Published February 27, 2022 by

Fifty Straight Years

50 Straight Daytona Bike Weeks

Described as superfan

Denise Beaver, of Jacksonville, FL, will be attending her 50th straight Bike Week in Daytona in days.

First attended in 1972

When the Vietnam War was winding down, Richard Nixon was set to beat George McGovern in a presidential landslide election, and the biker culture was exploding after "Easy Rider" came out to a cult following three years earlier. With young Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda.

Easy Rider theatrical poster Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15892345

Peter Fonda flag Peter Fonda's American Flag Patch. The "Captain America" flag worn on actor Peter Fonda's leather jacket in the famous film, Easy Rider sold for $89,625 in the Music and Entertainment Auction conducted, October 2007, by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas. The patch measures 14.5" x 11"

We know there are likely others out there with even more than 50-years of consecutive attendance at Daytona Bike Week.

Daytona Bike Week

Published February 27, 2022 by

Daytona Bike Week Approaches

Daytona Bike Week

Mar. 4 - 13th

Daytona Main Street

The in-place to be in spring, or late winter if you reside in the far north snow kingdoms.

This is one of the biggest of all motorcycle rallies in the world. And with a fanciful fun air of ocean surf wafting into the nostrils as bikes roar about incongruously...

Masses of bikers expected

With the receding covid epidemic, things are primed to break lose.

Prepare for palm trees and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. And very skimpy attire.

Riding Bike Week

Daytona Bike Week

Published February 21, 2022 by

Russian "Night Wolves"

Russian Bikers vs. Ukranian Bikers

Motorcycle clubs on collision course

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As war looms in the Ukraine, tensions run high amongst the biker clubs in bordering countries.

Things Heat up in Montenegro

The Montenegrin branch of the Russian “Night Wolves” bikers club wants the government of Montenegro to ban a pro-Ukraine solidarity rally.

The Russian "Night Wolves" accused the pro-Ukranine solidarity movement of "war mongering." The Russian Nightwolves were founded by Alexander Zaldostanov (The Surgeon) in the early 1980s. The group was composed of rock music fans and motorcycle enthusiasts.

The Night Wolves are favored by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He calls them "friends." Putin is often at the groups nationalist rallied. And he rides a Harley Davidson.

Night Wolves motto:

Pray to God and stick to Russia

The "Night Wolves" even participated in the invasion and annexation of the Crimean part of the Ukraine in 2014. They have even pushed the Russification of Montenegro."

On to Ukraine

Ukrainian flag

Flag of Ukraine

United States ambassador to Mongenegro Judy Rising Reinke called on American and Montenegran citizens to support a free Ukraine, and oppose Russian aggression.

Biker News

Published February 17, 2022 by

The Big Motorcycle Rallies - 2022

Summer Dreams

Hulett Ham'n Jam

Ham'n Jam at Hulett, WY during the Sturgis Rally

In a Western atmosphere of ambient ambiance

First BIG ONE up is Daytona Bike Week in March.

Then the fantasy of the open road unfolds

  • Daytona Bike Week - March 4-13
  • Myrtle Beach Bike Week Spring Rally - May 13-22
  • Americade - June 7-11, Lake George, NY
  • Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally - June 9-12, Austin, TX
  • Laconia Bike Week - 11-19, Laconia, NH
  • Mid-Atlantic Women’s Motorcycle Rally - June 16-18, York, PA
  • AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days - July 22-24, Lexington, OH
  • Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Aug. 5-14
  • Four Corners Motorcycle Rally - Sept.2-4, Durango, CO
  • Bikes Blues & BBQ - Oct. 5-8, Fayetteville, AR

Dates to be announced:

  • Moto Beach Classic in Huntington Beach, California
  • Las Vegas BikeFest in Las Vegas, Nevada

Sturgis

Published February 17, 2022 by

The Past

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