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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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Bobber Bike Night at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson

Bartels Harley-Davidson, bike night, bobbers, harley-davidson, Marina del Rey, night train, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / August 9, 2012

These photos were taken at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson last night at their Bike Night. Since many riders are off at Sturgis, Bartels’ had their own mini-Sturgis in their parking lot; which if you closed your eyes and imagined, it was pretty close. There was live music, pretty girls, food, too many cars and it was hot (well, in the beginning; it was a nice ride home. The theme of the evening was to show off your bobber. While my 2006 Night Train is not exactly a bobber in the truest sense of the word, I entered into the contest anyway. I …

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A Saturday ride around the South Bay

Canon 5D, harley-davidson, Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Photos, pictures, restaurants, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, riding, Southern California, strand brewing, Trump National Golf Club / 2 minutes of reading / May 13, 2012

I picked up a new Canon 5D Mark II the other day and since I need to get some practice in before I feel comfortable photographing events, like the PV Street Fair coming up in a few weeks, I decided to take a ride around the South Bay with a couple friends and put the camera through some real world experience; the way I plan on using it. We started off by riding around the Palos Verdes Peninsula and ended up at Trump National Golf Club for a beer and a little snack. After spending a little time these we …

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Training baddog

Christmas, harley-davidson, rheum4us, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, rheumpf, riding, Southern California, Tanya / 4 minutes of reading / February 12, 2012

Those that know me know that Harley-Davidson is one of my greatest passions. If I was put in the situation that I had to give up photography or motorcycles, I would have to drop the camera. It is my therapy, my release, my church. Living in Southern California gives me a riding season of 12 months so when I feel the need to get away from the hassles of everyday life, escape is as close as my garage. There are a couple days a year I like to go riding whether or not I “feel the need” based solely on …

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Christmas morning bike ride

2010 Limited, Christmas, Friendship Bell, geek good girl, harley-davidson, Photos, pictures, San Pedro, Southern California, Torrance, winter / 1 minute of reading / December 26, 2011

Regular readers to this blog have probably figured out that I have a few Christmas traditions that may not be your typical Norman Rockwell Christmas scenario. Of course, Norman Rockwell did not live by the Southern California beaches, so that might have something to do with it. Of all the traditions I have, the one that probably goes back the furthest is my Christmas morning bike ride. These are photos from that ride. Since there are several shopping malls by me and the streets have been packed since Thanksgiving, I take advantage of the fact that the streets are virtually …

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David Mann Chopperfest 2011

Chopperfest, David Mann, Family fun, harley-davidson, motorcycle show, motorcycles, Photos, pictures, roller derby, Southern California, Sunday ride, Ventura / 1 minute of reading / December 13, 2011

These photos were taken Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the 8th Annual David Mann Chopperfest, held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA. Chopperfest is dedicated to the life and memory of David Mann, arguably the most influential designer in the custom motorcycle world. Besides a bike show that includes some of the most beautiful motorcycles around, there was a motorcycle swap meet, vendors with food, beer, accessories and clothing, music provided by the Bob Carrillo Band and a roller derby exhibition by the Sugartown Rollergirls. Contrary to what you might think, this was fun for the entire family.

Photos from a day at Venice Beach

2010 Limited, harley-davidson, national go topless day, Photos, pictures, protest, Southern California, Venice Beach / 1 minute of reading / August 21, 2011

Today, my friend, Phil, and I headed out to Venice Beach to check out the 4th Annual National Go-Topless Day march. The march was to “protest unconstitutional topless gender discrimination.” The idea being that it is not fair that men can go topless but women can not. To be honest, I agree with the cause but I foresee men being forced to cover up before women will be allowed to go bare. We shall see. It was a beautiful summer day, we took the bikes. Unbelievable as it sounds [to anyone that has tried to park in Venice on a …

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Milwaukee and the Wall of Death

harley-davidson, Milwaukee, Photos, pictures, Reedsburg, road trip, Travel, Wisconsin / 1 minute of reading / July 8, 2011

Back in May I met up with a cousin I had not seem in 25 or 30 years. Today we headed off on a cross country road trip. He arrived in Valpo last night. Tanya took us to dinner at Gaucho’s Brazilian Steakhouse for a sendoff with a full stomach. Our first stop was Milwaukee where we stopped at AJ Bombers to try out a special burger they had. It was okay. After lunch we headed over to the Harley-Davidson Museum. There was a Wall of Death set up in the parking let, so Brett and I went over and …

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