Today Uta and I drove to Half Moon Bay for an impressive motorcycle concourse d’elegance. Slide show.
When I was 14, I bought a Peugeot BB Sport cyclomoteur, a 50cc motorbike, the perfect ride for an American teenager living just outside Paris for a couple of years. Back in the States, I had no occasion to ride a two-wheeler until a college buddy dropped by my house on his BMW R50. I borrowed it for a quick spin around the neighborhood, dropped the front wheel into a pothole, flipped the bike on its side, skidded along the pavement until my elbow was peeking out from my flesh, and have never ridden a motorcycle since. Nonetheless, I still love the look and lore of motorcycles, especially Italian machines from around the early sixties.
Some of the bikes on display were antiques. Typically, a hundred-year old motorcycle looked as if it were brand new.
Others were flat-out racing machines.
…and some bikes are rolling art projects.
I wish I knew how to ride the beautiful machine. Pant, pant, pant.
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The bikes look beautiful. Was anybody there? Crowd looks sparse. John
Thousands attended. We parked half a mile down Route 1 from the turnoff to the Ritz Carlton.
I suprised my husband with a trip from our Southern Nevada home to the show in Half Moon Bay. He was thrilled and couldn’t stop admiring all the wonderful pieces from his past. His favorite had to be the gorgeous Ron Wood Norton. He fondly remembers watching a sea of Harleys trying to catch the “red bike” back in the 70’s at Ascot raceway! What an incredible event. The setting could not have been better, the weather perfect and the crowd full of appreciative motorcycle enthusiasts like ourselves was wonderful. We will definately be attending next year even with rumors of a venue change although I doubt they can top the Ritz.
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