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Ride and Rally: The Greasiest

December 16, 2020 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

The Greasiest 2020 With most spring and early summer rallies being cancelled due to a worldwide pandemic, we were lucky Danny and Aga, founders of Bad Grease Clothing were able to reschedule The Greasiest Motorcycle Show for August. This was the third year The Greasiest has gone down in Lombard, Illinois at Brauer House and…

Ride and Rally: Vintage Torque Fest

December 2, 2020 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

Vintage Torque Fest 2020 What a strange year it’s been thus far coming into spring, excited for rallies all summer only to be halted by a worldwide pandemic. With spring and early summer rallies being cancelled or rescheduled left and right during the uncertainty of the spring months, the outlook on Vintage Torque Fest, typically…

Motorcycle Shippers Delivers FMH Harley Café Racer to Happy Rider

July 27, 2020 By Dennis Santopietro & filed under Articles.

MotorcycleShippers.com brings the Café Racer to a happy rider. A conversation that starts with “What If” can twist and turn down so many roads before coming out the other end. I was having a chat with our guy, Nate Beck, about his recent quest to buy a chopper. He had just finished documenting the experience…

Helmet – Skull to Full Face

April 17, 2020 By Dennis Santopietro & filed under Articles.

I’m like a crocodile or more like a slug when it comes to evolution. I’m slow to change my riding ways. I don’t think I’m old school but when my 14 year old son says something like “Yeah man that’s so old, it’s from like the ’80s.” Ouch, those were some of my prime time…

Ride and Rally: A Choppy Ride

December 18, 2019 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

Chop and Ride My obsession with Harley Davidson started at a young age riding on the back of my uncle’s Fatboy and listening to stories about Sturgis. Luckily for me my interested turned obsession coincided with the custom motorcycle boom in the early 2000’s. The faces of Jesse James, Billy Lane, Indian Larry, and Mondo…

Tell Us Your Harley Story

December 12, 2019 By Dennis Santopietro & filed under Articles.

Harley-Davidson has been an American icon since 1903, and there have been generations of riders on the roads before us. In many cases, we become riders because of these older generations. Our parents, grandparents, or other family members introduced us to the lifestyle at a young age. It’s not just about the motorcycle, it’s about…

Rocking the Grand Canyon

December 11, 2019 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

There’s something unique about seeing the world from the seat of a Harley Davidson. Ask anyone to try to explain it and you’ll likely get the same answer. A long winded explanation that only really proves that the feeling we get from riding our bikes cannot be explained. That feeling is the sole reason why…

Ride and Rally: Chopper / Vintage Bike Buyers Guide

November 6, 2019 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

So you wanna Choppaaa Nate Beck shares his adventure back to the future Heritage, to me, is one of the pillars of being a Harley Davidson enthusiast. Harley’s pride in their heritage is one of the aspects that originally attracted me to being a Harley owner and rider. Their attention to detail on newer bikes…

Ride and Rally: Donnie Smith Show 2019

May 22, 2019 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

Bikes, Parts, Apparel – Yes Please Throughout the years, the motorcycle industry has seen various trends come and go, however it also spawned three legends who surpass these trends. From the west Arlen Ness, who sadly passed away recently, from the east, Dave Perewitz, and the north, Donnie Smith. These three builders alone have more…

Ride And Rally: French Quarter to Galveston

May 15, 2019 By Nate Beck & filed under Articles.

“Road construction next 28 miles”. I wondered was that even possible? “Lanes Narrow”. Okay, well I’m on a bike so that’s not too big of an issue as long as those semi’s stay in their lane. “Heavy grooves” That could be an issue. “Loose Gravel” Now we have problems. But let me rewind, I had…