Click here for more photos Arizona Bike Week Story and Photos by J. Joshua Placa The 13th annual Arizona Bike Week galloped into Scottsdale and neighboring towns for 10 days from March 27 to April 5. For those riders who think Arizona is nothing but one big burning desert, Bike Week is an eye opener. Springtime temps are near ideal, with the mercury hovering...

Click here for more photos More from Arizona Bike Week Story and Photos by J. Joshua Placa ABW welcomes all makes and models of motorcycles, which was widely evident all around the Valley of the Sun, which encompasses Phoenix and its adjoining cities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Mesa and others. Demo rides were offered by Star Motorcycles, Indian,...

Click here for more photos ’09 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo Story and Photos by Jack Cofano What were my impressions of the 2009 Vtwin Expo? How about this: It was bulging with bitchin bobbers, big butt baggers, and big bawdy builds that boggled the brain. The building was brimming with boundless booty, not to mention the bevy of beautiful buxomly...

Click here for more photos ’09 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo Story by Mark BarnettPhotos by Jack Cofano Most people expected this year’s V-Twin Industry show at Cincinnati to be like the evening news, down on business and full of doom and gloom. But everyone who purchased vendor space or walked the aisles looking to buy products seemed to be...

Click here for more photos ’09 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo Story by Mark BarnettPhotos by Jack Cofano Most people expected this year’s V-Twin Industry show at Cincinnati to be like the evening news, down on business and full of doom and gloom. But everyone who purchased vendor space or walked the aisles looking to buy products seemed to be...

Click here for more photos ’09 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo Story and Photos by Jack Cofano What were my impressions of the 2009 Vtwin Expo? How about this: It was bulging with bitchin bobbers, big butt baggers, and big bawdy builds that boggled the brain. The building was brimming with boundless booty, not to mention the bevy of beautiful buxomly...

Click here for more photos Lone Star Rally – Part II Story and Photos by Rodent Opening day for the 2009 Lone Star rally was rainy as hell. At first it dampened the spirit of the rally since the forecast for Thursday and Friday was bad as well. But Saturday and Sunday saw huge crowds gather in the historic Strand area and RV’s line the...

Lone Star Rally Part III, Interview with Rick Fairless Story and Video by Rodent I was wandering around on Galveston’s Harborside dock when I noticed the Strokers Dallas trailer parked in front of a big boat with N.O.A.A. on the hull. I wandered over for a look and who was standing there having a discussion with the ship’s chief engineer, nobody but tie-dyed wearing Rick...

Click here for more photos Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Part I – The Bikes Story and Photos by Rodent Last year, America’s newspaper of record, the New York Times, called the “Legends of the Motorcycle” show at the Ritz-Carlton at Half-Moon Bay, California the “Pebble Beach” of motorcycle shows. In 2009, the...

Click here for more photos Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Part II – The Cars Story and Photos by Rodent After checking out all the bikes, Mike Corbin and I began looking at the dozens of cars from manufacturers such as Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti, Alfa, Auto Union, BMW, etc., etc., etc. The...