FEATURE
2017 AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS
P80
about fast. It's about discipline," he
insisted, "and the first rule of discipline
in any motorsports is: Never have a unit
that's better than you are. It's unreward-
ing, unfulfilling. If you have a bike that
you can master, that's orgasmic!"
Former motocross champion Gary
Semics was one of four grand marshals
(the others being Jeff
Fredette, Steve Johnson
and Tony Nicosia) and
said, "This place is awe-
some! These people are
[for the most part] obvi-
ously older, but they bring
their kids, too. They love
it. They just reminisce on
what they saw when they
were growing up and who
their heroes were, what
bikes they were riding and
racing. And it's such a
huge event! I'm surprised
how big it is.
"If you like two wheels,
you've got to be here!" CN
(Left) Nope, you're
not seeing things.
That's a seven-cylinder
Kawasaki two-stroke,
and it's a runner!
(Below) One man's
junk is another man's
treasure. Therefore,
the swap meet holds
lots of treasure!
(Below) The four
grand marshals
included (seated,
from left) tuner Steve
Johnson, motocrosser
Gary Semics, Six Days
legend Jeff Fredette
and drag racer Tony
Nicosia.
