Click here for more photos Lone Star Rally – Part II Story and Photos by Rodent Opening day for the 2009 Lone Star rally was rainy as hell. At first it dampened the spirit of the rally since the forecast for Thursday and Friday was bad as well. But Saturday and Sunday saw huge crowds gather in the historic Strand area and RV’s line the...

Lone Star Rally Part III, Interview with Rick Fairless Story and Video by Rodent I was wandering around on Galveston’s Harborside dock when I noticed the Strokers Dallas trailer parked in front of a big boat with N.O.A.A. on the hull. I wandered over for a look and who was standing there having a discussion with the ship’s chief engineer, nobody but tie-dyed wearing Rick...

Click here for more photos Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Part I – The Bikes Story and Photos by Rodent Last year, America’s newspaper of record, the New York Times, called the “Legends of the Motorcycle” show at the Ritz-Carlton at Half-Moon Bay, California the “Pebble Beach” of motorcycle shows. In 2009, the...

Click here for more photos Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Part II – The Cars Story and Photos by Rodent After checking out all the bikes, Mike Corbin and I began looking at the dozens of cars from manufacturers such as Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti, Alfa, Auto Union, BMW, etc., etc., etc. The...

Click here for more photos Lone Star Rally – Part I Story and Photos by Rodent The most dynamic change in the Lone Star Rally hosted in Galveston, Texas was the behind the scenes change in management. Developer and promoter Ron Limbock was diagnosed with throat cancer and sold the rally to Melissa Penland and John Green. John and Melinda...

Click here for more photos Barber Vintage Swap, Race, and Show – Part 1 Story and Photos by Rodent I’ve been meaning to get to the Barber complex for years and this vintage event gave me the perfect opportunity as it was on the way within a short detour to Biketoberfest. With the future of the motorcycle industry tied to the economic...

Click here for more photos Charlotte Easyriders Show Story and Photos by Jack Cofano Like everything else in this troubled economy you have to adapt to the current times. That’s what the Easyrider Centerford Shows have been doing the last few years. A couple of years ago they introduced hot rods and custom cars to the show and this year floor space was...

Click here for more photos Charlotte Easyriders Show Story and Photos by Jack Cofano One of the things I like about the Easyrider shows is that you see a bunch of folks bringing their little rug rats along with them to enjoy the show. Amazingly the kids seem to love all the shiny bikes and in most cases behave better than their parents…not a surprise. We...