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: #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: #102 Ciro Nisi
1912 Indian Single
The Cannonball has hosted a variety of antique motorcycling buffs from all around the world, including several riders from Europe. Ciro Nisi,...
Cannonball Characters: #63 Erik Bahl
1915 Harley-Davidson
A repeat contender who hails from Alabama, Erik Bahl is one of the more enthusiastic riders of the Motorcycle Cannonball. With a constant...
Cannonball Characters: Frank Westfall #49
1912 Henderson
Hailing from Syracuse, New York, Frank Westfall is well versed in competition rides. Having competed in the famous Great Race long before the...
Cannonball Characters: Shinya Kimura #80
1915 Indian Hedstrom
Born in Japan in 1962, Shinya Kimura is a custom bike builder who creates motorcycles that are rolling works of functional art....
Cannonball Characters: Jon E. Neuman #99
1928 H-D JD
This Texas rider joined the Cannonball in 2014 and, like most others who have made the run, has developed an addiction for...
Cannonball Characters: Mighty Mavens
This is the magic month that every Motorcycle Cannonball rider looks forward to. September is the start of an adventure that will leave memories...
Cannonball Characters: The older, the better
The biennial coast-to-coast run is under way and as I sit to write this missive, the sound of old iron chugging through the hotel...
Cannonball Characters: #13 Dean Bordigioni
1914 Harley-Davidson Single Belt Drive
Cannonball rider #13 is a Harley dealership owner turned California founder/owner of a winery who has been a four-time competitor...
Cannonball Characters: Ben Pierce #32
1923 Ner-A-Car
We suspect there may be a bit of head scratching when reading this column because rider Ben Pierce’s mode of travel during the...
Cannonball Characters: #9 Chris Tribbey
1911 Excelsior
New to the Cannonball family for 2018 was a very personable guy who knew he’d wanted to be a part of the clan...
Cannonball Characters: #10 Bill Page
1915 Harley-Davidson
There’s been much written about the bonding relationships that form during the course of motorcycling and that is especially the case during the...
Cannonball Characters: #42 Paul Jacobson
1913 Thor U
Our rider #42, a first-time competitor of the Cannonball, developed a love for motorcycles during his college days and somehow managed to...
