while you were safely tucked in and fast asleep we were off pioneering a movement…
spl thx to jerry of pac rim/gallery fresh for allowing us to borrow his support vehicle.
ever try hauling 10 bikes on an open trailer? yeah, neither have we…
pulling an all-nighter and driving 5 hours makes you see funny things…
setup went smoothly considering we really didn’t have much to setup…
the project bike… a brand spanking new 09.
tear down…
recycling bin…
for all who couldn’t attend we setup a live web broadcast so you stalkers could check in on the action…
spl thx to SEMA for providing us with electrical. we definitely milked it for all it was worth. when the free wifi wasn’t cutting it we were tethering connection from our edge and 3g iphones. peep our our mission control…
even though we were in the truck and suv hall we broke a whole lot of necks… what makes the ruckus so cool is that it speaks to all age groups, sexes and tuners.
spl thx to sekizawa-san of tokyo parts for flying halfway around the globe to assist us in this monumental build.
progression…
after completion SEMA allowed us to take the project bike out so we could fire her up and make sure everything was cool and the gang…
yatta!
within two hours of the show closing we were already packed up, loaded and ready to head the fuck home…
BOWLS would like to thank the following individuals and sponsors. without them none of this would have been possible…
Tom and Dan at SEMA. thank you for beliving in us and giving us this opportunity.
Joe and Brian at Motor Media Inc. thank you for being rad dudes and helping us with the show logistics.
ruckus owners: Aldo, Mike, Shawn, Steven and Swanson. thank you for entrusting us with some of your most prized possessions.
parts and service sponsors: ADF, BTX/Rainbow Polishing, CF Posh Japan, CRG Mirrors, Gallery Fresh, Kijima Japan, Monterey Park Autobody, Polini USA, Powerstands Racing, Seibon Carbon, Tokyo Parts, Upholstery Zone and Yoshimura USA. thank you for providing us with some of the most technologically advanced parts and services to complete our build.
clothing sponsors: COMMUNE, Supra, Stussy and The Hundreds. thank you for making us look cooler than we really are.
thanks to Chris at Total Ruckus and all of its members for their support and best wishes.
a huge thank you to everyone who came out and stopped by our booth.
spl thanks to the extended BOWLS family: anna, cuong, howard, kenny, kim, paul, roger and sekizawa-san for lending us a much needed helping hand (or two).
SEMA 2008… over and done.
b.