In case you can’t tell from the photos, Saturday was sunny and hot and my kind of weather. I was finally able to put on shorts and ditch the socks, my usual photography costume. It wasn’t just the weather that was hot, so were the bikes. This year the show was a great success with more custom metal sculptures than you can see at just about anywhere in the USA. They actually had...

        This area was once part of the huge copper mining operation in Bisbee. After the mine was closed, Jay and a few of his friends bought up some of the buildings on Erie Street in the Lowell burb. There is a retired airline pilot, a photographer, a drag racing mechanic, and Jay who was brought up in Bisbee.                 Look at the photos of some of Jay’s toys as they...

  During the last eight years, our mayor’s office was filled by another Harley rider who turned out to be great for bikers. He rode in the local Toy Run, gave away the grand prize to the raffle winners of our blood drives, made sure we got our parade permits, and much, much more. So we thought what the heck, and we let mayoral candidate Oscar Leeser, come to the store. In 2010,...

  Man, if you were hungry or thirsty every taste could be accommodated. There were a couple of hundred vendors selling everything from shots of Jack to genuine Maine lobster rolls and everything in between. The prices charged by food vendors were extremely high and when I questioned the high prices one vendor said, “You wouldn’t believe the cost of rent for a space.”   Inside...

     Under a absolutely cloudless blue sky, the garage cleanings were laid out alongside the tools, jewelry, and other flotsam for the bargain hunters to pour over. Among the hundred vendors there was even a private owner selling pistols. It was a great way to waste a Sunday morning. 

       The show has an estimated economic impact of around 176.1 million bucks on Vegas, not including the money pissed away gambling, according to the Vegas Convention people. The downside is that I really dislike Lost Wages. As a matter of fact, in the attendee information packet, attendees were advised to not wear their event credentials outside the event. The info said that it...

  As always, there was a lot going on at Corbin’s like the 3rd annual Biker Bob bike show on the grass, curated by Biker Bob, which was a popular event. Of course, there was food inside Corbin’s Wizard’s Cafe and outside, other food vendors, especially the great Robert’s Up In Smoke BBQ, made sure no stomach was left empty. No alcohol was available at Corbin’s, but for...

      Scheduled for July 5-6, 2013 to commemorate the events of July 4, 1947, the celebration of the “Birthplace of the American Biker” was reborn by decree of the Hollister city council. Five years ago the city of Hollister canceled the downtown street event for myriad reasons, some real and others imaginary. Since then the anti-bike sheriff and extremely anti-bike...

              The event is sponsored by J&P Cycles and hands out thousands of dollars in prizes to winners competing with hundreds of other bikes throughout the country. We will be covering many of these bikes individually in the next few months as we do at many of these shows.             Along with bikes from the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show, I have also included a few...

     Again I missed the kart races, but I’m sure they were fun for all and have become a staple at the show. As usual, it was fun for all and at night way too much fun for some, but hey, that what the Smoke Out is all about.    It also seemed a bit slow on the drag strip although I didn’t stay late on Saturday. Things might have picked up later in the afternoon although they...