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A bit of a lull ocurs, as parade riders are
caught up in the crowds on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Passing the people, parking structures, and
the bridges separating downtown from the rest of the city, this group of
riders has just escaped the crowds on Wisconsin Avenue.
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A banner is slung between two bikes from New
Zealand. Here they round the corner of Milwaukee and Wisconsin, trying to
keep their banner from being tangled up.
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Pilot, copilot, and navigator race around the
turn at the corner of Milwaukee, and Wisconsin.
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What the formally dressed Harley rider is wearing,
on his new V-Rod.
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Horned helmets aside, here come the real vikings,
a flag bearer for a group of Nordic riders.
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A lone star motorcyclist.
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Look at that crowd! Another choke point is quickly
forming. Riders who got past the friendly traffic jam on upper Wisconsin
avenue, and thought they were in the clear, now need to navigate these new
crowds.
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This couple, along with some others, seem to
be on a pleasant day's ride, with the huge crowds lining the streets, and
clinging to the sides of buildings, being something of an afterthought.
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People seem to fill every empty space along
and above the street. This is another lull, in which the spectators await
riders who have gotten hung up in the crowds further up on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Follow the arrow; it's this way.
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Streamers and scores of people wait on a side
street for the riders to pass. Vendors, and parked motorcycles fill the side
street.
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Another group passes, seeming particularly patriotic.
Several large flags are in evidence in this group.
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Flanked by a pair of parking structures, filled
with people, these riders are about to pass out of downtown, and pass under
the freeways which have become it's southern boundaries.
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Police can be seen attempting to at least maintenance
the illusion of some order here, but it is a losing battle.
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With all of that exposed skin out in the hot
summer sun, this rider may soon be as red as his bike.
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More flags fly as riders from all over the world
let us know where they are from, and invite us to get to know these places
better.
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Things begin to get crowded again a bit further
down, after riders cross under the freeway.
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