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Temecula, CA-Biltwell Inc., Four Aces Cycle and co-founders of the famed El Diablo Run have pooled their energy and resources to give motorcycle riders, garage builders, swap meet shoppers and fans of punk rock an event early buzz is saying will be the biggest and best of its kind in the western United States.
Downtown San Diego Harley-Davidson Hosts Women's Garage Party Motorcycle Media
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Every year around February, motorcycle manufacturers, retailers, and members of the press converge in the heart of Cincinnati to attend the V-Twin Expo. With the exception of our executive editor Eric, the rest of the HOT BIKE editors were newbies to the eighth annual exhibition, which took place February 2-4, 2008, at the Duke Energy Convention Center. In fact, our SoCal office was practically deserted as we hit the red carpet aisles of the Expo to see what's coming...
So you've done the typical biker rallies-the Daytonas, Myrtle, and maybe even Sturgis-and now you're looking for something different, something motorcycle related but out of the ordinary, a change of scenery. Such was the case for Dean and Debbie Anderson, founders of the Hogs on the High Seas Rally (HOHS). The Andersons had been to a bunch of rallies, and were burned out on the "typical" motorcycle rally. Then, while hiding from the rain...
It is a season that begins in Gainesville, Florida, in the first week of March, and zigzags its way back and forth across the country like a snake on acid, ending in Las Vegas in mid-November.
ANAHEIM, California (May 14, 2008) - Affliction, the premier fashion label for men who love hard rock and fast living, will make history presenting its own Mixed-Martial-Arts pay-per-view event in association with M-1 and Roy Englebrecht Events, appropriately named "Affliction Banned," featuring the much-anticipated return of Russian heavyweight superstar Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko, supported by an All-World caliber undercard, July 19th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
As the consumer media partner for Dealer-World USA's-AMD Magazine Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building held at Championship Park during the Sturgis rally, we are able to offer you a free four-day pass to the event. Regularly it's $9 to get through the door, but don't worry we've got you covered. It's quick and easy, simply download the free pass, print it out and bring it with you to the entrance of the World Championship tent and enjoy admiring the best custom...
Featuring Traveling Museum Creates Holiday Cheer On the weekend of December 15, 2007, when many folks rushed to stores for holiday shopping, thousands of riders rushed to Anaheim-Fullerton Harley-Davidson to partake in the dealership's once-in-a-lifetime combo event featuring a particular legend on 18 wheels. That's right, every year the Harley-Davidson Traveling Museum rolls across the country and stops with its historic cargo at select dealerships, with one of them last year being the Fullerton, California-based...
What one word can sum up Sin City? Gluttony. Whether it's the craps tables, strip clubs, or massive buffets that keep the masses returning to the city that never sleeps, we at HOT BIKE like to venture to Las Vegas for another reason: Las Vegas BikeFest, which took place September 27-30, 2007. We are gluttons for bikes, babes, cool new parts, and babes! This year didn't disappoint in the least as we walked the grounds with the rest of...
This April '08 will mark the 26th Annual Laughlin River Run. April is a crazy time of year for many motorcycle enthusiasts on the West Coast. This year the event will run from April 23-27 and continues to draw the biggest vendors and crowds, not just from California's West Coast, but from all over the country. The River Run is located on the Colorado...
So we just got back from being on the road for about two weeks at the Sturgis rally, and things are moving along pretty fast. From what we saw and heard from vendors and others, attendance at the rally was down, but that didn't stop us from having a blast and shooting some amazing bikes. Among them is this month's cover...
13th Annual March of Dimes Bikers for Babies RIDE presented by Farmers InsuranceJoin thousands of motorcycle riders at Kansas Speedway to support the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. At this AMA-sanctioned event, you will receive a commemorative pin and patch; applause from spectators along the 88-mile all-Kansas route; complimentary lunch by Hooters;...
Last year Billy Lane introduced Sturgis to the Builder's Breakfast-a charity event raising money for Kids & Chrome. It was a huge success, raising more than $13,000 to help children in need. They were only able to accommodate 450 guests and had to turn away 500 more due to lack of space and food. That's not too shabby, considering...
This place is a major crowd magnet-and with good reason. There's a lot happening here, and it's just far enough away from town to keep you out of all that fun Main Street traffic. As you'd expect, this year's Sturgis rally will see the Legend Top 50 Custom Bike Show, but wait-there's more: a stunt show, Dave...
Earlier this year, AMD decided to take its 4th Annual Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building "downtown" onto an all-new 4.5-acre Champions Park facility on Lazelle Street. Naturally, the Official World Championship will be the centerpiece of Champions Park, ensuring a big draw for vendors and-hopefully-vendees.
Full Throttle is one of those must-see venues for Sturgis, which is why The Black List Tour is bringing its high-octane mix of customs, art, music, and extreme sports there for the rally.
Located 3 miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34, Thunder Road is hard to miss. With 6 acres of paved vending space full of high-end custom aftermarket vendors and the nearly 40,000-square-foot Thunderdome, Thunder Road is one of the largest venues in the rally. For five years running, Thunder Road has made a name...
Once again the Rushmore Civic Center in Rapid City hosts Harley-Davidson during the Sturgis rally. Just hop on I-90 and make your way to Exit 57, and you'll find yourself there. It all starts Saturday, August 4, 2007, and goes until August 11.
If you own a Victory, you may want to mark Wednesday, August 8, 2007, on your calendar. That's when the VRA (Victory Rider's Association) is having its party in Sturgis this year. It's set to go off at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge, same as the last two years. The VRA Party will be a late-afternoon shindig instead of a lunch. That way, Victory folks will get a chance to enjoy a day's...
Just as you'd expect, there'll be a lot to do this year. Concerts, bike shows, races, and every type of V-Twin fun imaginable await those looking for a good time.General EventsSunday, August 5 to Saturday, August 11Suzie Squirrel Campground, Hill City, SD8 a.m.-12 a.m.: South Dakota Clean and Fun Sturgis Rally Campout
Chaos TheoryEverybody needs a little chaos every so often. It shakes things up, leads to change, and with change comes growth. If you're reading this in the Black Hills right now, you know it doesn't get much more chaotic than Sturgis in August.
This past January, NorCal-more specifically, the city of San Jose, CA-was host to an inaugural show that's bound to become one of those "you've gotta go at least once" types of events. All it took were two small words to pack the McEnery Convention Center with bikes, bodies, and blue...
Hot Rod?s Bike Works Features section showcases motorcycle shops and builders, customized Harley Davidson motorcycles, Buell and chopper bikes. Find softail, hardtail and rigid choppers, and custom motorcycles built by American motorcycle builders.
13th Annual March of Dimes Bikers for Babies RIDE presented by Farmers InsuranceJoin thousands of motorcycle riders at Kansas Speedway to support the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. At this AMA-sanctioned event, you will receive a commemorative pin and patch; applause from...
Look at five magazines' coverage of a single event, and sometimes you wonder if they were even at the same rally to begin with. Other than some really noteworthy show bikes, beer girls, and a few geographical features, there really is not much to distinguish one destination from another.
"Where? How much? Are you nuts?" These are just some of the questions we damn near shouted at our friend Al when he suggested we roll northward to Half Moon Bay, California, from our zip code in Los Angeles for the second Legend of the Motorcycle Concours.
The history of America's Southwest was all about boom-or-bust. Gold Rush towns came and went, whether it was Tombstone in the 1870s or Oatman in the early 1900s. It's a cycle that continues to this day, as evidenced by this year's Laughlin River Run in April.
The change is upon us. At this year's Daytona Bike Week we witnessed a most profound change in the assemblage of bike riders cruising up and down the streets and across the bridges of the home of the world's most famous beach. What for years Harley-Davidson and custom bikes dominated has now given way to an ever-growing bunch of sportbike and metric cruiser-mounted riders. It's not like these riders just dropped out of the sky onto the sun-kissed asphalt...
Custom Performance Motorcycle ShowThe 16th annual Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend presented by Performance Machine and produced by Jim Gianatsis of Gianatsis Design Associates, roars into the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach/Los Angeles, returns this year on July 14-15th, 2007.
The show that became famous as "The Oakland Roadster Show" is finally starting to settle into its new home at Fairplex in Pomona, California. This is the third year that the Grand National Roadster Show has called sunny Southern California home, and the show was nothing short of spectacular. Not only was there an entire building dedicated to 75 of the most historically significant...
Every year all of the companies in the V-Twin aftermarket get together in Cincinnati, Ohio for three very cold days for the V-Twin Expo and a giant Super Bowl party. Initially, everyone gathered in Cincinnati for a show called the Dealer Expo, and it had everything related to the entire powersports industry-dirtbikes, sportbikes, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, etc...and that show actually outgrew the facilities in Cincinnati and moved to Indianapolis. Within a couple of years, the V-Twin industry had grown so...
Every year all of the companies in the V-Twin aftermarket get together in Cincinnati, Ohio for three very cold days for the V-Twin Expo and a giant Super Bowl party. Initially, everyone gathered in Cincinnati for a show called the Dealer Expo, and it had everything related to the entire powersports industry-dirtbikes, sportbikes, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, etc...and that show actually outgrew the facilities in Cincinnati and moved to Indianapolis....
The Third Annual Dave Mann Chopper Fest - Dave Mann Chopper Fest Three And Growing
The Third Annual Dave Mann Chopper Fest is in the books. The seaside fairgrounds in Ventura, California were the site for this event, where we enjoyed sunny skies and mild temps. While other events with a longer history are trying to recapture their strong attendance numbers from past years to no avail, the Mann Chopper Fest is increasing in rider attendance and in the...
It was through a completely random occurrence that I found myself in the Greater Seattle area on the first Wednesday of the month. But having rolled into town after a killer ride through the Cascades on a borrowed bagger, local wrench Steve Huff dragged me off to the VME's monthly meet at Planet Georgetown.
Perfect riding weather, women in bikinis-in October, nonetheless-short beer lines, and an awesome display of bikes and public partying: Welcome to Biketoberfest 2006. Celebrating its 14th birthday, Biketoberfest rocked Daytona Beach,...
Normally crowded out of the picture by fat-tired rails with 400-inch mills, quarter-mile cycle enthusiasts had a competition explosion when Lions Strip restricted their facility to two wheels only for the All-Western Motorcycle Championship.
The 2006 Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California Warm And On The Water
Every summer, the Queen Mary takes a break from its daily grind of being a floating hotel to play host to the Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California. It's a great chance for builders, both of American and metric bikes, to show off their work. Last year marked its 15-year anniversary.
The year 2006 will mark the 9th anniversary for the City of Santa Ana's Ride the Coast & Chili Cook-Off. From its humble beginnings in 1997, with Santa Ana Police Lieutenant Mike Foote spearheading the effort, the regional event has grown into a yearly tradition for over 950 members of Orange County's motorcycling public. Underwritten by the City of Santa Ana, California, and benefitting the...
The El Camino College Antique Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet is the continuation of the La Mirada Swap Meet that was held years ago in the parking lot of a shopping center. Today, the El Camino Swap Meet is held at its new home at El Camino College in Torrance, California. Traditionally, the El Camino Swap Meet came the week before the famed Del Mar Races outside of San Diego, California. The races...
Perfect riding weather, women in bikinis--in October, nonetheless--short beer lines, and an awesome display of bikes and public partying: Welcome to Biketoberfest 2006. Celebrating its 14th birthday, Biketoberfest rocked Daytona Beach, Florida, October 19-22, with mostly sunny skies (at least no hurricane threats), which in...
Motorcycle racers are a breed all their own - a rare mixture of "gung ho" and "que sera sera." Their recent inauguration of NHRA's unprecedented run-what-ya-brung bike rules for 1970 at Southern California's Irwindale Raceway reflected their devotion to the sport time and again. Despite the trials of breaking in a new set of rules and bike-savvy crew, 4,397 spectators got their...
We wish we had a travel budget that allowed us to cover shows around the world because if we did, we'd be hitting up the Custom Bike Show in Norrtlje, Sweden. The show has been organized by one of Sweden and Scandinavia's oldest bike clubs, known as the Twin Club, for almost 30 years so you know they've got all the details of running an event covered, no sweat. This past year's event held in...
I rode across the South Dakota state line smiling ear to ear. Nobody saw that big grin behind my full-face helmet. But when the other two riders from our staff looked over at me, it was as if they knew I was having my moment of personal glory. I'm not sure what I was grinning more about-the fact that I had done it or the fact that I had hung in with all the guys.
We survived another rally in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. We were caught in the rain three times and a hailstorm once. We didn't run out of gas, although we were close on two occasions. We also did
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