Bikers Gear Up for Rally
Store Prepares For Influx Of Customers
Posted: September 26, 2012 at 3:16 a.m.
Bill Bryant, longtime motorcycle mechanic at Happy Trails Motorcycle Connection in Fayetteville, replaces a fuel gauge sending unit Thursday on a customer’s motorcycle in the shop’s garage. HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU
When thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts converge on your hometown for one of the biggest rallies in the country, what’s a local biker to do? Some join the fun, others head for the hills.
Joe Stevens, owner of Happy Trails Motorcycle Connection, left, works alongside his son, Walt, on Friday as they remove the h...
Customers speak with mechanic Bill Bryant, right, Sept 21, 2012, at Happy Trails Motorcycle Connection in Fayetteville.
Springdale police and firefighters work the scene of a three-vehicle accident Tuesday at Don Tyson Parkway and Thompson Stree...
At A Glance
Bikes, Blues & BBQ
The annual motorcycle rally runs today through Saturday at three venues in Fayetteville. Complete schedules of events and music are available at nwaonline.com.
Today
Beer Gardens
Dickson Street: 3-11 p.m.
Baum Stadium/Randal Tyson Track Center Area: 3-9 p.m.
Washington County Fairgrounds/BB&BBQ Saloon: 5 p.m. to midnight
Music
Main Stage (in the parking lot at the corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue)
4 p.m.: Boston Mountain Playboys
6 p.m.: Ruckus
8 p.m.: Mountain Sprout
10 p.m.: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Source: bikesbluesandbbq.org
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