Some Motorcycle Pix - Past and Present

My late father-in-law, Bill Johnson, sitting on his Indian Chief Roadmaster in the snow in front of the high school he attended, Hendersonville High School, in Hendersonville, NC. His dad o ...

2009-06-30T07:42:07Z

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My late father-in-law, Bill Johnson, sitting on his Indian Chief Roadmaster in the snow in front of the high school he attended, Hendersonville High School, in Hendersonville, NC. His dad o ...

One cool high school kid. My late father-in-law, Bill Johnson, of Hendersonville, NC, posing on his Indian Chief Roadmaster on the Eighth Ave side of Hendersonville High School. Check out ...

2009-08-15T11:59:33Z

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One cool high school kid. My late father-in-law, Bill Johnson, of Hendersonville, NC, posing on his Indian Chief Roadmaster on the Eighth Ave side of Hendersonville High School. Check out ...

Late 1940's. My late mother-in-law, Ruth Johnson, is sitting on the Indian Chief on the left, wearing the white cap and scratching her back. The bike belonged to her husband (and my future ...

2009-06-30T01:09:41Z

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Late 1940's. My late mother-in-law, Ruth Johnson, is sitting on the Indian Chief on the left, wearing the white cap and scratching her back. The bike belonged to her husband (and my future ...

Some very nice tank art by Mike Dusold's shop in Lewisville, TX. Photographed at the American Eagle Harley-Davidson dealership in Corinth, TX, during an event there in 2005.

2009-08-15T12:00:30Z

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Some very nice tank art by Mike Dusold's shop in Lewisville, TX. Photographed at the American Eagle Harley-Davidson dealership in Corinth, TX, during an event there in 2005.

Some more great tank art by Mike Dusold in Lewisville, TX.

2009-08-15T12:01:01Z

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Some more great tank art by Mike Dusold in Lewisville, TX.

Harley Santa Claus in the lead of a toy run in Dec, 2006, in Denton, TX.

2009-08-15T12:01:27Z

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Harley Santa Claus in the lead of a toy run in Dec, 2006, in Denton, TX.

A motor officer pushing the edge just a little too hard in a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas, in 2006.

2009-08-15T12:02:12Z

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A motor officer pushing the edge just a little too hard in a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas, in 2006.

You typically don't see stunters doing their thing on Harleys, but this little guy could do things on that Sporty that I wouldn't have thought possible. Taken at American Eagle Harley-David ...

2009-08-15T12:03:02Z

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You typically don't see stunters doing their thing on Harleys, but this little guy could do things on that Sporty that I wouldn't have thought possible. Taken at American Eagle Harley-David ...

A Honda CB350, outfitted for road patrol work on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC, in 1980. I took this pic of the ranger and his ride that summer when I was working on the Parkway ...

2009-08-15T12:04:00Z

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A Honda CB350, outfitted for road patrol work on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC, in 1980. I took this pic of the ranger and his ride that summer when I was working on the Parkway ...

A real nice flamed out Boss Hoss, taken at the first Lone Star Biker Bash at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2004. Don't know if it's a 350 or a 502. For those not familiar with the Boss Hoss, ...

2009-08-15T12:04:59Z

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A real nice flamed out Boss Hoss, taken at the first Lone Star Biker Bash at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2004. Don't know if it's a 350 or a 502. For those not familiar with the Boss Hoss, ...

Baton Rouge motor officer warming up at a police motorcycle competition in Frisco, TX, summer of 2007. He's riding on portions of those tires that most riders will never use.

2009-08-15T12:06:14Z

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Baton Rouge motor officer warming up at a police motorcycle competition in Frisco, TX, summer of 2007. He's riding on portions of those tires that most riders will never use.

Same Baton Rouge motor officer making a competition run in Frisco, TX, 2007. He's been a bull rider in the past.

2009-08-15T12:06:49Z

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Same Baton Rouge motor officer making a competition run in Frisco, TX, 2007. He's been a bull rider in the past.

Nice restoration of a former police bike, a 1965 panhead Electra Glide. That may have been the last year that Harley still put a kick starter on the Electra Glide, along with the electric s ...

2009-08-15T12:08:03Z

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Nice restoration of a former police bike, a 1965 panhead Electra Glide. That may have been the last year that Harley still put a kick starter on the Electra Glide, along with the electric s ...

Wilson finally got back home. I brought him to the same intersection in the Panhandle of Texas, where Tom Hanks is standing at the end of the movie "Cast Away," trying to decide in which di ...

2009-08-15T12:09:23Z

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Wilson finally got back home. I brought him to the same intersection in the Panhandle of Texas, where Tom Hanks is standing at the end of the movie "Cast Away," trying to decide in which di ...

2008 H-D Sportster Roadster, the last year Harley made the Roadster variant of the Sportster. Retro stenciling and gold leaf insets on the tank done at Mike Dusold's shop in Lewisville, TX.

2009-08-15T12:13:30Z

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2008 H-D Sportster Roadster, the last year Harley made the Roadster variant of the Sportster. Retro stenciling and gold leaf insets on the tank done at Mike Dusold's shop in Lewisville, TX.

This is one of the neatest paint job themes I've seen on a bike. The whole bike is a tribute to the owner's dad, who was a B-29 pilot in WWII. That's him in the cockpit of a B-29, painted ...

2009-06-27T16:42:26Z

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This is one of the neatest paint job themes I've seen on a bike. The whole bike is a tribute to the owner's dad, who was a B-29 pilot in WWII. That's him in the cockpit of a B-29, painted ...

My buddy, Jeff, posing with a bike borrowed from one of his friends, at Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Asheville, NC. It started out as a Honda Shadow 600, but his frien ...

2009-06-27T16:42:26Z

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My buddy, Jeff, posing with a bike borrowed from one of his friends, at Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Asheville, NC. It started out as a Honda Shadow 600, but his frien ...

A blast from the past. My friend Jeff is talking with this couple, who just rolled up on this sweet 1971 BSA Rocket 3 to the Shady Valley (TN) Country Store on US 421, otherwise known as "T ...

2009-06-30T08:41:25Z

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A blast from the past. My friend Jeff is talking with this couple, who just rolled up on this sweet 1971 BSA Rocket 3 to the Shady Valley (TN) Country Store on US 421, otherwise known as "T ...

If you ride much in Texas, especially around the Hill Country, there's this unspoken thing you are sort of compelled to do, at least once - ride to the Luckenbach Post Office and have your p ...

2009-08-15T12:27:53Z

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If you ride much in Texas, especially around the Hill Country, there's this unspoken thing you are sort of compelled to do, at least once - ride to the Luckenbach Post Office and have your p ...

Taking a curve on the Tail of the Dragon (US Hwy 129, between eastern TN and western NC) on a H-D Heritage Softail Classic. My buddy Jeff is right behind me on a Road King. 2007. http://w ...

2009-06-30T08:16:02Z

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Taking a curve on the Tail of the Dragon (US Hwy 129, between eastern TN and western NC) on a H-D Heritage Softail Classic. My buddy Jeff is right behind me on a Road King. 2007. http://w ...

Coppell, TX motor officer in a real deep lean on a BMW during a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas, Sep, 2006.

2009-06-27T16:41:23Z

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Coppell, TX motor officer in a real deep lean on a BMW during a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas, Sep, 2006.

A chopper on steroids rolling into American Eagle Harley-Davidson in Corinth, TX. 2005.

2009-06-27T16:41:23Z

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A chopper on steroids rolling into American Eagle Harley-Davidson in Corinth, TX. 2005.

Jeff and I at the summit parking lot of Mount Mitchell State Park, in NC. The peak behind me is Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain peak east of the Mississippi River. I worked there in th ...

2009-08-15T12:29:29Z

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Jeff and I at the summit parking lot of Mount Mitchell State Park, in NC. The peak behind me is Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain peak east of the Mississippi River. I worked there in th ...

Lewisville, TX motor officer putting his Kawasaki KZ1000 thru its paces in a police motor competition at the West End in Dallas. Sep '06.

2009-06-27T16:41:23Z

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Lewisville, TX motor officer putting his Kawasaki KZ1000 thru its paces in a police motor competition at the West End in Dallas. Sep '06.

Stunter trying to pop the rear tire of this Buell Firebolt during an exhibition at American Eagle Harley-Davidson, in Corinth, TX. 2008.

2009-06-27T16:41:23Z

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Stunter trying to pop the rear tire of this Buell Firebolt during an exhibition at American Eagle Harley-Davidson, in Corinth, TX. 2008.

Denton, TX motor officer helping a mom get a Kodak moment of her bumble bee baby on the BMW police bike for his enjoyment years from now. 2008.

2009-06-27T16:41:23Z

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Denton, TX motor officer helping a mom get a Kodak moment of her bumble bee baby on the BMW police bike for his enjoyment years from now. 2008.

Denton, TX motor officer setting up to lead the July 4th parade, 2006.

2009-06-30T08:17:20Z

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Denton, TX motor officer setting up to lead the July 4th parade, 2006.

A futuristic, minimalist chopper, entered in a chopper build-off competition at the Lone Star Biker Bash, Texas Motor Speedway, Sep '04.

2009-06-30T08:18:44Z

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A futuristic, minimalist chopper, entered in a chopper build-off competition at the Lone Star Biker Bash, Texas Motor Speedway, Sep '04.

Denton, TX motor officers preparing to lead a police funeral procession for a fallen colleague. May '06.

2009-06-27T17:23:50Z

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Denton, TX motor officers preparing to lead a police funeral procession for a fallen colleague. May '06.

The famous Indian head fender light. This one is on a Chief located in Allan and Debbie Johncock's Lone Star Motorcycle Museum, near Vanderpool, TX. Allan's restoration and fab shop is in ...

2009-06-30T00:53:38Z

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The famous Indian head fender light. This one is on a Chief located in Allan and Debbie Johncock's Lone Star Motorcycle Museum, near Vanderpool, TX. Allan's restoration and fab shop is in ...

Here's my dad, Ned Wells, on a friend's Harley in Parkville, MD, on March 30, 1943. He was up there from Clemmons, NC, working in the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company (Middle River Plant) in ...

2009-08-15T12:25:59Z

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Here's my dad, Ned Wells, on a friend's Harley in Parkville, MD, on March 30, 1943. He was up there from Clemmons, NC, working in the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company (Middle River Plant) in ...

Oct, 2007. Mount Mitchel State Park, NC. Probably the highest parking lot east of the Mississippi River, since Mt Mitchell itself (about 300 yards due south of me, behind the photographer) ...

2009-06-27T17:23:48Z

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Oct, 2007. Mount Mitchel State Park, NC. Probably the highest parking lot east of the Mississippi River, since Mt Mitchell itself (about 300 yards due south of me, behind the photographer) ...

Jeff and I stopping to leather up on US 441 in the Great Smoky Mtns Nat'l Park, as the sun goes down. Oct '07.

2009-06-30T07:59:56Z

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Jeff and I stopping to leather up on US 441 in the Great Smoky Mtns Nat'l Park, as the sun goes down. Oct '07.

Our Jack Russell, Jake, coolin' out on a Heritage Softail Classic, wearing his leather Harley cap, with a winged bar-and-shield emblem on the front.

2009-06-27T17:23:48Z

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Our Jack Russell, Jake, coolin' out on a Heritage Softail Classic, wearing his leather Harley cap, with a winged bar-and-shield emblem on the front.

Fort Worth motor officer filing down his right foot board at a police competition in Dallas. 2006.

2009-06-30T07:56:50Z

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Fort Worth motor officer filing down his right foot board at a police competition in Dallas. 2006.

Dallas PD motor officer making a run at a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas - cigar, stuffed teddy, and all. 2006.

2009-06-30T08:23:07Z

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Dallas PD motor officer making a run at a police motorcycle competition at the West End in Dallas - cigar, stuffed teddy, and all. 2006.

My buddy Jeff on a bobbed Honda Shadow 600 in a tight curve on "The Snake" in TN. June 2009.

2009-06-30T07:48:36Z

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My buddy Jeff on a bobbed Honda Shadow 600 in a tight curve on "The Snake" in TN. June 2009.

Jeff showing good form on the "Rat Bob" in one of the 489 curves on "The Snake" - US 421 and TN highways 91 and 133. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

2009-06-30T07:46:38Z

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Jeff showing good form on the "Rat Bob" in one of the 489 curves on "The Snake" - US 421 and TN highways 91 and 133. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

Denton, TX motor officers wowing the kids at a day care during a visit by different members of the police department. The motors were the biggest hit of the visit. 2007.

2009-06-30T08:04:02Z

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Denton, TX motor officers wowing the kids at a day care during a visit by different members of the police department. The motors were the biggest hit of the visit. 2007.

Iron head chopper at an event at American Eagle Harley-Davidson in Corinth, TX. Oct '05.

2009-06-30T08:39:12Z

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Iron head chopper at an event at American Eagle Harley-Davidson in Corinth, TX. Oct '05.

Taking one of the 489 curves of "The Snake" in northeastern TN on my '08 Sporty Roadster. June 2009. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

2009-06-30T08:05:16Z

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Taking one of the 489 curves of "The Snake" in northeastern TN on my '08 Sporty Roadster. June 2009. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

Taking one of the 489 curves of "The Snake" in northeastern TN on my '08 Sporty Roadster. June 2009. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

2009-06-30T07:52:50Z

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Taking one of the 489 curves of "The Snake" in northeastern TN on my '08 Sporty Roadster. June 2009. http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/

Nashville Metro motor officer at the Frisco, TX competition in Aug, 2007. He was the only competitor from Nashville there that day.

2009-06-27T17:24:16Z

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Nashville Metro motor officer at the Frisco, TX competition in Aug, 2007. He was the only competitor from Nashville there that day.

Whenever I see a peace sign on anything military, it reminds me of that line from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" from the Marine colonel: "Is that some sort of sick joke?" Never found out f ...

2009-06-27T17:24:16Z

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Whenever I see a peace sign on anything military, it reminds me of that line from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" from the Marine colonel: "Is that some sort of sick joke?" Never found out f ...

"Pull it over, folks." Denton, TX. Aug '05

2009-06-27T17:24:16Z

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"Pull it over, folks." Denton, TX. Aug '05

Nice stars-and-stripes paint theme on a Ridley Auto-Glide. Notice what's missing on the left side of the bike - the clutch lever and the foot shifter. That's because it has an automatic tr ...

2009-08-15T12:18:19Z

jawtex
Nice stars-and-stripes paint theme on a Ridley Auto-Glide. Notice what's missing on the left side of the bike - the clutch lever and the foot shifter. That's because it has an automatic tr ...

A Redneck Rocket custom with Buell front end and 1200 motor. The owner said it handled very well for a stretched-out custom. Near Aubrey, TX, 2004.

2009-08-15T12:19:00Z

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A Redneck Rocket custom with Buell front end and 1200 motor. The owner said it handled very well for a stretched-out custom. Near Aubrey, TX, 2004.

Motor officers from Tucson on KZ-1000's in the pairs event of a police motorcycle competion held in Frisco, TX, Aug '07. You can't really make it out in this pic, but they are trying not to ...

2009-08-15T12:20:19Z

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Motor officers from Tucson on KZ-1000's in the pairs event of a police motorcycle competion held in Frisco, TX, Aug '07. You can't really make it out in this pic, but they are trying not to ...

This is one of the baddest scooters I've ever seen - a 2006 Confederate Motor Company bike called the Hellcat. They're handmade in Birmingham, AL. It's got a 149 hp, 131 ci motor in a 490 ...

2009-11-12T16:23:51Z

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This is one of the baddest scooters I've ever seen - a 2006 Confederate Motor Company bike called the Hellcat. They're handmade in Birmingham, AL. It's got a 149 hp, 131 ci motor in a 490 ...

Close-up of rear swing arm of '06 Confederate Hellcat. Note that the rear swing arm serves as the tail end of the exhaust pipes. Also note the section of flex pipe between the 2-1 pipes an ...

2009-08-15T12:16:16Z

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Close-up of rear swing arm of '06 Confederate Hellcat. Note that the rear swing arm serves as the tail end of the exhaust pipes. Also note the section of flex pipe between the 2-1 pipes an ...

131 cubic inch (2,146 cc) motor of the Confederate Hellcat. Carbon fiber gas tank sits on top. http://www.confederate.com/confederate3/hellcat.php

2009-08-15T12:16:57Z

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131 cubic inch (2,146 cc) motor of the Confederate Hellcat. Carbon fiber gas tank sits on top. http://www.confederate.com/confederate3/hellcat.php

Beautiful riding weather that day. It was good to be back in the mountains again for a visit.

2009-08-15T12:21:01Z

jawtex
Beautiful riding weather that day. It was good to be back in the mountains again for a visit.

I'm on a '06 H-D Softail Deluxe, heading south on the "Tail of the Dragon" in TN, 2006. The Dragon is US 129 in TN and NC and has 318 curves in 11 miles. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

2009-08-15T12:23:07Z

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I'm on a '06 H-D Softail Deluxe, heading south on the "Tail of the Dragon" in TN, 2006. The Dragon is US 129 in TN and NC and has 318 curves in 11 miles. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

See ya! I'm passing the family car on a customized '99 H-D Heritage Softail Classic that has had a lot of OEM stuff taken off, replaced with some paint and chrome. You can't see them in th ...

2009-08-15T12:24:04Z

jawtex
See ya! I'm passing the family car on a customized '99 H-D Heritage Softail Classic that has had a lot of OEM stuff taken off, replaced with some paint and chrome. You can't see them in th ...