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  • Young Rider, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter
    1120 Young Rider.jpg
  • Claudia and Sante on their Moto Frera's. Missouri, 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1287 Claudia and Sante (Michaels-750...jpg
  • Doug Danger 15-Car jump at ROT. Austin, TX. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 25. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1302 doug danger.jpg
  • The Hanging Tree at the Last Resort, Port Orange, FL. 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.
    1194 The Hanging Tree.jpg
  • 1080 Eyes on the Start.jpg
  • 1044 Sundance Burnout.jpg
  • Rodeo Sunset,National Finals, Vallejo, CA. 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter
    1038 Rodeo Sunset.jpg
  • 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
  • Led Sled Outside New Orleans, LA. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1318 Outside New Orleans.jpg
  • Chrome. Daytona Beach, FL. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1281 Chrome.jpg
  • Biker Wedding, Reliance, TN. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
    1268 Biker Wedding.jpg
  • Jackpine Gypsies' Hillclimb, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
    1169 Jackpine Gypsies' Hillclimb.jpg
  • That's Why We're Here, Sundance, WY. 2002<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.
    1118 That's Why We're Here.jpg
  • Dedicated, 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: "Wheels" is a character.  He lives and breathes Harley-Davidson.  He shows off his tattoo, a gift from a friend, with pride. Our encounter was brief when I made this image as he was selling T-shirts at a roadside stand. I've run into him many times in the years since, and each time when we part, I think "what a character."
    1107 Dedicated.jpg
  • Sloopy, Diablos MC. San Bernadino, CA. 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: An alternate lifestyle swept Sloopy into a legendary club of outlaws. Although, his lifestyle was raucous, violent, drug ridden and outside the law, he had his father's stability. During the most notorious days of his outlaw youth he worked a steady job for 12 years. Despite the drugs, the dealing, and the death of his father, he remained a stalwart member of his ever changing club for 32 years, only leaving for two years during the mid eighties. "They weren't listening or paying attention to the writing on the wall", Sloopy explained. Family ultimately saved him from the fate of many outlaw motorcyclists. His girl friend of 20 years and now his wife for half a decade, Rose, reined him in from the world of constant drug use before he self-destructed.
    1020 Sloopy.jpg
  • Gettin' Down. Pismo Beach, CA. 2016<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2016 Michael Lichter.
    1343 Gettin Down.jpg
  • 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 (Michaels-750...jpg
  • 1261 Kutty & Jamie.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
  • 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
  • Arm in Arm with the Bud Girl. Galveston, TX. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
    1231 Arm in Arm Bud Girl.jpg
  • Riding through Monument Valley, AZ. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.
    1206 Riding Through Monument Valley.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
    1188 Young Couple.jpg
  • We're From Texas, Aladdin, Wyoming, 1996<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Images collide in this one-horse town.
    1153 We're From Texas.jpg
  • 1142 Bandido and Child.jpg
  • 1122 Me and My Shadow.jpg
  • 1101 Backroads.jpg
  • 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
  • 1087 Brian Riding.jpg
  • The Place Your Mother Warned You About. Sturgis, SD. 1996<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.
    1078 The Place Your Mother.jpg
  • 1070 Couple before concert.jpg
  • Drag Race Finals. Sturgis, SD. 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: The drags seem to be different than all other types of motorcycle racing.  For one thing, people that say they have no interest in motorcycle racing seem to love going to the drags.  Even the bike clubs participate.  It’s their chance to put their skill, and machines, on the line against other clubs.
    1022 Drag Race Finals.jpg
  • Al Klein, Pres. Antelope Valley Sundowners. CA. 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Al Klein was president of the Antelope Valley Chapter of the Sundowners Motorcycle Club when I photographed him in his Acton, CA. motorcycle shop.  He may still be the club president but I don't think he still has the shop.  I tried to contact him to send him a print but had no luck; the number has been disconnected and there is no record of the shop.  For a variety of reasons, bikers tend to not leave trails behind them as they move on to a new job or home.  Perhaps, this is why at runs like Sturgis, there is so much excitement on the street as friends greet friends.  It is the one place they know they can find each other.
    1016 Al Klein.jpg
  • Spitting Image. Milwaukee, 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1329 Spitting Image.jpg
  • Daily Maintenance. Burlington, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1323 Daily Maintenance (Michaels-750...jpg
  • Stay Free. On the Road in Kansas. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1300 Stay Free.jpg
  • 1273 Captain America.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
  • Adalberto Roque rides his Knucklehead. Havana, Cuba. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1245 Adalberto.jpg
  • Looking Back. Paul Cox north of Bear Butte. Sturgis, SD. 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Hair flying in the wind, leather and brass, knives and power… Looking back in time to the bandits, pirates, vikings and marauders that crossed the land before.
    1197 Looking Back.jpg
  • Everybody's Talking, Sturgis, SD. 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter.
    1187 Everybody's Talking.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
  • 1067 Laughing SD couple.jpg
  • Main Street from the Tower. Sturgis, SD. 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: Unlike an outlaw motorcycle club, the "Weasels" came together, according to Kim Peterson, one of the founders, as a drinking club with a motorcycle problem.  It grew from a small group in Agoura Hills, CA. into a loose knit organization of fun seekers that can be found all across America as well as in Japan, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Mexico and Ireland.  They're easy to spot, especially if you find yourself in a bar on a Wednesday night, the official Weasel drinking night ("Weasel Wednesday"), and you see a biker in a bright orange T-shirt, a weasel across the chest and a drink in hand.
    1030 The Weasels MC.jpg
  • Main Street from the Tower, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of QUANT. Photo ©YEAR Michael Lichter.
    1027 Main St. from Tower.jpg
  • 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.
    1015 The Kiss.jpg
  • Cool Reflections. Daytona Beach, FL. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
    1337 Cool Reflections (Michaels-750G...jpg
  • Winners Circle. Daytona Bike Week, FL. 2011<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2011 Michael Lichter.
    1330 Winners Circle.jpg
  • 1310 One-way through the Needles.jpg
  • 1294 Friends.jpg
  • Springer, CA. 2013<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2013 Michael Lichter.
    1283 Springer.jpg
  • Original. 1915. Cape Girardeau, MO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1280 original (Michaels-750GB-MacBoo...jpg
  • 1250 The Strip.jpg
  • 1209 Redneck.jpg
  • Seabreeze Bridge, Daytona Beach, FL. 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.
    1193 Seabreeze Bridge.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
  • 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
  • Big Pete, Guy and Marty, Near Sturgis, South Dakota, 1979. Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
    1162 Big Pete, Guy and Marty.jpg
  • Switchback, Iron Mountain Road, Black Hills, SD 1996<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of XXXX. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Some roads just need to be ridden. Iron Mountain Road and, in particular, this serpentine section of it is one of those roads. Complete 360-degree turns raise you in elevation, tunnels cut through rock, pull-offs have spectacular vistas. The time of day doesn’t even matter. Early in the morning, you get the crisp feeling of mountain air with the fresh smell of pine.  By mid-day, you squint as the Dakota sun glares off the road while beating down on your skin. By the end of the day, the air cools and there is magic.
    1158 Switchback.jpg
  • 1151 Backdrop.jpg
  • Sportster Sunset, Sturgis, SD. 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1995 Michael Lichter.
    1149 Sportster Sunset.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
  • Milwaukee Jam, WI., 1998<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.
    1117 Milwaukee jam.jpg
  • 1100 A Hard Man is Good to Find.jpg
  • 1091 Through the turn.jpg
  • 1077 Working the Chip.jpg
  • 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?
    1055 Jesse James.jpg
  • Slingin’ Ink, Sturgis, SD, 1996<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Flash on display, artists at work, machines buzzing. A decision is made that will last a lifetime. They will be open late into the night. The parlor glows, the sun sets, a bike roars down the alley.
    1049 Slinging Ink.jpg
  • Maverick Junction. Riding to Sturgis, 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: Truck stops and cafes help me remember my travels.  The journey blends together in a swirl of images and memories but the truck stop is frozen in my mind. I put four gallons in the tank, park and go in for a chicken fried steak. The waitress’s twang and variations in the menu give me a flavor for the land.
    1042 Maverick Junction.jpg
  • Evan. Humboldt, IA, 1999<br />
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Limited Edition Print. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.
    1018 Evan in Iowa.jpg
  • Parking Lot Burnout, Beulah, WY. 1999r<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1999 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: When that sun drops below the horizon, the temperature cools to near perfect and everyone moves with more life.  This "magic hour" has always been my favorite time to photograph people. They light up and the energy begins to sizzle.  Anything can happen.
    1007 Parking Lot Burnout.jpg
  • Sergio in his shop. Havana, Cuba. 2011<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2011 Michael Lichter.
    1333 Sergio in his shop.jpg
  • Coast-to-coast on a ’36 Knuckle. Outside Grand Junction, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1332 Coast-to-coast on a ’36 Knuckle...jpg
  • 1315 Old Stone Road.jpg
  • 1304 Gawkers.jpg
  • Threesome. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1303 Threesome.jpg
  • Welcome to America. Sturgis, SD. 2012<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2012 Michael Lichter.
    1298 Welcome to America.jpg
  • 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.
    1276 Indian Morning.jpg
  • Panhead Out Back. Bauta, Cuba 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1271 Panhead Out Back.jpg
  • 1270 Sergio Pulls In.jpg
  • Along the Pacific South of Ensenada, Mexico. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1259 Along the Pacific.jpg
  • Smokeout Stage, Rockingham, NC. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1241 Smokeout Stage.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
  • Flag Bike. Milwaukee, WI. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1223 Flag Bike.jpg
  • RENAME - Shorts. The Long Road ride to the Smokeout, TN, USA. May 15, 2009.  Photography ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1221 Shorts.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
  • Come again Mate. Russell Mitchell, Daytona Beach, FL. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 25. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1212 Come Again Mate.jpg
  • Christopher's Flag. Sturgis, SD. 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Christopher’s mother and her husband Al stand beside his flag at the Buffalo Chip’s Healing Field Flag Memorial as Bugles Across America twins Matt and Chas Dickson play taps. We all cry.
    1202 Christopher's Flag.jpg
  • Tommy Heats up the Boot, Daytona Beach, FL. 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.
    1196 Tommy Heats Up the Boot.jpg
  • Drummer's View, Dancing at the Chip, Sturgis, SD. 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Like some sort of an ancient ritual, women got on stage to tantalize the worked up crowd. Many had never been naked in front of strangers before, but somehow, at midnight on a concert stage in the middle of the Black Hills, they choose to perform.
    1182 Drummer's View.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
  • 1171 Snakemouth.jpg
  • 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)
    1157 Tattoo Window.jpg
  • Sharpshooter, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1987
    1137 Sharpshooter.jpg
  • The One and Only, Sturgis, SD, 2001<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2001 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:"There was never anyone like George before and there will never be another one. He was one of the few guys you meet in life that become the one and only.  George had 2 lives, one from before he went to prison (he was there for 9 years), and then one after he got out. After he got out, he appreciated life so much more. He loved motorcycles because that was his way of realizing he was free of the bars that locked him up.  It was riding and partying that meant everything to George, he out rode the riders, he out-partied the partiers." - Billy Lane on George Jupin, 2003<br />
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George Jupin, RIP May 25, 1962 - January 21, 2003
    1127 The One and Only.jpg
  • Kai and Devil's Tower, WY, 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter
    1123 Kai and Devil's Tower.jpg
  • 1114 Celebrity Status.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
  • Gold Tooth, Daytona Beach, FL. 1996<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.
    1086 Gold Tooth.jpg
  • Magoo, Main Street, Sturgis, SD. 1997<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1997 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: Magoo, when not at his shop in Grand Forks, can be found at bike runs all over the country working his tattoo art or just having fun.  The two little dogs inside his leather vest have the meanest growl you can imagine.  Magoo lives the life.
    1079 Magoo.jpg
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