Story and photos by J. JOSHUA PLACA {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=933|imagecategories=0|} It’s a beautiful motorcycling world out there, you just have to get out and ride. If you’re anywhere in Arizona or plan to be, Winslow is a worthy biker destination. At the recent Rockn’ 66 Rally the “Standin’ on the Corner” town showed its biking appeal with a surprising number...

Story and photos by J. JOSHUA PLACA {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=932|imagecategories=0|} ‘Well, I’m a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing’ down to take a look at me…’ —The Eagles Winslow, Arizona, a high desert town recognized mostly for the Eagles song, “Take It...

Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=931|imagecategories=0|} Every year, the traveling MotoGP circus comes to northern California for one of the best shows of the year. The American Superbike racing teams also race this weekend and set up in orderly rows in the paddock. The MotoGP teams are hidden and guarded in high security. I prefer hanging with...

Editorial and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=928|imagecategories=0|} The traditional Labor Day weekend Four Corners Motorcycle Rally has been happening for almost 20 years in Durango, Colorado, with, in my opinion, a lukewarm reception by the powers that run the town. Durango has massive tourist facilities while the surrounding villages have little or...

Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=916|imagecategories=0|} Hollister, California, has been known as the “Birthplace of The American Biker” ever since another Independence Weekend back in 1947 when a little motorcycle racing event got a little wild and was blown out of proportion when San Francisco Chronicle photographer Barney...

Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=914|imagecategories=0|} Each year in the bowels of San Francisco’s Hunters Point, known by some as The Bayview, The Dirtbag Challenge goes down without a hitch. The purpose of The Challenge is to build a bike for under $1000 in under 30 days, then ride the piss out of it. Plenty of bikes, beers, burn outs,...

Story by CJ Hanlon, Photos by Jack Cofano {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=663|imagecategories=0|} For 30 years the Sturgis Buffalo Chip has been “The Best Party Anywhere.” To celebrate this occasion, they are throwing the biggest and best party in three decades. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip party rocks hard from August 5-13. The Buffalo Chip rocks hard for a non-stop week...

Story and photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=893|imagecategories=0|} My Daytona Beach headquarters has been Tropical Tattoo on US1 in Ormond Beach about 2.5 miles away from the Sidewalk Commando-infested Main Street. The atmosphere at Willie’s Tropical Tattoo is a mixture of a serious artist studio with master tattooers plying their art on appreciative...

Story and Photos by MB McQueen {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=888|imagecategories=0|} It’s official. On October 31, 2011, the Wheels Through Time museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, is shutting its doors and moving to a new locale. Though Dale Walksler, the museum’s founder and curator, has threatened to leave before, this time he means it. “After nine years,...

By J. JOSHUA PLACA {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=883|imagecategories=0|} Every motorcycle rally has its own unique character. Event organizers, law enforcement, town officials and the local citizenry combine to form a flavor and attitude that is either fun and welcoming, a nice and pleasant break from workaday worries; or just another wrestling match with rules and...