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Rally on the Open Seas
Motorcycle Mojo Magazine, Story by Gwen Roberts // Photos by Gwen & Glenn Roberts A wild ride at the World’s Only Motorcycle Rally on a Cruise Ship™. This past year we were a bit anxious to travel and had been patiently waiting to hear if the High Seas Rally was going to set sail after […]

Diving Into The High Seas Rally
/American Rider Magazine, story and photos by Oliver Touron. Only in America could a seven-day event that brings together riders from around the world be staged on a luxury cruise ship. In late October, we set sail for the Caribbean Sea to participate in the 21st edition of the oddest motorcycle event ever! All aboard […]

High Seas Rally 2022 Featured in Easyriders Magazine
Easyriders photographer Brad Patton and publisher Ray Pelosi put on their pirate attire and joined the 2022 cruise for a week of skullduggery. Dave Nichols’ gives readers the rundown of the ultimate motorcycle vacation! Check out the February 2023 digital issue here: Subscribe to Easyriders and Save! A Message From Easyriders Magazine…. One year […]

Party In The Pasture – Buffalo Chip Celebrates 40 Years
“The people who come here are just the happiest people on the planet. Forty years is far from the end for us. We will keep the party going for all the people who call this place home every year. We’re just getting started.” —Rod Woodruff To think that the ultimate biker party and concert venue […]

The Great American Motorcycle Rodeo
When was the last time you threw your leg over your scooter and rode out to spend the day enjoying everything that the biker lifestyle has to offer? That’s what Motofest was all about. This past July 24th Born To Ride Magazine proudly kickstarted the return of an all-American two-wheeled tradition in the form of […]

Shopping For Harleys Online Just Got Easier
The H-D1 Marketplace, Harley-Davidson’s online shopping experience for pre-owned H-D Certified bikes has become the largest online listing place. Launched in July 2021, H-D1 Marketplace boasts the largest selection of dealer pre-owned H-D motorcycles in the U.S. It is the only place to quickly and easily search through more than 22,000 pre-owned H-D listings from […]

The 81st Sturgis Rally
This year’s 81st Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally took place from Friday, August 6 to Sunday, August 15, and it was a much-needed breath of fresh air for the hundreds of thousands of riders in attendance. We came, we partied our asses off, and lived to tell the tale. Law enforcement officials said that the first […]

Unlock Prizes for More Time Spent On The Open Road
Harley-Davidson is celebrating the summer riding season with a new sweepstakes called the “Let’s Ride Challenge.” They’re hoping to encourage riders to rack up more miles on the road by using the H-D.com app to track miles and complete daily challenges and activities. The more miles cumulatively tracked, the better the prizes. You could even unlock […]
Video: Paul Yaffe & Bagger Nation Have an Announcement to Share
AWESOME NEWS! Paul Yaffe and Bagger Nation are onboard for High Seas Rally ’22, sailing all week as the official presenter of the World’s Only Motorcycle Rally on a Cruise Ship! Paul needs no introduction. He has won just about every major custom show award in the world at least once. On the 2022 cruise, […]

“Biker’s Bible” Returns To Newstands
Easyriders magazine has been known as the “biker’s bible” for over 50 years. Now, thanks to a new partnership, Classic Easyriders will kickstart a new era of interest in motorcycling, drawing on its rich heritage as an integral part of entertaining the biker lifestyle it serves. ER71 the branding and marketing company behind Easyriders, led […]
Catch the Buzz: Free Drinks on High Seas Rally ’22!
The motorcycle world is buzzing about the FIRST-EVER ALL-INCLUSIVE SAILING in High Seas Rally’s awesome history! Our Musicians, Builders & Hosts — including Foghat’s Roger Earl, Cycle Source Magazine’s Chris Callen, HSR Custom Bike Builder Xavier Muriel from Providence Cycle Worx, Born to Ride Magazine’s Dave Nichols, Tom Keefer from Franklin Church Choppers, HSR founder […]

Michael Lichter’s “Motorcycles as Art” Returns to Sturgis 2021
“More Mettle” at the Buffalo Chip Experience the creativity, spirit and personal expression of motorcycle history and the biker culture by visiting the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s “Motorcycles as Art” Exhibition curated annually by legendary motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter. It all happens this August during the Sturgis Rally. This internationally renowned exhibit allows you to explore dozens […]

Harley Debuts New Icons Collection
Harley-Davidson has launched a new Icons Collection, to offer very limited-edition motorcycle models designed to elevate traditional forms and celebrate Americana, either by revisiting classic Harley design themes or by exploring ideas that represent the future of motorcycle style. The Icons Collection will include one or two models annually, with a single production run for […]

High Seas Rally’s Run to the Sun
To celebrate the first major motorcycle rally of spring, each year for the past 80 years, the city of Daytona Beach, Florida becomes a biker heaven on earth for what has become known as Bike Week. This year’s festival of fun took place from March 5th to the 14th. For bikers riding from snowy climes […]

Birth of Bikers Part 11: Marketing the Rebel
There have been relatively few television series focusing on the motorcycle rebel over the years. For a short time in 1969, NBC’s Then Came Bronson filled the bill and many thousands of new bikers were born after watching laconic drifter Jim Bronson (Michael Parks) ride his Harley Sportster through picturesque America. In the 1990s a […]

A Memorable Weekend At Thunder By The Bay
One of the best motorcycle rallies to attend at the beginning of the year is without a doubt Thunder by the Bay in Sarasota, Florida. This event brings in the best of music, vendors, parties, contests, and more. This year, the 23rd Thunder by the Bay took place over February 19th through the 21st at […]

New Harley Touring Bikes for 2021
A trio of hot rod baggers with fresh swagger and new features is part of the collection of special Harley-Davidson Touring motorcycles for 2021. With a slammed stance and muscular Milwaukee-Eight 114 power, the Road King Special, Road Glide Special and Street Glide Special models combine street presence with the long-haul capabilities of the Harley […]

New Harley Softails Are Here
We here at the High Seas Rally are happy that 2021 is here and with it comes the new line of Harley-Davidson Softail model motorcycles. These cruisers combine modern power and technology with authentic American styling to offer a pure riding experience. The Softail models are the most popular Harley cruisers on the road today. […]

Birth of Bikers Part 10: The Rebel in All of Us
Imagine a time before laptop computers and cell phones, a time when most men worked with their hands to earn a living for their families. It was not all that long ago. In 1984 Harley-Davidson was producing its last Shovelhead motors and its first Evolution motors. The oil-leaking, ride-it-and-repair-it world of blue-collar American motorcycles was […]

Valerie Thompson the Queen of Speed
Valerie Thompson is without a doubt the Queen of Speed. She is the world’s fastest female motorcycle streamliner racer, hitting an incredible 328.467mph on the BUB 7 Streamliner motorcycle and is an eight-time Speed Record holder. She is also an inductee in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, a member of numerous 200 MPH Clubs […]

Classic Road Tunes: Your High Seas Rally Playlist
While we are all waiting to get our party on at the High Seas Rally, we want to encourage you to get out there and ride your motorcycles. But today, with so many bikes equipped with stereos, we thought you might like the High Seas Rally Ultimate Road Tunes Playlist to get your ride rockin’. […]

Birth of Bikers Part 8: The Evolution of Harley
(If you’ve missed any of our Birth of Bikers series, click here to catch up.) As we learned in the last thrill-packed installment of Birth of the Bikers, by the late 1970’s, disenfranchised youth on both sides of the Atlantic were riding motorcycles, watching biker movies and enjoying the freedom of being in the wind. No […]

From The Movie “Rough Boys” To Your Garage
You can WIN Paughco’s Gold Chopper!! When biker Blues musician and film maker Charlie Brechtel was coming up with the idea of doing the movie Rough Boys, he had a brainstorm that involved spicing the biker movie up with a side plot involving a long lost golden chopper. The idea was that viewers of the […]

World’s Best Boss Gives Employee Super Surprise
The following article was recently published in Born To Ride magazine and tells the tale of the ultimate Christmas Bonus! Hot on the heels of his success at creating one-of-a-kind custom baggers at Dirty Bird Concepts in Phoenix, Arizona, motorcycle mastermind John Shope came up with the next great idea: the Dirtytail. These Softail-based customs […]