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  • Lovers, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1980's
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  • Stoned. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Coming at You, I-90, South Dakota, 1994
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  • Like a Rolling Stone. Lusk, WY. 1982<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:"How does it feel<br />
To be on your own<br />
With no direction home<br />
Like a complete unknown<br />
Like a rolling stone?"<br />
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"Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan, 1965
    1131 Like a Rolling Stone.jpg
  • Bike Bash at the Iron Horse on Main, Daytona Beach, FL. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Tangled Up. Daytona Beach, FL. 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1986 Michael Lichter.
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  • Threesome. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • What's Up? Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1265 whats up.jpg
  • Laughing. Pederstrup, Denmark 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1255 Laughing Pederstrup.jpg
  • Old Man by the Sea. England 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1248 Old Man by the Sea.jpg
  • 70's Portrait, 2-Wheelers Steak Fry. CO. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1240 70's Portrait.jpg
  • Tattoo Flash. Sturgis, SD. 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.
    1235 Tattoo Flash.jpg
  • Cowboy on the boardwalk. Daytona Beach, FL. ~1985<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1985 Michael Lichter.
    1234 Cowboy on the Boardwalk.jpg
  • Rudi. Sturgis, SD. 1988<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1988 Michael Lichter.
    1233 Rudi.jpg
  • Hell on Wheels,.2-Wheelers Steak Fry near Kittredge, CO. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1220 Hell on Wheels.jpg
  • Bike Wash, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1189 Bike Wash.jpg
  • Young Couple on Dresser, City Park, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©XXXX Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: BLURB
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  • Tattoo Parlour, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1980
    1186 Tattoo Parlor.jpg
  • High Bars at the Oasis, Sturgis, SD. 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
    1185 High Bars at the Oasis.jpg
  • Unique Waterbeds, I-90, Wyoming, 1984
    1180 Unique Waterbeds.jpg
  • Grudge Racing Near Bear Butte, Sturgis, SD. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description:   No centerline on Highway 79 as the bikes burn rubber past Bear Butte. Crazy John gets the hole shot, and Happy Smith watches just a few feet to the right. A blown piston ends the fun, but at least I survive a high speed wobble racing back to town. No Broken Spoke, No Buffalo Chip, Can you imagine riding this section of road and not worrying about cops in every direction?
    1179 Grudge Racing.jpg
  • Bikers National Anthem, Steppenwolf plays the Hills, Sturgis, SD. 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1987  Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: All for fun, fun for all. Can we laugh together and laugh at each other anymore?
    1177 John Kay & Steppenwolf.jpg
  • Harass the Police, Sturgis, SD 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: All for fun, fun for all. Can we laugh together and laugh at each other anymore?
    1176 Harass the Police.jpg
  • Moto Madonna on I-90. SD, 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1175 Moto Madonna.jpg
  • Street Gawkers, Junction and Main, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1991
    1172 Street Gawkers.jpg
  • Still Downtown, Sturgis, SD, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1166 Still Downtown.jpg
  • Nighttime at the Night Owl, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1165 Nighttime at the Night Owl.jpg
  • Downtown at Ingalls, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1164 Downtown at Ingalls.jpg
  • Stylin' on Main, Sturgis, SD, 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
    1161 Stylin' on Main.jpg
  • Just for Fun, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Tattoo Window, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: “Crazy Ace was one of those people that put tattooing on the map, he was a pioneer. He was one of the first artists, along with Mr. Tramp, that set up in Sturgis.  I owe him a lot; he always helped me out in the early days. There was always a place reserved for my studio in the back of his tattoo area somewhere on Main Street and he would always have a whole lot of girls lined up ready to be photographed when I got there.  He’s still an infamous tattoo artist and he’s a biker. He even had a full chrome plated Harley-Davidson, just about everything on it was chrome: gas tank, fenders, everything.  I met him through Mr. Tramp in Texas where he and Tramp were members of a bike club. At one time, he had a motorcycle and tattoo shop in Richmond, Virginia.  Then he started promoting some of the first tattoo conventions around.  He worked here in the States for years but for now, as far as North America is concerned, Crazy Ace is staying well north of the border in Canada where he’s a citizen.”<br />
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Billy Tinney, Easyriders Photographer and Editor of Tattoo Matazine, 2003 (Crazy Ace died in 2010)
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  • Knucklehead Couple, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1988.
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  • Flashback, All Harley Drags, Sturgis, SD, 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
    1138 Flashback, All Harley Drags.jpg
  • Sturgis Drug, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1986 Michael Lichter.
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  • Chatanooga Charlie. Sturgis, SD, 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1986 Michael Lic
    1135 Chattanooga Charlie.jpg
  • Riding Alongside Mr. Tramp, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1130 Riding Alongside Mr. Tramp.jpg
  • FTW, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:Giving someone the finger like this in 1981 was outrageous, but then I wasn’t the focus of any anger. This was just someone’s saying “Fuck The World; I’m doing my own thing.
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  • Wedding Dress, Sturgis, SD. 1982<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:Riding in the wind and elements, so close to the edge, bikers feel life. They are passionate about their bikes, their riding, their partying, their love.
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  • Old Guard, Daytona Beach, FL. 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1986 Michael Lichter.
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  • Hells Angels Funeral. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1095 Hells Angels Funeral.jpg
  • The Bad Barbies. Bonneville Salt Flats, UT. 1989<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1989 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: The Easyriders’ Streamliner broke the world's land speed record at 322 mph and seven beautiful women who call themselves the "Bad Barbies" appeared out of nowhere. The Bonneville Salt Flats are surreal, but I still wonder who were these women and where did they come from?
    1092 The Bad Barbies.jpg
  • Screamin', SOS M/C party, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1988
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  • Jethro, SOS M/C, at the track, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1987
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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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  • Heat Cells Burn in Rain, Sturgis, SD, 1982<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: As the Sturgis rally grew and bikers came from further away, the event ran longer.  The craziness that used to be concentrated into two or three days spread out over ten.  When people ask what it was like in the early 80's, I have a lot of stories to offer or I can sum it up by randomly saying “Heat Cells Burn in Rain.”
    1061 Heat Cells Burn.jpg
  • City Streets, New York City, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: People relate to the world through the things they do.  When Easyriders published a group of photos I took of a bike club riding around New York City back in 1981, bikers seemed to notice it.  Maybe it was because they weren't as common in the city then as they are now (they didn't have McDonalds in New York City then either) as we saw from all the stares we got as we rode through traffic.  For years, people commented to me how they enjoyed seeing those pictures of New York, almost as if they had never seen pictures of the City before.
    1033 City Streets.jpg
  • Sportster John & Arlene’s Wedding. Evergreen, CO. 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: When Sportster John and Arlene married in Eldorado Springs, CO, the big question was would he still be “Sportster John” even though his bride surprised him with keys to a brand new “Wideglide.” As part of the festivities, we rode to the Little Bear in Evergreen but clouds moved in and we moved out.  The moniker lasted.  The marriage didn’t.
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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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  • Lori Dalton Off the Line. 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: I was impressed.  There was something about the way Lori sat so nimbly on her 500 pound Harley-Davidson, feet barely touching the ground with eyes peering ahead awaiting the green light.  With the crack of her wrist, she lifted the front end off the ground and drove the power to the back tire, twisting and contorting it as it gripped the asphalt to propel her down the strip.
    1013 Off the Line.jpg
  • 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”.
    1001 After The Storm.jpg
  • Another World, New York, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
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  • Monster Wrestling. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
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  • Hanging out at Lake Perry. KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1237 Hanging out at Lake Perry.jpg
  • The Pit. New York City. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Cigarettes - 75 cents a pack & you could smoke wherever you want. That was 1981 & sums up what life was like in America when I did my first story on the Big Apple for Easyriders. Not that I smoke or did smoke, but it sort of sums up the changes we’ve been through in 30 years.
    1236 The Pit.jpg
  • Late Night at Rudy's. Sturgis. SD. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1230 Late Night at Rudys.jpg
  • Crash, City Park. Sturgis, SD, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
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  • Faces, City Park. Sturgis, SD. 1980<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1980 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: City Park was a world of its own, a protective sanctuary for many. Inside its gates, little existed beyond. Such an odd collection of personalities, backgrounds, and faces. The heart of America.
    1170 Faces.jpg
  • Blowin’ in the Wind, I-90, SD. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1167 Blowin' in the Wind.jpg
  • Sharpshooter, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1987
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  • Up in Flames, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1982<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:This is what ended it for City Park. The campers were so fed up with the Porta-lets not being emptied and overflowing that they took matters into their own hands. The years of camping and the parties were over. By 1983, it was chained and locked forever.
    1132 Up In Flames.jpg
  • Helmet Protest, Daytona Beach, FL. 1985<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1985 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:You feel a different kind of strength when you ride a motorcycle and when you ride in a pack, that strength becomes sheer power.  You are seen, your voice is heard and you feel invincible.<br />
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After years of protest, hard work and lobbying, on July 1, 2000, the law was changed so that it was no longer mandatory for bikers to wear a helmet in Florida.
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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.
    1082 Blue Night.jpg
  • Street Portrait, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
    1081 Street Portrait.jpg
  • Shovelhead in the Rain, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1987<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1987 Michael Lichter.
    1069 Shovelhead in Rain.jpg
  • Ghost Rider, WY 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Sometimes, when you're out riding alone, you find yourself side by side with another rider without knowing who they are, where they come from or where they're going.  I figured this person was also heading to Sturgis in 1981, but I’ll never know for sure.  I doubt he has any idea this photo exists; just a scribbled note about a moment in time. With a little nod, I pulled off for gas never to know his identity.
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  • Under the Thames, London England, 1985<br />
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Limited Edition Print. Photo ©1985 Michael Lichter<br />
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The Story: This picture could almost be taken anywhere but the double-decker bus gives it away.  Included in this group of bikers was a friend, Dr. Maz Harris, a founding member of the Kent Chapter of the Hells Angels, England. Maz and I traveled together for a couple of weeks through England that year and the next year, we took another couple of weeks together in France.  Like most English bikers, Maz's bike was his only means of transportation. For years, he rode hard and fast twelve months a year, rain, sleet or occasionally, in the sunshine. I loved his deep voice, his strange humor and his quick wit.
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  • Burning Bike, Freedom Rally. Humboldt, IA. 1985<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1985 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: In the mid-1980's, the economy was lagging and Harley had just come out of near bankruptcy. There were T-shirts, pins and bumper stickers with anti-Japanese slogans and bike bashes where, for a buck, you could take a sledgehammer to a Honda to take out your aggressions. After they got tired of banging this one, it was hung by a noose and torched.
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  • End of an Era, City Park Drags. Sturgis, SD. 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print. Photo ©1993 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: City Park was the place to be.  There were few options so Sturgis was kind enough to turn the park over to bikers with a laissez faire attitude, so long as what was done in the park stayed in the park and nobody got hurt.  We were all there just to ride and have fun but by today’s standards, it got a little out of hand.  There was a lot of drinking and drugs.  Women would climb up on top of a camping bus and in no time, a huge cheering crowd was there to watch the graphic displays.  Late at night, spontaneous drag racing would erupt in the narrow lane-ways between the tents and there was the occasional crackle of gunfire.  The townspeople said they hated what went on although enough of them parked on the main road and watched from a distance.  Somehow, the police never came into the park, at least they weren’t supposed to.  It was like a safe haven.  We knew that if you made it past the gate, we were safe.  <br />
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It didn’t take much to shut down the park.  When campers, upset that the portable toilets weren't being taken care of decided to torch them, that was it.  The next year, the park was closed to camping.
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  • Jef Pearce with his 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead restored in the 1980s by his wife’s uncle Tony. Tony rode this bike that is now called “Uncle Tony’s Bike” coast to coast to clear his head after returning from the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. Setup day at the Congregation Show in Charlotte, NC. USA. Friday April 13, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jef Pearce's 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead restored in the 1980s by his wife’s uncle Tony. Tony rode this bike that is now called “Uncle Tony’s Bike” coast to coast to clear his head after returning from the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. Setup day at the Congregation Show in Charlotte, NC. USA. Friday April 13, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jef Pearce with his 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead restored in the 1980s by his wife’s uncle Tony. Tony rode this bike that is now called “Uncle Tony’s Bike” coast to coast to clear his head after returning from the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. Setup day at the Congregation Show in Charlotte, NC. USA. Friday April 13, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jef Pearce with his 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead restored in the 1980s by his wife’s uncle Tony. Tony rode this bike that is now called “Uncle Tony’s Bike” coast to coast to clear his head after returning from the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. Setup day at the Congregation Show in Charlotte, NC. USA. Friday April 13, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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