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The Legend of the Guardian® Bell
Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Coach.
Many years ago, on a cold December night, a crusty old biker was returning from a trip to Mexico with his saddlebags filled with toys and other assorted trinkets for the kids at a group home near where he worked. As he rode along that night thinking how lucky he had been in life, having [...]
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Sturgis 2011 pt III – Riding the Bear Tooth
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by Coach.
The day of our departure came all too quickly. There were still so many things that I had hoped to do, places to see, and anticipated experiences that lay unclaimed. I was so excited to get the whole gang here, that I failed to anticipate the challenges of multiple people that would come with it. [...]
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Sturgis 2011 pt II – The Gang’s All Here
Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by Coach.
After a full day’s ride from Rifle, Colorado, we rolled into Sturgis in good time. It was now about 4:30 pm, plenty of time to make camp before dark and check out the saloon at the Shade Valley Campground. Rolling down the parade on Lazelle Street seems a prerequisite. You have to do it at [...]
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Panman’s Birthday Ride
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Coach.
You know when things are just meant to be. Here in the Southland of California, the weather was sweltering. I mean over 100 degree temps sweltering. Yeah, I know. We are spoiled Californians. But we have to put up with a lot of shit in order to be inconvenienced by 100 degree temps! Now, where [...]
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9th Annual Big Bear Chopper Ride the Mountain
Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 by Coach.
Established in 1998 in the sleepy mountain town of Big Bear in Southern California, Big Bear Choppers has established a name for itself by creating a chopper that breaks the price barrier, and has become a revolution in quality custom motorcycles at affordable prices. 2011 is the ninth running of the “Ride the Mountain” annual [...]
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A Day of Remembrance – West Coast Thunder 2011
Posted on 02. Jun, 2011 by Coach.
The last few years have been tough for our country. But never so tough as for those soldiers that gave their lives for their country and their families. We honor them on Memorial Day in various ways. Some barbeque with friends and families, some enjoy the great outdoors in various ways, our President played golf [...]
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This Lonely Highway
Posted on 22. May, 2011 by Coach.
It’s been a long road, and yet I find myself always in search of the next roadhouse, the next cafe, and the next stretch of highway just over the rise. Yeah, I’ve heard the sirens call of the mistress of the lonesome highway. In 1976 when I first started riding a 1974 FLH, bikers were [...]
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2011 Laughlin River Run and Beyond
Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Coach.
The annual Laughlin River Run marks the first of many major motorcycle runs held throughout the country. Held in late spring in the desert of Laughlin, Nevada, a mix of bikers, bike builders, vendors, and police converge on this otherwise small town for five days of pure fun. Talley, Panman, Nick and I had put [...]
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Laughlin River Run Preview
Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by Coach.
The small gambling town of Laughlin, Nevada lies in a crook of the Colorado River. Ten casinos dot the desert, that most of the year resembles more of a sleeping village along the river than a gambling mecca. But all that changes one weekend a year. It is called the Laughlin River Run. Motorcycle enthusiasts [...]
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West Coast Thunder XII – Paying Homage
Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by Coach.
For many in America, especially the Veterans of the United States military, Memorial Day is a somber time. It is more than a day off, it is the day we pay homage to the men and women who have fought bravely for our freedoms, many not returning from the battlefield from which they fought. We [...]
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