Event Coverage

  Now that the books have officially closed on another incredible Sturgis Rally, everyone is asking the same question – How big was the 83rd Sturgis Rally in 2023? This year’s 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally attendance was down from 2022 (click here). Read on to see how the numbers break down.   What was the […]

On August 4-5 in Poland, the 1st Karpacz Custom Bike Show 2023 took place. It was a unique custom motorcycle competition organized as part of the Polish Bike Week, an event listed in the official HOG(Harley Owners Group) calendar, which annually gathers at the foot of the Sudetes mountains (south-west Poland) with several thousand motorcycles

Just when we thought the biker drama in whacko Waco, Texas had dulled to low roar, yet another tale comes out of Six Shooter Junction that sounds like something written by Kurt Sutter and played by 1990s Charlie Sheen. So, said I, in my Jeanie Sue Riley voice, I wanna tell you of a story

  Few things left in America are more patriotic than the Iowa State Fair, especially during election season. Politicians flock to Des Moines to vie for their positions as they enter the upcoming Iowa Caucus. This year was no different, as the livestock and rides and food competed with GOP hopefuls for the attention of

I made plans to attend Harley Davidson’s 120th Anniversary in Wisconsin, when I got a phone call from Berry Wardlaw. He told me about the Panhead Anniversary and the event that was happening to celebrate it in the Milwaukee area.  The Event was June 22-24 and the Harley Reunion was July 13-16. That would mean

  With all the buzz going around about Born Free 23, I couldn’t wait to jump on my bike and ride through the sunny Southern California canyons to get to the show.     The weather was perfect, It couldn’t have started out any better. Stopped for a quick bite and to top off my

While the reunion is now remembered for its gathering of hippies and rednecks converged in the Texas Hill Country to see Waylon, Willie and the rest of the redneck rock brigade, the actual lineup was far more conservative. The reunion assembled country legends like Earl Scruggs, Tom T. Hall, Tex Ritter and Roy Acuff. Missing

Here’s just a taste of the action:   HISTORIC HARLEY-DAVIDSON 120TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY   Harley-Davidson celebrated its 120th Anniversary in style with a huge international festival of motorcycles, music and wide ranging entertainment in Hungary’s national stadium campus in Budapest   •More than 100,000 participants attended the ticketed event across the four

At 6:00 AM on Sunday, May 28th I woke up to a crisp radiant morning in the eye of a swirling cold snap. Just 100 miles south of bustling Indianapolis, it took just a few moments to make a seismic shift to a mental, full-on party mode. Under dire deadline pressure, I prepped for the

  Dustin Hill, my tattooed Biker brother from the gym rides a sic-ass Dyna with all the upgrades. He invited me and 5-Ball Racing Leathers to be a part of his motorcycle event deep in the heart of the Texas hill country, about an hour and half outside of Austin, Texas. Deemed The Texas Hills

  Each year, I produce the Daytona edition of the Flying Piston Benefit Builder Breakfast and online silent auction with industry maven, Marilyn Stemp. This year it was a tale of 2 rides, the cold one and the hot one. The cold ride is where all the trouble happened and, well, I’m still thawing out.

    The Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Time Ride-In Bike Show is definitely the place to be on Thursday of Bike Week.   Bikernet has been attending and promoting this event for a very long time because it keeps getting better and bigger.  It is just a really cool place to be, the bike

Sons of Speed has always been an enjoyable event for me to attend and cover. I really like that people have taken the time to keep these classic motorcycles running and even more to the point, actually racing them. This event is exploding   I am not the only one who feels that way, the

     Plan to be at  Daytona International Speedway For the 81st Daytona Motorcycle Race – March 9th to 11th,     Daytona and MotoAmerica have joined forces to host the Daytona 200 this year. Riders from all over the world participate in “America’s Most Historic Motorcycle Race” that moved from the beach/road course to Daytona International Speedway

Some feel the Las Vegas Mecum Motorcycle Auction is the Devil Incarnate. The money-making desire to flood the market with almost 2000 Vintage motorcycles in an unpredictable inflationary period could destroy the motorcycle industry and return us to where we started—grubby bikers. Others were excited to find bits and pieces to complete vintage projects. Some

Biltwell Parts & Labor Custom Motorcycle Expo was the ultimate destination for motorcycle enthusiasts this last weekend. Bike builders, bike riders, and bargain hunters went to see cool shit, meet people, and score deals on the best riding gear, parts and accessories available in rain- soaked SoCal. For ten years the Biltwell crew through an

The Buck Lovell “Snow Rider” photo has been broadcast on Facebook so many times I have lost count. After numerous requests, I am providing the story about how, when and why this photograph came into existence for all you soon to be famous photographers! The date was January 22, 2009. I was on my way

  We survived our first hurricane. The damn thing lasted nine hours! It just hovered and stalled over the region for nine hours. Floridian’s have said there were 200 mph “gusts.”  Debbie and I and the Maltese have been living in an apartment complex waiting for our new home to be ready. The complex was

    This event has a big turn out and has for as long as I can remember.  I never miss it, and it appears many others feel the same way.   https://www.tropicaltattoo.com/   Wille from Tropical Tattoo, some sponsors and a lot of volunteers come together to present this great bike show twice a

  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is chiefly concerned with issues at the national and international levels that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. The 2022 MRF Meeting of the Minds was held in downtown Des Moines this year… and as the hotel block quickly filled and spilled over into other hotels, we

  For the second time this race season, the XDA brought the best show in motorcycle drag racing to Virginia Motorsports Park for the 5th Annual Bike Bash. This event paid out over $80,000 to Pro, Sportsman, and Grudge racers over three days.  Orient Express Racing Pro StreetOrient Express Racing Pro Street brought out the

This is going to be good, like the party of parties before the battle for freedom and America begins. I’ll stay between the white lines as I attempt to cover the rally and my first wild experience after relocating to the Black Hills and available for action every day. The constant hum of action prevailed

Vivian got us lodging at a cool place in town. It even had a hitching rail and Berry tied his iron horse to it. We did make it to Bisbee for breakfast with Jay and then rode to his place in Lowell.     WOW     We went to eat and crossed the border

  For many artists and custom builders, the sojourn in Sturgis starts at the Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast hosted at the Buffalo Chip Campground.     This is the 8th year of the Flying Piston’s Builders Breakfast hosted by the Buffalo Chip and presented by Russ Brown. As co-producer this is also the 8th time I’ve