Henderson Motorcycles

rooom!
Water Street hub hosts
charity motorcycle auction
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By Kimberly Horg
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Rob Weidenfeld/New
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THE ONCE-OVER- Scott Vi and Shawn Eshenbaugh examine· new motorcycl~ at Saturday's auction in downtown
Henderson. hiset: biker Rick SharP competes in the bike
If you like bikes, Water Street in downtown Henderson was
the place to be Saturday morning.
The fust-ever Walk on Water Street party and Charity
Motorcycle Auction took place
from 11 am. to 7 p.m. at Staz's
American Motorcycle.
Hundreds attended. "I think
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the turnout is good. This probably won't be the last event like
this," said Staz DeStout, owner.
The event had some
$1,000,000 worth of big-name
motorcydes to be auctioned.
There was a motorcycle burn-out
oontest, a slow-drag oompetition,
and live performances by The
Moanin' BlaCksnakes and Sweet
AI and the Boys fium KOMI?.
Food and retail vendors sold beer;
meat and other necessities.
Admission was free. All proceeds went to Henderson Allied
Community Advocates (RACA)
and HELP of Southern Nevada.
Henderson Redevelopment
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Agency, Lodus Broadcasting Station, and St. Rose Dominican
Hospital helped to organize the event.
"The sponsors who helped organize the event took:a lot of
pressure offme," Staz said.
"Almost half of my inventory went up for auction. Anything
over the cost that I pay for the bike goes to charity." .
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Contest was based on spec:tator applaUsa .. '
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My favorite motor~e,~ th«fRtide" American Soft Hill
Chopper,'if;is.tbe nicest bike I ever rode."
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