Bikes from all over the U.S. are making their way to Bisbee, Arizona March 16th, 2024 for The Prowl Motorcyce Show! The show is from 10am - 5pm but the party in the Gulch goes all night! Ride that old bike and you could win $750 in cash for Best Chopper or Best Vintage bike from Lowbrow Customs, the Chris Moorehouse award and the Bad Mamma Jamma award! Vendors, food, drinks. Live music by Shelby Cobra Country and Gas, Grass or Class!
THE PROWL 2023 - CHOPPER SHOW & ALL OUT PARTY IN BISBEE, AZ
On March 18th, 2023 the small town of Bisbee, Arizona was taken over by a large chopper show Matt Romero & Chris Huber call The Prowl. This was the 2nd year of The Prowl, and it is growing fast. It evolved from a show called The Howl & Prowl that had been going on in Bisbee for some years prior.
Bisbee is an old mining town. When the big local copper mine was closed in the 1970's, artists and hippies found it's charm and slowly took over the time.
During that time bikers would come from all over making the pilgrimages to party in this quirky haunted town that is built nestled into the mountains. And the tradition still lives on today. ..
WATCH THE PROWL 2023 VIDEO RECAP
Tyler, Kyle, B, Greg, Andy, Jeff, Dan, Kat and myself made the trek out to Bisbee, Arizona to see what all the hype was about.
Rumors of the haunted town, the crazy stories of sitting on the border wall to party in Naco, the amazing food, and the killer choppers that show up to the show had us all intrigued and wanting to go.
We brought 6 bikes with us and a ton of optimism as we got out of snowy Ohio and made our way west to Sunny AZ.
THE PROWL PRE-PARTY 2023 COVERAGE & PHOTOS
Outside the Gay 90's Bar.
March 17th, St. Patricks day we made our way down to Naco, AZ / Mexico boarder where we were throwing the official Pre-party at the Gay 90's bar. The bar is really called that and its not 1990's themed, this was a bar started in the 1920's to celebrate the great times of the 1890's... enough said.
Lowbrow hired a Mariachi band to serenade everyone, the lucky leprechaun Weirdo came to hang out for a while and there was just tons of good vibes all night long. Oh and Lowbrow picked up the Taco tab for everyone at the party!
Choppers lined the streets, all the way to the wall.
Listen to some "La Bamba" in the video from the Mariachi band.
THE PROWL SHOW 2023 COVERAGE & PHOTOS
The day of the show, we all woke up super early to get to "The Gultch" to set up our merch booth and bikes. As the sun started to warm up the cool AZ morning air, hundreds of choppers and motorcycles flooded The Gultch. It was quite a sight to see.
Part of the parking situation in "The Gultch"
While walking around and filming I noticed there were quite a few bikes with our parts on them and it got me extremely excited to see. Almost 2500 miles away from home and seeing Lowbrow parts all over bikes in the show.
While staring at a flamed out Shovelhead I met one of our Top 300 customers, Nick Turner and he gave me a few minutes of his time to talk about his killer Shovelhead and what Lowbrow parts he used.
Nick Turner pointing at his Sidekick Mikey who pained his bike.
Lowbrow front wheel, trailer fender, headlight, gascap, bungs, tabs, Gasbox oil tank and so much more. Just a tough as nails Shovelhead.
After chatting it up with Nick, I ran into Chris Huber one of the founders of the show. He was kind enough to take a couple minutes out of his hectic day that was beginning to give me a small recap of what was in store for the show.
The man, the myth, the legend, Chris Huber
As I made my way through the Gultch and into the city park I found countlessly insane and beautiful choppers throughout the show. Ran into some old friends and made a few new ones along the way.
This panhead was insane.
Ran into Mike Ellis' old scoot. Always cool to see this one in person.
This was a really neat Evo Chop.
Classic Shovelhead with Magneto, what a beautiful bike.
Couldn't stop drooling over this Panhead.
As the day was winding down I asked my wife what her favorite bike was in the show. She told me about a Sportster in the city park that was teal and she could just tell it was something special. As we walked over to go see it, I noticed right away it had our hardtail on it and our good friend Nichole aka Chicken and a Biscuit painted the tank.
I asked the booth next to the bike if they knew who built it or owned it and sure enough they gave Katie Loftus a call and she came over and chatted on camera with us for a bit. She was a fascinating woman, a cancer survivor, and a fearless person who's main goal was to inspire more women to build choppers. Couldn't have met a nicer person.
Katie Loftus and her "Freda Machine" Sporster.
Absolutely love anything Chicken and a Biscuit paints.
One of the biggest challenges for me this show was to try and capture it all and utilize a new tool we just added to my bag of photography tricks. We picked up a DJI Pro 4 Drone on the cheap before the show.
I've never flown one in my life until this tip and I just kept telling the guys beforehand, well "I guess it'll be a crash course in flying, HA!" I think I did alright and it really gave a great sense of where we are in the video.
Bisbee, AZ from the sky.
All in all I would say The Prowl is definitely one of the coolest shows to go to based on location alone... oh, and the time of year! To escape the Ohio in the middle of winter and get some miles on our choppers is worth the trek in itself.
Add a lot of rad, like-minded people, incredible bikes to drool on, insanely good food everywhere you go, and a party that never stops all weekend long. It's a for sure one you got to put on your list not to miss next year!
THE PROWL 2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Do you love doo-rag vendors, endless crowds and riding in slow formation with thousands of motorcyclists who only kind of know how to ride?
Neither do we!
That is why Lowbrow is headed down to hang with our friends at The Prowl in Bisbee, Arizona on Saturday, March 18th, 2023.
The whole town is a party, with music, bikes, weird vibes, good times, spicy jokes and cool drinks.
That's the whole pitch. Just show up and hang out with us and a bunch of other people having a regular, old-fashioned, really good time. FTW!
OH, AND DID WE MENTION THE PRE-PARTY ON THE BORDER?
Another reason to make your way to Southern Arizona in March...
Lowbrow is presenting the pre-party down in Naco on Friday night before The Prowl!
It is Friday, March 17th, 2023 which happens to be St. Patricks Day...
Party is at the Gay 90's Bar in Naco, just south of Bisbee...
It is right on the border, park your bike with your tire right against the border wall...
Tacos...
Beer...
Mariachi Band...
Yeah, get on it, this is going to be a REALLY good time.
CHECK OUT SOME PHOTOS FROM THE PROWL 2022
2022 was the first year of The Prowl and unfortunately we missed it. But, hey don't fret, our dudes over at Biltwell Inc. were there and they rolled in heavy. Geoff Kowalchuk, their staff photographer took a ton of incredible photos and we were lucky enough to get our hands on some to share with all of you. Get inspired, pack your bags, and get ready to roll down to Bisbee, AZ for a hella good time.
THE RIDE DOWN
Meeting up at Chris Hubers to ride down to Bisbee. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
South on a 83. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Rollin, rollin, rollin. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Stunning views on the way south. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Little group stop to Tombstone, AZ on the way. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Wouldn't be a proper chopper run with out a breakdown or two. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Wick the throttle... Carb tuning on the side of the road. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Tunnel love... Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The feeling when you made it. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
THE ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE SHADY DELL
Welcome to The Shady Dell! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The Shady Dell has some interesting vintage trailers to stay. The choppers fit right in. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
In the weeds of cacti lies a Shovel and a trailer. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Everything is just so rad at The Shady Dell. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Who knew choppers and old trailers went so well together. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Little margarita, some choppers, and a whole lot of fun. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
THE PROWL
Droning, The Prowl takes over the entire town. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
They even got the wall of death set up for the day! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The streets were filled. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Rollin in with the party on a CB750. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Check out this killer Ironhead chop. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Lots of cool little bars in Bisbee and there were a ton of people at the show. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Chopper parking only! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The conezone. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Theres also a vending village surrounded by more bikes! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The wall of death is always a good time! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Take that money! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
A sea of choppers. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Genuine smiles for miles. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The coolest town surrounded by mountains. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
So many great choppers at this show! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
The Prowl, taking over Bisbee, AZ. Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kawalchuk
Getting wild with this trike! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kowalchuk
Hope to see you all there! Photo courtesy of Biltwell / Geoff Kawalchuk
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