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EVENT FEATURE SUICIDE FROGS CUSTOM SHOW

them he knew how it went up—only to then find it
was a completely different shape of gazebo to the one
he thought it was. However, persistence paid off and
the show was underway.
Held at the Royal Oak in Burton-upon-Trent, a
pub with a decent-sized car park, the bright summer
day combined with the shadow of the hushed grey
tones and classical architecture of the A38 overpass,
creating a contrast of shadow and light which, whilst
giving it a gritty urban feel, is an absolute pain in the
arse to photograph.
There was a variety of motorcycles of all flavours
in the show, including a black Tryamph (a modified
1972 Triumph with an Yamaha XT550 engine) which
was an interesting bike, a black Harley-Davidson
V-Rod with deep red flames and a black rose on the
tank which I will admit that I initially overlooked first outing.
until the sun fell on the paintwork. Then there was The show trophies were made from sprockets,
what I could have sworn was a black Harley bagger chains and pistons with some being functioning
until the sun also revealed a purple flake in the paint. clocks. It’s always good to win any trophy, but
I also liked a pair of matching immaculate Kawasaki perhaps it’s just a tiny bit more special when it’s a
Z900s, a Harley-Davidson WLA and a WLC and an handmade one-off award. Finally, I am pleased to
old Indian Chief, but the star of the show for me was report that the gazebo came down far more easily
an orange and silver MZ TS250 lowrider on its very than it went up! p

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