It’s Bike Week in the outer banks. Harley Heaven. There’s all kinds of activities from cole slaw wrestling to bikini contests to prayer service to the Wall of Death photographed here. The death wall was so dramatic I missed half of the bikini contest but I can see that any day on the beach. Yet where else can I see two guys riding around throttle cranked hard inside what is effectively a large wooden barrel pulling 2 g’s like fighter pilots? My family doesn’t want me getting a Harley but I’m always tempted when I see some of these bikes which really can be works of art. I raced motocross at 16 yet never even thought of attempting the Wall of Death. I ended up enjoying a road Ducati in high school and took long trips alone, my sleeping bag strapped on. Slept anywhere. My first teenage sense of independence came from that motorcycle. Yet maybe my family is right. No time for a Harley. However it’s fun to think about it. #motorcycles #obx #bikeweek