ISSUE 26 - MAY/JUNE 2009

This right here is the bike that took the first prize at this years GNRS (No that doesn’t stand for Guns n Roses…well actually it does…but not in this instance!) Rene’s Sportster is killer and it reminds us of a bike that would have graced the pages of an old Easyriders magazine from the mid 70s! I Like.

Andy Dunn at Classic Cycles has been working on a top-secret experiment since he was 15 years old, where he only eats Chilli Dogs all day, every day. So far he conclusion is this… “7-11 ones are pretty sweet but The Weinerschniztel ones are out of this world!”… He’s in a bun and he’s on the run!

When we first set eyes on these photos that our friend Frankino sent us from Italy we freaked! The article should be about his wicked Panhead but there are way more chains…guns…and hot chicks…pure ‘Biker Style’.

Ok, here is the scenario. You get a lead on an original chopped Panhead that has been sitting for years and it might be for sale…do you:
A. Crap your pants
B. Start Crying
C. Pull your knob out and start singing ‘The Only Way Is Up’ by ‘Yazoo’
Yes, It’s a trick question…that song was actually performed by ‘Yaz’…not ‘Yazoo’
Answer: All of the above.

You are not going to believe this but we actually convinced Sir Paul McCartney to let us feature his Beach Buggy! Yes…THE guy from ‘Wings’ and that other crappy band. He got really bummed when I told him he looked like an Owl though.

I met Max Schaaf for the first time 4 years ago at a show in Northern California where he had both of his bikes there. The Shovel with the X bars and his 4Q knuckle and I managed to shoot both bikes, but we never got round to running his Knuckle. Well now we have even though it’s his other one.

Why does Kevin Bacon always play the ‘baddy’ in every film he is in? I think it’s because of his weird munchkin like face. Although he had the same face in ‘Foot Loose’…but I guess people were floored with his moves to even notice it?



Come to think of it he was really mean in the film ‘Trains Planes And Automobiles’ too wasn’t he? That bit where they are both running for the cab and then he gets it and then makes that horrible smirky face. Bastard.

He was really nice in Foot Loose though.

Nicke Svensson is our mentor and spiritual healer and with his help we tracked down Robin to get the low down on his classic style Panhead scoot. We also got a little Rock n Roll music history lesson for good measure. Oh Nicke we Love You.

Ummm…yeah…Ummm I rest my case.

When I first met George the barber I must admit I was a little bit spooked. Not only because he had braces on his teeth and he was clearly over the age of 25, but because he was riding around on this Triumph with a fender bolt grooving itself nicely into the rear tire making it ready to explode at any second!

We have been talking about putting Joe Davis on the cover for over a year now and are super stoked that it’s finally happened! The Gun and Stick of Dynamite really freaked out the squares when we were doing the pictures…hilarious!

Think…Board Track. Think….Light Weight. Think about the last time you called your mother just to tell her that you loved her. Go on…pick up the phone.

Pin Up, Get Down, Rock n roll, Shake it around. I just wrote that song.

Christian did us proud with these here shot’s of Rich’s Triumph. Coalition Imagery saves our Bacon again! Not to be confused with Kevin Bacon though.