Ray C's 19th Annual RODEO & BIKE SHOW

Name: Ray C's 19th Annual RODEO & BIKE SHOW
Start: 2025-06-14T11:00:00-04:00
Location: RayC's Harley-Davidson of Lapeer

Schedule

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

RayC's Harley-Davidson of Lapeer | Lapeer, MI

Ray C's Harley-Davidson Bike Show, presented by REASONS TO RIDE MICHIGAN as part of the 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP BIKE SHOW SERIES with the support of ERSKINE LAW.
FIRST 50 BIKES TO PRE-REGISTER ONLINE using this link, will receive a FREE EXHIBITOR T-SHIRT and BADGE+LANYARD. (while they last)
PRE-REGISTER AT:
All MAKES and MODELS Welcome!!
We will also be shooting for Reasons To Ride Magazine as well.
Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in having your bike shot for the magazine or possibly posing with bikes yourself.
Thanks!!!
THIS SHOW FEATURES:
Exhibitor Lanyards
RTR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Bike Shows will now feature special badges and lanyards for those exhibiting motorcycles at the show. This will make it easier for everyone to identify who the builders are and encourage discussion as folks looks to hear more about the bikes. These lanyards will be provided free of any additional cost for those registering in advance for these shows, courtesy our sponsor – Erskine Law.
SOUND CHALLENGE!
This is an informal, crowd rated King of the Hill styled audio competition that is open to all as part of the Bike show. Pre-register as part of the show and then come up and show everyone what you have!
It’s a REASONS TO RIDE BIKE SHOW!!!
As motorcyclists, bikers, or whatever you want to call yourselves – our bikes are often our pride and joy. In many cases, We spend hours after hours, and often dollars after dollars making them our own personal ride. With all that time and effort, why not bring them out and showcase what you’ve done? To that end, we present the Thunder Roads Ohio Bike Show Series.
The RtR Bike Show Series features local, regional, and nationally recognized shows that all builders and bike owners are encouraged to participate in. Vintage, metric, v-twin, customs, restored antiques, “resto-mods”, trikes, and radicals – they are all welcome to the show. Each bike show is also a qualifier for our Championship Shows.
The vast majority of these shows are RIDE-IN shows, meaning that the bikes are expected to be ridden and a little bit of road dust is fine. We don’t split hairs over trailering in bikes, but we do require that all bikes must be functioning. They must start and be able to be safely ridden on the road.
Most of the shows include voting by event attendees and weighted judges scores. We use this approach to make certain we include the “people’s choice” as well as a professional eye – preventing it just being a popularity contest. Some shows, though, are Judged Shows – with the guest votes simply going towards the People’s Choice Awards.
All REASONS TO RIDE Shows feature trophies and placards to recognize the bikes and winners, with special prizes being added in some shows in consideration of the location and hosts. The Best of Show Bikes and TOP Class Winners from the Bike Show Series are then invited to take part in the Championship Shows.
This year’s shows will feature a broader range of classes including CUSTOM and RADICAL BAGGERS, GARAGE BUILDS, TRIKES, as well as VINTAGE, CUSTOM PAINT, and IMPORT categories. All will compete on the by the water, as the show is being held once more downtown on Sunday, For more information and to register, visit ReasonsToRide.com
CUSTOM PAINT!
All shows this year include a CUSTOM PAINT class for bikes to be considered under. You can enter your bike in just this category – or you can add it as a second classification. There is a discounted fee for adding the second category.
SPECIAL SHOW CLASSES:
MILITARY / PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE BIKES
MILITARY VINTAGE - RESTORED
Standard TRO Show Classes
Vintage
Vintage Import Stock (European / Asian)
Vintage Domestic Stock
Vintage Custom (Resto-Mod)
Vintage TOURING - NEW CLASS
Vintage PERFORMANCE - NEW
Stock Import
Stock Domestic (V-Twin)
Custom Import
Custom Domestic (V-Twin)
Radical
Radical Import
Radical Domestic
Radical Bagger
Chopper
Rat Bike / Garage Build
Café Racer
Touring
Performance / Racing
Adventure / Off-Road
Trike
Custom Paint
BEST OF SHOW
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
A class must have at least 3 entries in order to qualify for a BEST OF CLASS Award. Subcategories and Specialty Classes (show in italics) must have at least 3 distinct entries within in order to be broken out, but is done at the discretion of the event organizers. Judged Shows will include both a BEST OF SHOW and a PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD. Thunder Roads Ohio and show organizers reserve the right to consolidate or add classes at their discretion.
ALL BEST OF SHOW Winners qualify for the Championship Show. Best of Class Winners are entered for consideration, with top series performers being selected for the Championship.
Exhibitors that register in advance will receive a FREE t-shirt as a new special incentive for Pre-Registration. The shirts will be otherwise available at the time of registration for a discounted rate of $15 for Exhibitors. Otherwise, a limited number will be available for $20 each.
For shops interested in participating and possibly exhibiting customer and shop bikes, a limited number of shop displays are available. To reserve space for group bike displays (ie., shops, clubs, race teams, etc..) email [email protected]