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Matt Watkins Wins the 2008 SPANK Rally

By John Davis • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Matt Watkins of Pasco, WA averaged 1,154 miles per day over the course of the 7 day rally. During the rally riders must visit locations selected by the rallymaster and take photographs to prove their visit. This year’s SPANK Rally included combination bonuses where riders were required to visit 2 locations, many located on opposite [...]



E-Z Rider Cafe to Close

By John Davis • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

The E-Z Rider Cafe, located inside Steel Dreams in Burlington, is closing its doors. Sunday, August 10 will be the last day for the long-time favorite of motorcyclists and locals. The closing was announced to employees on Wednesday.
According to some, the increased cost of food and delivery have made the cafe unprofitable causing the owner’s [...]



SPANK Rally ‘08 Bloggers

By John Davis • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Pasco, Washington pro-tem mayor and long-distance motorcyclist Matt Watkins is participating in the 7-day SPANK rally this week and next. Matt has prior rally experience including the 2007 Iron Butt and Utah 1088. Matt is blogging his rally experience as he goes and it makes for some great reading. If you have any interest in [...]



My Interview on HogRadio

By John Davis • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Posts

Perhaps you missed my recent interview on HogRadio. If so, you will be pleased to know that the complete interview is available for download from the HogRadio archives.



August Events

By John Davis • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Runs & Rallies

The Assfire 400, Monkey Butt 300 and Rainforest Run top the list of events in August. Add your local events.