Since the 50th anniversary in 1997, Hollister (dubbed The birthplace of the American biker) has gone through many promoters who eventually bailed because of the impossibility of dealing with the local “good old boys.” The most successful promoter since day one has been a local, Mark Maxwell, who led for a couple of years before he bailed.      The Hollister...

    The celebrities and personalities were all here including E.J. himself, Jeff Decker, John Parham, Pat and Cris Simons, Mark and Yvonne Cresswell, Kiwi Mike, Dave Wilson, and Nick Smith      Since State Farm is a major sponsor, the usual ambulance chasers were not sold vendor space. There must be a god somewhere. The guys developing the “new” Crocker had a space....

David was passing through El Paso on his way to Phoenix and kept his word about stopping by for a trike test ride totally unlike what’s available on an average Harley dealership’s floor. The Dart 434” V8 has a way of taking things to a whole new level and then some. Approximately ten times the power (off the bottle) of a Tri Glide Ultra Classic with only a 300-pound increase in...

  Most Hartz Bros builds usually involve keeping a stock frame intact with a bolt-on or welded-on hardtail adding a bit of spice to not only keep the cost very reasonable and the titling easy, but also to make any changes reversible if the owner gets the restoration bug. That was definitely not the case with our feature bike they built for John Young called John’s High Dollar Chop....

     Whether it’s tractors, cars, or motorcycles, Mecum puts a huge number of vehicles through their many auction lines nation wide. With some 750 bikes going under the hammer in Vegas, it’s gotta be one of the country’s largest motorcycle auctions ─ a good start for 2015!      What’s it like seeing some 750 motorcycles in one room? More exotic, vintage, unusual,...

    Hey, I don’t blame them as money’s money and sometimes you gotta go with the flow, cash flow that is. But, there’s always the one out of ten like Snipes Machine employee, Brance Jenkins of Heath Springs, South Carolina, who really built a bagger for himself to own and ride. In this case, not only a bagger, but a hard-bagged 2002 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail. Yeah, I...

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              There were bikes of all shapes, sizes, and makes on the floor of the beautiful Raleigh Convention Center. I took advantage by photographing over 70 bikes for future features and don’t worry, there are lots of Harleys. Keep an eye on Barnett’s Magazine Online to catch them all.             The Invited Class featured some on the best customs you will see anywhere built...

       The current owner of the Ignacio Rally, Johnny T. Valdez, after managing the rally for three years bought the deeply-in-debt rally from the Ignacio Chamber of Horrors and controls the events at the grounds in Ignacio, but not the events in Durango. What a mess.       The Hideaway Grill at Vallecito Lake is a branch of the one in Cave Creek, Arizona, and the Harley shop and...

    Somehow Eddie’s always been able to make a bike with his classic proportions of long, low, and bigger than life that makes them dominate their space they’re in and everything surrounding them. Smooth flowing lines, big wheels, big frame, big engine, big paint, Eddie’s bikes are a lot like their builder, bigger than life. Standing beside any Trotta bike I’ve run into, I’ve...