Strokers Ice House - Dallas
A BikerTrash Review
Larry Gore
Photos

On the first weekend of October, the BikerTrash.com and LoneStarBiker.com staff found it necessary to make a trip to Dallas to cover the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Ride and Concert. (Hey, I told you it is a dirty job, but someone has to do it!)

The trip was the perfect opportunity to visit a place that we had heard a lot about - Strokers Ice House Bar & Grill!

Easyriders of Dallas, (9324 Harry Hines Blvd) has a long history of providing new and used bikes, service, parts, clothing and accessories to Dallas area bikers.

No - they don't have the fanciest motorcycle store you will ever see, just a good setup and a great reputation among the bikers that we have talked to.

At this dealership the fun doesn't stop when the store closes - many times it is just beginning. Because Easyriders Dallas also owns Strokers Ice House Bar & Grill adjacent to the store.

Strokers is a real neat concept and was planned with the biker in mind. Although it is not obvious from the street, the bike parking is behind the building. The whole Strokers setup is in a horseshore arrangement with plenty of bike parking ride in the center.

Bikers can sit inside or outside under the covered patio, keep an eye on their bike and ogle all of the other bikes (and biker chicks) at the same time. Opposite the patio area is another long covered section where the bands are set up. Great! You can hear the band without being totally overwhelmed by them.

When we visited on Saturday night, live music was provided by "The Faded Blue Band"

As a stranger walking into Strokers you are once again aware of that instant camaraderie and acceptance by fellow bikers. You ride - and that is good enough. Bikers don't care what you do for a living, or who you are from "8 to 5". The more important questions are about your bike.

One thing they are very proud of at Strokers Ice House & Easyriders is they have been very successful in attracting many different types of people. On a Sunday afternoon, when they have hundreds of people having fun is the best example. They may have a banker on his high-dollar-custom or a Road King that rides only a couple of thousand miles a year talking to a blue collar guy who rides everyday! Ya know what, they like and respect each other and that is exactly what they are trying to achieve at Strokers.

The Fairless family (the owners) welcome all bikes and all bikers. Even if you don't own a bike but are an enthusiast, or just want to hangout with bikers, you are welcome to come have a good time.

To quote the owners: "We don't care if a guy or lady rides a custom, a Harley, a Big Dog, a Victory or a Jap Bike as long as they ride andrespect the others around them that's cool. By the way, you don't have to be a rider to hang out with us. We get a lot of enthusiast who come in and just see what it's all about! Also, being close to Love Field, we get a lot of Southwest Airlines, Jet East, and many other fine people who work in the airline industry. Thank God for these people They keep us in business during the week. It's almost like we are a neighborhood bar during the week and a motorcycle place on the weekends."

Strokers offers a full schedule of special events such as "Monday Night Football", A Tuesday lingerie show and "Bike Night" with live music. On wednesday it is "Ladies Night", Come over Thursday for "Happy Hour" and live music on Friday and Saturday night, Sunday afternoon and Sunday night!

For the latest happenings be sure to check their events calendar.

More photos from Strokers