I will not be at the next Legend Of The Motorcycle Concours D’Elegance from May 4 to 6 and it bothers me. I know about this event through friends who were there last year for the 1st edition. And it’s really one special event I want to attend. It’s all about the rare motorcycles being […]
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Legend Of The Motorcycle Concours D’Elegance. May 4-6.
Published by May 1st, 2007 in Editorial and Events.Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, directors of the award-winning documentary Choppertown just finished the photography of Brittown featuring Meatball from the “Hell On Wheels” bike shop in California. This new documentary goes like that. Meatball splits his time between working on vintage British bikes, doing dirt track racing, playing with his rock band “Smiling […]
LA Calendar Is July 14-15 With New Activities
Published by March 24th, 2007 in Editorial and Events.The 16th annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend, held annually every 3rd weekend in July at the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach/Los Angeles, returns this year on July 14-15th, 2007. The event is presented by Performance Machine and produced by Jim Gianatsis. They are excited to announce even more great activities that […]
Daytona Bike Week was ending when I met old friend Chris a.k.a. Sheriff (Sheriff Media Group). To my knowledge he is the only Swedish reporter covering the main motorcycle rallies in the US. I asked him where he was going next. He said:”Dubai”. “Dubai to do what?” I answered. “To cover Dubai Bike Week”. Well, […]
The dark side of Daytona Bike Week is when, almost every day, it is reported to our booths that another biker has been killed. Last year’s event saw a record number of biker deaths, and too often many drivers don’t see the motorcycles coming until it’s too late. Of the 21 motorcycle riders who died […]
New Rat’s Hole Cheese Hauler: 3 Wheels. 2 Engines. 1 Trike
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You are looking at the concept drawing of the new Twin Engine Rat’s Hole Trike scheduled to be unveiled this coming week during Daytona Bike Week. Ted Smith, owner/manager of the worldwide famous Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show commissioned Mike Beland from A1 Cycles to build this new “Cheese Hauler”. Mike is the man who […]
Advanstar Responds to Alleged Intellectual Property Rights Violations
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Editorial and Events.On February 18th, I reported here that on the floor of the Dealer Expo 07, US Marshals were serving papers to companies exhibiting counterfeit motorcycle parts. Dave Scott, from Advanstar and Show Manager/Publisher of Big Twin West/Big Twin Dealer sent me the following info. Santa Ana, CA-February 28, 2007- News of alleged counterfeiters at the […]
Say the truth. In any rally around the country you and your friends lose a lot of time asking for directions to find the “hot spots” for custom builders, vendors, races, concerts, bars, restaurants, etc. And you always end up getting lost. If you want to get the most of a motorcycles event, you need […]
Official Harley-Davidson Bike Show Is March 7th
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Customs, Editorial and Events.A lot of motorcycle shops and garage builders will participate to the upcoming 66th Daytona Bike Week with only one objective in mind: to win as many trophies & plaques during the 3 main Bike Shows: Rat’s Hole, Boardwalk & Harley-Davidson Ride-In Show. This last one is the only Bike Show organized by the factory […]
I always liked the posters announcing the Horse Smoke Out event. Because they are artistically good, different from any other event rally posters and also because they express well what the festivities are all about. A very relaxed celebration of home-built choppers and those who build them. It’s all about camaraderie, fun & music around […]
Friday February 2. Hey, I am in Cincinnati. And I can prove it with this picture taken 1 hour ago at 6 PM local time. I will enjoy the V-Twin Expo 2007 edition opening tomorrow morning much more than the other ones because this year I am not an exhibitor, just a visitor. So, maybe […]
Rats Hole Custom Show 35th Anniversary
Published by January 12th, 2007 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.I started my professional career in 1992 by showing my 1st custom in the Rats Hole Custom Bike Show, the only one I knew at this time. Guess what? At 1st appearance, I won my class. As a matter of fact several times in a row, both in Daytona & Sturgis. It’s the way I […]
Full Throttle Florida Bike Builder Invitational and Motorcycle Expo.
Published by December 26th, 2006 in Editorial and Events.One of the first big shows of 2007 is the Motorcycle Expo in Clearwater, near Tampa, weekend of January 27/28. The 15 to 20,000 spectators expected this year will be treated to much more than the usual rally activities, vendors of parts, accessories, dealers, demo rides, live entertainment, bike show etc. During the event, the […]
Discovery Communications will move its popular motorcycle series American Chopper from the Discovery Channel to its sister network TLC, and launch “Turbo,” a programming block, a broadband channel and a video-on-demand (VOD) package to complement the show. American Chopper has earned the Discovery Channel a healthy 2.1 million viewers with new episodes this year, but network executives have […]
Rat’s Hole Bike Show Boss Hoss Build-Off
Published by December 17th, 2006 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Difficult to believe that Daytona Bike Week is only 11 weeks away (March 2/11). Hundreds of pro and garage builders, here and abroad, have already started fabricating their new custom sleds hoping to get one of the 1st place trophies awarded during the mother of all bike shows, the Rat’s Hole Bike Show (Saturday March […]
Arlen Ness wants you at his 1st Annual Bike Show & Parts Extravaganza to be held January 27/28 near San Francisco at the San Jose Mc Energy Convention Center. You with your Pro-Street, Chopper, Bobber and whatever custom sled you ride. You, vendors to show off your latest custom parts & accessories to a crowd […]
Westside Motorcycle Expo is a new 3-day event to take place at the University Of Phoenix Stadium from March 30th to April 1st. The organizers tell me that the show will be different from anything else before, but didn’t give me any specifics. It is supposed to be the largest indoor (air conditioned) event in […]
Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) is the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Founded in 1985 H.O.G. currently has more than one million members and nearly 1,400 chapters worldwide, making it the largest factory-sponsored motorcycle organization in the world. H.O.G. rallies are held around the globe to celebrate Harley-Davidson motorcycle riding. The 5 US […]
About 300,000 biking enthusiasts are expected to roll into Galveston, Texas for what the organizers claim to be the 3rd largest motorcycle rally in the United States (after Daytona & Sturgis). Bikers from across the nation are already arriving on the island anticipating four days of partying, camaraderie, music, group activities, a Navy ship tour and constant parading […]
Daytona International Speedway Master Builders Row
Published by October 15th, 2006 in Builders, Editorial and Events.New to the 2006 Fall Cycle Scene activities (translate Biketoberfest) at Daytona International Speedway will be the International Master Bike Builders Row. Four legendary builders from the International Master Bike Builders Association will have custom choppers on display along Lake Lloyd in the specialty vehicle area for viewing by motorcycle enthusiasts. The legendary Master Bike […]
