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Annual Bike Show Moves North for Birthday Year.
(From The Moscow Times)
Thousands of motorcycles will roar into St. Petersburg next Thursday -- and they'll be followed by three days of choreographed explosions, airborne stunts and plenty of leather, music and beer.
It's time again for the annual Bike Show hosted by Moscow's Nochniye Volki, or Night Wolves, motorcycle club -- but this year's show, unlike the six that have preceded it, will be held in the northern capital, in honor of the city's 300th birthday.
The event begins on Thursday, when bikers from all over Russia are to congregate at the Night Wolves' base of operations, Moscow's Bike Center. Thousands will then hit the road as part of a lengthy motorcycle convoy for the all-day ride to St. Petersburg's Kassimovo Aerodrome.
The following three days will feature a stunt program of ramp-launched jumps, drag racing and mounted javelin throwing; competitions in trick riding, beer chugging, arm-wrestling and slow riding; and two all-night rock concerts. Additionally, judges will award prizes for the best custom-made bike, the best tattoos and the best bike artwork.
The Night Wolves was founded two decades ago as an analogue to the American bikers' gang the Hells Angels. Back then, the Night Wolves was a ragtag group of motorcycle riders who, like the Angels, worked as bodyguards for rock musicians. In the case ...
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