Event Coverage

I started my annual pilgrimage to Sturgis, SD to give thanks to the gods of pistons and petrol and to celebrate the 75th anniversary. Along with me, bikers arrived from every corner of the globe, of all nationalities, ages, and colors. They come together for the largest two and three-wheel gathering in the world. The […]

SMOKE OUT 16, THE RIDE HOME—There’s a buzz in the industry. We are entering a new world of custom motorcycle upheaval. It flies under the blistering Banner of Cycle Zombies, Brat Style, the Smoke Out, Born Free, The Race of Gentlemen, Bonneville Speed Trials, Suicide Machine, Speed Monkeys, LowBrow, Pat Patterson, Jeff Cochran, or you

  This past Sunday, the phone rang and it was my friend Shannon Sweeney of SS Classics, a restorer/builder of righteous vintage Hondas, and I was thinking it was about the new project bike, a rare Red Dragon, but it wasn’t. He was about to leave his house in Alhambra to ride over to Deus

The 7th Annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering was on May 16th Armed Forces Day May 16th, new day and oops…gotta get a new tire. Lucky for me Gilroy Motorcycle’s owner Steve Schaub was able to replace the rear tire on my Raider and send me on my way to the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel Valley.

  In the ultimate expression of human creative skill and imagination, custom motorcycle builders create incredible beauty, sweeping lines that beg for the wind paired perfectly with precise feats of mechanical engineering. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s 2015 Motorcycles as Art Exhibition presents famed photographer Michael Lichter’s “The Naked Truth – 35 Customs / 35 Years

Mama Tried is an indoor motorcycle invitational, showcasing the most honest, home-built and unusual bikes in the Midwest. I managed to spend about three hours at the 2nd Mama Tried show in Milwaukee today. MAMA TRIED MOTORCYCLE SHOW FEBRUARY 21-22, 2015 1741 W. ST. PAUL AVE. – MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53233 There were 50 people waiting

      This year’s 17th Annual “Thunder By The Bay” Motorcycle Festival promises to once again be one Sarasota’s premier events kicking off the new year.   And the people came….    This year’s festival begins with a new sporting clay tournament on Thursday. Then on Friday a “Born To Be Wild” kickoff party

      A record crowd of show bikes and spectators filled the spacious grounds of the Ventura County Fairgrounds this past Sunday, December 14th to celebrate the 11th  Annual Chopperfest. They were able to shop for that particular bike part or Christmas gift with some 200 vendors and swap meet booths to enjoy. There

    The show was held on Thursday the first day of Biketoberfest at Tropical Tattoo in Ormond Beach Florida.     I believe it is the largest bike show during Biketoberfest and Bike Week. I say that because it is always packed and rightfully so. The bikes on display represent 20 different classes.