Author Archives: Andrea Hall

The Full Ride Adventure

Life is sort of a funny thing, you know? And you have the choice every day to decide what you’re going to do with this life you’ve been given.

As spoken by American actress and playwright Mae West, “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” But it has also been said that you don’t live once, you live every day. So why not make the most of it while you can?

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Roughnecks Ride for a Cause

Here at J&P Cycles’ headquarters in Anamosa Iowa, we’re used to hearing (and feeling) the rumbling of motorcycles pulling into our retail showroom lot. It’s music to our ears.

Roughnecks Motorcycle ClubJ&P Cycles. I had passed the turn into our parking lot but didn’t hesitate to make my next available U-turn.

It was as if they had done it dozens of times before. The bikes were perfectly choreographed as they parked two-by-two. As the bikers dismounted, the camaraderie … Continue Reading

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Who Is the Doggie Behind Those Doggles?

About a month ago we introduced you to our new friends Sweets the English Bulldog and her moms Christine and Kacey. Sweets, who turned two years old on Jan. 18, has won the heart of millions on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook . Her first 15 minutes of fame were in this Petco commercial.

The first time we saw Sweets she was riding as cool as could be on the front of her mom Christine’s bike, waved to an oncoming biker and stole our hearts. The rest is history.

Even though she’s only two years old, Sweets looks like she’s been riding much longer. She took her first ride at 10 weeks … Continue Reading

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Meet Joe, the Wandering Sparrow

The large majority of Americans “live to work,” spending a large part of our days at a job we don’t love and often times putting that job before our families, desires and dreams. Very few of us are lucky enough to make a living doing what we love most.

How does that old adage go? “Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” Here at J&P Cycles, our team members get to live and breathe motorcycles every day. For many, that would be a perk in and of itself.

But for one lucky and well-deserved team member, putting 50,000 miles on his bike … Continue Reading

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