QUICK Throttle MAGAZINE PO Box 3062 • Dana Point, CA 92629 949-328-3157 NOVEMBER 2015 [email protected] • www.quickthrottle.com CONTACT: [email protected] [email protected] • [email protected] 07 - VIRGINIA CITY, LIVING HISTORY instagram.COM/quickthrottlemagaZINE • faceBOOK.COM/QUICKThrottleMAGAZINE 08 - STREET VIBRATIONS FALL RALLY 2015 11 - LATEST PRODUCTS 14 - CVO ROAD GLIDE ULTRA 16 - TECH TALK 18 - LAIDLAW’s HaRLEY DEMOS By David Gilgrist Photos- By & Courtesy Fritz Beckert; 21 - DESERT WIND H-D vintage art photo by Joe Hein an opportunity to combine 23 - BATWING CYCLES A long time descendent of Virginia City rolled in to his love of bikes with his town with the annual Street Vibrations event last passion and talents as a 24 - EASY WRITER weekend. His talents and passion for flying, biking photographer. Most typical and photography have conspired to bring this bikers’ pictures show them son of the town back to his roots. standing by or sitting on a You may well have seen or visited stationary bike. Fritz saw his “Champagne Photography” that the climb up the Geiger booth on the high street during the Grade into town presented festival. an ideal opportunity to catch the riders (and their pillion Fritz Beckert is the direct passengers) in motion. WRITERS: descendent of Virginia City’s CD, Randy Twells, Lisa Dalgaard, Mike Dalgaard, Beckert family, with familial ties to The pictures range from Gary Mraz, Tom “PIR8” Tinney, Ray Seidel, the Lamb and McKinty families. His serious biking poses to the visits to the town have allowed him Robert Sweeney, Art Hall, “Wild Bill” Saxton the Curare method of anaesthesia, more relaxed “easy rider” to dig deeper into his family history which paved the way for the style. They include some and this genealogical quest has sophisticated surgeries that we riding techniques that might PHOTOGRAPHERS: made him a large number of new 28 - RIDE & EVENT CALENDAR all know today. The families left make our Sheriff frown Randy Twells, Art Hall, Ron Sinoy, CD, George Childress friends here. for San Francisco when the mines somewhat. Poses from the closed, but Dr. Fred’s affection pillion often can best be Around the late 1870s, his great- WEBMASTER: for VC stayed with him and he is buried in the described as “abandoned”. grandfather Ernst Beckert was the barber surgeon ON THE COVER: Chrome Horse Promotions www.chrome-horse.net Comstock Cemetery. However the bikers love on C Street, whose barbershop was located where Virginia City, Nevada- Artist Joe Hein combined images of a Virginia them and trade is always Red’s Candies is sited today. A picture of old Ernst Of course all family histories have two sides and brisk. City street scene and a circa 1895 Morris & Salom electric car, with still hangs on the wall of the store. Grandfathers black sheep members-- and Fritz’s is no exception. a shot of motorcycles parked Richard Beckert and Theodore Lamb both worked His great uncle, William Lamb was famously Fritz is a great and friendly in Virginia City during Street at the Comstock mine, as Superintendent and murdered in a shooting at a bar room brawl in character and it is always a pleasure to welcome miner respectively. Although Richard won a Vibrations by Fritz Beckert/ Reno. Another, Art McKinty, owned an Indian him back to our town. Long may he return. If you scholarship to West Point, he declined and stayed Champagne Photography. motorcycle with a sidecar on which he and Geneva are interested in his work you can contact Fritz on in VC to marry Margaret Lamb. “Thank goodness With a little added magic, Joe QUICK THROTTLE LLC 2015 is published monthly and NO reproduction of content is permitted without Lamb eloped at the turn of the 20th century. The www.champagne-photography.com ® for that,” says Fritz! created this amazing scene Publisher or Editor’s prior written approval. Publisher and Editor assume no financial responsibility for errors in ads McKinty family still owns the sidecar to this day! beyond the cost of space occupied by error; a correction will be printed. Publisher is not liable for: any slandering spanning 120 years. See story of an individual, or group as we mean no malice or individual criticism at any time; nor are we responsible for Fritz’s father Frederick, whose elementary See more photos from this story at It was during a trip to the Reno air show a on Virginia City, Living History the opinions or comments of our columnists; and promises, coupons, or lack of fulfillment from advertisers who education began at the first Ward School, went on www.quickthrottle.com in the Gallery! are solely responsible for the content of their ads. Publisher and Editor are also to be held harmless from: failure few years ago that Fritz came back to visit VC, to become an anaesthesiologist and a pioneer in in this issue. to produce any issue as scheduled due to reasons beyond our control; all suits. claims or loss of expenses; this coincidentally during Street Vibrations. He saw includes but is not limited to, suits for libel, plagarism, copyright infringement and unauthorized use of a persons name or photograph. Publisher and Editor do not promote excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages. The Quick Throttle name and logo is owned nationally by Chris and Lisa Dalgaard. NOVEMBER 2015 9 Then, take Nevada State route 207 aka, Kingsbury Grade and visit the oldest continuously operated Thirst Parlor in Nevada, the Genoa Bar, located in you guessed it Genoa! Next, head north to visit the State Capital, Carson City. Stop in and visit the Nevada Day Store and Trading post and the Carson City Visitors Bureau, both have information and great gift shops. Now lets head east on Hwy 50 towards Virginia City and the famous Comstock Lode. Yes! There is still gold in them thar hills. VC to the locals is a favorite place which tourists have also discovered, full of great shops, wonderful historic buildings, and is home to the famous “Bats in the Belfry Ghost Tours” and the Old Washoe Hotel, one of the most haunted places to visit in the United States! On your way there on the twisted pass known as Geiger Grade, heading into VC look for real Comstock descendant Fritz Beckert shooting photos of passing riders available the same day in his downtown VC Champagne Photography booth. me cover all of the day’s events, which was a lot! First up, we headed over Back on the bikes and let’s head northwest back to Chester’s Reno Harley Davidson, through Geiger Grade. We will then go north over to where there were great vendors, food, Sparks off exit 28 and make a wee visit to one of the music and sign-ups were starting for Cathouse Poker run stops. I got a few cheesecake shots the famous “Cathouse Poker Run”. out at the very pretty, Mustang Ranch Brothel. Another Story by Flame I notice that there are 15 top factory rigs and Celebrity Kelly Quinn of Throttle Girl old and unique business here in Nevada. They were 250 vendors and about 50,000 bikes visiting was there visiting with the crowd. As very gracious to give us permission to take pictures of September is here and that means that Reno and are thundering through our beautiful we were taking pictures we ran into Northern Nevada. several of the lovely ladies during the Poker Run. the biggest bike show in northern Nevada our friend & actor, Jack Waggon who was out enjoying all the festivities. After all the running around to the different venues, is here! Motorcycle enthusiasts from near One of the many things I enjoy about Street Jack said, “I have been riding bikes we settled back downtown to catch more great music & far, clubs, vendors, entertainers, bike Vibrations is seeing the latest and greatest for years, I love Street Vibrations and and grab a bite to eat. We ate at Brew Brothers at gadgets, products and services offered in the seeing all the different bikes, vendors industry and locals all congregate in Reno, the Eldorado, oh so good food and fast and attentive industry, all in one area, pretty exciting! It really and really good concerts, nothing Nevada for one unforgettable week of service, love this place! Ok, maybe we stopped at takes several days to see and do everything that but a good time!” Waggon is a much Rum Bullions in the Silver Legacy too for a cold one. All Bikes, Beer and Babes. But it is so much Street Vibrations has to offer. Bikes are being loved, Carson City based actor who refreshed we are back on the street in downtown Reno more than that. I swear I needed a clone fitted, polished, repaired, bought and sold. has been cast in several upcoming looking at the many vendors and ended up rocking and a stunt double to see everything that movie projects that are being filmed in out to some unexpected super coolness at the “Reno Every day at 5:45 on Thursday, Friday and 2016. Projects include: a crime drama was going on! Thank God for our wonderful Rock Camp” stage, where young and talented rockers Saturday a very special flag raising ceremony “Perpetual Nexus,” an epic western photog friends in our area! Reno Harley Davidson, and Reno Cycles and Gear who were given instruction, placed in a Rock Camp band, and singing of the Star Spangled Banner, was “What Child is This,” and the much anticipated frontier hosted a big party during Street Vibrations weekend, practiced a lot and then performed on stage as a real held at the Jagermeister Super Stage, hosted by western TV series, “Big Sky.” Waggon is also the 2015 The week kicked off at the Reno Ballroom, this was the celebrating Indian Motorcycle’s anniversary.