Beantown Baggers

Glossy paint, black powdercoat, polished chrome, massively raked front ends, sprung seats and countless cans of orange spray paint punctuated Motoblot 2016. While most of those items seem to be standard for a bike rally, the orange spray-paint really should stand out. This is the second time that we have seen the bagger below. When we approached the proud owner of this well-loved bagger, we immediately asked if he had been at Sturgis in the past few years. He rattled […]

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Participating in an event such as Laconia Motorcycle week that has existed the better part of a century is equal parts reliving traditions of years past and creating experiences about which you will reminisce for years to come. This year’s Laconia Motorcycle Week rally was no exception with one minor difference, the weather was almost perfect! Laconia is known to many as “Laconia Rain Week” or “the week that hydrates all”. And while all bikers appreciate the lush landscapes that […]

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As we approach the final and best weekend for the 93 annual Laconia Motorcycle week, Beantown Baggers would like to share our Top 10 list of things to do on the final weekend of Laconia! 10. 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday – Get a free Beantown Baggers Shirt or Pin (for the first 100 people) on Weirs. We have partnered with Progressive to bring you the best Laconia Coverage again and we will be camped out at The Progressive […]

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There’s something wrong about the guilt I felt this past weekend celebrating bikes built by non-American manufacturers. I am a proud flag waving American who for over a decade has been riding Harley’s almost exclusively. I pride myself on riding a great American Motorcycle and representing the strongest American brand. At times I have contemplated testing Indians or Victory Motorcycles with the justification that they are created under the protective canopy of the stars and stripes but my tastes and […]

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The most amazing aspect of the motorcycle industry is the constantly changing styles of bikes and unending evolution of the riding subculture. Motorcycles are equal parts rolling works of art mixed with state of the art engineering and a heavy dash of freedom that makes the pastime one of the most recognizable in the United States. Over the years we have seen custom motorcycles take different shapes from choppers with raked front ends, café racers that prided themselves on hitting […]

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One of our favorite old trends that has experienced a rebirth in 2014 is the mini-bagger. Most of the time these are Dynas (and even Sporties) that are redone with some great aftermarket bags, mini apes or motocross bars.  They are the perfect synthesis of a long ride bagger with a flickable bar hopper.  The aggressive performance stance allows the rider to blast out for a 300 mile day of twisties and finish at a remote campsite with all the gear you […]

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Some of us at BTB have a healthy obsession with vintage motorcycles and namely those of the WWII era.  There is something about getting the one step closer to the reliving of those days, though you know you’ll never actually be able to do so.  To think the dirt on the floor boards is from an American twenty-three year old who after listening to the world news on the radio about the German invasion got on this motorbike, left the farm in […]

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Some days the riding just should simply never end. Somebody recently said they experienced a feeling, circumstance, moment that was so moving that she would like to bottle it and carry it with her.  If anything ever goes against a better plan, she could open that bottle and for a brief time, she would relive the amazing moment preserved for all time in that bottle.  If only Friday May 9, 2014 fit in a bottle – I’d have a new […]

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Some days you ride forever, fighting through traffic, hitting every light imaginable. Then when you’re about to give up, turn around and go home, the entire world opens up to a scenic, wide open country road capped off by a breathtaking sunset over Lake Geneva. 100 miles of lousy roads makes you appreciate the 60 miles of amazing riding! Great day for a ride – wouldn’t have it any other way. Yesterday’s ride to Lake Geneva Wisconsin had a few great […]

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Updated The Day of the ride: Stop #1: After 28 Miles for a morning piss and smoke on Gloucester Beach.  We’ll only be stopped for ~15 minutes Stop #2: Fuel Station on NH 107 Stop 3: Woodpeckers and Mad River Tavern (New Hampshire 49, Campton, NH 03223) – Lunch and Gas down the road Stop 4: Portsmouth Brewery in Portsmouth, NH The first White Knuckle 300 was such a huge success that we are doing it again!  Take a look […]

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Date: June 30, 2027 Time: 2:47 EST Location: Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar in New Orleans Louisiana The last 24 hours and 37 minutes have been a brutal test of my will, and drive to accomplish something that has never yet been done. But now I ready myself for celebratory ale after completing the first ever Ironbutt 1,500 without taking a single stop. The stars had to align with months of preparation for this ride. Caffeine was struck from my diet […]

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I spend hours and gallons searching for my way home. Home is not four walls and a roof. Rather, it is the feeling that I get when stumbling upon the best riding conditions imaginable. For some people home is a serene morning right when the prior night’s dew begins to burn off the ground under a slow warming rising sun. For others it is the scorching heat of the midwest as they make their way to Sturgis during a hazy early August day. Juxtapose are those who […]

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