So, you ever been in this position?
L&R,
ArtBiker
Jul 182010
Wow, have you seen this? Might want to think twice before stealing a purse while riding a bike.
| Date: | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
| Time: | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
| Location: | Full Throttle Saloon |
| Street: | 12997 State Highway 34 |
| City/Town: | Sturgis, SD |
Here is a beauty of a specimen by Mike Beland of A1Cycles
Paul Yaffe’s Bagger Nation, The Full Throttle Saloon and American Bagger Magazine Present
The First Annual – “THE BADDEST BAGGER IN STURGIS SHOW”
Tuesday August 10th at The World Largest Biker Bar the Full Throttle Saloon, Paul Yaffe’s Bagger Nation and American Bagger Magazine will host the world’s first “All Bagger” competition! That’s right…Baggers are finally getting their due! Don’t miss your chance to claim your share of over $10,000 in cash and prizes plus a chance to have your Bagger featured on the cover of American Bagger Magazine! All entrants must be willing to be filmed for the Full Throttle Saloon’s Reality TV Show season 2 on airing this fall on Tru TV. Register online at www.baggernation.com.
1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies will be presented on stage in 3 classes:
Original (no frame mods) Modified (OEM Frame modified) Ground Up (aftermarket frame)
Then we’ll present the specialty awards:
Mike and Angie Award: (Once in a lifetime opportunity to hang backstage with Jackyl)
Suzy-Q BDB Award: (Carton of smokes and a half finished Bud Light and a hug)
I Rode Mine Here Award: (For the coolest bagger that got ridden to Sturgis…New tires!)
American Bagger Editors Award: (A years subscription to American Bagger)
The Baddest Bagger In Sturgis Award! (The cover* and centerfold feature of an issue of American Bagger Magazine, a $3000 retail gift card from Bagger Nation, and a one of a kind “Baddest Bagger in Sturgis” jacket!)
*Winner’s bike cannot have been featured in another publication to receive the cover award*
Don’t forget to visit the new “Bagger Nation Store” located inside the Full Throttle Saloon during the week of Sturgis!! There will be daily give-aways and prizes and be sure to enter to win our daily drawing for a $200 retail gift card from Bagger Nation! One winner will be drawn each day at 4pm, Tuesday thru Saturday, and once you’ve filled out an entry card you need not be present to win! The new 2011 Catalog will be released, all of our exciting new 2011 products will be on display and available for purchase as well as our full apparel line and killer new custom Baggers! The Bagger Nation Store will be open 10am to 10pm Saturday to Saturday during the Sturgis Rally and Races!
The Skinny: Pre-register at BaggerNation.com. Day of show registration at The Full Saloon 9am until 11am Tuesday August 10th, 2010. There are no entry fees; The Baddest Bagger in Sturgis Show is Free to all! Each entry will receive a commemorative first annual t-shirt and gift bag. (Cool stuff)(While supplies last) Judging begins at 12pm and concludes at 4pm. Awards begin at 5pm on the main stage. All entries must have saddlebags to qualify as a Bagger classed motorcycle. All entries must be in running condition and may be asked to start, pull forward and stop under power. Class judging will be performed by the competitors who will be asked to complete a judging form choosing their top 3 picks in each class. Specialty awards will be chosen and presented by the presenters. Award certificates will be presented to the prizewinners redeemable within 90 days of receipt / November 10th 2010.
Jun 072010
Ed Winterhalder… love him? Hate him? Indifferent? Don’t know who he is? Well, evidently he has authored and/or co-authored a number of books. The one I happen to have on my shelf at the moment is Out In Bad Standings, which was not my favorite biker reads. That being said, he has been touted by someone as one of the top authorities on bikers and the biker lifestyle, and he has a new project out. He can add Producer to his list of accomplishments as he has his hand in a new television series about biker chicks… or should I say, chicz.
Below is the press release. If you see them filming in Laconia, be sure to wear an ArtBiker shirt and get me some free air time!
Love, Respect, and Biker TV,
ArtBiker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2010
Contact: John Pruner
Blockhead City Entertainment
PO Box 1654, Owasso, OK 74055-1654
918-274-8260 or bhcpressoffice at aol.com
FILMING SCHEDULED TO START FOR NEW REALITY TV SERIES FEATURING BOSTON’S EAST COAST BIKER CHICKS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
BOSTON, MA – 6/2/10 – Eight members of a Boston area all female motorcycle club called the East Coast Biker Chicks, will soon be featured in a new television series. Filming for the Biker Chicz docu-reality series is scheduled to start on June 19th during the annual Laconia Bike Week in Laconia NH, and continue in eastern Massachusetts throughout the summer.
Biker Chicz will focus on the positive aspects of the Harley-Davidson biker lifestyle and is being produced by an Oklahoma production company, Blockhead City Entertainment. “Our intention is to produce a happy, feel good television series that will be enjoyable to watch, and realistically capture the true nature of bikers, their spirit and the Harley lifestyle – this series will be just the opposite of what you see in shows like Sons of Anarchy and Gangland,” said Executive Producer Edward Winterhalder.
Winterhalder, a biker personality, author and the creator of the Biker Chicz TV series, has been riding Harleys since 1974. One of the world’s leading authorities on bikers, motorcycle clubs and the Harley-Davidson biker lifestyle; his books about the biker lifestyle are published in multiple languages and sold all over the world. “Because I have lived the biker lifestyle myself for more than thirty-five years, I feel confident that I can accurately capture for TV what really goes on in the life of a biker on a day-to-day basis,” he said.
Lucky Belcamino, the founder and current President of the East Coast Biker Chicks, is excited to be a part of this ground breaking concept. “Thank God someone is finally going to show the world that bikers are ordinary people from all walks of life; regular people that have families and jobs, who enjoy riding Harleys in their spare time and giving back to the communities in which they live when they can,” Lucky said.
Another Harley rider featured in the Biker Chicz TV series, Annie Concemi, who was recently profiled on TLC’s blockbuster series What Not To Wear, was adamant when she said, “Everyone I know is sick and tired of all of the negative television these days, where everyone argues and fights for sixty minutes – Biker Chicz will be a breath of fresh air as far as I am concerned.”
For more information about the Biker Chicz TV series, please go to www.blockheadcity.com and click on the “Television” button.
May 292010
Dennis Hopper, famed Billy from the film Easy Rider, not only played the part but also had a hand in the writing of the script and directed the flick. It was a role that stayed with a lot of us, influencing our lives and opening our minds and imaginations. The film came out in 1969 and spurred the biker subculture.
Born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and San Diego, Hopper made his film debut in the classic 1955 tale of teenage rebellion, “Rebel Without a Cause.” He received two Oscar nominations during his long and fruitful career. He had appeared in some 150 films. Some of them have become the iconic and classic movies in modern moviemaking history.
Hopper, of course, went on to do other things, as well as battling drug, alcohol, and sex addiction. He managed to keep his face in the movie and television world as well as become a wonderful collector of art. In October 2009, Hopper revealed he had advanced prostate cancer. Three months later, it was reported that Hopper’s cancer had metastasized to his bones.
Hopper died at 74 today, Saturday, at his home in Venice, California. You can find a very well written story about him and his life in the LA Times here.
Love, Respect, and RIP Billy,
ArtBiker
