Last October at Biketoberfest Sandy and I checked out Billy Lane’s Blood, Sweat, and Gears show. You can read a write up I did on it at the VABiker.net.

The whole deal behind the show is that Billy, along with a few other motorcycle industry superstars (Kendall Johnson, Paul Cox, Mondo, Aaron Greene, and a few others) build or customize a bike on the back of a truck that Billy has turned into a motorcycle workshop on wheels. Once the bike is finished it is given away to a United States service member.

Last week I bought the Blood, Sweat, and Gears DVD that was released a few months ago and Sandy and I watched it last Friday night. I gotta tell you it is well worth the money.

The DVD is a documentary that shows how and why Billy came up with the concept for the tour, how they built the fabrication shop on wheels, and then follows the tour to Daytona Bike Week, Laughlin, Laconia, Sturgis, and Biketoberfest. (At the Biketoberfest stop, which is the last stop on the tour, on day two just after they reveal the paint, there is me and Sandy, front row to the right. – Wow my 2 1/2 seconds of fame)

Here is what the back of the box says about the DVD:
This DVD is a “behind the scenes” peak into the live fabrication tour that swept the nation in 2005. Billy Lane and friends hit six major rallies last year with a 55ft. flatbed trailer that was transformed into a fabrication shop on wheels. Pledging to give something back, they customized 4 motorcycles throughout the course of the tour and gave them away to 4 very deserving U.S. Military Veterans. This is a must have for any DVD collection! Whether you are a member of the military or a motorcycle enthusiast, this is one you don’t want to miss.

Billy is doing the tour again this year at all the major rallys and I cannot wait to check it out again down at Biketoberfest.

I definitly agree that this is one you don’t want to miss. It is a great video and it is well worth the 20 bucks. You can get your own copy here.

Take Care – Ride FREE