The Streak: 42 Years of Riding
Steve Taylor
November 15, 2012
This is not a story so much about bikes, a favorite ride, or even about the number of bikes owned; it is a story about love. It is a story about the love two brothers have for each other, the love of seeing the country on a motorcycle along back roads, and the adventure of seeing new places and people.... Read more »
33rd Annual Los Angeles All-British Hansen Dam Ride
Paul Garson
November 8, 2012
One day Bill “Bib” Bibbiani promises to record his famous quips. After more than 30 years in the SoCal Norton Club (founded 1979) and as the “Voice of Hansen Dam” for a couple decades, he’s got plenty at the ready. Over those years, he’s probably put more vintage Nortons back on the road... Read more »
Getting Hacked and Lovin’ It: 41st Griffith Park Sidecar Rally
Paul Garson
November 1, 2012
The Los Angeles famous Griffith Park is known for its sky-high observatory, its world class zoo, its miniature train playground for children, its vintage merry-go-round and acres of picnic grounds. And for the past four decades it’s been home to the annual Griffith Park Sidecar Rally, a traditional... Read more »
Just a Short Ride
Jim Hale
September 25, 2012
I was in Ohio last weekend. My parents are getting older and my wife can’t rest until she does her own assessment of their health. Deb (my wife) and I drove up on Friday, she suggested I take the bike but I was afraid I wouldn’t have time to ride and, if I found the time, I would be accused of ignoring... Read more »
Dirt Bikes and Nearly Forgotten Friends
Jim Hale
September 20, 2012
I received an email from a guy I hadn’t seen or heard from in many years the other day. He found me on Facebook, and I was reminded of the good times we had when we were much younger. Joe is one of the guys that I used to spend a lot of weekends with back in the late 70s and early 80s. There were about... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Pony Express: Cancer Sucks–and Motorcyclists are Spreading the Word
Scott ‘Bones’ Williams
September 20, 2012
Motorcycle riders are some of the friendliest and most generous people I know, so it’s little surprise that practically every weekend there’s a charity ride happening somewhere. Recently, a ride to promote prostate cancer awareness ended in Washington, D.C., but this wasn’t your garden variety... Read more »
Insights of an Unlikely Motorcyclist
Scott “Bones” Williams
July 9, 2012
I ride motorcycles. No one else in my family does. They never have. Kind of makes me a rebel—just not the kind that non-riders associate with those of us who ride. People I meet at social events, in business situations and at vacation destinations are often surprised (and occasionally stunned) to learn... Read more »
Down the Dirt Road
Lisa Gundry
June 26, 2012
“. . .travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” — Miriam Beard I learned to ride on a Hodaka Dirt Squirt. My earliest rides were on unpaved country roads, dirt trails and seasonal two-tracks in northern Michigan.... Read more »
Who’s Going for a Ride?
Scott “Bones” Williams
May 15, 2012
Motorcyclists love to go for a ride, but we aren’t the only ones who do. For dogs, going for a ride is an experience that never gets old, an opportunity never to be passed up, a sensory overload that’s simply fun. With the Labrador retrievers I’ve owned, there’s been one answer to the question,... Read more »
5th Annual Paso Robles (California) Vintage Sidecar & Motorcycle Rendezvous
Clement Salvadori
May 7, 2012
The town of Paso Robles is best known for the vineyards that surround it, the many tasting rooms, and for the numerous wine-related events in summer and fall that bring free-spending crowds to the the area. However, in the spring life can be a bit dull, as the grapevines are just beginning to show... Read more »
