He thrilled the crowd with his exciting tricks aboard his Harley-sponsored Buell® motorcycle. He also turned out to be quite the comedian as he chatted to the crowd through his helmet mounted microphone. At one time during a difficult stunt he said, "Wow, I didn't know that I could do that!" Blackwell has appeared on both the Late Show with David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The musical highlight of the day was the great show put on by classic rock star Bobby Friss and his band. Friss is known nationally as Harley-Davidson's favorite show band. He performs at Harley events throughout the United States, including "Bike Fest" in Daytona. The crowd especially enjoyed the special parts of his show when he would leave the stage and mingle with the crowd.

Bikers came from as far away as Ft. Myers, Ocala, Tampa and Vero Beach. The days festivities were combined with a great barbecue lunch served up by Granger and Son's Barbecue complete with cokes and beer. There were several food and drink locations available around the dealership.

Another big hit at the Grand Opening was Jeff Bartucci's "BikerDollsGONEWILD." A booth was available for bikers to pull their bikes in and have a photo taken with an internationally known model.

Special prices were featured throughout the day in the Sales, Parts, and MotorClothes® Merchandise Departments. Customers were fast to take advantage of the sales.

At the conclusion of the event co-owners, Don Huffman and Bill Monts de Oca, expressed their appreciation to the Polk County Harley Owner's Group as well as other volunteers, employees and the general public for their help in making this Grand Opening so successful.