Luau Party and Posse Ride Celebration

Event Name: Posse Ride: Great American Adventure
Location: Wilmington, DE to Portland, OR
Started On: July 13, 2007
End Date: July 30, 2007
Expected Attendance: 800
Ten years ago, H.O.G. introduced the concept of a Posse Ride: a challenging, two-week or longer ride across America. In 2007, H.O.G. honors that legendary first ride by returning to where it all began: [...]

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The Day Laughlin River Run Changed

Remember the 2002 River Run Riot? Five years ago the Laughlin, Nevada Police warned casino operators of possible trouble at the biker event…and a battle inside the Harrah’s Laughlin casino left three dead and sent about a dozen others to hospitals. Photo courtesy of Review Journal. The Police report went something like this…
“Intelligence reports indicated [...]

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Sturgis – August 4-12th

A bar, a girl, a pole. What could be more American? Nothing other than the granddaddy of all rallies which is coming up in about week and several of us are headed to Americana…Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, and the Black Hills.
Here is a list of some activity in [...]

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1 Percent’r

The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a 40-year-old club, which has 170 chapters in the U.S. and 15 other countries. Though its leader lived in Bellingham, the Bandidos have always been considered a Texas enterprise, where it was formed in 1966 by defiant Vietnam veteran Don Chambers.
The late and first founder Don Chambers, went up [...]

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16th Annual Ride To Work

Today’s Weather Forecast:
64°F Rain
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 93%
Today is Ride To Work Day. A non-profit organization advocating and supporting the use of motorcycles for transportation and promoting an annual ride.
Yeah, a change in the weather doesn’t have to mean a change in riding plans – not if you like wearing rain gear. [...]

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Mikey – You’re FIRED!

I watched the Intel Chopper build off last night and it could happen…
Paul Jr. says: “If he wasn’t funny, he’d be fired.” Paul Sr.: “Yeah, ’cause he doesn’t do anything. If you ask him, ‘What do you do?’ he says, ‘I get you guys ratings.’”
Mikey still has no chopper license. Nor does he have [...]

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Ride it in…Live it up!

Harley will celebrate its 105th Anniversary in style next year as the details of the ride to Milwaukee become public.  Harley enthusiasts can ride home to Milwaukee via 105 different official starting points and along 25 major routes across the country. The celebration will take place August 28-31, 2008, with several exclusive ticketed events, as [...]

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105th Anniversary – HD

The Harley-Davidson summer dealer meeting started this week in Nashville, TN. The new 2008 models have been introduced and in an age of digitial media HD did a bit of video casting from the event and you can witness or rub “virtual” elbows with the staff and participate in some of the action.
The Road [...]

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Live By It!

It is not too often that you see a video commercial that is just about perfect. This HD commercial which was posted on youtube.com is just that type of commercial.  I’ve rarely seen a commercial that so captured the bikers way of thinking and living, than this commercial. It does not matter if you ride cruiser motorcycles or sport motorcycles, [...]

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Time to Ride

Welcome to the Northwest H.O.G (nwhog) blog, friends. This is your place to digest things, and provide commentary. Laughlin River Run has come and gone and as the signs of early summer start to show I hear more and more bikes motoring through the city. I have some friends who ride all winter, as long as [...]

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