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Bartels’ Ride to the Dunes for Child Abuse Awareness

2010 Limited, Bartels Harley-Davidson, fundraiser, harley-davidson, Lorenzo Lamas, Photos, pictures, Ride to the Dunes, riding, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / June 3, 2013

On Sunday, Bartels’ Harley-Davidson sponsored a Ride to the Dunes to help bring about a greater awareness of the epidemic state of child abuse. The ride began at Bartels’ in Marina del Rey and took the coast up to Sycamore Cove State Beach. I had too much to do Sunday to take the day off, but I did head over to Bartels’ before everyone took off. They had music provided by Jukebox Zero and a couple sponsors there providing donuts and selling raffle tickets. With Grand Marshal, Lorenzo Lamas leading the escorted group, I’d guess they had about 150 bikes …

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Third Annual Rod & Kustom BBQ Photos

2010 Limited, Canon 5D, car show, classic cars, Family fun, fundraiser, harley-davidson, Lawndale, night train, Original Sinners, Photos, pictures, Point Fermin, riding, Southern California, Walker's Cafe / 2 minutes of reading / June 2, 2013

On Saturday, the CrossMembers Hot Rod Fellowship held their Third Annual Rod & Kustom BBQ at the Restoration Life Christian Church in Lawndale. This was a fundraising event with a car and bike show, [outstanding] live music, and a barbecue. In addition there were a few vendors there and they held a raffle with 100% of the proceeds going to Hands of Hope: Mission Ethiopia. Hands of Hope: Mission Ethiopia provides water purification and well digging services as well as humanitarian relief to the Afar people of Ethiopia. They are attempting to raise $40,000 to purchase a new hydraulic well …

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Celebrating Tanya’s birthday & health

2010 Limited, Canon 5D, landscape, Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, riding, Sophie's Place, Southern California, Wolf Creek Brewing / 2 minutes of reading / April 12, 2013

Wednesday was Tanya’s birthday and since she has been feeling much better over that past couple of months, combined with the fact that she has been working pretty hard lately, we decided to take a couple days off to celebrate her birthday. We started off on Wednesday at Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar and had a couple friends join us. Anyone that has been following this blog for a while knows that we are huge fans of Matsuyama Sushi, so that was a good start to the day. We then decided to go out to Palos Verdes to see …

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2nd Annual Soldiers Supporting Soldiers, Westminster, CA

fundraiser, harley-davidson, Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, motor, Original Sinners, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / March 23, 2013

Saturday the Soldiers for Jesus MC held their 2nd Annual Soldiers Supporting Soldiers Run, as a fundraiser, at the Westminster Elks Lodge 2346, Home of the Beefeaters. The Soldiers for Jesus MC (SFJMC) held the event to collect items to be sent to an Army unit stationed in Afghanistan. They collected things like playing cards, pre-paid phone cards, disposable cameras, and basic amenities like socks. In return for a cash and item donation we were treated to some food and live music provided by the Anonymous. There was also a 50/50 raffle to help generate cash. There were quite a …

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Meetup with the Original Sinners RC

2010 Limited, harley-davidson, Long Beach, Meetup, networking event, Original Sinners, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California, Tilted Kilt / 2 minutes of reading / March 20, 2013

My regular readers are probably aware that our business networking group, Business & Beer, recently joined Meetup.com in an attempt to build on the number of attendees at our weekly gatherings. For those unaware of what Meetup is, it is an online social media site that allows people with common interests to set up offline gatherings. In other words, a social media portal that actually encourages you to get away from Facebook and Twitter for a while. Whether you are looking for a business networking group or people to hunt butterflies with you, there is a good chance meetup.com can …

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A visit to Craft Brewing Co and Claremont Craft Ales

2010 Limited, Claremont, craft beer, harley-davidson, Lake Elsinore, Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California, Temecula / 2 minutes of reading / March 3, 2013

I am usually the one trying to get someone to go for a bike ride and coming up with the destinations, so when my friend Phil asked me if I wanted to join him for a ride out to Chino I said yes and searched Google for a microbrewery in the area. When I woke up Saturday, I knew it was going to be a great day for a ride as it was already 70 at 9:00 AM. Since the person Phil wanted to visit in Chino was not home yet, we decided to visit some mutual friends in Lake …

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Rheumatoid Awareness Day – Coming out of the shadows

Agoura Hills, El Segundo Brewing Company, Enegren Brewing Co, ESBC, harley-davidson, iReport, Ladyface Ale Companie, Local brewers, Moorpark, Photos, pictures, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Awareness Day, riding, Southern California / 3 minutes of reading / February 3, 2013

Saturday was Groundhog Day and it was the first annual Rheumatoid Awareness Day; for patients with Rheumatoid Disease, previously known as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease (RAD). February 2 was picked as Rheumatoid Awareness Day because just as Punxsutawney Phil pokes his head out of his burrow to see if his shadow is visible or not, Rheumatoid Awareness Day was started in the hopes of getting the truth about this disease to the masses and to help bring it out of the shadows. Groundhog Day has long been a favorite day of mine, beginning back in the 70’s …

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Easyriders Bike Show 2013 – Anaheim

2013, Anaheim, Anaheim Brewery, Canon 5D, Easyriders Bike Show, Family fun, harley-davidson, motorcycle show, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / January 5, 2013

These photos are from the 2013 Easyriders Bike Show held at the Anaheim Convention Center on January 5, 2013. The Easyriders Bike Show Tour is put on by Easyriders Events and travels to numerous locations around the country. It features 100’s of custom show and street bikes of every genre. It is always a visual treat; even if it is difficult to focus in all that chrome. I made it there a little earlier today than last year, when I got there a couple hours before it ended, so there were a lot more people to get in the way …

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Last ride of Summer 2012

2010 Limited, harley-davidson, Mulholland Drive, Pepperdine University, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California, Topanga / 2 minutes of reading / September 16, 2012

These photos are from around Hollywood and Malibu. I have a couple friends that flew in from Paris on Friday to begin a week long motorcycle ride around California. Saturday morning I rode out to Hollywood to meet up with them and help them get started on their way. After cruising to the top of Mulholland Drive to take in a view of the Los Angeles area we headed out towards Topanga and worked our way to the Pacific Coast Highway, Hwy 1. We stopped to checked out the 9/11 Memorial at Pepperdine University then continued up north to Neptune’s …

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9/11 memorial at Pepperdine University

2010 Limited, 9/11 Memorial, Flags, harley-davidson, Malibu, Pepperdine University, Photos, pictures, riding, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / September 14, 2012

These photos are of the 9/11 Memorial at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. It is really hot here today. Not muggy, but hot nonetheless. Tanya has been feeling better and asked if I wanted to go for a bike ride where it might be a little cooler. I really did not need much convincing, so we hopped on the Limited and I headed towards to Hwy 1, northbound. When we got to Pepperdine University in Malibu I could not help but notice all the flags so I pulled over to get a few shots. Apparently this is an annual event …

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