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LA Calendar Motorcycle Show July 14-15th Welcomes New Partners Star Motorcycles, S&S Cycle, Iron Works Magazine

Long Beach, CA, January 25, 2007 - The Performance Machine sponsored Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend welcomes three major new Associates Sponsors, Star Motorcycles, S&S Cycle and Iron Works magazine, to America's premier custom and performance streetbike event scheduled for July 14-15th 2007 at the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach, CA.

"I am really excited to have these three great names in the motorcycle industry joining us beginning this year," said Jim Gianatsis of Gianatsis Design Associates, producer of the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend and the FastDates.com Motorcycle Pin Up Calendars for which the Shows takes its theme of the world's premier custom bikes with beautiful models. "No other motorcycle show in the America offers both its manufacturers and visitors so much excitement, entertainment and media coverage. This will be our 16th year for the Show and it only continues to get bigger and better thanks to great partners like these."

Yamaha's street cruiser line Star Motorcycles has joined the Calendar Show beginning this year as title sponsor of the Star Motorcycles Metric MidwayCalendar Bike Building Championship Contest classes for all makes of metric Twin cruisers, sportbikes, along with a new Star Motorcycle Contest Class with awards. Star Motorcycles will have a huge big rig display area featuring their newest bikes and exotic Star based customs from some of the Show's top name builders. Show attendees will be able to take Star Motorcycle demo rides throughout the weekend along Queens Highway parkway around Long Beach Harbor on the beautiful Pacific Ocean. All Star Motorcycle Club Members will receive special Show admission pricing and preferred Star Motorcycles parking in the Queen Mary's main parking lot.

S&S Cycle is the world's leading manufacturer of high performance American V-twin engines and performance parts used by many of the top custom bike manufacturers and builders in attendance every year at the Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show. Direct sponsorship by S&S Cycle of the Calendar Motorcycle Show's exclusive World Championship Horsepower Dyno Shootout makes a perfect partnership to showcase the S&S Cycle performance image. Along with running the S&S Cycle World Championship Horsepower Dyno Shootout exclusively with a Super Flow Dyno, S&S Cycle president Brett Smith is expected to be on hand with his and his staff and a product display to answer attendee's engine, performance questions.

IronWorks magazine returns this year, after a brief one year hiatus, as the Calendar Motorcycle Show's exclusive American Twin magazine associate sponsor. Well respected editor, Dain Gingerelli will assist with judging and awards presentations on Sunday for the Calendar Bike Building Championship and the IronWorks sponsored Pro Builder, Sportster, Bobber Classes, and other classes to be announced. Show attendees can stop by the IronWorks magazine display throughout the weekend, meet Dain and the rest of the magazine staff, and sign up for a specially priced Iron Works subscription discounted for show attendees and enter to win the IronWorks/Lickscycles Bobber Motorcycle Giveaway.

For complete details on the coming annual Los Angles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend on July 14-15th 2007 go to: FastDates.comhttp://www.FastDates.com/BIKESHOW.HTM)

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$70,000 in Cash and Awards at the The Biggest & Best Custom & High Performance Street & Sportbike Event in America!

Performance Machine presents the 16th Annual 2007 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend America's Premier Custom & Performance Motorcycle Show

The 16th annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend presented by Performance Machine and produced by Jim Gianatsis of Gianatsis Design Associates, held annually every 3rd weekend in July at the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach / Los Angeles, returns this year on July 14-15th, 2007.

Join 20,000 motorcycle and rock music enthusiasts for the world's most exciting 2-day motorcycle event weekend in the beautiful Queen Mary Event Park on the grass alongside the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach! This is the world's premier motorcycle show weekend featuring over 200 major motorcycle and parts manufacturers, selected product and apparel venders.

Spectators can meet top celebrity custom bike builders including Russell Mitchell, Jesse Rooke, Roland Sands, Harold Pontarelli, Shinya Kimura and others featured on TV's American Thunder, Build or Bust, and V-Twin TV. Watch the excitement of the S&S Cycle World Championship Horsepower Dyno Shoot Out. Attend free Calendar Bike Builder Seminars with with the top builders. See the world's top custom bikes in the Performance Machine Calendar Bike Building Championship and in the exciting Royal Star Metric Midway featuring Japanese & European Cruisers and Sportbikes, and free Star Motorcycle demo rides along the beautiful Pacific Ocean.

Performing live all weekend are beautiful girl bands including the naughty schoolgirl AC/DC tribute band Whole Lotta Rosies, Nicki Nova and Liquid Blue show, Mary Falls and Reckless Driver, and the sexy Purrfect Angelz high energy musical burlesque show. The weekend is hosted by Playboy Playmate Tamara Witmer and Miss Texas Rockin' Robin Cunningham, and other FastDates.com Calendar Kittens with the annual world premier of the new 2008 FastDates.com Motorcycle Pin Up Calendars.

Many of the world's top Pro and Amateur street bike builders will be in attendance to compete in the Performance Machine Calendar Show Bike Building Championship with a bulging purse of $70,000 in cash and awards. This year's Show Contest features 3 new classes including the Iron Works magazine Street Chopper, and Bar Hopper classes, and Yamaha's the new Star Motorcycles sponsored Metric Cruiser Class located in the exciting new Star Motorccyles Metric Midway featuring Japanese Cruisers, along with classes for European and Japanese Sportbikes. There are 10 Calendar Bike Building Championship Classes including the premier Radical Pro Builder Class sponsored by Iron Works magazine, with a $5,000 Performance Machine product award up for grabs, as well as the coveted Performance Machine Best of Show Trophy.

You'll find special attractions for the entire family and receive complimentary admission aboard the historic Queen Mary ocean liner to make it an incredible experience you'll remember always. For additional details, the show schedule and parking information visit www.FastDates.com.

Performance Machine presents the Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend with Associate Sponsors Star Motorcycles, Iron Works magazine, S&S Cycle, ReCycler.com, Trader.com, Quick Throttle and Connection magazines, Speed TV's American Thunder, Mikuni carburetors and the FastDates.com Calendars.