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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… 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…

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…

The Good, The Bad and the Celeberties February 2006 Mitch Bergeron, Roger Bourget, Mike Brown, Chica, Jerry Covington, Scotty Cox, Detroit Brothers, Rick Fairless, Ron Finch, Cole Foster, Eric Gorges, Matt Hotch, Kendall Johnson, Shinya Kimura,…

I Stand Corrected….Sorta January 2006 Ah, here we are, a new year, a new column and a new occurrence in the Quick Throttle office. I received an email correcting me on a column I did a couple of months ago called “Fat Bottomed…

Fat Bottomed Bikes November 2005   There seems to be a trend in custom bikes these days…. It is a disturbingly large rear tire. Now, I like a beefy rear tire. Mated with a beefy tube frame, low profile, distinctive styling, I think…

From Behind The Lens September 2005 Survival in Sturgis…An Insider’s Guide I’ve just returned with my photo crew to my hometown of Milwaukee from our trip to Sturgis South Dakota. The annual motorcyclist’s Mecca that is…

From behind the lens Colleen Swartz August 2005 Rally Bathroom Etiquette With summer in full swing, I find myself spending more and more time in rally port-a-potties. This is an unfortunate trend, to say the least, as I find the port-a-potty to…

From Behind the Lens July 2005 By Colleen Swartz Brother Speed and The Little Lady To a photographer, especially a motorcycle photographer, Brother Speed’s bike is treasure trove of opportunity. Every inch of it is covered with unusual…

My Kind of Bike Show May 2005 It is spring and all of the winter-long bike building projects are coming together and finishing-off and they are all heading to the proving grounds, the bike show. I, personally, have been to five bike shows since…