When the condo Nazis tried to eliminate the bike weeks in 2008, it almost destroyed one of the oldest and most popular bike rallies in the country. Many people were angry and rightfully so. What they didn’t understand was that bikers don’t give in that easily. It’s taken a few years, but Bike Week in the Myrtle Beach area has begun to come back and is still a great place to...

       What do I see in the parking lots? Baggers, baggers, and more baggers. I’m not complaining since I ride one myself. What I also see is more and more ladies who have gotten off the back of their man’s scooter and are riding their own bikes. Of course, they probably still take over their man’s bags, but, hey, that’s to be expected. Oh boy am I gonna hear about that statement....

       If you aren’t disgusted yet, let me run this by you. I have been asked why I only take photos of young ladies for my Lovely Ladies articles. The fact is most are bartenders and paid to serve us our favorite beverages and have a good time. Since I always ask permission to photograph these beautiful barmaids I usually get a nice pose from them. On the other hand, although I...

              I had a few more bike photos that didn’t make it in the previous articles so I thought I’d run another day with them so I didn’t leave anyone out. We will be running almost all the builds you have seen in the shows as separate features in the near future. But, as is always the case, there are some bikes I have no information on ─ no name, no email address, no nothing....

     The sign-in was held at Whiskey Creek Saloon just around the corner from the infamous Johnny’s Bar & Grill, named after the Marlon Brando character in the film that put Hollister on the map, The Wild One. After signing in, people had a choice to either get blessed or BBQ’d at the San Benito County Fairgrounds in Bolado Park about eight-miles south down CA25 towards...

     While most of us were still stuck in the cold, cruel grip of a particularly stormy and prolonged winter, enduring record late-season snowfall, frigid temps, ice storms, hundred-year floods, and other signs of the apocalypse, some 90,000 weather-beaten but brave souls motored in from unfriendly climes and parts undesired. According to rally officials, attendance was up roughly...

  Women poured through the rally gates this year, showing up day and night alone, in pairs or packs, and dressed in trendy Scottsdale finery, designer leathers or swanky salon fashions. Once almost the exclusive domain of savage and crazed men, motorcycle rallies have seen a steady influx of women riding or walking in, adding balance and clean faces and nice smelling hair to what...

     But, enough of my ranting, on with one of America’s  premier motorcycle events, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, in its 6th year at the classic Quail Lodge and Golf Club just off of Carmel Valley Road in Carmel, California. It’s always a great event with classic and historic motorcycles on display, food and drink worthy of mention that attracts a class of attendees not normally...

       This year’s show was a huge success with a large turnout and many high-quality bikes. I enjoy this show because it’s the first chance I get to meet up with old friends and, hopefully, make some new ones. So if you see me at a rally, stop and say, “Hey.” I’ll be the photographer without three cameras hanging from the neck, a backpack and knee pads. It’s just me, my camera and...

       The Baddest Bagger Show takes place in the pavilion at Destination Daytona, a great place to get out of the sun and cool off, but a terrible place to take photos. With it being open on all sides, you are always shooting into the light and it doesn’t help that there is little lighting inside. I know, “Wah, wah, wah ─ suck it up sunshine.”        In the last few years the...