11/13/11:Haven't updated this blog for over a year thanks to posting my crap on Facebook. Have purged some dated items, and will try to spend a little time updating it.
5/29/10:Dennis Hopper (RIP 1936-2010)
5/05/10:My sister sent this photo taken at sunset from the deck of their home on Piers Island, British Columbia. It's located just north of Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.
5/05/10:Dig this photo from the DEATHTRAPS MC blog. After getting their okay, posted it after doing a crop job with 30% black color layer. That knuckle dragging really freaks out the motorists.
5/02/10:Did the pace (smooth and assertive without using brakes) with 3 sportbikes and a sport-tourer from my digs to Trudy's Kitchen in Idaho City for lunch. Several others from the BRN contingent arrived soon afterwards. It was an exhilarating ride both ways. Am not into slow, fear of capsizing parades on these winding backroads.
4/30/10:Inexperienced riders. The guy who hit the rear brake threw his foot out to catch his bike thus catapulting him off the Harley. Second guy locked up his rear, and low sided.
3/28/10:My old friend, Jack Jensen, sent me these Rat Bobber pixs from Carefree, AZ. Both use Evo Sportster powerplants, and are ridden on dirt roads out in the desert.
Sportster Bobber in Carefree, AZ - 3/10 (JJ)
Sportster Bobber in Carefree, AZ - 3/10 (JJ)
Sportster Bobbers in Carefree, AZ - 3/10 (JJ)
3/24/10:Added photos by Michael-George Ames (MGA) from the Idaho Vintage M/C Show in Caldwell. Click images for larger versions.
Flames & Skulls Harley-Davidson (MGA)
The Mt. Everest of apehangers chopper (MGA)
Another view of these tall apehangers (MGA)
Vintage Harley-Davidson Flathead 45" (MGA)
Generator Shovelhead Work-In-Progress
1966-69 model years were Generator Shovelheads
Immaculate 1980 XLH1000 Sportster
Harley-Davidson Ironhead Chopster
Do you prefer a hardtail or a softail babes (MGA)
Older Posts:Miscellaneous photos taken over the years with some popular hangs thrown in.
Spotted this nasty looking swingarm sled on the internet.
Apache Junction, AZ
Jack Jensen's ROADS license plate.
Boise, ID
Grumbler's BEYOND license plate.
Grimes Creek Jct - 2010
First ride of year north on Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway to Idaho City on March 6th.
Highland Valley - 2009
This is right across SH-21 from the Kodiak Grill north of Boise that November.
Lower Stanley - 2009
Salmon River Scenic Byway outside Lower Stanley in July.
Del Norte County - 2009
Northbound on US-101 through Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP. We rode from Arcata to Brookings that morning.
Hollister - 1997
South San Jose - 1993
Eddie Kieger with my niece, Kristi, in early October. He has been in a care facility since 1994. Click to see his website.
Santa Barbara - 1992
Actual name of the authorized Harley-Davidson dealer in Santa Barbara before it was sold.
Visalia - 1978
Grumbler kicking back on his '75 FLH1200 at the West Coast Vintage Motorcycle Rally.
Santa Cruz - 1976
Steve and Grumbler. Got a ride on his '74 XLH 1000 to Boulder Creek, and rode back on my '68 Triumph 650 Trophy. Goggles were big back then. ;^)
San Juan Bautista-1976
Greg Danielson put a lot of work into his early Triumph T100 bobber. He sold it and got a '70 Triumph T120R.
Santa Cruz - 1975
Owned this '66 Ford Econoline Van from 1972-1979. Was member of Santa Cruz Vans during the van craze. Keep on Truckin'...
Hayward - 1970
That was the year I had to survive for a whole week eating a spoonful of beans 3x a day til payday. Was living inside a garage for $20 month with no bath or shower. All I had was my '67 Triumph 650. Moved to Santa Cruz that December.
Werewolves on Wheels
Easy Rider - 1969
Then Came Bronson
The Wild Angels - 1966
California - 1965
Bill Ray LIFE magazine photos.
East Coast Bikers
Ripcord Jerry's photostream.
Iron Rain takes the reader on a wild ride through the heart of Northern California's Emerald Triangle alongside the notorious Iron Madness Motorcycle Club. This epic tale chronicles the adventures of Lonny, an angry young loner who falls in with the club. Inevitably, he must prove himself worthy of becoming a full patch member, as he faces both his real world enemies and inner demons. Destined to become a classic, Iron Rain captures the essence of the outlaw biker code.
Communes of mechanized nomads rolling endlessly across America in a perpetual quest for speed. Supercharged tribes with no destination, no loyalty, and only one law--never stop. Their only dream, desire or destiny is a gasoline-fume fantasy of the fastest machine roaring through the night.
Secretary for the San Francisco chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club, where he was known as "Freewheelin' Frank." His biography, Freewheelin Frank, Secretary of the Angels As Told to Michael McClure (New York: Grove Press, 1967) was dictated to McClure. Reynolds tells why he is a Hell's Angel, how he came to be one, the significance of the Angel Code, and much more.
Benchmark maps rock. The topography, roads, mountains, and rivers are killer.