On Thursday night we left after school to head to Cedar Lake. Friday morning, it was open practice for kids and at night it was open practice for adults. I rode from 9 am to 9pm. Friday night I had to flip my rear tire (DT4). At nine o’clock there was a hot dog eating
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108 signed up.75 started.64 reached the Pacific.Sean Ross wins the 2026 ADV Cannonball Rally by only 14 points after eight days, one continent and no sweep truck. The 2026 ADV Cannonball Rally left Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts on September 16 and finished in Monterey, California on September 23. In between were eight days, eight overnight stops,
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Hey, We are wrapping up the Nov/Dec issue. The seasons in Sturgis are changing and it adds a degree of stress. Prepare for the winter. Get ready for the Holiday season. Work on the Editorial Calendar for next year. So, we have deadlines, yikes. If I rest for a minute or get another cup of
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ONE RIDE 2026 BRINGS TOGETHER 150,000+ RIDERS GLOBALLY TO SUPPORT SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, CELEBRATING ROYAL ENFIELD’S 125 YEARS More than 150,000 riders across 60 countries came together on September 20th, as over 1,600 rides took place for One Ride, making the 2026 edition the largest of Royal Enfield’s global riding initiative since its inception in
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Hey, I don’t know where to start. Above is the mag cover with Sabina about to roll to the printer next week. We are working with our crew scrambling to have some wild Xmas merch ready for the holidays. I’m shooting for trying to have these buckles made again. Check the copyright on the back
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON CELEBRATES ARCHIE MCDONALD AS THE FIRST FIM BAGGER WORLD CUP CHAMPION Archie McDonald secures the inaugural title at the Red Bull Ring, with Oscar Gutiérrez and Eric Granado completing the championship podium after a season of close competition. Archie McDonald (Joe Rascal Racing) has made history as the first-ever FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup Champion,
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Hey, It wasn’t an easy Sunday. But, at 6:00 I rode my Indian to Mike Kane’s house in Sturgis for Dinner. He had about a dozen AMCA guys and girls there some from France. Jerry, his wife cooks an amazing dinner. Mike is the Fuckin’ Asshole and Jerry the dream girl and metal artist. Their
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Hey, Life is nuts and then you die. We are working on a deal to bring Tattoo mag back. The FB page will be re-energized. A new website is being formed and all it entails. We are working on updated ER subscription sales efforts for Xmas and 2027. I rode my VLXAFL to the last
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Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) scored his second-career Mission AFT SuperTwins victory in a thrilling Caterpillar Springfield Mile II that closed out a spectacular 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, in fine style. As with his first – taken at the 2021 Charlotte Half-Mile –
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An epic, triple-star Grand National Championship battle will be decided during this weekend’s Caterpillar Springfield Mile I & II at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6. And there’s no more fitting place for this monumental occurrence to be staged than the crown jewel of the Progressive
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Hey, My life has gone nuts with the addition of Easyriders to the mix. It was calm and busy, now it’s completely bananas. Ah, but wait, give me a few days to sort out a couple of things. Next week, I’ll report in with glorious news. In the meantime, no negative waves. We are rolling
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Hey, We blasted back from the Bonneville Salt Flats and arrived yesterday about 5:00. We took a 40-mile shortcut detour off Highway 80 at Wamsutter, Wyoming. Mostly dirt roads, cows, deer mules, whitetails, dead cottontails, Pronghorn or speed goats, Antelope, creosote and base like washboards. We jammed for miles at 30 mph and Danial kept
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Hey, I’m going to make this quick. We are packing to hit the road tomorrow morning to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Berry Wardlaw is already in Wyoming from Dothan, Alabama. He’s pulling the rebuilt Assalt Weapan 120-inch Panhead and the sister bike, the Bonne Belle 45 flathead is coming from Richmond, VA. An old Vietnam
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Reigning Grand National Champion Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) put himself in prime position to defend that title with a commanding ride in Saturday night’s Caterpillar Jackpine Gypsies Super TT, Round 12 of the Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. It was the second successive season in which
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Hey, Life is nuts. The rally has been all over the place and so have I. My Feng Shui book said this month is fucked, go find a bottle of whiskey and hide in a cave. But actually, until today the rally has cooked. The Museum raised more money than ever before. Danial James sold
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Hey, I get a kick out of life right now. We are scrambling into the rally and shit is hopping like rabbits in a field startled by a coyote. There’s a party every day, bike shows, Pool Parties and rides. We scramble to get shit done, stuff shipped and Danial James is kicking ass with
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Hey, This has been a wild week, and I have a feeling strange shit is happening today. Get this. We just wrapped up the September/October issue and it’s killer. The Redhead complained about the weeds out back and I hired some guys. They weed whipped the bastards, but she wanted them pulled. Tomorrow I’m starting
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Hey, Wow, what an interesting week. I don’t know where to start. The rally is a couple of weeks away and every day the phone rings with another opportunity. A roadhouse wants the name Easyriders. We are discussing more rodeos. There’s discussion about bike shows starting. I’ve been trying to go for a ride for
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Hey, This is a wild week. Almost daily we receive stories about folks who have Easyriders or family history in the industry. A guy contacted us about his badass mom who was on the cover with Rip 30 years ago. A brother drove from Colorado to show me his father’s bike. He took his entire
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Loris Baz and Benjamin Smith Achieve the Best Weekend of the Season So Far at Laguna Seca The Quad Lock MotoAmerica Superbike field rolled into the historic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the fifth round of the 2026 series, with Loris Baz and Benjamin Smith carrying the charge for the Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law team
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Pennsylvania transplant Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) chalked up his seventh successive victory in the state in Saturday’s Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, Round 11 of 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The triumph was Bauman’s fifth straight at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in particular,
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Hey, You won’t want to miss the next issue of Easyriders Magazine, number 602. Danial James created this to illustrate a wild story about the state of the American motorcycle market. Hang on. The Wi-Fi was down in the Black Hills of South Dakota, so there was pandemonium everywhere. Life is nuts and I need
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Cruising for a musing–a new variant on the same 440 ironWhy Harley-Davidson’s Sprint 440 may finally unlock the potential of the X440 platform. –The Wayfarer Harley-Davidson has revealed that the Sprint name will return to their portfolio in 2026, its latest avatar taking form with the 440 platform at its heart. The Sprint 440 will be
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Hey, Life is a challenge every week for anyone who is attempting to do anything. I don’t care if you’re building a bike, breaking up with a girlfriend, moving to another state, planning your ride to the Black Hills for the Sturgis Rally, whatever. Every element is a challenge. I pointed something out to one
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