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The Year in Pictures They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but they probably should have said that about a GOOD picture. When its good there’s little need for explanation or description. The work featured here, by Quick Throttle’s finest Motojournalists and Photographers like Randy Twells, Art Hall and George Childress, should hopefully speak for itself. That said, we did add a bit of context below each shot so you’ll know where it came from, and be able to find more pics and info in the Biker Galleries and in past issues online. Click HERE to see more! To...
Story and photos by Ray Seidel In what is intended to be the largest gathering of Indian motorcycles west of the Mississippi, the 3rd Biennial Indian Day West was recently held in Pomona, CA. celebrating the 110th anniversary of Indian Motorcycles. Pre-1980 classic motorcycles got free entry, and on hand was The World’s Fastest Indian (which was fired up a number of times throughout the day) plus a screening of the movie. In conjunction with all this was the Flat Track World Finals. A sampling of Indians from an early camelback to the Gilroy era Chiefs was on display, including...
View the Sturgis Photo Gallery here! Sturgis Rally is into its eight decade, with the 71st running this year. Just the name “Sturgis”, sounds bigger than life. Imagine any other town name, it just doesn’t work. What the name Sturgis evokes— black & white memories of old panheads, shovels & knuckles, camping in the city park… races, mud, old school… a legend still happening. With that, we give you… Rolling into Sturgis with several days on the road behind you, is something to remember. I feel like I’m taking a victory lap. No wait, it’s like breaking the tape in...
By Abel Pueblo, CO – Iron horses thundered into the steel city on June 4th and 5th for the 4th Annual Pueblo Biker Bash but like most things in its infancy, the only major event in Southeastern Colorado is experiencing growing pains. For the first three years, the Biker Bash was held in the first week-end of May and was only a one day event. The weather for the past events had been windy and cool which is probably what prompted the move to a date a month later on the calendar. This year the event was also expanded to...
By Linda Dahl, Pics By Pete Alva Most journalists have their dream interview. If I were asked “dead or alive”, mine starts with Princess Diana. But, Jay Leno has always been very high on my list. I have admired his history, his garage, his drive and his personality. I love his show and his cast (especially Kevin). When the opportunity came to scratch one off my list, I knew Princess Di was out of the question. So, when I got the chance to interview Jay Leno, I melted in my Harley boots. I ran into Ron Bermudez at the Love...
I have had the pleasure of working with Mark Daniels from Psychotic Air and will continue to work with him. I see in him what it takes to be a successful painter. He is very artistic and thorough with his work but he also gets the job done in a timely manner for a fair price. Mark started painting cars when he was 15 years old for a friends Dad’s body shop. He went to College for Automotive. He has his ASE and ICAR, along with Airbrushing and Paint Certificates in all areas. He has been to several Airbrush Getaways...
Victory Motorcycles Launches 10th Anniversary with Special Limited-Edition Victory Vision All 100 10th Anniversary Models Sold Out in 7 Minutes MEDINA, MN (September 24, 2008) — Victory Motorcycles launched its 2009 model sales season and its 10th Anniversary Celebration with a bang, selling all 100 of its special 10th Anniversary Victory Vision Tour models in just 7 minutes. The limited-edition 10th Anniversary Victory Vision Tour is the most exclusive motorcycle Victory has ever built and it has become an instant collector’s item. It serves as the flagship of the 2009 Victory model line, which also includes the new...
If you read last month’s Publisher’s Letter, we recapped the basics about our trip and Sturgis overall. You may have noticed that we tried to be professional, but really didn’t hide the fact that selfishly, as riders, we enjoyed the hell out of an event that continues to lose vendors, sponsors and those big “mainstream” dollars that were thrown around so freely only a few years ago. I guess you could say that Sturgis is like our national economy in microcosm – less people came to the party, and the ones who did didn’t spend as much. They cut back...
SPILLED BLOOD – GUNRUNNING – DRUG TRADE – CORRUPT COPS – CORPORATE DEVELOPERS. The little central northern California town of Charming has seen its better days. What was once a sleepy little town in its day has evolved into something quite different since the end of the Vietnam War. The returning vets get a different reception than those of earlier wars and create a motorcycle club, Sons of Anarchy, and form their own close “family” amongst themselves. Ride their Harleys, drink beer, chase girls and have a good time was the plan. But with the accidental (?) death of the...
By Sam Wilson It was finally time to go to Milwaukee. It was 105th time! I really didn’t know what to expect. Not knowing what was going to happen to me, I started driving north to Milwaukee. If I got lost, I could just follow the bikes. The HOG 25th rocked on Thursday. I listened to Billy Bob Thorton, Sugarland and Kid Rock. Friday, I visited Suburban H-D before rolling down to the lakefront for the party. The weather was perfect! Lots of great people, great food, great music and great beer. Every night, H-D sponsored street parties running late...
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