And afterward 2 things would remain: cockroaches and Faction stickers.

Bill has the right attitude, we're rolling no matter what. I have and will grill in the rain. I have a __________ jacket. My bikes can get wet. I'll ride in the _________. Don't let a few drops stop you from being at the skatepark- last year was damp and it ROCKED. I did little tiny fakie footplants all afternoon and had a blast.


REMINDER:
The Faction will not be giving away or selling food on Saturday but will have grills you can use. Please plan ahead!



*edited to correct code issue

Don't you just hate that. That rat bike must be spectacular, haven't you been working on it for 3 years now?


And Sympson is correct Even Nuclear Fallout can't stop the FACTION!!!


Hey Carl What's that on the horizon? Nothing to worry about Earl, were still going to the Faction BBQ!



2 and 1/2 Day's bros!

+100000000000000000

Besides, we're from Minnesota, whats a little rain!?!?!?

Bought a case of Primo for Saturday tonight........it's on like Donkey Kong!

Triple poop, I am now out of the picture. I have to show houses to out of town buyers that need to buy this weekend. I wish I could make it, have a blast guys!

Will the BMXF shirts & hoodies be available at the BBQ (?)

That stinks you can't make it Paul- but you gotta do what you gotta do.

The shirts will be picked up today @ after work, I can mail yours if needed. Thanks for your support!

I'm going shirtless all day at work and will be shirtless till I put the new MNFaction Hoodie upon my naked and very white skin.

The Fecking shirt order is done!!! I ordered your hoodie in extra small, that is cool, right?

hey der Mikko, can I get a double x fat guy hoodie shipped to me?


BTW Bill, I love your BMX Snoopy. I'm a Snoopy enthusiast and collector and just plain nut.

That reminds me....show up AFTER Mikko hands out the shirts.

Hey, I gotta pick up some geetar strings since I'm hacked at all the local gear emporiae. Anything close?

I have a few sets of 10's and 11's.

one word Clancy's!

hope all you guys are having fun and staying dry.

Awesome time again this year Fellas and Gals! I'm being modest here when I say i'm prettys ure everyone had an Awesometime! Thanks to Mike for starting the Faction! And thanks to all our great sponsors! And a Big welcome to the Faction to The GR8Bindini!

That Odysey posted I got is awesome.. The rain did put a damper things a bit, but it was still very fun. I was stoked to be there and see everybody. Just a great time.. Those youngsters can really rip it up..

Didn't even know about it. Don't see no info on the site about it. Wait, just went and checked and there is a link on the right under "previous posts". Impossible to see....

Another year in the history books. Thanks again to all the Faction guys that put this awesome event together for the rest of us to enjoy.

Along with the usual cast of characters, what really makes this event great is that every year someone new shows up with a great bike or story to tell.

Rod's amazing FMF - Best of Show winner

Greg's awesome looking Scrambler

I don't remember this guy's name but he was one of the new people with this cool Cook's bike and some great stories.

Another new bike to the gathering. JC's beautiful Jag 24

Some rare stuff shows it's face at the BBQ

These guys could stop comparing their treasures.

Ditchweed with his full service Rat Bike winner

JT checking the beverage selection while waiting for the grilled goodies

Shawn,

Send an email to the faction @ minnesotafaction@gmail.com and you can get and email about faction events. also peep the faction FB page as well.

damn boys, that looks like a great event, i had every intention of coming, but a very close friends 40th b-day event got pushed back to last night from the weekend before. great looking fmf rod, and i know jt's stable is always stellar. ditch, that "full service vehicle" rules ! i definitely need to see that up close. greg using the loop quad as a cane, priceless ! name the date for next year so i can pencil it on my calendar , i will be there. glad jason made it up so the midwest militia wasn't completely absent, and a big thanks to him for his courier service. hope the weather didnt hold you guys back too much, it was pretty cold down here. nontheless, it looked to be a great day. craig/vettefan.

Big props on that tailgate trailer I hope he has a patten on that thing LOL!!!!!!!

That was a great time! A little rainy, but not a single complaint!

It's always great to see all the old crew and new faces too. What a great way to celebrate 5 years of the Faction!

Thanks to
Bill Anstedt for all his work with lining up sponsors and logistics
Bill Sympson for the great Skilz awards
Ditchweed and Matt Kirkwold get props for helping shuttle bikes and gear

And thanks to everyone that made it out this year!

See ya next year!

Here are some pics, I have more shots and full rez versions here.


Mikkopeters may have gotten a little carried away with the megaphone.


Ok, make that a LOT carried away.




"woah wait...free brats?" KoP relishes the free Faction bratwurst.


The footdown contest is serious business!


Ditch takes it all in footdown.





Bunny hop contest winner - 36"


Best of Show - Rodney


True Love?

What a great time!!!!!!!! Thanks to all the Factionites who showed us such a great time and gave us their hospitalty. Congrats to Rod for such a sweet build and a well deserved win. I hope to make it again next year.

Mmmmmmmmm, Premium! That brings back good memories!!

Did anybody not take Bill's Sunday Cruiser for a test ride?

I'm glad I went, it was a great time.

HOLY CHIT Rod!

Hah, that thing got around like a record.

Another killer year!!!! I think I'll bring the full service rat AKA THE BEAST to Rockford, that thing worked great!

A few pics for your enjoyment!






More pics to be found on the Minnesota Faction's Facebook page....ADD US!!!!! ( plug, plug!!!LOL)

Nice pics ditch, and for sure bring the 4 wheel contraption to Rockford. Good times will be had by all!

Thanks for the props on the FMF. This build had alot to do with a great BMX community. Pep, Psycho, (Messenger) Rodger, (RipVanWinkle) Ron, to name a few.

The BBQ was a blast. Hats off to all the organizers. Thanks!!

I haven't been able to get it out of the shower since. Keeps muttering something about not being able to get clean...
-Bill

Those pics are awesome, what a great time.
Every time the Faction gets together, it rocks. Winter event?

We should for sure shoot for another skatepark night.
-Bill

For sure- use a format similar to last winters event in Rogers. Dinner, ride, hang out....

Why not do the same place? That bowl was AWESOME to carve!!

It'd be even more awesome to carve around on an old monoshock bike with a grill blazing!
-Bill

One of us should build a slow-cooker sidehack, then we can have brats and chili.

I think we need a new class- BBQ Trailer. The attention to detail that Ditch had was sick, every year he rocks it.

Bring it to Rockford, we're grilling EVERY DAM NIGHT!!!!

wow. that is sooo cool!

I uploaded three videos from the BBQ, nothing spectacular but beggars can't be choosers eh?

YOUTUBE

Oh come on,, where is the bunnyhop comp... Ditches bike... JTs Redlines.... The 2 Hip bike...

I wasn't videotaping the whole time you big dummy, I was taking pictures of those thing (for the most part lol).

Didn't think it was going to be that cold but thank goodness the 1980 Redline bubble jackets worked out vs. hangin' them up for display.

My JT Freestyle Teammate Keith Norbie and his son Jake stopped out to ride the park on their newly aquired BMX bikes this Summer.

Keith and JT

BBQ and ridin'