5th Annual Topanga Canyon Ride
Los Angeles, California - January 10-11 2004
About 1/2 of the ride group at an overlook above Ojai
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The 2004 Topanga ride was the probably the best yet for this event with fantastic riding from the Malibu area through the canyons north to Santa Barbara. On the way we stopped at the Rock Store (always a favorite) and had a private reservation to Guy Webster's hacienda near Ojai for a tour of his world renowned classic motorcycle collection. Big thanks to Guy for this treat. From there we stopped at The Deer Lodge for some lunch and refreshment and headed into Santa Barbara for an evening on the town at State Street. Sunday we headed out for the quaint Dutch town of Solvang nested back in the hills and visited the Solvang Motorcycle Museum, Virgil Elings outstanding collection of classic vintage motorcycles. Then a couple of more stops at Clear Creek Tavern and back to the Rock Store before saying our goodbyes until next year. Many thanks to Greg Varela and Chris Mee for the planning that went into this event and a special thank you to Ventura resident and Vmax enthusiast Pat Ahearn for helping out a couple of riders who had bike problems along the way... |
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| Bikes from
out of state arrive at the local motel
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A few bikes
stop on the way to breakfast Saturday morning on PCH in Malibu
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| Stop on the
way to breakfast
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Stop on the
way to breakfast
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Stop on the
way to breakfast
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| Breakfast at
the Marmalade Cafe in Malibu
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Breakfast at
the Marmalade Cafe in Malibu
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Breakfast at the Marmalade Cafe in Malibu |
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| Nice shirt! |
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Breakfast at the Marmalade Cafe in Malibu |
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| Breakfast at
the Marmalade Cafe in Malibu
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Greg
Varela's GREEN Vmax getting
ready for the ride to Santa Barbara after Sat. morning breakfast
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Getting
ready for the ride to Santa Barbara
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| Getting
ready for the ride to Santa Barbara
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Rock Store
on Saturday
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Rock Store on Saturday |
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| Rock Store
on Saturday
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Rock Store
on Saturday
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Rock Store
on Saturday
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| Rock Store on Saturday | Rock Store
on Saturday
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Rock Store on Saturday |
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| View of the
canyon roads
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Brian offers up his cinnamon ring once again, but alas, no takers... | A few of the
riders at an overlook near Ojai before our Guy Webster collection tour
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| Chris Mee on
his Kawasaki Z1000
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Guy Webster
begins the tour with an overview of a rare piece of his collection
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Webster's collection |
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| Webster's collection | Webster's collection | Heading up
to Guy's 'barn' where the real fun starts...
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| This pic
shows a partial view of the outstanding collection at Guy's place. Mostly
rare Italian bikes.
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Webster's collection | Webster's collection |
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| Yowza!
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Webster's collection | Webster's collection |
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| This bike
was in the Guggenheim Museum while it was on tour
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A few of the
riders bikes at Guy's place
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| A stop at
the Deer Lodge and an authentic BBQ!
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Bikes at the Deer Lodge | Pat Ahearn's
cockpit area
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| "Corbin
seats make me RANDY!"
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Pat Ahearn
and his cool Ford purple Vmax (BTW, all motorcycles should be purple or
yellow...)
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Jerry and
Chris's rides
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| Greg+Greg
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A few of the
slower bikes that came along...
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A little
rest before the Santa Barbara night out for Bob & Bob...
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| "You have 2
wishes left"
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Chris and
Greg riding in style on the way back to the hotel after a night out...
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Proof that
the Atkins diet works - NOT!
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| Solvang on
Sunday morning
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Some of the
group on the way to the Solvang Motorcycle Museum
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Flower-loving Outlaw
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| Varela
lookin' suave'
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Chris Mee
talks to Virgil Elings, owner of the museum
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Some of the
older pieces
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| A view of
the outstanding collection
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Jerry and a
classic BMW
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Bikes at the
museum
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| A few pics of the group at the museum... | Vmax at Clear Creek Tavern | Clear Creek Tavern for lunch |