2026 Heartland Rally 8/29-9/5, 2026 Official Thread

[emptysea]

As of this moment, it appears that my wife Cheryl and I will be hosting the 2026 rally in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin.  The official rally dates are scheduled for Sunday, August 29 - Saturday, September 5, 2026.  The precise base camp location has not yet been determined, but you can use Spring Green, Wisconsin as your destination for early planning.  

This article has little (actually nothing) to  do with motorcycling, but it was in Saturday's Wall Street Journal and has some nice things to say about the area in which the rally will be held.   In it, they mention Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's famed home and studio, which is within 10 minutes of our likely base camp.  I hope it's readable.




All I'm asking now is for you to mark your calendars, schedule the repack of your trailer bearings, and maybe drop a comment below letting me know if you are planning on attending the the rally.   

Thank you!

[misterprofessionality]

Let me know if you need t-shirt design help now that have some experience in the field ?

[emptysea]

Let me know if you need t-shirt design help now that have some experience in the field ?

I was thinking of a logo that looked something like this, but with a "fitter and trimmer" cow -- this one hits too close to home. 

[the Ferret]

I doubt if a CB 100 (see side cover) would even pull that beast

[emptysea]

Well, the side cover and tank logo could be upgraded, too. Chat GBT can only do so much on its own. I'm working on having a similar image, but the cow and bike are flying off a giant cheese wedge. LOL we'll see how that comes out.


update - it didn't come out good. cow got bigger, cheese ramp was backward. back to the drawing board.

BTW: I don't really think we're using a cow on a CB1100 on the t-shirt, but you never know....

So. Who's coming to Wisconsin, or at least not NOT coming to Wisconsin, for the 2026 Rally??

Cormanus..... time to revisit the USA. I might be able to set you up on a CB1100 for the week, even.

[pdedse]

Let me know if you need t-shirt design help now that have some experience in the field ?

I was thinking of a logo that looked something like this, but with a "fitter and trimmer" cow -- this one hits too close to home. 

I was only 10% thinking I'd go...but if THIS is gonna be the t-shirt?  Bump that to 50-50!!  I've been sick for a week and needed a good laugh. 

Maybe put an undersized leather motorcycle jacket on the cow?  Be kind of coldly ironic.

[the Ferret]

I know its a long way out, but I cant imagine missing this one. Really enjoyed the roads in the Dells last time we rode there

[MagnaRider]

I'm predicting I will be there, however I probably won't be able to make the whole week.

[Redbird]

I plan on being there, hopefully on a motorcycle this time.

[misterprofessionality]

I was thinking of a logo that looked something like this, but with a "fitter and trimmer" cow -- this one hits too close to home. 

I cannot, in good conscience, let you push your unrealistic body standards on that poor bovine.  You get an all natural full figured cow on the shirt.