Event Coverage

I flew in the night before the kick off of the 2010 Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show in Detroit. The show was brilliantly displayed inside the Progressive International Motorcycle Show… a show within a show. That evening while watching the news I listened to the anchor of the local CBS affiliate talk about how the […]

      If you’ve been riding a motorcycle for any length of time,you have probably been on a toy ride or two, or ten! Toy rides happen in manycities all over the country at Christmas time. But no matter where you live itusually means it will be cold, and or rainy. And with the

Have you ever seen an event on television, and wondered what it would be like to actually be there? Well, for years, I wanted to attend the SEMA show, held every year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and finally got my chance this year. The SEMA show is where everybody who’s anybody in the

The weather was rainy outside but that didn’t stop the crowds from storming the International Motorcycle Show in San Mateo, California to check out the latest motorcycles from the biggest manufacturers. As they entered the Expo Hall enthusiasts were treated to the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show with an array of custom bikes extending from

                                    Love to Ride or not to Love to Ride? If that is the question, well then, Love to Ride is the answer! Love Ride 2010, or as they named it, Love Ride 26 & a half did feel a lot like the old days, when the ride was just starting and a

Yes, Harleys and Scooters living together in Harleywood as seen on shop mural.   Fans of the “Milwaukee Marvel” aka the Harley-Davidson tend to be a loyal set, true to their school as in Harleys rule. And if you know Harleys, you’ve probably heard of one of the planet’s most famous Harley emporiums…Bartels’, the mega-store

  ARLEN NESS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE By Buckshot           In this day an’ age, where things just don’t seem to last, it’s great to see something that has, especially when it spans three generations, an’ becomes a world-wide legend! That’s what Arlen Ness has created, and now his son, Cory, and grandson, Zach, are handling

    I loaded up the transport with Aeromach custom billet goods from my home base in NASCAR country and shot south on I95 to Daytona Beach, FL. We rolled into the first event of Biketoberfest at Willie’s Tropical Tattoo’s popular Choppertime party on Thursday. You can see Rat Chops to kick-ass Bobbers and everything

Greenville, NC, September 10, 2010 – Forty-four Motorcycle Cannonball riders left Kitty Hawk, NC this morning on the initial leg of an endurance ride that they hope will have everyone celebrating 16 days from now on the Santa Monica pier where it juts into the Pacific Ocean 3,294 miles away. Before heading out of the

    To me, and for thousands of other riders, Sturgis and the Black Hills represent just that, the land of the free, and the home of the brave. I have seen countless documentaries about Sturgis, and I have yet to see anyone capture the essence of what keeps this 50 year old woman coming

When I met Victor Boocock, Motorcycle Cannonball rider #29, in May of this year, he had decided to take his 1914 Harley-Davidson single for a jaunt across America. He was anxious about the trip, had a pocket full of rules he’d outlined for himself, and refused to allow me to take his photograph for fear

      Sturgis 2010   As the spring months turn into summer, my road trip itch begins to burn like a bad case of chiggers. For 10 months, I am ok riding back and forth to work, taking the occasional blast through the National Forest with my son, or screaming around the city with

          The statistics of the Sturgis Rally are always impressive, however, this year’s 70th anniversary marks a return to the boom days of the middle of last decade before the onset of the recession, with numbers considerably up on the past few years and with a daily record for the number

THE LONG ROAD 2010:The Long Road, in my mind, can be described in one word: Euphoric! What elsecan you say when: A) The staff of a cool bike magazine that promotes RIDING, B)The House Band (Three Spoke Wheel), C) 60 or so chopper jockeys that are”The Real Deal”, and D) the Chop Off contestants, all

 The 19th annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show & Calendar Music Festival presented by Motorcycle Attorneys Brown & Koro, America’s premier streetbike event marked its return to the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach on Sunday July 18th 2010. The Show’s return to it’s original 1-day format was a big success, both in reducing

What a day, actually, what a week! Here’s a pic to start things off with a BANG! A fire in the pits is always a serious matter…..and I tie into this one, later. The young 13 yr old lad Nick Bowie (in front of the cooler, his dad Doug is the bald guy) was running

Click on the photos to view them full size, (video also available at the end of the story).   After monthsof preparation I was at the starting line for what I believed to be thegreatest race in the history of motorcycling. The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challengewas boasted to be a seven-thousand-mile trip across the USA,

The Smoke-Out has always been my favorite event to attend and I always mark my calendar well in advance every year. The Smoke-Out is held at the Rockingham Drag Way in Rockingham N.C. This year Vicki and I headed down to Rockingham Friday afternoon. We pulled into the parking lot of our hotel just before

Click on any photo to enlarge it and scroll through as a slide show      With 12 million vehicles crowding the highways and byways of L.A., any new garage space is a boon. Make that a boon-boom for bike fans thanks to the recent Grand Opening of the all new 18,000 sq. ft. Garage

“Moto Concoursa” was the name of the game recently on a sunny May Sunday, the first such event held at the Simi Valley City Hall complex. It turned out to be a celebration of both precious metal and precious memories. And also for a good cause, a silent auction benefited the Pediatric Brian Tumor Foundation

May 18th, 2010: Rolling out of bed, it was boot-tough not to notice the steely gray of the clouds blocking out the sun. The dips in the pavement filled with water from last night’s rain. Although, the party wasn't scheduled until 6:00 PM tonight, I was anxious to strap the bags to the fender and

Ponder cagers whatever way you want, but some of them are really, really cool. We are of course not talking about your run-of-the-mill average, produced-by-the-thousands 4-wheelers. Nope, we are talking about those classics created around the same inspirational spirit that makes us build and ride custom motorcycles: Hot Rods and Custom Cars. More than 2,000

Once upon a time, there was a country dominated by an Iron Hand. All of its vast resources were hoarded by the State and dedicated to maintaining its military might. Ronald Reagan called it an “Evil Empire” that we had to guard ourselves against. Individual freedom of expression was frowned upon and conformity was just