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Flashback: Biltwell El Diablo Run 2019

April 28, 2021

As we currently venture through the bustling byways of America's famous Route 66 stretching from our Midwestern home base all the way to California on a course to meet up for this year's 2021 Biltwell El Diablo Run we wanted to take a look back at the 2019 EDR to appreciate all the good times. An adventure that we certainly didn't realize at the time we would appreciate so much before the world was changed forever by the events of the past year. The El Diablo Run has been held bi-annually since 2006 and fast became a rite of passage for many riders all across the entire United States converging on the city of Temecula, California where it begins. The run takes anyone brave enough on a trip through some beautiful California countryside and down into the barren desert terrain of the infamous highway 5 that stretches across Baja, Mexico. A place where many of the best stories of camaraderie on the run are born due to its lack of any service stations or support. Once you crack throttle down that road, theres no turning back. Its San Felipe or bust.....and truth be told many a brave souls have certainly gone bust,... but walked away with stories well worth their weight in pesos.

Last Resort Chopper Show

April 15, 2021

The amount of great times that can be had in Daytona during bike week often seems limitless with events happening daily and one of the great ones not to be missed this year was the Traditional Chopper/ Chopcult show taking place at the world famous "Last Resort Bar" in Port Orange, Florida. This tiny hole in the wall bar has had a very long history of wild times and interesting characters that have left their mark on the establishment and the grounds that surround it. Also a scene for the Hollywood movie "Monster" starring Charlize Theron playing the female serial killer Aileen Wuornous who in real life made the bar one of her last stops before her final incarceration. Who could also forget the infamous "Japanese motorcycle hanging tree" that has a long Daytona history ever since the early 80's bringing to light the dark side of the divide in vintage motorcycle culture. While we do not condone it, the fact remains it's an interesting part of southern biker culture that has long since carved into history so we had to see the tree, the bar, the show and the grounds of Last Resort for ourselves.

Daytona Bike Week: Chopper Time Show Part 2

März 30, 2021

So when it comes to putting on well rounded chopper shows across the country, there are many dynamic duos that really make it a true team effort, sort of like a ying and yang, they each bring something to the table that makes their show unique. Just a small example for the midwest you have Scott and Warren of Mama Tried show or the West Coast, Grant and Mike of Born Free, but theres no duo quite like that of Willie and Roadside Marty, who put on the "Choppertime" show twice a year at Willie's Tropical tattoo in Ormond Beach, Florida. A true grassroots event that began with some of Willie's friendships with legendary builders and their shared love of everything custom on two wheels, often making Tropical tattoo a destination to park their innovative rides. After the shows first year Willie brought on Roadside Marty as his master of ceremonies and sparked a friendship and team that would carry the show into the one of a kind "happening" and ultimate destination for builders and riders all over the country to showcase their talents at a true old school biker show. We ran a feature last week with the shows founder Willie but we also wanted to hear from the outspoken quit witted Roadside Marty who we had come to know from years of wild biker events. Marty brings his own flavor to the show "roasting " each builder as they receive their awards in the most brutal fashion you can imagine. Absolutely a no holds barred comedic onslaught that no matter who you are, you'll either end up walking away laughing your ass off or questioning life as you know it. Marty is no stranger to judging himself and takes all criticism just as much as he gives it so in the spirit of good fun he often enters his bikes in other bike shows as well, leveling the playing feild. We caught up with Marty the day after the Choppertime show where he had riden his 1946 Knucklehead Harley Davidson into the famous Daytona Broken Spoke Saloon to enter their "Garage built" bike show. We spoke in depth with Marty on his take on the "Choppertime" and some of his wild stories over the years that surround his involvement with the event. So we bring you now our second installment Choppertime part 2, Roadside Marty.

Daytona Bike Week: Chopper Time Show

März 23, 2021

Deep within the confines of the biker subculture has always remained a series of "happenings" and moments over the years, pure, raw, forever nostalgic moments that have given fellow bikers a sense of pride for having lived through them or been a part of them. We have always tried to pay homage to moments like this and regionally these moments have become something that have transformed the landscape surrounding these biker happenings and brought others in pilgrimage to find their own sacred yet wild moments within them. Daytona Bike week forever immortalized by the striking images in the pages of biker magazines of the eighties and nineties was forever transformed when Daytona legend Willie Jones of the famed "Tropical tattoo" in Ormond beach began hosting a "true to the core"custom bike show called "chopper time" birthed from the comradery of fellow bikers and custom builders that would often make his tattoo shop lot a staple of their adventures. The show soon became the mecca of Southern motorcycle culture and held true to its core values for over 2 decades now. Early on bringing along the outgoing vaudevillian talents of the quick witted "Roadside Marty" as his master of ceremonies and an All Star cast of judges that made the shows awards a true "judging of its own peers" the show was destined to get bigger and better with every passing year. Not only did the show allow builders from all over the country from all walks of life to showcase their talents, connect with like minded individuals over a cold well priced brew or just simply cruise the lot looking for continued sources of inspiration, it also had a very important cause fueling it that not everyone knew about.

1975 Honda CB750

März 09, 2021

Vintage motorcycles and for this instance particularly old Honda's, seem to hold their own collection of stories and memories between families all over America and the world over. Whether that experience may have been a father teaching his son to rebuild a set of inline four carburetors in their garage on the weekends or maybe even the first bike that you remember your Uncle ever taking you for rides on or beyond that maybe it may have been the bike that got you into motorcycles altogether. Well no matter what the story, their lineage and their story is also yours. This sentiment certainly holds true for one such vintage inline four enthusiast Brenen Hiler of Indianapolis, Indiana who recently had the chance to acquire the 1975 Honda CB750 that was the bike that started it all for him. Passed through his family a few generations that CB stayed barn fresh and just a can of carb cleaner away from a solid ride for 3 decades until it was finally time for Brenen to be reunited with it. We sat down with him in his home shop in Indy and discussed his love for all motorcycles and how it progressed over the years all beginning with one very particular blue honda CB750.

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