Story and Photos by Thierry Larret {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=904|imagecategories=0|} The 16th Annual Free Wheel just ended in France in the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes. It is the largest gathering of Harley-Davidson enthusiasts on the other side of the Atlantic. Over the course of three days, thousands of bikers from France and all over Europe gather for the...

Story and Photos by J. JOSHUA PLACA {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=881|imagecategories=0|} The annual Arizona HOG Rally recently returned to the historic mountain town of Williams. The rally has moved around the state from year to year, but Williams is a HOG favorite, having been held in the northern Arizona town nine times. Founded in 1881 as a trapping and logging...

Story by Wendy Manning,        Photos by Sedrick “Mitch” Mitchell {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=798|imagecategories=0|} Larry Tremblay and Buck Ketcham, owners of Crossroads Custom Rides in New Windsor, New York, have been building bikes together for about eight years now. Featured here is Black Rose, named for the tattoo art on the tank. The build took...

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=781|imagecategories=0|} Last weekend was one of the highlights of the season for me, that being the V-Twin Expo by Easyriders at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the custom bike and V-twin trade show, which brings in vendors, celebrities, builders, and manufacturers. This...

Story and Photos by Rodent    {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=758|imagecategories=0|} About 230 antique and classic motorcycles went under the hammer at The Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. The Imperial Palace is no virgin to the classic vehicle business as they have an extensive display of classic cars on the fifth level of their parking garage, the site of the...

Story by Eric Bass Photos by Jackie Bass   {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=780|imagecategories=0|} While the Grand National Roadster Show represents one of the pinnacle annual events for automobile enthusiasts, there’s a pretty nice motorcycle show that takes place during the festivities as well. This year, Jimmy at Profile Cycle’s softail chopper Unforgiven took home...

Story and Photos by Rodent {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=902|imagecategories=0|} Santa Cruz County is calling all vintage bikers and their vehicles to the annual Capitola Chamber of Commerce sponsored “Bikes on the Bay” vintage motorcycle event at the Capitola Mall parking lot just up the street from a world famous Santa Cruz surfing spot if you care....

Story and Photos by Jack Cofano {phocagallery view=categories|categoryid=834|imagecategories=0|} It wasn’t long ago that an individual sporting a tattoo was typically a sailor, a carnival painted lady, an ex-con, or a Japanese Yakuza. Boy have things changed. The latest statistics I can find show that 36% of people belonging to the 18-25 age group and 40% of people belonging...

Attending one of these events is like taking a trip back in time to when the British bike industry ruled the world with such glorious names as Triumph’s Bonneville, BSA’s Gold Star, Vincent’s Black Shadow, and the Triton. It’s also fantastic to see all the scooters and their owners in period dress. Some of the scooters are modified and the paintwork on them is as good as any...

The world’s strangest Harley-Davidson vehicle was on display owned by a guy from Petaluma, California—a little white open car with an early Harley engine in it made in Milwaukee and San Francisco for a World’s Fair. Willie G. Davidson said when he saw it his grandpa had mentioned it, but he knew nothing about it. One thing for sure, it is an extremely rare Harley-Davidson product....