Gophers and Cheese: Hell On Wheels Chopper Show 2016

Monday, October 2, 2017

Hell On Wheels Chopper Show 2016 - Part 1

Hell On Wheels Chopper Show is this coming weekend (10/7/17) in Franklin, IA. Time for a look back at last year's show. I rode my Road King, which is about as "un-chopper" as it gets but I didn't care and I had a blast. I followed the river south. These photos are from Maiden Rock, WI.

I eventually crossed into Iowa and ride was great.

I made it to Weaseland by dark and set up my tent. I certainly appreciated Michael's hospitality. His place was incredible.

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2018 Local Events

For events with a red asterisk (*), be sure to check out my Guide To Local Events page for my personal review and links to my blog posts. Events with a green checkmark (✓) are ones I attended this year.

2018

1/01: 70th Annual I-Cycle Derby (Mpls.) 10:30am
1/17: HDSALAB 3rd Blogiversary
Feb (was moved up to Dec 2017 due to Super Bowl): Progressive International Motorcycle Show (Mpls.) *✓
2/23: Flat Out Friday (Milwaukee, WI)✓
2/24-2/25: 5th Annual Mama Tried Motorcycle Show (Milwaukee, WI)✓
2/25: Nordeast Swap Meet (Blaine, MN) 9am-2pm
3/23: War of the Twins Indoor Flat Track (St. Paul - Fairgrounds)
3/24: Gophers and Cheese's 8th Blogiversary
3/24-3/25: 31st Annual Donnie Smith Bike and Car Show (St. Paul) *✓
4/14: Defrost Your Nuts Run (North Hudson, WI) *
4/14-4/15: 11th Annual Freedom First Riders Bike Show (Alexandria, MN) *
4/21: 53rd Annual Spring Flood Run (Lake St. Croix Beach, MN) *
5/04-5/05: Vintage Torque Fest (Dubuque, IA)
5/05: Dirty Rotten Bikerfest (Oak Grove, MN)
5/20: Rockers Spring Social (Mpls.) 12-5pm * ✓
June TBD???: The Knuckle Shuffle (Yuba, WI)
6/23-6/24: National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally (Anamosa, IA)
6/15-6/16: Viking Chapter Antique Motorcycle Club Show and Swap Meet (St. Paul - Fairgrounds) *
6/16: Blind Lizard Rally (Mpls.)
6/18: 27th Annual Ride To Work Day
6/23-6/24: 39th Annual J&P Cycles Open House (Anamosa, IA)
7/05-7/07: ABATE of Iowa Freedom Rally (Algona, IA)
7/14: 8th Annual Full Tilt Boogie Chopper Show (St. Paul) *
7/14: 19th Annual SCVR Round Barn Run (Ellsworth, WI) *
July TBD: 23rd Annual Ma Rad's Rumble (Withrow, MN) *
July TBD: 26th Annual Hog Feed at The Joint (Mpls.) noon *
8/03-8/12: 78th Annual Black Hills Rally (Sturgis, SD) *
8/11: 2nd Annual Julie Erickson Memorial Car & Bike Show (formerly Rad's Extra Sharp) (Somerset, WI) *
8/18: Chariots of the Gods Custom Van and Vintage Camper Show (Mpls.)
Aug TBD: Black Magnolia Motorcycle Rally (Mpls) 12-6pm
9/08-9/09: 28th Annual SCVR Chili Feed (Ellsworth, WI) *
9/15: 53rd Annual Fall Flood Run (Lake St. Croix Beach, MN) *
9/15: 8th Annual Konawerks Bike Show (Mpls.) 3-8pm
9/16: Viking Chapter Fall Swap Meet (St. Paul - Fairgrounds) 6am
10/6: 3rd Annual Hell on Wheels Chopper Show (Franklin, IA) 12-5pm
10/6: 3rd Annual Motosota (Mpls.) 2pm
10/13: Frost Your Nuts Run (North Hudson, WI) *
10/13: Frankensteiners Ball 13 (Isanti Cty Fairgrounds)

Other sites with links to events in MN/WI (including locations farther away from the Twin Cities):

To see a list of past local events from 2010-2017, check out my Local Event Calendar Archive.

About

Gophers and Cheese is a motorcycle blog focused on riding and events in Minnesota and Wisconsin near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. With very rare exception (such as event flyers), all of the photos and written content are completely unique and original to this site.

I bought my first motorcycle (my Sportster) in 2006 and have been hooked ever since. I started the blog in 2010 because (1) I found it really difficult to find out what events were going on locally and (2) I just really like to take photos.

The blog's name "Gophers and Cheese" simply refers to Minnesota (The Gopher State) and Wisconsin (America's Dairyland), which is where I do the vast majority of my riding. I admit that it's a strange name for a motorcycle blog, but it keeps me (and everyone else) from taking it too seriously.

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Monday, October 2, 2017

Hell On Wheels Chopper Show 2016 - Part 1

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