4/03/13: Finally gettin' around to rollin' up my sleeves and updating this blog. A pair of road trips, Somes Bar in June '02 and Bucks Lake in June '01, have bad offsite links. My bud removed his pages quite awhile ago. Guess he forgot they were linked to my blog. Fortunately, I've his original pages and images. Will create new blog pages outta 'em.
Shovelhead Bobber
Spotted this nasty looking swingarm sled on the internet.
Apache Junction, AZ
Jack Jensen's ROADS license plate.
Boise, ID
Grumbler's BEYOND license plate.
Grimes Creek Jct - 2010
First ride of year north on Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway to Idaho City on March 6th.
Highland Valley - 2009
This is right across SH-21 from the Kodiak Grill north of Boise that November.
Lower Stanley - 2009
Salmon River Scenic Byway outside Lower Stanley in July.
Del Norte County - 2009
Northbound on US-101 through Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP. We rode from Arcata to Brookings that morning.
Hollister - 1997
South San Jose - 1993
Eddie Kieger with my niece, Kristi, in early October. He has been in a care facility since 1994. Click to see his website.
Santa Barbara - 1992
Actual name of the authorized Harley-Davidson dealer in Santa Barbara before it was sold.
Visalia - 1978
Grumbler kicking back on his '75 FLH1200 at the West Coast Vintage Motorcycle Rally.
Santa Cruz - 1976
Steve and Grumbler. Got a ride on his '74 XLH 1000 to Boulder Creek, and rode back on my '68 Triumph 650 Trophy. Goggles were big back then. ;^)
San Juan Bautista-1976
Greg Danielson put a lot of work into his early Triumph T100 bobber. He sold it and got a '70 Triumph T120R.
Santa Cruz - 1975
Owned this '66 Ford Econoline Van from 1972-1979. Was member of Santa Cruz Vans during the van craze. Keep on Truckin'...
Hayward - 1970
That was the year I had to survive for a whole week eating a spoonful of beans 3x a day til payday. Was living inside a garage for $20 month with no bath or shower. All I had was my '67 Triumph 650. Moved to Santa Cruz that December.
California - 1965
Bill Ray LIFE magazine photos.
East Coast Bikers
Ripcord Jerry's photostream.
Iron Rain takes the reader on a wild ride through the heart of Northern California's Emerald Triangle alongside the notorious Iron Madness Motorcycle Club. This epic tale chronicles the adventures of Lonny, an angry young loner who falls in with the club. Inevitably, he must prove himself worthy of becoming a full patch member, as he faces both his real world enemies and inner demons. Destined to become a classic, Iron Rain captures the essence of the outlaw biker code.
Communes of mechanized nomads rolling endlessly across America in a perpetual quest for speed. Supercharged tribes with no destination, no loyalty, and only one law--never stop. Their only dream, desire or destiny is a gasoline-fume fantasy of the fastest machine roaring through the night.
Secretary for the San Francisco chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club, where he was known as "Freewheelin' Frank." His biography, Freewheelin Frank, Secretary of the Angels As Told to Michael McClure (New York: Grove Press, 1967) was dictated to McClure. Reynolds tells why he is a Hell's Angel, how he came to be one, the significance of the Angel Code, and much more.
Benchmark maps rock. The topography, roads, mountains, and rivers are killer.
