OAKLAND POLICE DRILL TEAM
Back by popular demand, performing on the main driveway will be the Oakland Police Dept. Drill Team. The drill team is comprised of officers from the Oakland Police Department's Traffic Division, and their performance is made up of many routines that have been around since the Drill Team was formed in the early 1940s. These are the same motorcycles they ride during their regular tour of duty. You can see them perform on Friday prior to the Public Service Memorial and on Saturday exclusively on the main driveway at the Convention Center.

The Oakland PD will be joining the Redding Police Dept. and other competing motor officers for the Green Light Escorted Remembrance Ride. Prior to departure, we will hold the Public Service Memorial as we honor those in public service including Oakland's Sgt. Mark Dunakin. Line the street as these officers and hundreds of riders take part in the Remembrance Ride on Friday night. Look for the Remembrance Ride map which will be posted in the "maps" link in October.

Clint Ewing
You'll see Clint Ewing stunting like a rock star at this year's event. Clint rides a Honda 2009 CBR 600rr, and is featured in the Guinness Book of World Record for his Tunnel of Fire Record on NBC. Clint will be stunting at popular motorcycle rallies in Sturgis and Las Vegas, at NHRA events and the Canada Stunt Competition in Vancouver. Clint will be performing three times on Saturday and will be available for autograph signing. This video clip features Clint's Tunnel of Fire Record

Bleachers After-Hours Party
Saturday Night After Hours Party at Bleachers, 2167 Hilltop Drive. Don't worry about the weather--the party will be inside! Come early and grab a burger, fish and chips, or a tasty little treat. There's ample parking for bikes and scooters in the back. If you don't want to ride, you'll find that Bleachers is walking distance of the Hilltop Drive hotels. The band will start playing at 8:00 p.m. and will have you on the dance floor. Dancing not your thing? Then grab a cue and jump in on one of the billiard tables or head to the mini arcade. See you at Bleachers!

ACE HIGH LEATHERS
Nanci Rogers from Montague California is owner of Ace High Leathers and she has seen a huge shift in her business since she started it 5 years ago. Two things which both riders and passengers have in common is the question of how to find apparel that fits you correctly and more importantly how to figure out just where a seat is causing you grief.

Nanci is the Pro Pad dealer located for the most northern area of the state. She has educated many riders by "getting them to think more about how their seats hurt them, not how to get a way from the pain," says Nanci "Once I talk with them about the position they are gradually moving into while riding they can then start figuring out just where the problem is. Together we can narrow down the areas that need to be changed and reshaped."

As for apparel, Nanci has found that often customers will come to her asking for alterations because the chaps just don’t fit right only to receive a basic education about how you can adjust a pair of chaps to fit their shape without an alteration. She also caters to the large majority of riders who, as she says, "are no longer the same shape we were in when we were 30." Nanci always gets a laugh when she starts chiding her customers about how their shapes have shifted like luggage on a plane, nothing is in the same place where it started.

Ace High Leathers will be holding two clinic at this year’s Big Bike Weekend. The apparel clinic will be held on Friday and the seat clinic will be held on Saturday in the lower level classroom inside the Convention Center. Nanci encourages anyone wishing to receiving advice on their apparel or seats to contact her before BBW as Nanci and her crew will be very busy during that weekend. Visit her website at www.acehighleathers.com or call her directly at 530-905-0505.

THE BLUES ROLLERS
You've seen them perform at other BBW events and we're glad to have them back this year Saturday. They'll be peforming on the outdoor stage located on the main lawn on Saturday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. playing electric boogie blues and swing.