2009 Kawasaki
Tecate Fest Weekend of Fun at Winchester Bay
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The group publicizes the event on the Internet and
John began working with Mike on the logistics of
the trip. “I looked at shipping my bike and
having Mike trailer it down for me but everything
was just too expensive,” John explained. In
an attempt to grow the event and promote attendance
from all corners of the country, Mike finally told
John that if he could make it out, he’d have
a truck waiting at the airport and a Tecate for
him to ride. That was enough for John and his girlfriend
Lisa to make the trip out and experience dune riding
for the first time and what an experience it proved
to be. John was wide-eyed and white knuckled for
most of the trip. “I’ve never seen anything
this big” he explained. “There is nothing
on the east coast that even compares to the dunes
out here.”
Rockhound
Motorsports Sponsored BBQ
The only “sanctioned” activity throughout
the weekend is a BBQ put on by Rockhound Motorsports
the last night of the festival. Mike specializes
in Tecate restoration and raffles off a host of
chromed Tecate parts as well as a complete powder
coating from J.D.’s Powder Coating. The event
mostly revolves around lots and lots of dune riding
and Tecate owners swapping stories about mods they’ve
made or different tips and tricks they’ve
learned over the years as they seek to keep these
classic machines alive.
Kawasaki
Tecate-3 with a KX500 Engine
While the event revolves around the Tecate, anyone
and everyone is welcome to attend. You’ll
find all kinds of machines in camp including some
wild hybrids. Steve Jasper’s fleet includes
a pretty pink Tecate for his daughter Rebecca, an
immaculate 330R and a Tecate trike with a KX500
engine stuffed inside. Another unique machine was
Derick Coursey’s CRF 450 powered Tecate.
Whether you ride a Tecate or not you’re
sure to have a great time roosting the sands of
the Oregon dunes should you choose to make the
trip out in 2010. Tecate Fest is held every year
at one of Oregon’s three sand dune riding
areas and falls on the last weekend in May or
the first weekend in June.
You can get more information on the festival at
www.TecateFest.com
or get in touch with Mike at www.Rockhoundmotorsports.com.
