Bike fest at Balkhash lake

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Every biker gets a girl! ©Roza Yessenkulova

Bike-parade in Balkhash. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Guests dressed up in the funniest costumes. ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

Balkhash residents saw brides on bikes. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Inessa Boikova and Aleksandr Afrikanov got married on July 16. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Bride Anetta posed for photographers. ©Roza Yessenkulova

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©Roza Yessenkulova

Many people wanted to give Anetta a ride. ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

There are different types of wedding dresses, long and short. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Pirates of Balkhash. ©Roza Yessenkulova

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The parade in Balkhash gathered the residents on a square. ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

Young bikers in leather jackets and bandanas attended the fest as well. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Men shook the balls. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Main informational sponsor of the fest. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Karlson host joked and amused the guests. ©Roza Yessenkulova

A kid trying to find beer in barrels. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Tasty plov is prepared in Balkhash. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Strip-show caused furious reaction of men. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Some brought their dogs with them. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Kazakhstan celebrities: biker Dmitry Petrukhin and blogger Aleksandr Lyakhov (Uncle Shal). ©Roza Yessenkulova

Water is warm, sun is scorching, but there is no infrastructure. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Roma Shevelev from Almaty won motocross. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Bikers’ tournament on dusty hills. ©Roza Yessenkulova

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©Roza Yessenkulova

A daughter cheering for her father. ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

There are even such glamorous bikers and bikes. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Rock from dusk till dawn. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Residents of Balkhash gathered for annual bike-parade. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Some of the kids were not impressed with the parade. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Wedding of Afrikanova and Boikova. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Exchanged rings, now ready for wedding and registration. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Shaving balloons before marriage. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Shaving balloons before marriage. ©Roza Yessenkulova

The guests had to use these toilets. ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

Cottage, Junior Suite. Room for three people costs 12 thousand tenge ($80). ©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

©Roza Yessenkulova

Balkhash lake. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Guests drank 3.5 thousand liters of beer. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Organizer of bike-fest Dmitry Petrukhin. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Biker in Kazakh national costume. ©Roza Yessenkulova

Sedentary life. ©Roza Yessenkulova