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Parting is such sweet sorrow
From Behind the Lens Parting is such sweet sorrow By: Colleen Swartz October, 2007 I was raised in a conservative Midwestern family. My parents were more than touched by the great depression and my father served in WWII and Korea. They came from…
My Uncomplicated Friend
From Behind the Lens My Uncomplicated Friend By Colleen Swartz July 22, 2007 This month’s article has nothing whatsoever to do with motorcycles. It does, however, involve dogs, love, life and pain… all things I think you can relate…
30 days at a time
From Behind the Lens April, 2007 By Colleen Swartz Cycle Source is turning 10 years old this month. I am the newest member of the Cycle Source staff and as such, I really didn’t feel qualified to talk at all about the 10th anniversary as I am…
I’m getting old….I think….
From Behind the Lens Feb. 2007 I’m getting old….I think…. By Colleen Swartz I’m at that age where I am starting to realize that I am getting older. I catch myself saying things like, “I don’t know what these…
Redefining the “Love Seat”
From Behind the Lens November 2006 Colleen Swartz Redefining the “Love Seat” My buddy Dave Cook lives with a wild hair up his ass. Sometimes it manifests itself as a completely new and cool frame, sometimes it comes out as a new way…
Riding the Rally, Sturgis Style
From Behind the Lens September 2006 Colleen Swartz Riding the Rally, Sturgis Style If you ride, you have to go to Sturgis at least once in your life. This is something that I repeatedly tell everyone I meet who rides. I have been to Daytona Bike…
Hair by Harley
From Behind the Lens September 2006 Colleen Swartz Hair by Harley Why do I bother? Why do any of us bother? Why do I continually try to look “normal” at any bike event? But I keep trying. I try to shove a hairbrush in the bag, I try…
In Praise of the Biker Chick
From Behind the Lens August 2006 Colleen Swartz In Praise of the Biker Chick If this is the first time that you are reading this column, I feel compelled to give you a brief description of what it is I do for a living so that you have a better…
I’m Not Exactly Preaching to the Choir…
I’m Not Exactly Preaching to the Choir… March, 2006 “Oh God, not Politics! Please don’t talk about politics!!” was the response I received from my sister when I told her that I was thinking about busting out some of…
The Men, From the Boys, from the Builders
From Behind The Lens May, 2006 The Men, From the Boys, from the Builders There is a cultural phenomenon in this country now that has taken the bike mechanic out of his dingy shop with long hours and turned him into a pop icon. The bike mechanic…
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