Cannonball Characters

The now-famous coast-to-coast Motorcycle Cannonball Run, held every other year, was a century race during 2016 as riders set off on 100-plus-year-old motorcycles to endure the weather’s wrath and wild times of over 3,300 miles along the back roads of America.

Cannonball Characters: #22 Jeff Lauritsen

  1916 Excelsior Cannonballer #22 is a two-time rider who is signed up to make it a triad for 2018. The 66-year-old Lauritsen chuckles when asked...

Cannonball Characters: #25 Scott Byrd

  1916 Harley-Davidson The Race of the Century's rider #25, Scott Byrd, is everyone's favorite jokester. As a cigar-smoking, tobacco-chewing dentist from Arkansas, this guy had...

Cannonball Characters: Jason Sims

Carrying the torch Since the first Motorcycle Cannonball run in 2010, antique motorcycle riders from around the world have anxiously signed up to follow Lonnie...

Cannonball Characters: #41 Mike Bell

  1916 Harley-Davidson Texas native Mike Bell has been up on two wheels for 66 years, bought his first Harley in 1957 and has owned his...

Cannonball Characters: #24 Kelly Modlin

1914 Excelsior Kelly first joined the ever-growing Cannonball family of riders back in 2012. He rode with a sidecar attached to his Harley that year...

Cannonball Characters: #18 Doug Feinsod

1913 Thor Located somewhere deep in the Pacific Coast Range of Northern California, rider number 18 is the owner of Santa Cruz Vintage Cycles and...

Cannonball Characters: #67 Bill Rodencal

  1915 Harley-Davidson The Motorcycle Cannonball is well known as a family of sorts as riders form bonds while struggling their way across the country on...

Cannonball Characters: Lonnie Isam Jr.

  1916 Harley-Davidson In order to truly understand the spirit of the Motorcycle Cannonball, you have to first know the man who initially struck the spark...

Cannonball Characters: #17 Rick Salisbury

1916 Excelsior Rick has ridden in three of the four Motorcycle Cannonball Runs and is signed up to tackle it again in 2018. As owner...

Cannonball Characters: #45 Jon Szalay

1915 Thor Jon Szalay is a two-time Motorcycle Cannonballer, having been a part of the original group of rough riders on the inaugural trip from...

Cannonball Characters: #74 Rowdy Schenck

1915 Harley-Davidson Hailing from Carlsbad, New Mexico, we’re not sure how Rowdy got his handle but it’s a sure thing that the name fits. As...

Cannonball Characters: #120 Dave Minerva

  1916 Harley-Davidson Dave had heard about the Cannonball for some time and was interested in the run, but when he found out the start would...

Cannonball Characters: #56 Victor Boocock

1914 Harley-Davidson If there is ever an official Good Will Ambassador of Antique Motorcycling, the charming and convivial Victor Boocock would certainly qualify. The California...

Cannonball Characters: #43 Dave Volnek

1913 Indian During the 2014 Cannonball, Dave had signed up to come along as support and mechanic for his friend Jeff Lauritsen, who was a...