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  • City Park Days. Mouse and Kim. Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
    1336 City Park Days.jpg
  • Ripped and Ready. Sturgis, SD. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1327 Ripped and Ready.jpg
  • Hugs at FTS. Sturgis, SD. 2013<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2013 Michael Lichter.
    1319 Hugs at FTS.jpg
  • Kat and Kiyo's wedding, Silverado, CA. 2013<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2013 Michael Lichter.
    1282 Kiyo’s wedding before Born Free...jpg
  • Another World, New York, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1269 Another World 2.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
  • Flag Girl. Silverado, CA. 2017<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2017 Michael Lichter.
    1342 Flag Girl.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.
    1338 Pan-Trio (Michaels-750GB-MacBoo...jpg
  • FTS Wrestler. Sturgis, SD. 2013<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2013 Michael Lichter.
    1331 FTS Wrestler.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Strong-Arm. Myrtle Beach, SC. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
    1208 Strong Arm.jpg
  • Offset. Roger Goldammer on the Bonneville Salt Flats, UT 2006<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2006 Michael Lichter.
    1203 Offset.jpg
  • 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.
    1199 On the Edge.jpg
  • On the Road to Vegas. Billy Lane, NM. 2004<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.
    1198 On the Road to Vegas.jpg
  • Sunset at the Ironhorse Burnout Pit, Ormond Beach, FL. 2002<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2002 Michael Lichter.
    1195 Sunset at the Ironhorse.jpg
  • 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
  • Riding Into the Weir's, Laconia, NH, 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:It builds up all week.  By late afternoon Thursday, bikes are overheating and backed up over a mile waiting to get into the Weir’s.  They turn their engines off and coast down the long hill along the Lobster Pound.  They tell stories and jokes.  Visitors and locals line this gauntlet as they cheer, heckle and taunt. Occasionally their cries are answered with a burnout or dropped top.  It is part of their week and part of the fun.
    1105 Riding Into the Weirs.jpg
  • Models on Break, Daytona Beach, FL., 1992<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1992 Michael Lichter
    1039 Models on Break.jpg
  • Busted, Daytona Beach, FL. 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: Daytona Beach’s version of the welcome wagon!  The Police cite you for loud pipes, high bars, low seats, showing too much skin or photographing too much skin.  The guy in the window of the bar is just acting out the shared feelings of everyone on the street.
    1035 Busted in Daytona.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
  • 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
  • High Pipes. Denver, CO. 2011<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2011 Michael Lichter.
    1325 High Pipes.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
  • Long Road to the Smokeout. TN, USA. May 15, 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1320 Long Road to the Smokeout.jpg
  • Kiwi at the Showdown. Sturgis, SD. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1317 Kiwi at the Showdown (Michaels-...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.
    1313 Bike Bash at the Iron Horse on ...jpg
  • Tire Jumble, Daytona Beach, FL. 2015<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2015 Michael Lichter.
    1312 Tire Jumble.jpg
  • Tangled Up. Daytona Beach, FL. 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1986 Michael Lichter.
    1306 Tangled Up.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
  • Freedom & Liberty. Trent at Born Free. CA. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1296 Freedom and Liberty.jpg
  • Andy and Thomas ride to the Pacific. MC Cannonball, CO. 2014<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2014 Michael Lichter.
    1279 Eastern Colorado.jpg
  • Parts & His Son. Chillicothe, OH 1993<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©1993 Michael Lichter.
    1266 Parts & His Son.jpg
  • The Strand during Lone Star. Galveston, TX. 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1258 The Strand during Lone Star.jpg
  • Branded. Laconia, NH. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1254 Branded.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
  • Beat. On the El Diablo, Ensenada, Mexico.  2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1210 Beat.jpg
  • 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!!!
    1205 Hold On.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
  • Crash, City Park. Sturgis, SD, 1981<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1981 Michael Lichter.
    1173 Crash.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
  • 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
  • Commotion at Gunners, Sturgis, SD, 1990<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1990 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story:“In the old days you went on a run and it was a run.  You didn't know if some guy in a pick up truck would pull up alongside and blow you off the road like in the movie, run you off the road, if a truck driver could run over you, or you'd end up in jail because you were a biker and you were probably carrying drugs and maybe a gun.  And when you got there you wouldn't know if a club would beat you half to death or if you'd get arrested by the citizens because you beat up some people in a bar.  There were lots of things going on at that time that made it much more of an adventure.  It's still an adventure to ride to Sturgis.”<br />
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From an interview with Keith Ball, Bikernet.com, (then editor of Easyriders Magazine), June, 1991
    1140 Commotion at Gunners.jpg
  • Sturgis Drug, Sturgis, South Dakota, 1986<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1986 Michael Lichter.
    1136 Sturgis Drug.jpg
  • 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
  • Bea, Puppy's Pig Roast, Whitewood, South Dakota, 1991<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1991 Michael Lichter
    1121 Bea, Puppy's Pig Roast.jpg
  • Bobber at the Bar & Lounge, Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter<br />
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The Story:With its powerful direct flash, I’m reminded of old newspaper and police evidence photographs from the 40’s or 50’s. It looks like it could have been taken during the Hollister incident of 1947, but this was Sturgis 1979 when Gunners Lounge was at the center of it all. Funny - I feel too young to have taken it.
    1119 Bobber at the Bar & Lounge (Mic...jpg
  • Property of Paul. Main Street, Sturgis, SD, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter<br />
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Description: When I first got my “Property Of” buckle, I hated it.  I wasn’t going to wear it so it hung on the back of my chair for 3 weeks. I got the impression that this guy thought he owned me and controlled me but I knew I was a single, independent woman and I wasn’t anybody’s property.  My man wasn’t happy. I didn’t understand that it meant more to him to give me that Buckle than to give me a diamond ring. <br />
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Eventually, I started getting to know more people and realized that if you wore the buckle, you were more respected by the brothers in the club.  It also provides protection, to a certain degree, because people realize you are with a club and they leave you alone.<br />
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I have been wearing my buckle for almost six years now. I feel naked without it.  It’s a part of me and I wear it with pride.  <br />
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Donna on “Property,” 2003
    1096 Property of Paul.jpg
  • Flying the Flag, I-90, South Dakota, 1994. Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.
    1073 Flying the Flag.jpg
  • Zeke, Sturgis, 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:  As a club brother underwent chemotherapy for cancer, Zeke shaved his head to let him know he wasn’t alone. It helped. The brother’s negative and self-conscious attitude turned around. Three years later, he was in remission and doing great. Zeke has long since grown his hair back.
    1048 Zeke.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
  • 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.
    1034 Boondocks.jpg
  • Crud, Gary and Their Mom, Mary. Clarinda, 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: Clarinda, Iowa is only a few hours from Humboldt so after the Freedom Rally, I stopped to visit Crud and his family.  They were all there when I arrived; his mom Mary, brother Gary (still in uniform from his job at the jail,) kids, in-laws and grandchildren.  We went out back under the large shade tree where it was cooler. Mary surrounded by her two sons, the 1%er and the jailer - She couldn’t be more proud.
    1019 Crud, Gary & Mary.jpg
  • Early Morning. City Park, Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: I arrived in Sturgis for my first bike week too late to see the lay of the land but just in time for the all night party that happened every night in City Park.  This then was my first morning in Sturgis.  I woke up not having slept much and assessed the damages, both internally and externally.  What sort of toll did the party take?  There was drag racing down the narrow pavement between the tents, there were campfires, wildness until all hours of the morning and a dreamlike recollection of police cars with lights flashing, screaming through the park in the middle of the night.
    1008 Early Morning.jpg
  • Just Married, Sturgis. SD. 1994<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: I was just an innocent bystander as this wedding procession rode down Main Street.  Is there a side of everyone that wishes they were as unconventional as this couple appears to be?
    1003 Just Married.jpg
  • Joe from Jokers. Silverado, CA. 2016<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2016 Michael Lichter.
    1344 Joe from Jokers.jpg
  • Cracked Cases. Shinya on the Road. Lawton, OK. 2010 <br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
    1335 Cracked Cases (Michaels-750GB-M...jpg
  • Stoned. Lake Perry, KS. 1984<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1984 Michael Lichter.
    1308 Stoned.jpg
  • Smokin’ Hot. Sturgis, SD. 2010<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 21. Photo ©2010 Michael Lichter.
    1291 Smokin' Hot.jpg
  • 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.
    1275 Time Travel (Michaels-750GB-Mac...jpg
  • Iladio in his shop. Bauta, Cuba 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1256 Iladio.jpg
  • Birthplace of the American Biker. Johnny's Bar, Hollister, CA. 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
    1244 Birth Place.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
  • On the Horn, Sturgis, SD. 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 20. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.
    1239 On the Horn.jpg
  • 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
  • Got Balls? Laconia, NH. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1228 Got Balls.jpg
  • Tokyo Tattoo, Japan 2007<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2007 Michael Lichter.
    1226 Tokyo Tattoo.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
  • Sobrino in his home shop. Havana, Cuba 2009<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2009 Michael Lichter.
    1218 Sobrino.jpg
  • Sopotnicks Bar at the Cabbage Patch. Samsula, FL. 2008<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 30. Photo ©2008 Michael Lichter.
    1216 Spotnicks at the Cabbage Patch.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
  • Larry Rides, Daytona Beach, FL. 2004<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2004 Michael Lichter.
    1204 Larry Rides.jpg
  • On Fire, Paul Yaffe in Sundance. WY. 2003<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©2003 Michael Lichter.
    1200 On Fire.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
  • 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
  • Choppers at Junction and Main, Sturgis, SD, 1979<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1979 Michael Lichter.<br />
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Description: Where is everybody? The busiest corner in Sturgis on the busiest day of the rally. Rossini went on to create his famous tattoo parlor in the barber shop. While Rossini died in 2003 and the building was eventually scraped, but it’s still the best corner to watch the scene. Enough time has passed that the look has come back - the long front ends, metal flake, pull back bars, maybe just not the Honda chopper.
    1168 Choppers at Junction & Main.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rooming House, Weirs Beach, Laconia, NH., 1995<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1982 Michael Lichter.
    1111 Rooming House.jpg
  • Milwaukee Cool, Harley's 95th Reunion, WI, 1998<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1996 Michael Lichter.
    1110 Milwaukee Cool.jpg
  • 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.
    1108 Wedding Dress.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
  • Staging before the Start, Sturgis, SD, 1994<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1997 Michael Lichter.
    1085 Staging Before the Start.jpg
  • 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
  • Masked Woman, Main Street, Sturgis, SD, 1994<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: You never know what you may see on Main Street.  It’s intriguing, and odd at times.  It’s like a show, but don't bring the kids.  Can you help but wonder what they're doing the other 364 days a year?
    1066 Masked Woman.jpg
  • Cowboys and Bikers, Sundance, Wyoming, 1994<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.
    1064 Cowboys and Bikers.jpg
  • Needles Highway Slot, Black Hills, 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: During the Sturgis Rally, the bikes become part of the scenery.  I ride the steep, windy roads and pull over repeatedly to scamper up embankments, crawl into ditches or straddle double yellow lines in hopes that a pack, or perhaps a single bike will come through a tunnel, across a bridge or into a rocky slot to complete my vision.
    1052 Needles Highway Slot.jpg
  • Bikes Across the Plains. I-90, WY. 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: The plains glisten in the bright western sun while bikes and a dotted line converge in the distance.  A "Stonehenge" like shadow from the overpass marks the land.
    1040 Bikes Across the Plains.jpg
  • Suzuki, President Solo Angels MC. Tijuana, Mexico. 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: Suzuki liked the glorified hogs, but not the pretentious attitudes of the riders. Although he had none of the trappings of his fellow riders; no money, no Harley, and limited budget for food and drink, he rode along. His nature was different though. He was wild, enjoyed a good drunk and a fistfight. He chased the women, and wore his rags with pride. He soon tired of the Road Angels style and quit. Ultimately he started his own club the Solo Angels. He worked odd jobs for six years and saved for his first and last Harley. In 1968 Suzuki bought a used Sportster and built his first chopper. He raked the frame, extended the front-end, built a set of long upswept fishtails and mounted them to a tall and sharp as a knife sissybar. He dug up the first coffin gas tank to be seen south of the border, bolted on a set of tall buckhorn handlebars and got the most radical paint job in the city. He set the ramshackle town on fire every time he blew through. After almost thirty years, he's still straddling the same machine with his colors. It has been his one and only, his true love. <br />
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By K. Randall Ball, from an interview with Suzuki
    1029 Suzuki, President.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.
    1028 Sportster John.jpg
  • JR, Sons of Silence MC National President,  Colorado, 1997<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 15. Photo ©1997 Michael Lichter.
    1026 JR Portrait.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
  • Flames - Parked at the Oasis. 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: For years, Rat and his buddies parked their flamed choppers seemed to have reserved parking in front of the Oasis Bar. If Rat wasn’t sitting watching the crowds right out front, you knew you could find him inside.
    1011 Flames.jpg
  • iTouch the Wall. Washington DC., Memorial Day, 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: Spirits run high in the Pentagon parking lot on Memorial Day. Tens of thousands of motorcycles parade through the streets of DC, spectators cheering the entire way. By the time we arrived at the wall, the mood, magnified by the rain, had become somber. You could see it in the way people walked, the way they talked, in their faces and in their every gesture.
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  • Puppy and Bear Butte, Sturgis, SD. 1994<br />
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Limited Edition Print from an edition of 50. Photo ©1994 Michael Lichter.<br />
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The Story: I have photographed quite a few bikers surfing like this, but on this occasion and in this frame, Puppy exuded the spirit of what biking is all about as he rides his Flathead past Bear Butte. A friend of mine captured that spirit when she looked at this image and said, “Feel the Freedom”.
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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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  • 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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