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Wauseon Vintage Flat Track Races Gearing Up

Juli 14, 2021

The Wauseon National vintage flat track races presented by Roeder Racing is just around the corner, Friday, July 16th! This great tradition at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio is something you won't want to miss. Going on its 14th year alongside the Antique Motorcycle Club of America swap meet, the fairgrounds are home to a beautiful half-mile track that serves as a raw and gritty experience for fans and racers alike. Each year the team behind Roeder Racing steps in to really turn up the heat on this event and give spectators and Wauseon swap meet patrons an exciting day at the track. The range of bikes goes through every class and era of vintage motorcycle - from board trackers of the early 1900s, on to big twin tank shift Harleys and Indians of the 30's and 40's, to the Japanese and British powerhouse twins and singles of the 70's and up.

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YSR Daize

Juni 30, 2021

Within the different communities of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts, there is often certain subcultures or niches that emerge over the years that tend to gravitate towards different models or brands. For example some people absolutely love 2 stroke vintage dirtbikes and nothing else and set out to devote all their free time and money to making sure that they keep them on the road and well appreciated. Well what about 2 stroke mini superbikes? Yep, theres a whole subculture for that and Brandon Friedman of Brooklyn, New York set out to make an event centered around his love for the 1980's-90's Yamaha YSR 2 strokes. In 2019 he put on his first YSR Daize in Suches, Georgia and the event has quickly developed a following from fellow enthusiasts around the country. Brandon's event is quickly coming up yet again on July 16th, 2021 so we wanted to give a little backstory on the event, what got him into these fun little machines and why if you own a YSR yourself, you might just be inclined to dust it off and set a course for Georgia here in a couple weeks.

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EL Diablo Run 2021 Part 2

Juni 24, 2021

Our adventure picks up where we left off with the completion of the Biltwell "circle of death" races and continues the fun leading into another night of good times and some exploration of the local sights further south of San Felipe the next day including the incredible "Valle de Los Gigantes" with towering cacti reaching 60 foot in height. We then circle back to camp for the Choppers magazine bike show and end the weekend on another bar hopping rager in town before saddling up Monday morning to make the scorching trek back through the desert up Hwy 5 into Mexicali, then onward into the beautiful winding Southern California roads leading us to Temecula.

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El Diablo Run 2021 Part 1

Juni 16, 2021

We ran a feature recently on Biltwell's last wild El Diablo Run that took place in 2019, a biannual baja San Felipe run that's been going since 2006 and since it was now time again we saddled up and set a course back west for another EDR adventure. What we found was much like any experience in life, in 2 years a lot can change. The world was different and so were we, and even though the faces and the roads are familiar, you find yourself having a whole new set of experiences, some good, some bad, but always worth their weight in gold. If you've ever heard stories about the EDR well, they are all true and even though the destination is the same, everyone's journey there is quite different. Its all part of what makes it worth every second of unequivocal blissful agony it takes to reach that moment when you get to share the tales of your struggles with your fellow riders. Dipping your toes in the Sea of Cortez, clanking bottles of cold cerveza and locking arms in celebration of the moments that got you there. This weeks feature will bring things full circle to the 2021 run and those moments that came to pass.

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1948 EL Harley-Davidson Panhead

Mai 25, 2021

When it comes to vintage choppers just about everything under the sun has been done, so it takes a true craftsman to take the inspiration from other builders and projects and make it truly their own. A machine that stands out and continues the line of inspiration for generations to come. Such is the case with the very unique 1948 Panhead built by Dan Haas. Dan has spent a lifetime collecting antique oddities and sharpening his skills in metalwork and fabrication and his build is like a perfect blending of his love for obscure antiquities and the dedication to his craft. We spent a weekend with Dan in beautiful Daytona Beach Florida for the 2021 bike week and had the chance to get up close and personal with his incredibly "one off" machine. Something that you absolutely can not walk past without doing a double take at all the intricate details and custom brackets and fabrication. So here is our chance to do that double take and get to know Dan a little better in this one on one interview.