Bring it to the east coast!

 

Hey, not a bad idea..but the name NorCal might not work there, haha!!

 

Thats the same day as the Beatnick Blowout in Ventura. Too bad

 

Yeah well..we had this weekend last year too..they did not and i do not know the reason they changed it so our shows are now on the same weekend!
I do know that we are going to have a special "Stan Dishong Award" that will be a unique custom made trophy and will be handed out by Stan's son, Larry Dishong! He will also have a booth at our show.

 

Here is an update of the event flier.
Some of Stan Dishong's old bikes will be featured on display at NorCal KnockOut "round 2" for the first time ever!!!

 

..and here is the flyer!!!

 

I went last year and it was very good.
Excellent vehicles, kind of low key but friendly as heck.
Nice venue for it. check it out.

 

Thanks man! We are doing some improvements this year, and hope to see alot of bikes on July 2:nd!!!

 

oh man....now that you've said that Stan Dishong's bikes and his son are gonna be there...I may hafta make the trip south.

I knew Stan, painted acouple of murals at his museum, and got to paint several of his bikes too. Neat guy!

 

oh man....now that you've said that Stan Dishong's bikes and his son are gonna be there...I may hafta make the trip south.

I knew Stan, painted acouple of murals at his museum, and got to paint several of his bikes too. Neat guy!

Hi! Yes, i definitely think you should make the trip. Let me know if you have any questions or such.
And most of all..VERY WELCOME!!

 

We just got confirmed, that Stan Dishong's beautiful masterpiece, "The Hog" will be at the show. There will be a display around Larry Dishong's booth, with more of Stan's old bikes!!!

 

Stan "the Iron Man" Dishong was a true motorcycle legend here on the West coast.
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He bought his first Harley in 1944 at age 16. He first raced on the salt flats of Bonneville in 1951 setting a short lived land speed record of 156 mph.
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He originally opened Stan's Cycle in Vallejo as a BSA dealership in 1953 but he worked more with Harleys and Indians. Stan and Jackie's house was three doors down from the shop and at some point the street was officially renamed Dishong St.
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It was during this period that Stan raced his reputedly undefeated 1937 Indian Scout drag bike.
One of his many innovations was the first racing slick on a drag bike. He had the Pope Tire co. vulcanize a flat strip of rubber onto the rear tire of his Indian in July 1953.
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He was probably best known for the Panhead engine he converted to overhead cam in the late 50's. He successfully raced this engine in a bike he called the "Hog". Stan raced at Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, Kingdon in Lodi and the Nationals at Vaca Valley raceway in Vacaville to name a few.
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In addition to Stan's Cycle, he operated Dishong Manufacturing, a facility that made after-market parts for motorcycles.
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Stan's Cycle was filled with rare motorcycles and related memorabilia. He not only displayed the racing bikes he had built and raced, he also had some extremely rare antique bikes, originals and restorations of many different makes and models.
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In 1987 he closed Stan's Cycle in Vallejo and moved to Port Orford Oregon where they bought a 13 acre ranch and, for the next 15 years restored many of his antique motorcycles. Stan displayed 33 motorcycles.
In June 2006 Stan closed the museum in Port Orford and, due to declining health, moved to a suburb of Boise Idaho to be near his family.
Stan Dishong passed away in January 2008. He not only preserved motorcycle history, he made motorcycle history.

 

I'm definitely going to check this out

 

Right on man, you are more then welcome. It'll be a fun day for sure!!!

 

We just got the fantastic news that another one of Stan Dishong's old race bikes will be at the show!! It is a '37 Indian Scout Dragster that Stan put the first ever racing slick on. This was back in 1953. The Indian ran mid 11-sec runs day in and day out. A truly wild an amazing bike. This one will be in the display with Stan's other race bikes. You do NOT want to miss this!!!!

 

We now have yet another Stan Dishong bike coming to the show. His old '51 Vincent Black Shadow with chromed frame and so forth. Great addition of course!!!

 

Hope some of you guys made it to the show. The Stan Dishong bike display was GREAT!!! We'll do it again next year!

 

My sorry ass missed it. Thats what I get for dragging my nuts everywhere but the events section.

 

We'll most likely involve the Stan Dishong legacy in some way next year too. It will take place July 7th 2012!!