Click here for more photos The next to last Willie Old School Show Story and photos by Rodent Willie made it official that the final Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Old School Show will be March 10, 2011 during Daytona bike week 2011. It is the end of an era. A smart move to end the show at its peak rather than let it die. It is the most popular event of...

Click here for more photos Biketoberfest 2010 Part 1 Story and photos by Jack Cofano I just love October ― Halloween, cool weather, low humidity and of course Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, Florida. As anyone who was there can tell you, the weather for this year’s event was phenomenal: sunny, temperatures in the low 80’s during the day and...

Click here for more photos Biketoberfest 2010 Part 2 Story and Photos by Jack Cofano As you could see in Part 1 of my coverage of Biketoberfest 2010 there were plenty of bikes, plenty of pretty ladies, and one hell of a bike rally. All in all it was a great year at the major events. I was a little disappointed in the lack of bike shows in the fall and I...

Click here for more photos El Paso Toy Run 2010 Story by Cindy Blake Photos by Cindy Blake & Christina Caban It’s a beautiful sight to see when you have children lined up on the streets of El Paso awaiting the next parade to come marching by. But this was not any ordinary parade they were waiting for; it was the El Paso Motorcycle Coalition’s 28th Annual...

Click here for more photos Riding Since She Was 17 Story by Cindy Blake Photos by Cindy Blake and Jeff Yehlik Remember the movie Easy Rider? Well, if you’re a bike enthusiast, you had better remember that movie or at least know of THE movie. Peter Fonda all dressed up in his American Flag leather jacket, riding across the United States on his California-style...

Click here for more photos Myrtle Beach Fall Rally 2010 Part 2 Story and photos by Jack Cofano As I promised in Part 1 of the Myrtle Beach Fall Rally 2010, I will delve into the effects I saw due to the effort that the political machine in the city of Myrtle Beach has made to stop the rallies taking place in the area. I think we all know that the city council...

Click here for more photos Dirtbag Challenge Part 2 Story and photos by Rodent At the annual Dirtbag Challenge Low Rent Chopper Build-Off in San Francisco, sideshow is elevated to bike show. To level the playing field a few rules have been set in stone: no Harleys are allowed; a $1,000 limit on all bike projects (that includes parts, paint, and any extras); the...

Click here for more photos Love Ride Retro 2010 Story by Eric Bass Photos by Alfonse “Fonzie” Palaima With the world’s economists all compiling and re-compiling their data, searching in vain for vital signs that our Humpty Dumpty-ed world might put itself back together anytime soon, it was reassuring to see a recent glimmer of hope in the form of Love Ride...

Click here for more photos Quaker Steak & Lube’s Biker Night Story and photos by Cindy Blake While on a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, I asked some of the locals if there was a place that bikers hung out. As if they were in sync, each of them told me, “Check out the Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants for Biker Night.” So I headed west onto Interstate 90 to...

Click here for more photos Daytona Underground Part 2: Gypsy Story and photo by Rodent An old friend of Marcus lost an arm in a crash in Louisiana. She was originally from Pennsylvania, y’all. She didn’t make out well in her settlement, but wants to ride again. So Marcus is building her a chopper. The bike’s name is appropriately named Chump...