Laughlin is the flip side of the coin as
compared to Laconia. Where colors are welcome in Laconia, the only
color co-ordinated group this year at the Laughlin Bike Week were the
local law enforcement agencies.

Huss had flown in early to Las Vegas and was met by Jay ___ whom he
met last year in Sturgis. Jay had graciously offered Huss a 2002 Low
Rider for the week to explore Nevada, Arizona, and California.

Last trip our photohog rode across a couple snow covered mountain
passes to reach Laughlin, so the idea of skipping the chilling part
and getting right to the warm weather riding sounded great to him.
Arriving a week early gave our northern rider time to tour a chunk of
Arizona and Nevada. Here they partied til the sun came up in exotic
locales like the Cottontail Ranch.

Two years ago Huss barely missed getting locked down in the notorious
"crime Scene" at Harrah's. Unlucky guests and patrons were sequestered
for 12 hours while the mayhem was investigated. From the great numbers
of officers posted on every street corner, it was clear they were
keeping a tight rein on the bikers this year.

In fact, there were such great numbers of COPS, that it was
detrimental to the overall enjoyment of the local sights. Is there
peace in the valley, you know it, but at what expense.

Arriving in Laughlin on Thursday night, they found the atmosphere so
restricting that they returned to Las Vegas the same night and decided
to ride to the coast instead of returning to Laughlin. Huss tells us
that stretch after stretch of motorcycle heaven can be found along the
Cali coastline, but be prepared for expensive meals and such. In our
writer's opinion, still a better value than gambling in the desert.

CCRyder

¶ 1:25 PM