Walt Ride 2017: Copper Harbor: Round One

Walt Ride 2017 is now in the club's history books

Here it is by the numbers:

Miles covered: 1336
States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan

Bikes involved:
BMW -3
Honda - 2
Triumph- 1
Kawasaki - 1
Harley-Davidson - 1
Suzuki- 1
Yamaha - 1

- Bar fights nearly started by random drunk women - 2
- Small bird strikes: 2
- Near misses with stupid deer and semi-truck (combined incident): 1
- 1.75 liter bottle of bourbon consumed in two nights: 1
- Closed, foreclosed or shuttered motels, restaurants and other businesses on the route: 278
- Gay Bars visited: 1 (in Gay, Michigan, of course)
- Fudge shops in Mackinaw City, Michigan: 3,006
- Conversations with Monks: 1
- Coffee shops open in Copper Harbor, Michigan on Monday: 0
- Pyrotechnic motel owners encountered: 1
- Pasties consumed: 12

Wanna see a buncha peeps ride 11,000 miles in 11 days?

The total bad-assery known as the Ironbutt Rally starts and ends in good ol' Minneapolis. This ain't for the meek or yahoos who think a 12-mile ride to the biker bar is an "epic" ride. Hells no, boys and girls, this is some hardcore, mofo stuff.

IBR

Team Strange

Hey there, Nancy: maybe you'll get one of these some day. Ha.

Random motorcycle picture of the day

To commemorate the 67th annual Walt Ride

We've commissioned a distiller to concoct a special bourbon for Walt Ride 2017.

Antique Motorcycle Club Viking Chapter, part two

Antique Motorcycle Club Viking Chapter gathering; part one

At the State Fairgrounds, St. Paul.

Goodnight, Sonny

Though we try to stick to moto-culture as much as possible here at the Ironworks Club House, once and a while you need to break ranks and tonight's that night. Just learned Twin Cities Soul master Sonny Knight passed away. If you've ever seen Sonny and the Lakers live, you know what I'm talking about: he was the real deal. We'll miss playing your music, Sonny.

Another weekend and another bike show

The Viking Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America is hosting its annual show this weekend at the State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. It all starts Friday at 8 AM, and it's only five bucks to get in. What a deal; you can't buy a Happy Meal for that price anymore, and eyeballing old bikes is waaaay more healthy for you.

Viking Chapter show

Gnarly Groms Get Giggity

As illustrated on You Tube.....

Minneapolis Ton Up Club Spring Social in pictures

Another great Ton Up Spring Social at Club Jager yesterday. A lot of cool bikes, a good crowd and a swell time. Pictures? Yep. We got 'em. In no particular order.....