The outlaw groups began to develop after a 1947 bike rally in Hollister, Calif., that erupted into a riot.

Nearly all of Harley's executives are riders themselves, and most spend summer weekends at bike rallies.

"You can go to bike rallies and swap meets, but you'll never see this span of bikes," said Mr. Rast, who sported braids and tattoos.

In addition to sponsoring several Indian track drivers in Sholavaram races, they sponsored several regional car and bike rallies.

Clayton also sponsors the annual "Triple F Ride" in June which is a non-profit bike rally starting in Lambert Park.

Also worth reading is the down-to-earth travelogue by Toronto-based writer Michael Mitchell, who accompanied Mr. Burtynsky to auto shows, tire dumps and bike rallies.

For the 2010 bike rally, the NAACP continued to monitor police and local businesses for discrimination.

There is a bike rally, fireworks, pageant, kiddie parade, grand parade, and a whole bunch more.

Harley Davidson flew the band out to Austria to play three shows at their bike rally in Faarkesee.

Gladden is an avid owner and rider of Harley Davidson motorcycles and sometimes takes time off to ride and attend famous bike rallies.