Attending one of these events is like taking a trip back in time to when the British bike industry ruled the world with such glorious names as Triumph’s Bonneville, BSA’s Gold Star, Vincent’s Black Shadow, and the Triton. It’s also fantastic to see all the scooters and their owners in period dress. Some of the scooters are modified and the paintwork on them is as good as any...

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=880|imagecategories=0|} The weekend event was a hoot as usual with all the great garage built bikes and the adult entertainment. Let me tell you what you missed. The Smoke Out was held June 24-25 at the Rockingham Drag way in Rockingham, North Carolina, right across the street from the Rockingham Speedway....

Shawn Hutchinson of Springdale, Arkansas, is a nitpicky guy, and I mean that in a good way. He has a tendency to buy bikes that he loves, and though he’s almost completely pleased with them, his mind soon begins to churn with ideas, tiny improvements, little ways to improve upon what he considers an almost flawless piece of machinery. Case in point: His 2008 Iron Horse. It’s a...

Story and Photos by MB McQueen {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=816|imagecategories=0|} As I said yesterday about biker friendly Eureka Springs, Arkansas, it’s a quirky little place. It’s hard to miss the seven-story, two-thousand pound concrete statue of Jesus that overlooks the town. Victorian-era houses and businesses are built right into the sides of steep...

Story and photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=796|imagecategories=0|} On the first bike week Friday Mike Corbin and I motored over to Eustis, Florida, the site of the annual antique motorcycle parts, pieces, and bike swap meet put on by the local chapter of the Antique Motor Cycle Club of America. Mike, his wife Bev, and I drove to the Central Florida town...

Story by Eric Bass Photos by Dennis Suter   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=778|imagecategories=0|} Flat track racing on polished concrete has been an established form of the sport dating back to its glory days as a featured event at Madison Square Garden. But to my mind, glassy smooth concrete and flat track racing would seem to go together about as well as denim jeans...

Building a radical bagger is nothing new for John as a quick visit to his website gallery of baggers (www.sinisterindustries.com) will attest. The guy’s just not afraid of breaking out cutting tools and a welder on a bike until it’s just a shell of its former self, although it’s a can’t-take-your-eyes-off-of-it shell of its former self. How many of you recognized that this Road...

The inspiration behind this Softail transformation was of all things, a Motor Company CVO model. Apparently Dave was enamored with the 2006 FLHTCUSE or what is more commonly known (big surprise as who can break down that letter code) as a Screamin’ Eagle Ultra Classic. If you are a CVO historian and know the available color palette, that would be the green and black model that...

 The /2 was a rugged motorcycle. The seat height was low and could accommodate both tall and shorter operators with comfort. The rugged design proved itself to be the premier touring machine of its time. Up until the last few production years, most models incorporated the Earles fork front suspension. The Earles fork was a leading link fork “swing arm” patented by Ernest Earles....

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=879|imagecategories=0|} One of my favorite parts of the Smoke Out is watching and photographing the bikes taking their turns roaring down the quarter mile Rockingham Dragway. I’m talking about Sportsters, Glides, baggers, metrics, you name it. There were even some mini-bikes and a pretty little lady smokin’...