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Follow Me to the Oyster Run

By John Davis • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

This Sunday is the mother of all Northwest motorcycle events; the 27th Annual Oyster Run in Anacortes, WA. This event draws tens of thousands of motorcyclists who crowd the closed downtown streets to enjoy the sights, music and vendors.
Of course I will be there for the fourth year in a row. I am using [...]



Amazon Launches Motorcycle and ATV Store

By John Davis • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Via Press Release:
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of its Motorcycle & ATV Store (www.amazon.com/motorcycle) – a single shopping destination for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle and ATV parts, accessories and protective [...]



Matt Watkins Wins the 2008 SPANK Rally

By John Davis • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Matt Watkins of Pasco, WA averaged 1,154 miles per day over the course of the 7 day rally. During the rally riders must visit locations selected by the rallymaster and take photographs to prove their visit. This year’s SPANK Rally included combination bonuses where riders were required to visit 2 locations, many located on opposite [...]



E-Z Rider Cafe to Close

By John Davis • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

The E-Z Rider Cafe, located inside Steel Dreams in Burlington, is closing its doors. Sunday, August 10 will be the last day for the long-time favorite of motorcyclists and locals. The closing was announced to employees on Wednesday.
According to some, the increased cost of food and delivery have made the cafe unprofitable causing the owner’s [...]



SPANK Rally ‘08 Bloggers

By John Davis • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Pasco, Washington pro-tem mayor and long-distance motorcyclist Matt Watkins is participating in the 7-day SPANK rally this week and next. Matt has prior rally experience including the 2007 Iron Butt and Utah 1088. Matt is blogging his rally experience as he goes and it makes for some great reading. If you have any interest in [...]