So, anyhow vehicles started arriving, some on a flat bed. The tow truck’s owner had an extremely loud, 600-plus horsepower hot rod. Other more civilized classics drove up under their own power. Both sides of 12th Street were marked as tow zones for non-party participants. Imagine, the city of San Francisco making preferred parking for us disreputable personages. Bikes started...

  This show is also my favorite because I get to talk to a lot of the people that I know and only get to see a few times a year. One of those people is Steve Galvin of Wikked Steel who received the honor of Best of Show. Steve comes up with some crazy unique designs that baffle the imagination and this year was no exception. I understand that some people had a problem with the...

  Many of the customs that you see here you will also see at the Rat’s Hole Show, which is coming up next on our photo intense coverage. So if you don’t see your bike here, there is a good chance you will see it in our next posting. I try to shoot as many bikes as I can but if I missed some it’s only because they tend to put the bikes a little too close together to get a decent...

Since I really enjoy this part of my job, go figure, I had to call him out on it. If he tries that crap again I’m going to pull his green card. Send him back to France with his tail between his legs. I could have written the whole article in French myself in three words — Ooh La La! That pretty much sums up the Lovely Ladies of Daytona Bike Week. I put a lot of time and sweat...

The show visits 12 cities in four months as part of the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows. I am proud to announce that the 2012 Grand National Champion of the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike United States Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, is Jeremy Cupp of LC Fabrications from Mount Crawford, Virginia, with his 1976 Harley-Davidson XL. The other big winner in the...

Normally Bike Week is celebrated the first week in March. This year’s Bike Week was moved back a week to accommodate the schedule change of the Daytona 500 which was held one week later this year. Good thing too as the weather could not have been dialed in any better. You can complain about the heat all you want but it sure beats rain and cold. For the next few days I will be...

It’s very common that the world’s best events are short, fast events. The Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel Valley, California, starts at 10am and ends at 3pm as does the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, California. Willie’s show starts at noon and is over at 4pm which fits right in with the best venues as far as the length of show. As show time approaches,...

Here’s a quick cross section of what you’d find on a stroll through the show including Señor Jack’s favorite ride that’s conveniently also the lead photo. If there was a key and some gas in it, I think it would be back in his home state of North Carolina enjoying a life of liesure and high adventure that only a happily-retired guy like Jack can provide.

Dois-je aimer les motos de plus que les dames, ou vice versa? Cela dépend de la journée je suppose, mais aujourd’hui, je suis totalement en amour avec les belles dames de l’Expo concessionnaire Indianapolis et j’espère que vous l’êtes aussi. Heureusement pour nous alors que M. Cofano peut apporter le spectacle à un arrêt, avec une approche professionnelle et...

This year there was a new addition that focused on American V-twins aptly called the American V-twin Dealer Show with the affable pair of V-twin aficionados, Bob Kay and Jeff Najar making sure the selection of bikes presented in a show format had something for everybody. You’ll be seeing more of those in the upcoming articles, but for now take a look at One-eyed Jack’s quick take...