I totally agree with him from a spectator’s standpoint as I’m always ecstatic when I go to a show and the bikes are set up so you can walk in between and around them. That’s the only way I can truly appreciate the work that went into them. Otherwise, I’m just seeing the extreme front and back of a bike someone put a bazillion hours into and the details are hidden like a cramped...

  That it also happens to be a custom bagger built by Shannon Davidson of The Chopp Shop in Taylorsville, North Carolina, is no surprise. Shannon always supplies admirers of saddlebag-equipped art with my custom bagger qualifications of high-tech, high-style, and I think I can safely assume, high-cost, with each and every build. Hey, taking an expensive late-model Harley-Davidson...

            It amazes me that after all these years the ladies treat me with the same respect that I treat them. I shouldn’t be surprised because they are at the rallies to have a good time and let loose just like the rest of us. And, in some cases, make a little extra cash bartending.             I thank you, my fellow bikers thank you and so do the beer distributors. You make...

From what I can tell, the 75th addition of the Daytona Bike Week was a resounding success. Unlike many years, I saw very few negative responses about the rally on Facebook. From what I gathered looking at online posts was that the first weekend almost looked like what the last weekend usually looks like. I think many people are taking advantage of the smaller crowds and lighter...

   Covering something as colossal in size as Daytona Bike Week is not for those heavy of foot. Barnett’s Magazine Online’s loquacious lens man, Mr. Jack Cofano, puts on the miles (seriously) so you don’t have to covering the event from every locale imaginable. Whether it’s bikes, people or shows, you’ll see the guy clicking away as he constantly moves from photo op to photo op and...

    There is never a shortage of bikes to be viewed in Daytona during Bike Week and this year was no different. As a matter of fact, there were so many baggers in the pavilion at the Harley shop on Friday that not only was I unable to photograph any of the great customs there, they were so close together you couldn’t even walk between them. Did I mention that pavilions are the...

   What makes this all the more interesting to me right now is that I’m not familiar with a lot of the builders. New (to me at least) builders have come out of their shops and garages with some of the most innovative customs as well as stunning takes on old styles and have given all of us a steady feed of gorgeous customs to stare at.   One thing that’s a bit surprising to me is...

    I hope y’all enjoy the artistry and mechanical design that goes into all the custom bikes you see. Whether you like or dislike any one build, you have to admire the talent it takes to create a one of a kind metal sculpture.

   Same goes for custom Harley-Davidsons today where readers and riders make their decision on what’s the best Harley and how to customize it properly or not. I’m more of a bobber guy than a big wheel bagger guy, but that doesn’t mean I don’t thoroughly check out someone’s custom bagger. I sincerely appreciate all the work that goes into any custom and applaud today’s builders for...

     Every year I see more and more ladies enjoying the rallies on their own terms, riding their own bikes and contributing to the overall atmosphere that we all know and love.      I’ve been asked many times why I mostly take photos of younger girls. Duh ─ need you ask? Seriously, the reason is that almost all the lovely ladies I photograph are working the booths and are more than...