Setting the record straight: The first production V-twin Indian
Kenzo
May 3, 2013
MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C.,–The scruffy blue motorcycle stopped me in my tracks. The V-twin Indian was fitted with two gas tanks and a tandem seat. Standing in the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, the realization dawned that I was looking at a piece of nearly forgotten history. The... Read more »
Mike Wolfe profile: The passion of an American Picker
Mike Staudt, Photos by Steve Green
March 17, 2013
Mike Wolfe, American Pickers creator, is as interesting as the characters he picks on his hugely popular History Channel show. An estimated 5.5 million viewers tune in weekly to follow Mike and Frank Fritz travel the back roads of the country looking for rustic gold. Born in Joliet, Illinois, his mother... Read more »
Riding Historic Route 6–Long Beach to Cape Cod
"Rambler" Steve Austin
March 15, 2013
Route 6 is one of only four transcontinental U.S. highways, although even that is not official anymore. They are US 50, US 20, the Lincoln Highway and, of course, US 6. Of all the routes, only US 20 runs a true coast-to-coast stretch from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon, but in their heyday... Read more »
Touring the Colorado High Country
Larry King
February 8, 2013
Fires are raging near Ft. Collins and Colorado Springs and the temperatures are in the 90s. I’m riding Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park at over 11,000 feet in jeans and a T-shirt. This is how my Colorado ride started. Touring the Colorado High Country – Route Map My plan was to... Read more »
13 Rebels MC 75th Anniversary
Shadow
December 26, 2012
In 1937, two momentous events took place that would forever change the motorcycling world. On January 24, acclaimed racer Ed “Iron Man” Kretz won the inaugural Daytona 200. And in October, racer Ernest “Tex” Bryant enlisted Ed and 11 other top-seated American Motorcycle Association (AMA) racers... Read more »
Riding historic Highway 30 in Oregon
Shannon Parker
December 17, 2012
Well, folks, it’s getting to be that time in the Northwest; rain has arrived and, for most, the bike gets parked for the winter. I was set to join a beautiful ride out to Maupin to enjoy the fall foliage when the threat of a fall storm was all the buzz after a record-breaking dry spell. That “most”... Read more »
“Crusteration Man” Mike Kane
Nancy Paganelli
December 11, 2012
The song, Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys took on new meaning as this writer listened intently to a recent interviewee. It became very clear to me just how much influence mamas have on the futures of their offspring. Motorcycle enthusiast Mike Kane related how his life had turned... Read more »
‘An American Treasure’ documentary screening
Wendell Perry
November 19, 2012
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF., SEPT. 1—Attendees of any major Southern California motorcycle event in the past 30 years may have had the opportunity to witness the amazing performance of close-order drills and death-defying stunts on Harley-Davidson motorcycles that is the brand of the Victor McLaglen Motor... Read more »
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
by Barbara Joans, Photos by Ken Harmon
November 19, 2012
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF., AUG. 19—Here we were, writer and photographer for THUNDER PRESS, checking out German motorcycles. Listed among the dozen or so bikes are makes like Hildebrand & Wolfmuller, Megola Touring, Imme R 100, Adler M250 and DKW Hummel 155. Any of you know these bikes? Well, we sure... Read more »
BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials
Thomas Kelly
November 19, 2012
WENDOVER, UTAH, AUG. 25-30—Late August brings on the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials, staged annually for the last nine years by the legendary Denis Manning and his staff at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. For the motorcycle go-fast crowd these are the most awesome races on the planet, and... Read more »
