Remaking a Legend – Jeff Zielinski’s Twin-Cam FXR
Many Harley riders maintain that the FXR was the best Harley-Davidson model ever. While there was some reluctance on the part of traditional Harley riders…
The Iron Horse Saloon – Take it in with all your senses!
Like sap oozing out of some big old pine, character oozes out of every nook and cranny at the Iron Horse Saloon. And like a…
GEORGE SMITH’S TRAMP
Text – Blue Miller, Photos – Michael Lichter Blue Miller (Yes, Blue is her real name despite the pink hair!) is a guest writer for…
The Lone Star Rally. A Hidden Texas Gem (Only 400,000 Know About!)
With 400,000 people attending the annual Lone Star Rally in Galveston, Texas, the first week of November each year, it is the largest bike rally…
Fred Cuba’s Red Wheel Survivor
Fred Cuba entered the bike world when he started racing in 1970, when he was just 15 years old. It didn’t matter whether it was…
Born-Free Texas: Back to the Roots
Two big forces came together to create a new event that had many of us buzzing in anticipation. Yellow Rose Canyon has staged several motorcycle…
Tom Keefer and his Red-Knuck – Show and Go
The story behind this beautiful custom Knuckle is the story of Tom Keefer’s life. It was one of the first full customs he built for…
Emergin’ Virgin – Coming out Custom
“Emergin’ Virgin – Coming out Custom,” as the name of my Motorcycles as Art exhibition at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip this year, may have confused…
Kool Miller Lite – Something Different or Off the Wall
Arlin Fatland has owned and operated his famous 2-Wheelers chopper parts and accessory store in Denver, Colorado, for 52-years. (He also owns/runs a second store…
New School – Sick Sycles Run to Kernville
Much of my time seems to be spent photographing events with thousands, if not tens of thousands of bikers, so it’s refreshing when I can…
Born-Free 13- As Relevant as Ever
Thirteen years and going strong as ever! The Born-Free Motorcycle Show couldn’t have grown into what it has become if it hadn’t been able to…
Mooneyes Yokohama. So That’s How They Do It Over There!
One-day motorcycle events run the gamut. As everyone waits on the awards ceremonies to get started, you can sense that a good percentage of the…
Japan Tour – Sometimes a Great Notion
Some motorcycle riders have a crazy need for speed, whether racing side by side in the quarter or flying down the Bonneville salt to get…
350+ “One-Bikes” at the One-Show Portland
I get to a lot of bike shows, and so for me, the best ones always seem to take on the character of their locale…
Handbuilt 2022 – The Haute Show
I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something about the Handbuilt Show that makes it feel like a very hip cocktail party. Maybe it’s…
Go big or go home! The life of Oliver Peck
Oliver Peck has self-described himself as a “short obnoxious guy who likes to have fun all the time.” Although more with “fun” than obnoxious, I…
Cycle Showcase 2022 – All in the Family
I was on-site as bikes moved in for the Cycle Showcase custom bike show this past February. Hanging 50 of my own framed archive photographs…
The Full Tilt Boogie – Adding to Chopper History
I’m not sure you’ll agree, but as someone who has been to more than 40 Sturgis rallies and near that many Daytona and Laconia Bike…
“SourKraut”, a Sweet ’47 Knuck from Jordan Dickinson
Jordan Dickinson builds the kind of bikes I would love to ride (and park in my own garage). They are bikes that are beautiful and…
The Mama Tried Show. Can you have too much fun?
Mama Tried is more than a bike show. For that matter, it’s more than a weekend. Of course, the Flat Out Friday races make it…
The Southern Throwdown
Throwing Down the Gauntlet at Yellow Rose Canyon What a fabulous end-of-season event for all the chopper enthusiasts that attended. The Southern Throwdown‘s 8th iteration…
Wild and Untamed, the Danger Dan Story
“Wild, untamed, and the epitome of what lies in every man’s heart. Listening to that wild voice and untamed spirit that lives in every man,…
Kevin “Teach” Baas, an inspiration
“You need a nickname, and it’s going to be Teach.” So said someone at an early Rockingham Smokeout after learning Kevin Baas was probably the…
Born Free 12 – The Reunion
So many great bikes, so many familiar faces! Of course, Born Free is a bike show and one of the best in the world at…
Plan B – Billy Lane rebuilds in Tennessee
As the proverb goes, “the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” I deal with this daily, and I have a hunch you…