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 Las Vegas BikeFest: Bright Lights, Big Bikes Story and photos J. Joshua Placa According to organizers and my naked eyeball, some 30,000 motorcycles rode into Las Vegas BikeFest, scooting around the event’s epicenter at the Cashman Center, and rolling down the neon Strip to the finer establishments and questionable joints about...

Click here for more photos Dirtbag Challenge Part 1 Story and photos by Rodent We’ve covered the great Smoke Outs in Arizona for a few years, but when an invite came to cover the Dirtbag Challenge in San Francisco, I had to go. In a city that lives every day wondering when, not if, the earthquake that will destroy San Francisco like The Great Earthquake...

Click here for more photos Autotron Rosmalen/Netherlands Hosts Big Twin Show 2010 Story and photos by by Horst Rösler Coming to what I call The Dutch Main Event is always fun and exciting as both the Big Twin Expo and Zodiac Dealer Show are the perfect example of the custom bike lifestyle, and last month’s show was no exception. A double-action event...

Click here for more photos Chopper Fest 2010 Story by Eric Bass Photos by Shoal Hollingsworth Since I grew up in New York where most bikers have already drained their fluids and hooked up their battery tenders for the winter, I always take extra pleasure in attending a T-shirt weather “winter” event such as Chopper Fest at the Ventura County Fair Grounds....

Click here for more photos The Budget Biker: Eat Right; Ride Cheap Story and Photos by J. JOSHUA PLACA These are tough and senseless times that punish both man and biker alike. It tests our hearts and souls, if we had souls. Like everyone else, motorcyclists have been suffering through this sputtering economy. But this does not mean we have to cry like a bunch of...

Click here for more photos Progressive International Motorcycle Show® In Long Beach Story and photos Eric Bass For years I’ve manned booths at the IMS and covered it as a member of the media, and for the life of me I could never figure out why anyone would pay $15 a head ($6 for kids 6-11) plus another $10 for parking ($52 total for a family of 4 before...

Click here for more photos How We Missed Out on Lightcycle Story by Wendy Manning Photos by Wendy Manning We could have had the Parker Brothers’ Tron Lightcycle months ago when sharp-eyed Barnett’s photog Jack Cofano phoned me about it and, just like with the original Tron movie, I didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. Oh how misguided I was....

 For a change the weather gods were kind and the temperature was bearable enough that many attendees were able to ride their bikes to the show. I hate to beat a dead horse, but as with all the events and shows this year, the show was smaller than usual. The number of bikes was down from previous years, but surprisingly attendance seemed about the same as last year. To me that is a...