Story and Photos by MB McQueen {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=831|imagecategories=0|} The Northwest Arkansas Motor Officers’ Skills Competition and Stunt Show was held on Saturday, April 30, and it was a day full of fun and challenges. Fifteen-hundred happy people descended upon Pig Trail Harley-Davidson in Rogers, Arkansas, which is where the event was held. Linda...

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, so it just makes sense that Alan Jensen, known to friends and family as “Tex,” would opt for a Harley the size of a baby whale. Tex doesn’t live in Texas, but he does have a Texas-sized life, which includes one wife, two kids, five grandchildren, four horses, nine goats and five dogs. He runs his own construction business, plays drums in a...

  The number of vendors was way down this year and that was a little sad. Normally there are big name companies set up down the middle aisles of the show with at least four aisles on either side full of small and one-man companies trying to break into the big leagues. I’m sure those guys are still out there, either the economy or weather kept them away. The show took place the week...

Nathan Chaney of Alpena, Arkansas, is a spontaneous guy. He’s been known to wake up in the morning, get an urge to take a road trip, and 18 hours later, he’s in Florida. He builds the bikes he rides on these sojourns, and he rides them hard. Nowadays, most of his traveling is done on El Culo, his ’53 Harley chopper. He found the beat up, rusted frame in the weeds outside of his...

Story by MB McQueen Photos by Cody Zachary, with Assistance by Colton Zachary   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=776|imagecategories=0|} Cody, a third generation fire fighter and second generation paramedic from Lawton, Oklahoma, has built and repaired many bikes over the years, but this rough and tough, scrappy little gem is his favorite. Cody explained how the project...

This eye-catcher is called Hitman, a new base model built South Side Kustoms, a full service shop owned by Jason McCudden in Buffalo, New York. “We knew this bike had to stand out from the rest,” Jason said. “When folks come and choose one of our base models from SSK, we give them choices and options from get go so they always stand out.” Stand out it...

By J. JOSHUA PLACA {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=938|imagecategories=0|} These days, it’s rare to find towns brave enough to host a motorcycle rally, especially right on Main Street. We’re usually segregated, pushed off to some parking lot outside of town or a dirty, dusty, saddle-tramp loving livestock fairgrounds, away from decent, law abiding citizens. Now and...

Story by Sedrick “Mitch” Mitchell, Photos by Mitch & Rup {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=898|imagecategories=0|} Some sort of motorcycle dare devil show has been part of motorcycle events since the beginning. The Thousand Islands River Run committee quickly incorporated a motorcycle stunt show team as part of the entertainment lineup for last year’s event, and...

Story and Photos by MB McQueen {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=856|imagecategories=0|} They call Arkansas “The Natural State,” but it could just as easily be called “The Biker State.” It’s hard to drive for more than half a mile without seeing a motorcycle of some sort at this time of year. A lot of bikers have moved here from other parts of the country, and if they...

Keino Sasaki and Paul Cox have been the driving forces behind Indian Larry Legacy since Larry’s death in 2004 and have been working to protect his classic chopper style for the last three years. They’ve done a great job of keeping the spirit of Larry’s customs alive, but they’re not exactly known as trike builders. “The owner of Wild Thing is Ed Hinkle, and he already owns a few of...