ON THE COVER
On the Cover -- 1973 Custom Harley-Davison Shovelhead & Cover Model Hannah
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FROM THE EDITOR
It's about time the weather starts cooperating so we can finally get out and ride! Between all the ice, snow and frigid temperatures this winter, I didn't think spring would ever get here.
Now that the riding season is here, the Cycle Connections team is gearing up for another exciting year of rides, rallies and events. Our staff covers more than 80 motorcycle events each year, and this year will be no exception.
As you could imagine, it takes a lot of hard work to put out a monthly publication, and the Cycle Connections team has doing this for over seven years without missing a beat. I hate to brag, but we have the most talented team of photojournalists, editors and graphic artists in the business, which is how we're able to make this happen. Thank you, and a special thanks to you, our readers, for helping make Cycle Connections the largest and most read online motorcycle magazine in the U.S., with readers in all 50 states and over 100 countries. Salute!
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WHAT'S NEW
Fathead & Braindeads Saloon GRAND OPENING! - Ride on down to Fathead & Braindeads Saloon on Saturday, April 3 for their GRAND OPENING!
Cycle Connections Cover Bike & Cover Model Search - Saturday, April 3rd is the date, and Fathead & Braindeads Saloon in Grandview, Missouri is the place for this year's first Cycle Connections Cover Bike & Cover Model Search.
Cycle Connections now on Facebook - Make sure to visit our new Facebook page and sign up as a fan to see images of our previous cover pages and check out our Girls of Cycle Connections photo album. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
NEW MAGAZINE FUNCTIONALITY FOR 2010 - All new articles are listed under the New Articles for This Issue section & you can now jump from one article to the next by clicking the Next Page & Prev Page links at the bottom of each article.
2 WHEEL DEALS ONLINE MOTORCYCLE CLASSIFIEDS - Buy and sell your new or pre-owned motorcycles, trailers, parts, accessories and apparel for as low as $9.95 per ad!
Local Rallies & Events - Kansas City - Check out all the rides, rallies & events in the Kansas City and surrounding area!
Local Rallies & Events - All - Take a look at the local rides, rallies & event in your area! |
NEW ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
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1973 Custom Harley-Davison Shovelhead & Cover Model Hannah
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The first time I saw this beautiful Shovelhead was at the 1st Annual Mid-Missouri Bike Rally in Urich, Missouri this past August. While at the rally, Kickstand, the owner of Hellraisers Fabrication in Belton, Missouri told me
he had rebuilt…
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 1973 Custom Harley-Davison Shovelhead
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Owner: Kickstand at Hellraisers
Fabrication City/State: Belton, Missouri
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 Kickstand and His 1973 Custom Harley-Davison Shovelhead
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I've known Kickstand for some time now, and have always admired the work he puts out at his shop in Belton, Missouri.Kickstand is best known for cruising around town on his big bright orange radical chopper he calls Big
Orange. Now, as it ...
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 Behind the Scenes with Hannah
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Our March 2010 cover model is Hannah from Sibley, Missouri. Along with modeling, she is a welder. Yes, that'sright…just like in the movie Flashdance. Hannah's ambitions include owning her own welding shop and doing morewith her artwork.
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.jpg) A Prelude to the 2010 Birmingham Bike Night Season
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We called and e-mailed a bunch of our Bike Night buddies and told them to meet us at the Birmingham RaceCourse to hang out and listen to one of our Bike Night bands, “Sin 69,” who had been booked to play at Club Quincy’s…
By Lynn
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 2010 All-American Motorcycle Show/World of Wheels - Kansas City, Missouri
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During the weekend of February 12-14, Kansas City’s Bartle Hall was the venue for the 50th Annual World of WheelsShow sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts. A special feature of the show each year is the All American Motorcycle…
By Stripe
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 Show Me Bike Show - Sedalia, Missouri
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A good motorcycle show doesn’t have to be held in a huge exhibition hall in the midst of a major metropolis. It doesn’trequire dozens of high-dollar bikes that are never seen on the road. The Sedalia Motorcycle Association…
By Stripe
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 Elephant Ride – Grant, Colorado
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As Vern tells the story, it all started one February day about 30 years ago when he and some others on BMWs encountered some Harley riders in the small Colorado town of Grant. Grant is on U.S. 285, right at the foot …
By Ken Bingenheimer
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 Women in Motorcycling History: Theresa Wallach-Part 2
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Theresa Wallach dreamed of touring North America by motorcycle and in 1947, headed for the United States to fulfill that dream. In two and a half years, she covered over 32,000 miles through Canada, the U.S. and Mexico…
By Louise
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