I went to Bonneville last week. While there, I remembered why motorcycles don’t suck. Purpose built machines focused on going fast, not on posing. To me, there is something so much more interesting about a bike built with a determined goal that has nothing to do with fashion.

These guys are rulers.

The 2009 Grand National Roadster Show went down over the weekend. To the surprise of many, the bike portion of the show filled out really nicely. Check out the coverage.

Every year, Yosi Kosaka, owner of the Garage Company, puts on a serious dog at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond California. This event brings vintage racers from all over the country to run like fiends at the famous Willow Springs Raceway. Although this is a two day event, Saturday is the big day and it is always good to see Glen Bator bring out a bevy of vintage bikes from his collection. There is a small swap meet out back and plenty of racing action up front. The best thing about this event is that you can walk right into the pits and stand right next to all of the race bikes and ask enty of questions of the racers and crew. This is an American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association meet and the big boys of vintage racing show up to match up their chops.

This event coverage blog might not be the timeliest one I have done, but it certainly will have the most bikes. I was lucky enough to go to the Mooneyes Custom Car and Motorcycle Show in Yokahama, Japan back in December. What an incredible rush! This show is, for the lucky foreign participant, a two day extravaganza of motorcycle LUST. Bar none, it is the best motorcycle show I have ever attended.

Well we had a super fun Sunday morning. My good friend Jedd Levin, owner of the flathead soon to be pictured in this blog, and I, along with Chopper Dave, started the Wingnuts Motorcycle Club as an hommage to the old boys and racers of the 1940s and 1950s. If you have not already done so, check out the blog. Jedd maintains most of it and is chiefly responsible for the array of great photos.