8th Annual Riders Remembered Fallen Riders Memorial Run

August 22, 2026 • Concrete, Washington

115 Bikes. 8 Clubs. One Reason to Ride.

On August 22, 2026, I had the privilege of joining the 8th Annual Riders Remembered Fallen Riders Memorial Run, and once again this event reminded me what is so special about Washington's motorcycle community.

This wasn't exactly one of those picture-perfect August riding days.

It rained.

And after more than a month of dry weather, that first rain brought all the accumulated oil and grime right to the surface. There were places where you could actually see an oily foam on the pavement. The roads were slick, the bikes got dirty, and everybody had to exercise a little more caution than usual.

But 115 motorcycles representing eight clubs still showed up.

That's pretty damn cool.

The day began at Lucky 13 Saloon in Marysville, where I met up with everyone before heading out on the run. From there we made our way through Jamestown Saloon in Arlington, Conway Pub in Conway, and Evelyn's Tavern in Clear Lake, before coming together for the parade ride to the Riders Remembered Memorial Park in Concrete.

And that's where this ride becomes something more than just another Saturday on motorcycles.

A Place to Remember

During the 2026 ceremony, roughly 15 new plaques were added to the Riders Remembered Memorial, each one representing another rider, another story, another family and another member of our motorcycle community who is no longer riding beside us.

Those plaques are provided to the families at no charge.

That's something worth knowing about Riders Remembered.

The memorial is operated entirely by volunteers, and throughout the year they hold numerous ceremonies giving families and friends a permanent place to remember the riders they've lost. Maintaining the grounds, creating the plaques and continuing that work all costs money — and the Annual Fallen Riders Memorial Run is their primary fundraiser.

So when riders pay their registration, buy a raffle ticket or simply show up and support this event, they're doing more than spending a Saturday riding motorcycles.

They're helping keep the Riders Remembered Memorial alive.

They're helping make sure the next grieving family doesn't receive a bill for their loved one's plaque. They're helping maintain a place where that rider's name and memory can remain. And they're helping ensure that when another family needs this place, it will still be here for them.

That's a pretty damn good reason to ride in a little rain.

Getting 115 Motorcycles Down the Road

The Saints of Damnation MC were asked by the memorial stewards to facilitate and sponsor the 2026 run, and they showed up in force.

A big thank-you also goes to No Name Riders MC — Mother Chapter and Mana Souls MC Washington, who handled blocking and helped get a very large group of motorcycles safely down the road in some less-than-ideal conditions.

That's no small job on a dry day.

Doing it with 115 motorcycles on wet, greasy roads deserves some serious respect.

I also spent much of the day riding with Chris from Métier Motorcycle Lawyers and Bonzo from Riders Remembered Memorial, which made for a pretty damn enjoyable way to spend a rainy Saturday.

And I've got to say something about Métier.

There are plenty of companies that advertise to motorcyclists. It's a little different when you look over and the motorcycle attorney is actually sitting on a motorcycle beside you, riding the same wet roads and participating in the same community.

Métier describes its motorcycle practice as being built around people who ride and understand motorcycles from a rider's perspective. After spending the day riding with Chris, I can certainly appreciate the distinction.

The People Behind the Memorial

Once we reached the memorial, there were still plenty of people quietly contributing behind the scenes.

A special thank-you goes to Quality Karaoke, who donated the PA system and microphone used for the memorial ceremony.

When you're standing outside trying to address a crowd of riders gathered to honor friends and family members they've lost, being able to make sure everyone can actually hear those names, stories and words matters.

Quality Karaoke made sure they could.

That's another donated piece of the puzzle that helped make the day possible, and it's exactly the kind of community support that keeps an all-volunteer organization like Riders Remembered doing what it does.

The weather probably kept the 2026 turnout down some, but you wouldn't have known it from the people who were there. Everybody seemed to be having a hell of a good time, and by the time we reached the memorial, the reason for making the trip mattered a whole lot more than whether our boots were wet.

After the ride came the plaque ceremony, raffle, vendors, camping and live music from Full Spectrum.

And somewhere in all of that is what makes the Riders Remembered run special.

It's a motorcycle ride.

It's a party.

It's a reunion.

It's a fundraiser.

It's a memorial.

And somehow, it manages to be all of those things at once.

Thank You

To the Riders Remembered Memorial stewards, Saints of Damnation MC, No Name Riders MC, Mana Souls MC, Lucky 13 Saloon, Jamestown Saloon, Conway Pub, Evelyn's Tavern, Full Spectrum, Quality Karaoke, and everybody else who donated their time, equipment, money or effort to make the 8th Annual Fallen Riders Memorial Run happen:

Thank you.

And to the 115 riders who looked outside that Saturday morning, saw the rain and said, “Fuck it, we're riding anyway”...

You helped make another piece of Washington motorcycle history.

Why This Ride Matters

If you've never participated in the Riders Remembered Fallen Riders Memorial Run, put it on your list.

Come for the ride.

Come for the people.

Come to remember somebody you've lost.

But also come knowing that your participation helps make sure this memorial continues to exist for the next family who needs it.

You really should ride this one at least once. ❤️🏍️