RayGun Wheeler Heading to Hollister Rally Revival

RayGunn Wheeler showing his 200MPH Motorcycle at Hollister Rally

RayGun Wheeler showing his 200MPH Motorcycle

 

Hollister Rally Revival 1st 200MPH Custom Bike

Ray c Wheeler has entered the Hollister Rally Revival Custom Bike Show. This is a daily runner and a Bonneville 200mph turbo custom sled. He is in the Performance Competition Class. This bike also came in 2nd at the Ultimate Builder in Long Beach. Enter your bike at https://custombikeshows.com/.

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It’s Back! Hollister Bringing Back Rally in 2013

Courtesy of Pro Riders Marketing
Wednesday, January 09, 2013

On Monday, January 7, 2013, the Hollister City Council unanimously and enthusiastically voted to bring back the world renowned Fourth of July motorcycle rally for the 2013 season. The reborn event, which has been on hold since 2009, is set to take place on July 5 & 6, 2013.

Hollister Bringing Back Rally in 2013

Hollister Bringing Back Rally in 2013

The American Biker image was born in Hollister Fourth of July weekend in 1947 when a group of rowdy bikers in town for the annual Gypsy Tour event reportedly terrorized the town. The story was picked up by Life magazine who published the iconic photo of a drunken biker sprawled on his bike amid a sea of beer bottles. The exaggeration was further sensationalized in the Marlon Brando pic “The Wild One.”

The image stuck and has become an icon of Americana that lives to this day.

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We Have Your Custom Bikes Right Here… On Pinterest

Custom Bike Shows on Pinterest

Custom Bike Shows on Pinterest

Want to see more pictures of custom bikes? Biker Pros produces the Hollister AMD Qualifier Custom Bike Show, Ultimate Builder, Bike Time Extreme Custom Bike Show and Harley-Davidson’s AMD Invitational Custom Bike Show. Check them out at  [Read more…]

About The Hollister Rally: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Bikers Flying the Freak Flag

Bikers Flying the Freak Flag

Source: Wikipedia
The Hollister riot was an event that occurred at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) sanctioned Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California from July 3-6, 1947.

Many more motorcyclists than expected flooded the small town to watch the annual rallies as well as to socialize and drink. A very few of the motorcyclists got out of control and caused a commotion in the town, although at the end of the event, the damage was considered minor.

The small incident, known afterwards as the Hollister riot, was sensationalized by the press with reports of bikers “taking over the town” and “pandemonium” in Hollister. [Read more…]

Hollister Rally Revived for 2013!

Source: Kollin @ Morgin Hills Time

Hollister Rally Revival is On!

Hollister Rally Revival is On!

The city’s signature tradition is ready for a reawakening after five years in hibernation and gained unanimous support from the Hollister council this week.

Approval of a revived Hollister motorcycle rally was such a foregone conclusion Monday that council members nearly approved the 2013 event before any of the residents packing the council chambers had a chance to speak.

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Get Your Rally On – FACEBOOK

hollister rally revival on Facebook

Hollister Rally Revival on Facebook

The Birthplace of the American Biker – Hollister Rally is ON! July 5 & 6, 2013! Check out the latest Facebook links:

Remember this famous rally? I sure hope you do, now it is back! The events was cancelled in 2009 because it lost hundreds of thousand dollars which required city funding. The reborn Hollister Rally will be held July 5th and 6th 2013. Worldwide Dynamics will be the rally management company, and in charge of organizing vendors and sponsors. Don’t wait, start your engines, and get ready for the best return of Hollister Rally.

Click here to enter your custom sled…

Ridewright Wheels Rolls into Hollister for Bike Show

Biker Pros Signs Ridewright Wheels for Product Awards

Ridewright Wheels

FAT 50 Ridewright Wheels

Biker Pros reports today that Ridewright Wheels is awarding a set of The Original 50 SPOKE “Fat Daddy” Wheel to one lucky contestant at the 2013 Hollister AMD Qualifier Custom Bike Show.

Ridewright Wheels has been on a steep ramp of innovation, customization and market acceptance. Their signature product and best seller is the Fat Daddy spoke wheel, now called the Fat 50.

Their wheels are [Read more…]