Hollister Motorcycle Rally, 4th of July Weekend, 2016

Every year I go and take photos, and this year was no exception. I did get to ride my friend's awesome 1972 Triumph Bonneville into the mayhem, and even managed to start it on the first kick when we were leaving. I am now having dreams about my next bike....

Texan Chef Zapp shows off his Cowboys pride!

Juju the hamster

really good fish tacos

Jesse told me green is a forbidden color to paint a motorcycle. Very bad luck.

2015 Hollister Rally

3rd of July brought me down to Hollister, CA again to people-watch and ride vintage bikes into the modern Harley show chaos. We started the ride from pal Jason's house in Morgan Hill, and were led 30 miles by his 1972 Bonneville. Tony was on his 1969 Aermacchi / Harley-Davidson and his pal Keith rode Tony's 1973 Yamaha dt250, while I rode my 1971 bmw r75/5.

truck is great for three dirtbikes, way more sketch for precious vintage bike cargo..

Sunscreen is a very important part of Hollister

So Cal in tha house

red white and blue... and leather vests

plenty of tee shirts to buy

Loved this lady!

Jason and Jesse see something awesome...

almost married this guy, almost

those little dogs have matching pink sunglasses on!

made this guy stall about 10 seconds later #tippytoes

The ride back home

Hollister Rally 2014

My pal Jason and I rode down to Hollister, CA and went to the rally yesterday. It's more or less a showcase for Harley-Davidson bikes with enormous credit lines taken out to fund the work on. But it's an amazing people-watching spot and was a great way to escape the fog and explore some killer back roads..

I'd thought the history included a Hollister Harley manufacturing site, but it turn out that it's all based on a riot that happened after the AMA's Gypsy Tour rally, the weekend of July 3-6, 1947. Reportedly a minor scuffle, the small riot was sensationalized by the press and began the stereotype image of bikers being violent, drug-addled sex freaks. It's actually a cool story that you can visit here. The movie the Wild One was based on these reports and has added to the drama and popularity of the event.

Today it's more or less a place to show off your bike, your girlfriend, and buy stuff, hang with your bros and watch bands and drink beer. All in all a fun place to ride to on a vintage bike with a camera:

Jason and Jesse are totally missing the pink-shirt hottie to the left

hangin' out. literally.

no idea.. father and son?

heading to Jawbone Canyon store

 my favorite photo of the day

hella damn teenage boys

"If you can read this the bitch fell off" describes these two. Drunk-kicking the hand sanitizer....

Crüella (obviously an all-girl Mötley Crüe cover band..)

these went on for table after table...

this guy was sweet and wanted a copy of this.. I think his wife was maybe done with Hollister

best custom bike there

your photographer at the Vest Fest 2014!