Poker run benefits Ronald McDonald House
WATERFORD TWP. — People driving by the McDonald’s restaurant on Highland Road in Waterford Township might do a double-take this week when they see a giant-size motorcycle sculpture out front in honor of the upcoming McBiker McDonald’s 12th Annual Poker Run.
The Sunday, July 11 event is to support the Ronald McDonald Houses of Ann Arbor and Detroit. The run — a 75-mile round trip ride through some of southeast Michigan’s best motorcycle roads — attracts an average of 400 motorcyclists every year.
Registration is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McBiker McDonald’s located at 5854 Highland Road. Cost is $20 a person and includes an after-party and barbecue with live music, raffles and prizes at ABC Harley-Davidson at 4405 Highland Road in Waterford Township. The restaurant is owned by Peter Donaghue. The Ronald McDonald Houses provide a home away from home for families of children who are seriously ill and hospitalized nearby.
That big orange bike — 12 feet high and approximately 15 feet long — tips the scales at 1,000 pounds. Creator Ron Finch, a Pontiac resident and owner of Finch’s Custom Styled Cycles, Inc., took five years to build the sculpture. The engine is made from large, round disks Finch found. The wheels and gas tank were taken from a tractor. The leather seat and handgrips were specially made. The headlight is made from an old-fashioned salon hair dryer. Fire can shoot from the exhaust pipe.
The motorcycle sculpture will be on display at the McBiker McDonald’s until noon Sunday, July 11. Anyone interested in a photo seated on the motorcycle must first ask McDonald’s managers or crew for assistance.
To learn more about the McBiker McDonald’s 12th Annual Poker Run, contact “McPete” at 248-933-0545.
— Staff writer Carol Hopkins
Ron Finch sits on his giant sculpted motorcycle
in front of McDonald's.
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