A recap of our experiences with the 2nd Annual Hawgs N Hills Rally can be found in the attached article, ‘Rally Wrap Ups’, which is in the June 2008 edition of Thunder Roads.
In addition to our recap of the rally, Thunder Roads also used a few of the photos we took.
Our recap of the Hawgs N Hills Rally begins on page 22, or the third page of the pdf file.
Rally Wrap Ups [PDF, 628KB]
A recap of our experiences with the 2008 Texas State H.O.G. Rally can be found in the attached article, ‘Rally Wrap Ups’, which is in the June 2008 edition of Thunder Roads.
In addition to our recap of the rally, Thunder Roads also used a few of the photos we took.
Our recap of the H.O.G. Rally begins on page 17, or the second page of the pdf file.
Rally Wrap Ups [PDF, 628KB]
The following is a recap of a ride through the Hill Country that Lisa and I took in early May.
We were fortunate enough to have the article published in the June 2008 edition of Thunder Roads, ‘The Oldest Motorcycle Magazine in Texas’.
In addition to ‘Riding the Hill Country’, we also contributed to Hill Country Faves. And Thunder Roads even used a few photos we took as well.
Riding the Hill Country [PDF, 240KB]
Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI) 2008 Awards For The Motorcycle Industry
(PRWEB) March 19, 2008 — Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI), announced the winners of the 2008 Riders Choice Awards. The awards, voted by thousands of motorcycle riders in 77 countries, recognize significant achievements and serious lapses in judgment during 2007 by motorcycle and related product manufacturers, persons and organizations. This years winners are:
MBI Riders Choice – Star Awards
MBI Riders Choice – Fallen Star Awards
The Riders Choice Awards are unique in that the nominees and winners are chosen by every day riders around the world, not by professional journalists. The awards reflect the judgment of the motorcycle buying public, not motorcycle industry insiders.
Anyone could vote, there was no restriction on age, gender or country. Even non-riders could vote. No registration, nor email addresses were required. However, a system of storing and analyzing IP addresses was put in place to minimize duplicate voting.
About MBI MBI (whose motto is “Riding and writing is what we do”) is a group of 161 international motorcycle weblog authors from China to Chile.
Membership is open to any motorcycle rider who maintains an active motorcycle-related Internet weblog or news web site with original commentary. With a combined readership over 5 million readers per month, the awards represent a true feeling what lives amongst the biker communities. The awards are not given by professional journalists, commercial publications or companies, but by the public.
More information about MBI, its members and the complete list of nominees will be found at the MBI web site http://www.mbiweb.org/.
MBI Website: http://www.mbiweb.org/ MBI Awards 2007: http://www.mbiweb.org/2008/ Interview Contact: Mike Werner Telephone: +33-2-35297230 Email: mwerner@mbiweb.org
Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI) 2008 Awards For The Motorcycle Industry [via PRWeb]
Here is your chance to vote in the 2008 Motorcycle Bloggers International Riders Choice Awards.
You can vote for the winners in over 13 categories such as:
• Best new motorcycle • Best manufacturers web site • Wish we’d thought of that • What were they thinking? • Women riders booster of the year
To place your vote, simply visit the MBI web site (link provided below) and enter your choices. No need to register, give your email, sign in blood, or the such.
Thanks for participating!
If you are going to Sturgis this year and want to know how to enter to win an American IronHorse Bandera, check out my post over at Beatnik Biker.
You can find the post here.
In brief, it is a chance for you bikers out there to possibly win a new bike, get an official rally photo with some calendar girls, get some free samples and even get a free t-shirt by mentioning the Beatnik Biker blog with you are signing up.
Enjoy!
Enter to win an American IronHorse BANDERA in Sturgis
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The July issue on Good Times magazine is hot off the press and available for you to pick up in the usual locations.
In it, is the latest installment of our Rubber Side Down column in which we created a Top 10 list of places to play pool for bikers. Not that these places are just for bikers. But rather that you will likely find a few (or a lot) at any of the places mentioned at any given time.
To fit in a little better with the overall ‘tone’ of Good Times, this article is a little ‘edgier’ than our past offerings. Don’t fret, however. We don’t think there is anything in there that would get us censored! 
Enjoy!
Rubber Side Down – July -07 [PDF, 320KB]
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It just occurred to me that I hadn’t yet posted our Rubber Side Down article for June. And here we are almost into July!
Our June article was primarily a recap of our recent travels to the Hill County with a few other tidbits thrown in.
We hope you enjoy it!
Rubber Side Down – June 2007 [PDF, 332KB]
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The May 2007 issue of Good Times magazine is out. And with it, our Rubber Side Down column.
For this month, we visited with local motorcycle shop owner, Gary Rees; rode choppers and toured the American IronHorse factory in Fort Worth.
You can read the entire article below. Or, if you are in the Midland/Odessa area, you can pick up a copy while you are out and about.
You never know… Someday, it may be a collectors item!
Rubber Side Down May 2007 [PDF, 520KB]
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Be on the lookout for the April issue of Good Times magazine, which should be in the usual locations now.
For the April issue, we wrote about Mark Pollock, fellow motorcyclist and co-founder of the Dallas Guitar Show. Mark also owns Transpecos Guitars in Alpine, where he is known as a guitar whisperer with his uncanny ability to make a guitar sing any tune he pleases.
The Dallas Guitar Show, which Mark produces today, is the largest show of its kind anywhere. It will be held later this month at Dallas Market Hall April 20, 21 & 22. You can learn more about the Show at www.guitarshow.com.
We are going to make a road trip out of it and while we are there cruise by the Easyriders V-Twin Bike Tour at Dallas Fairpark Centennial Hall. And, of course a classic must-do is the pre-party Friday night at Strokers! We surely won’t be missing that!
Below is an excerpt of our article from the April issue of Good Times Magazine that talks about all of this fun stuff. For the full article, click on the pic below. It’s a really great story with lots of pictures!
You gotta love a guy who invites a girl to ride on the back of his ’91 H-D Springer for a date—from Dallas to Austin and back—with no sissy bar! It was her first ride ever on a motorcycle and now she is his wife of eight years! According to Mark Pollock, guitar whisperer and owner of TransPecos Guitars in Alpine, “not only did she say yes, but she never complained, not even once. How could I not marry a girl like that?†We agree Mary is a ‘keeper’!
[PDF, 960KB]
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