We only post one car show a year and that also happens to be in my place of residency, Wilmington, North Carolina. The name of the show is Rims on the River so named because it takes place on Front Street at one of the top-rated riverfront areas in the country. Every vehicle is parked in front of a historic downtown building making this one of the few places I...

            For starters, there were over ten bands playing all day and evening with Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat headlining Friday and Saturday night. For those of you youngsters who are saying to yourself, “Fogwhat?” and “Blue Oyster Who?” they are bands from when music didn’t suck. True to form, it was so loud that even the Harley-Davidsons couldn’t compete.           There was...

            For starters, there were over ten bands playing all day and evening with Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat headlining Friday and Saturday night. For those of you youngsters who are saying to yourself, “Fogwhat?” and “Blue Oyster Who?” they are bands from when music didn’t suck. True to form, it was so loud that even the Harley-Davidsons couldn’t compete.           There was...

   Biker Pros awarded over $23,000 in cash and prizes in three classes. The prizes were distributed among three classes: Freestyle, Retro Custom and Street Custom. The winning Freestyle winner receives $2,000 extra to compete in the Championship of the Americas at AIMExpo in the fall. If the bike wins there, it then is shipped to Germany for the World Championship. The big winners...

   Biker Pros awarded over $23,000 in cash and prizes in three classes. The prizes were distributed among three classes: Freestyle, Retro Custom and Street Custom. The winning Freestyle winner receives $2,000 extra to compete in the Championship of the Americas at AIMExpo in the fall. If the bike wins there, it then is shipped to Germany for the World Championship. The big winners...

           This event includes one of the largest custom bike shows on the East Coast with $15,000 in cash and prizes. Also taking place during the weekend were almost constant musical acts, numerous thrill spectacles, a tattoo expo, vendors, and even a pin-up contest. One of the events that I enjoyed most besides the bike show was the Cole Freeman Stunt Show. The dude can handle a...

  It’s now 2017 and I’m happy to say the rally is back. This year the attendance was estimated to be around 150,000 and if you went to any of the venues you would think it was 2007. Suck Bang Blow, the Beaver Bar, Spoke and Bones, Jammin Leather and Barefoot Landing with the House of Blues were packed all week as well as the Harley-Davidson shop. The newest additional stop in...

  The main chopperfest on the East Coast is The Horse Back Street Choppers Smoke Out held at the Rockingham Dragstrip in Rockingham, North Carolina. This is the 18th year of the event and I am happy to say that this is the 12th year I have covered this event in its various locations. This year’s event had it all: bands, vendors, ride-in bike show, drag racing, and the fun for all...

  The main chopperfest on the East Coast is The Horse Back Street Choppers Smoke Out held at the Rockingham Dragstrip in Rockingham, North Carolina. This is the 18th year of the event and I am happy to say that this is the 12th year I have covered this event in its various locations. This year’s event had it all: bands, vendors, ride-in bike show, drag racing, and the fun for all...

              One thing you won’t see at the Smoke Out is a parade of $60,000-plus big wheel baggers. I’m not sure if they are even allowed in. Don’t get me wrong, I love them all but it’s nice to see the Old School-style of custom motorcycles that started the whole custom bike era.              Barnett’s Magazine Online is bringing you two days photos of the bikes seen at this...