Click here for more photos Rat’s Hole Show on Galveston Island Story and photos by Rodent The new promoters needed a bike show to complement the rally so they approached Ted Smith, Big Daddy Rat’s son, and an experienced and proven show promoter himself, and offered him the pier to put on a Galveston Rat’s Hole Show. A deal was made. The...

Click here for more photos KIEHL’S since 1851 Story and Photos by Rodent A drugstore purveyor of potions and lotions is the most unlikely location for a vintage motorcycle display. A few years ago, I noticed a restored Harley in a Kiehl’s location in Vancouver, BC and I thought it was pretty neat if not out of place in a women’s lotion & potion...

Click here for more photos ‘Women of Arizona’ 2010 Arizona Bike Week Part 2 Story and Photos by J. Joshua Placa More women than ever before attended this year’s Bike Week, or so it sure seemed. Women now account for about 23% of new Harley purchases, and they are making their presence felt on the road, at the vendors, and in the crowd....

Click here for more photos European Bike Week 2010, Part 2 Story by Sedrick “Mitch” Mitchell Photos by Harley Davidson Press – Köln, David Hayes & Fritz Van Duinen European Bike Week attracts many of Europe’s most famous bike builders and some of the most interesting custom machines in the world. Many of these European builders compete at international...

Click here for more photos Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix – Mazda Raceway Part Two: Cannery Row Story and Photos by Jack Cofano The races at the Red Bull U.S. MotoGP are not the only things going on that you will thoroughly enjoy. Oh no, the races are just to get you warmed up for an evening out in the historic Cannery Row district of Monterey, California....

Click here for more photos Custombike Aftermarket Show Part 1 – Bad Salzuflen, Germany Story by Mark Barnett and Horst Rosler Photos by Horst Rosler Crisis? What crisis? Europe’s largest custom bike and aftermarket parts show was bigger and better than ever. It had more exhibitors, more bikes in the show, more visitors, and probably the biggest traffic...

Click here for more photos RIDE SAFELY, SAVE A LIFEMotorcycle Safety Training at Ft. Bliss Story by Dennis Margheim Photos by Frank Rangel Demos by Sarah Quinones and Raul Suarez Automobile and motorcycle collisions account for more soldier fatalities than any other category of non-combat related accidents in the U. S. Army. However, the good news is that in...

Click here for more photos Lone Star Rally Part 2 Story and photos by Rodent I like Galveston for ambiance, architecture, and the Seawall, but I hate the heat and humidity. I can live with it for a few days as the Lone Star Rally is worth it. It could become a much larger event as it has three prerequisites ― location, location, location. Galveston is almost a bur...

Click here for more photos Lone Star Rally 2010 PART 1 Story and photos by Rodent The Lone Star Rally on Galveston Island (just off the coast of Texas and close to the megaplex called Houston) is what I consider the premier large American motorcycle rally. It attracts crowds that can be either day trippers who can sleep in their own beds each night or the...

Click here for more photos Myrtle Beach Fall Rally 2010 Part 1 Story and photos by Jack Cofano Are bike rallies in the Myrtle Beach area dead and buried? I think not. Have the powers to be won their battle against the rallies? They have won the battle, but one battle does not win a war. The helmet law in the city proper was overturned and if this year’s fall...