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  • Time Travel. Niimi on the '15, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • Lightning Strikes. Kid Rock plays the Buffalo Chip. Sturgis, SD. 2013<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2013 Michael Lichter.
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  • Boondocks. Black Hills, SD. 1997<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1997 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: I came across Boondocks late one night in the hills.  Riding around a corner in the middle of nowhere, the beautiful neon appeared in the distance.  A burger and shake called.
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  • Happy Times. Billy on the '19. Sturgis, SD, 2019<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • On the Edge. San Felipe, Mexico. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: The NoCal invasion - Choppers do it in the dirt at Ruben's Campo during the El Diablo Run.
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  • Jesse James. Daytona Beach, FL. 2000<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2000 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: The '60s movie “Endless Summer” comes to mind. It's a classic, just like Jesse.  I could see him in the movie, swapping bikes for surfboards and searching the world for the perfect ride, only to be happy to get back home where it can't get any better.  The movie inspired many to follow their passion. Isn’t that Jesse?
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  • Home on the Range. Sturgis, SD. 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: A bike, a tent, and the open plains.  You and the elements.  Motorcycling teases us with the freedom to be on the road, stop when and where you want to, and slow down and experience the world first hand.  Janice Joplin comes to mind; "Freedom's just another name when you've got nothing left to lose".
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  • Chrome. Daytona Beach, FL. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • Blastoff, Hog Drags, Humboldt, IA. 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: They say piloting a top fuel bike feels like a rocket taking off. The heavy leather suit is pulled on and a titanium breastplate protects from possible disaster. The motor has been tuned, tested and tested again. At the starting line, pilot in the saddle, the crew goes through the checklist and the engine starts.  In an instant, it flies through space.
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  • The Kiss. Deadwood, SD. 1993<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1993 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: There is nothing like taking a ride with your love.  No other public moment, even dancing, puts a man and woman so close. The wind in your face and exposed to the elements, hard pavement just below. The bond tightens.
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  • Indian Morning, Shinya on his 1915, WA. 2012<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2012 Michael Lichter.
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  • 1915 HD 11-F Twin, Chatanooga, TN. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
    1340 1915 HD 11-F Twin.jpg
  • Excelsior Line-Up. Chattanooga, TN. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 25. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
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  • Sergio Morales. Havana Cuba, 2011<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2011 Michael Lichter.
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  • 1920's Harley JD. Daytona Beach, FL. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
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  • Riding through Monument Valley, AZ. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.
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  • Hold On. The Burnout Pit at SBB, Myrtle Beach, SC. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Hold On (he said!). I swear, this girl had never been on a bike in her life!!!
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  • Blue Night, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.
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  • Cool Reflections. Daytona Beach, FL. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
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  • Racing back to Sturgis. SD 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nuclear Burn Out, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Being at the track is otherworldly.  I get in close as the tires burn out, the crack of the throttle exceeds what my eardrums can withstand and the rear tire pelts molten rubber all over me and my lenses. The nitro-methane makes me choke and my eyes flood with tears.  Add to this the hundred-degree temperatures and strong sun burning my skin. We love it and that’s why we keep going back for more.
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  • Storm Rider. North of Sturgis, SD. 1993<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1993 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: The torrential downpour burst in the middle of a concert at a ranch in the hills just north of Sturgis.  Most people stayed put, but some went for it.  The rain turned to hail and and it hurt.  People laugh as they recall being caught like this and the feeling that goes with it.  Like getting punched in the face and wet going right to your core.  It’s anything but funny when you’re in it.
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  • Riding to the Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1992<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1992 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:Looking back to the earlier days of the Buffalo Chip, it seemed you really were just riding out to a field filled with Buffalo Chips. It was an out-of-town alternative to Main Street and it filled the void left by the closing of City Park. after 1982. There weren’t big lines of traffic, turn signals, big signs nor big sponsors, but you always knew you would have a big time. You just didn't know what kind a a big time that would be.
    1145 Riding to the Buffalo Chip.jpg
  • Pan-Trio. New Smyrna Beach, FL. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Line Up. Sturgis, SD. 1993<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1993 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: I’ve always loved the compressed look that a long lens gives to a line of bikes. Their wonderful paint and convoluted chrome reflections reflecting each other.  The bikes are like raw materials waiting to be abstracted into color, shape and form.
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  • Ready for Takeoff. Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.
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  • After the Storm - Riding to the Drags in Belle Fourche, SD. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: In 1979, there was flat track racing and hill climbs, but there was no drag strip in Sturgis.  If you wanted to see Pete Hill drag race his Knuckle, you had to ride to Belle Fourche.  It was questionable whether they would be racing on this day as the group of bikers mostly from Boulder left Sturgis’ City Park campground.  Half way to the track, the skies began to clear.  A rainbow appeared just as the sun made the wet pavement and prairie grasses glow.  Free spirits crossed the “Great West”.
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  • The Journey, Custer State Park, SD. 2000<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2000 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:A number of years ago, Harley-Davidson ran a great ad campaign headlined, "It's the Journey, not the Destination." On my bike, the phrase comes to mind like a mantra. Shedding the protective cage, bikers become one with the environment. There’s no sound insulation or climate control separating you from out there. You become one with the stifling heat and one with the freezing cold. You become the road and the destination drifts away.
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