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After Thanksgiving, we load our bikes and become desert wolves. Metaphorically (for now) in the form of LA-Barstow-to-Vegas [LAB2V] desert ride in the desert between the cities of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.As for the ride itself: Delightful. But the task is never without its challenges.
Coinciding with our 14th anniversary, we were asked by some avid observers to present ourselves and define where we are going. Instead of manufacturing a long boring document we wrote this one minute El Solitario manifesto and edited some footage to illustrate our DNA and our destiny.
Until now you've never really seen the world you live in.The most important event, to perhaps our entire history, is fundamentally gone unnoticed.This is our departure from a natural environment as our host of life into a technological milieux.We look at acceleration and density as qualities of a way of life that is not seen and goes unquestionedA life unquestioned is a life lived in a religious state.Unwilling to wait for mankind to improve, the outlaw lives as if that day were here.Outlaws are can openers in the supermarket of life
Puffed-up with pride. We are a band of brothers with connections all across the globe that refuse to be victimized and have a common goal; that goal is to turn the tables on the ‘nature’ of society. Have good times and make rad stuff. Simple shit no ones dares to make these days. When we succeed, we raise the exhilaration content of the universe. We even raise it a little bit when we fail.
El Solitario is proud to introduce to all of you the ultimate daredevils to join our Wolfpack: the Anker Company. All the way from Saint Petersburg - in Russia - they're a wild bunch of friends that surf the coldest waves and ride bikes knowing that there is nothing better in this life so why not grab all the fun while we're still alive.
Motorcycles have a horrible image around the world because we don’t obey and make noise. The authority problem is not an easy fix, but noise is history! The wolves know now its time to rise our voice and shout:Dirt Bikes Are Back In Town! And I’m Loving It!
The human body needs certain ergonomics to tackle the task of riding off-road in extreme conditions. It is hard and you need to be fit and concentrated, otherwise you won’t survive. Specially when years start adding up! The other key factors to keep in mind are risk management, weight and reliability.
Every decade there is one iconic motorcycle launch. One that shakes the collective imagination of worldwide riders and shocks the foundations of Motorcycle Culture, setting new rules. In the 90’s it was the Monster. The Hayabusa in the 00's or the Nine-T in the 10’s. This is not a closed list but one that certainly we all agree with. The new Pan America from Harley Davidson could be the game changer of the 20’s and that would be an amazing feat from the old MoCO in Milwaukee. Do you think they’ll pull it off?
When fear turns whole populations into sleepwalkers, outlaws don’t join forces with alarm clocks. Outlaws, like poets, rearrange the nightmare.
In what way can a person who is under the impression that they are a separate individual enclosed in a bag of skin effectively realize that they are part of the universe?