Behind The Scenes

The mission of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is to serve the interests of motorcyclists by pursuing, promoting and protecting the future of motorcycling. This is the primary reason I went to work for the association in 1994 as its Washington lobbyist. Although I chose to leave the staff of the AMA in 1998, I […]

The day of infamyand the future of theMotorcycle Hall of Fame Museum(12/14/2007)Motohistory is a place for fun, scholarship, and exploration about the history and traditions of our great sport and hobby of motorcycling. I hate the idea of using it as a political voice, but in this case I feel I must, because I think

Hold on to your handlebars everyone because this update is loaded with exciting news. First, you should know this was my first drag racing event as team manager and I could not have been more excited. I realize I have a lot to learn in my new position and will rely on my experiences from

Dirty Joe’s Chrome Shop What looks like a mild mannered shop is really a local hangout for everything hot rod or bike related. All the local rodders know where to go when you want the chrome to get you home. The great state of Texas has such a vast amount of real estate, I cannot

Here’s proof I’ve ridden Saxons with a bunch of moto-journalist hanging out in Jerome, Arizona, overlooking Sedona.I’ve roamed the warrior halls of Saxon Motorcycles in Casa Grande, Arizona three times. I’ve watched this company grow to building 550 sharp production choppers for 2007. I’ve watched them move steadily up the ladder for three years from

Things have been going really good for the whole HighSchool chopper building idea I started over five yearsago. Many new school have been able to getsimilar programs going, which makes all my struggle doubly worthwhile. There are schools across the country nowimplementing the bike building projects and classesall over the country and even in Canada.

Everybody’s heard of Brooklyn, that part of New York that used to have a baseball team called the Dodgers. Well, that’s water under the Brooklyn Bridge so to speak. New York has been called the City that Never Sleeps. It’s the reputed home of Batman who calls it Gotham City while Superman preferred calling it

I recently had woken up to the buzzing of my cell phone vibrating itself off my nightstand. While I am a part-time writer for the world renowned Bikernet.com, I actually have a full time regular job which requires that I work rotating shifts; half days and half nights. I was trying to get some sleep

Gypsy fitting rear fender. Watch those fingers between the tire! When Gypsy Charros the female bike builder out of Houston Texas was informed by the Discovery Channel that she had been selected to be the first female to compete in their Biker Build Off she was more than happy. Not only was she to be

This story will curl your toes. It’s basically about a couple of hardworking bikers who own a shop in a small industrial strip in Orange County, California. They aren’t television stars, but they are hardworking tough sonsabitches with tons of talent and dreams. There’s one other steel driving aspect to this story. They both faced