Shadow Knows: May, 2013
Shadow
June 19, 2013
For those of you planning to attend Laconia Motorcycle Week this June, take note of the new rally headquarters location. The headquarters will be set up near the train station on Lakeside Avenue at The Weirs, and all official Motorcycle Week rides will leave from that location, as well… Also new... Read more »
Danny Gray Weekday 2-Up XL AirHawk Seat
Shadow
June 19, 2013
When I bought my Switchback in 2011, I picked it up from the dealer on Wednesday and left for my Sturgis ride on Thursday. The journey was about 1,800 miles each way, and I was not a happy camper at the end of the day because my stock seat just didn’t provide the comfort or support I needed for long... Read more »
One for the Road: Weather or not
Shadow
June 19, 2013
Like anyone who’s ridden more than a few thousand miles, I’ve come across my share of bad weather. It used to be, if you wanted to have an idea what the weather gods had in store, you stepped outside to feel the air, and looked up at the sky to see whether there were storm clouds. Weather forecasts... Read more »
Bling’s Cycles ‘Spade’
Shadow
May 29, 2013
Bikes were jammed underneath the pavilion at the Broken Spoke, awaiting their collective fate, while we judges wormed our way between each custom looking for the top picks in the Editors’ Choice Bike Show. Intermittent showers visited this Tuesday of Daytona Bike Week; the skies were occluded by rain... Read more »
Willie’s Old School Chopper Show
Shadow
May 21, 2013
ORMOND BEACH, FLA., MAR 14–As I rounded the corner from Yonge Street onto Calle Grande Plaza, one of the Willie’s Tropical Tattoo crew was directing traffic. The two down-and-dirty choppers in front of me were waved into the lot in front of the shop, but when the staffer saw me, he pointed to... Read more »
Photo Gallery: 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week
Photos by Shadow and Robert Filla
May 21, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR 8-17–The 72nd annual Daytona Bike Week took over the coastal community of Daytona Beach, Florida this past March as hundreds of thousands of bikers swarmed to the Southern shores for a wild week of races, bike shows, rides and parties. We’ve thrown together a small... Read more »
72nd annual Daytona Bike Week
Shadow
May 21, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., MAR. 8-17–The inaugural running of the Daytona 200 took place in January 1937 on the sands of Daytona Beach. Motorcycle racing was big sport at that time, and throngs of folks surged right up to the edges of the makeshift track to watch the heroes of the day compete against... Read more »
One for the Road: Road Warrior
Shadow
May 20, 2013
Daytona Bike Week is just around the corner, and I’m thinking back to the time when THUNDER PRESS Editor-in-Chief Terry, South Editor Robert and I stayed in a house that was advertised as a quaint bungalow. We soon found out that the realtor’s version of quaint was just another way of saying that... Read more »
The Shadow Knows: April, 2013
Shadow
May 17, 2013
Al Agolio, the owner of Patch & Leather Motorcycle Shop in Norwich, Connecticut, got a big surprise when he got to his shop one morning. Apparently a car had plowed through the shop’s cinderblock wall sometime during the night. The driver took off—minus his car, of course—but police caught... Read more »
2013 V-Twin Expo Awards
Shadow
April 19, 2013
CINCINNATI, OHIO, FEB. 2—Ever since the first V-Twin Expo was held in 2001, V-twin industry leaders have been acknowledged in a special awards ceremony held during the Expo weekend. The Saturday night event has always been preceded by a party held in a ballroom upstairs from the main floor of the Expo.... Read more »
