadhouse, Hollister Motorsports and ended up at Corbin again for lunch and raffl e prizes. The package included the poker sheet, a tri-tip sandwich lunch with drinks, a raffl e ticket and a run pin. There were about $3,000 worth of raffl e prizes given out including two leather motorcycle jack- ets. Sonny Barger was also on hand at Corbin signing books and posing for photo ops. Sideshow Bob from the Top Hatters said that this year Hollister changed the rules and clubs were unable to sell their clothing. Clubs were also being charged $1,900 for a 10'x10' booth in town which was much higher than the $1,300 other vendors were being charged. The Top Hatters were happy with the run's turn- out, though. There were all the vendors you could hope for and you could buy just about anything from a T-shirt and Hollister Continued from page 13 See "Hollister," page 30, column 1 by Diane "Shadow's Wife" Jones HOLLISTER, CALIF., JULY 1–3—Once again, Mike Corbin and the Corbin factory and family welcomed riders to their facility during the Hollister Independence Rally over the 4th of July holiday. Mike Corbin is an integral part of this city's rich tradition and history known by many as the birthplace of the American biker. We got to Hollister a few days early and decided to stop in at Corbin and see how things were shaping for the event. We found Mike out in the shop and there was his 2015 red and black Polaris SlingShot he had gotten for research and development and had customized with saddle bags and heated, black and red leather seats as well as a few other upgrades. And he had just put on the third replace- ment rear tire. It was beautiful and Mike indicated that he was done with R&D and that he planned to sell it this weekend during the event. Now, having had the opportunity to take a SlingShot for the weekend during the Temecula Rod Run as a demo for North County Motorsports this year I had fi rsthand experience on how much fun could be had in a SlingShot and knew exactly why this was the third tire Mike had to replace. I had to have it and Mike made me such a great deal I couldn't pass it up, so after the nod from the hubby and the traditional licking of the mirror claiming it as mine, I handed Mike my credit card and the deal was done. Some have asked me if why I would give up my two wheels. Well I haven't given up my beautiful 2005 Harley-Davidson Road Glide, nor have I given up on motorcycle drag racing either, I have just added this beautiful SlingShot to my repertoire. You can always count on the usual faces at Corbin, the loyal ven- dors who have a huge following in the biker community—WindVest Motorcycle Windshields, Purple Slice, Custom Chrome, some local CORBIN RIDER APPRECIATION EVENT Putting out the welcome mat Customers new and old congregate The path to Corbin and Wizards Cafe See "Appreciation" page 30, column 1 Although Becky Whaley (right) came into Sunday's Slow Race in the lead, her husband Mike Whaley took the Slow Race Championship Shawnee Ruvalcaba, Joanna Morales, Gina Ruvalcaba and Tamara Ruvalcaba (left to right), all from Hollister, check out the Rally