Riding Choppers in the Vally of Fire Photo Gallery

Just like in the days of the Wild, Wild West, riding the 2010 Honda Fury through the Mojave Desert will bring out the renegade in the best of us.

The harsh landscape of the Valley of Fire has been sculpted by a million years of wind and weather.

We tied our rides, the 2010 Honda Fury and the 2009 Big Dog Coyote, to the hitching post in front of the Glory Hole in Oatman, Arizona, and bellied up to the local saloon for a double shot of sarsparilla.

The 2009 Big Dog Coyote is the Wichita-based, factory-custom motorcycle manufacturers lowest-priced bike to date.

The 2010 Honda Fury breaks new ground for the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer.

The rocks of the Valley of Fire are full of character, except this one that's just filled with a character. Luckily the Big Dog Coyote still looks classy.

Wild burros roam the streets of Oatman, Arizona, looking for handouts from tourists.

We tested the suspension of our chopper motorcycles on the rugged road known as Historic Rt. 66.

We rode our choppers hard to arrive at Hoover Dam just in time for sundown.

The Mojave Desert is no place you want to get stranded in. Luckily, the Honda Fury and Big Dog Coyote were up to the task.

We couldn't help but take advantage of this painting on the side of the Red Rooster Saloon in Overton, Nevada, for a photo op.

Oatman, Arizona, is an old mining town that still harbors the spirit of the old West and is a favorite haunt of motorcycle riders.

The Hoover Dam Bypass will route traffic away from the architectural wonder, so if you get a chance to ride your motorcycle over it any time soon, do it while you still can.

There was a storm brewing on the horizon.

An old stage coach shows you how they got around back in the day while the 2010 Honda Fury shows how its done nowadays.

These historic stone cabins were built with native sandstone by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s as a shelter for passing travelers.

The desert is beautiful when you're lucky enough to catch cactus in bloom.

These petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock tell a story long unsolved, but some of the symbols are easy to recognize.

Natural arches like this abound in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park.

It's easy to see how the Valley of Fire got its name.

The road cuts through the aptly named Valley of Fire.

Yellow wildflowers dotted the landscape as we toured the Valley of Fire on our chopper motorcycles.

Riding choppers through the desert on a day of record heat will test both man and machine.

We met a group of visitors from Korea at the entrance to the Valley of Fire who loved taking photos of our choppers.

Hi-ho, Honda Fury, away! I did my best impression of the Lone Ranger while riding the Honda chopper through Nevada's Valley of Fire.