I love this…. short film? Or is it a video? Whatever this thing is, it’s by filmmaker Paolo Asuncion. I would have never thought it possible to distill the experience and classic blunders of a first time build into fifteen minutes of laughs, but he has. The story begins when Paolo and his friends get … More The Rattler Short Film
I found an interesting documentary film about an annual “build off” event in the San Francisco area that ties in with Stevie Ming’s build “The Skirmisher.” It’s called “The Dirtbag Challenge,” they bill themselves as a “Low Rent Chopper Build Off.” The challenge is to build a custom motorcycle within a set overall budget and … More Editorial: The Dirtbag Challenge Motorcycle Build Off
This is my first film review, ever, so if I botch it up, I’ll try to do better on the next, if there is one. Last Sunday I spent part of what would have been an otherwise cold, wet, and dreary afternoon in an activity that was almost as good as riding a motorcycle. Sitting … More Review: The Film Why We Ride
Burt Welleford’s Vincent ride around America has started. As planned, Burt left Atlanta on his journey of a lifetime on June 15, 2013, but he was not alone. A group of his friends and supporters rode with Burt to his first stop, the Barber Motorcycle Museum in Leeds Alabama. We gathered at 9:00 AM to … More Burt Welleford’s Vincent Ride Around America Begins
This is a video interview with Burt Welleford about his planned trip around the lower forty-eight United States to benefit The Shriner’s Children’s Hospital. You can hear the love he has for his father and grandfather in his voice as he speaks about them. I am particularly touched by the fact that he always carries … More Video: Vincent Ride Around America 2013
This is Burt Welleford’s 1951 Vincent Black Shadow. Anyone who has been around motorcycles any length of time knows the name “Vincent,” the history, and legend of the marque. Burt’s Vincent has it’s own history, before it was Burt’s, it was his father’s, and before that, his grandfather’s, who purchased the Black Shadow new in … More Burt Welleford’s Legendary Ride Around America 2013
I can’t count the number of times I have talked about going to the Smoke Out rally. I would always make tentative plans, then something would come up that was “more important,” usually the “more important” was something somebody else wanted me to do for them. It almost went down that way again, and I … More My Trip To The Smoke Out Thirteen
While you are riding this Summer stay hydrated, (no, that doesn’t mean drink an extra beer) you can dry out on a bike pretty fast in hot weather, the combination of you sweating and the wind evaporating it as you ride can have you in trouble before you realize you have a problem. I got … More A Summer Weather Warning: Heat Exhaustion
The Bikers Garage 