Looks like the Speed Channel is getting into chopper reality shows, I guess they saw one too many American Choppers and said, "Hey, we can do that, too." The new show, Texas Hardtails, is based at Rick Fairless' Strokers Dallas. Rick has quite an operation building choppers, selling bikes, parts and apparel and he runs Strokers Ice House, a combination restaurant and bar. … [Read more...]
Erie Bike Night
Had a chance to walk around bike night in Erie, PA yesterday. Turnout was moderate but it's early in the season in this area. A few interesting bikes out like the Honda Scrambler shown here but for the most part, far too many Harleys. One fellow riding by had yellow Tomahawk tires on his Yamaha which was dressed in a MotoGP paint scheme. Haven't seen many of the colored tires … [Read more...]
World and European Championship
The World and European Championship of Custom Bike Building took place March 19th and 20th in Mainz, Germany. What's interesting is that they have different classes, Freestyle, HR (Hot Rod?) and Fighters and though the classes seem to overlap, the Fighters class is closer to the sport choppers I wrote about yesterday in some cases but it had a lot of the street fighter types, … [Read more...]
Monster Challenge 7 and 8
The last two winners from the Monster Challenge before Daytona are up. These two are from the Detroit and Montreal shows. They were transported to Daytona for the final challenge with the other winners. … [Read more...]
Then Came Bronson
OK, hands in the air, how many of you remember "Then Came Bronson?" My hand's up. Of course that's like carbon dating to find out how old something is because the show was on in 1969, probably before some of you were born but I'll also bet a lot of you do remember it. It was on for one season, 26 episodes, and if you did watch it you probably remember the theme song, at least … [Read more...]
Rider Radio
With all of the success of motorcycle shows on TV, it was only a matter of time before someone thought of a way to get a show on the radio. Michael Wozniak, member of the San Francisco MH900e club, will be the host of this 2 hour program. RiderRadio is a fast-paced, two-hour, caller-driven radio talk show that will appeal to the wide cross section of those with interest in … [Read more...]