Well, I guess I thought loud enough, because this year the organizers of Love Ride chose to ditch the bucolic but logistically limiting Castaic Lake riding destination, and expanded the single-day ride into a three-day Pomona Fairplex-based shindig heretofore known as California Bike Week. Watchout flatlanders!  Here comes Cali! The Petersen Automotive Museum in Hollywood hosted...

  One of the events was taking place at WestWorld in Scottsdale under the Cyclefest banner, and the other was Nitro Syndicate’s Westside Motorcycle Expo at the University of Phoenix’s domed stadium in Glendale, home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. Both venues had the usual assortment of vendors peddling everything from leather goods to inventive custom parts for you and your ride...

  One of the events was taking place at WestWorld in Scottsdale under the Cyclefest banner, and the other was Nitro Syndicate’s Westside Motorcycle Expo at the University of Phoenix’s domed stadium in Glendale, home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. Both venues had the usual assortment of vendors peddling everything from leather goods to inventive custom parts for you and your ride...

  It was reported that 6,000 enthusiasts braved the perfect weather to attend. Among the many personalities in attendance were Billy Lane, Eric Buell, Peter Coyote, Chad McQueen, Peter Fonda, Charlie Boorman, Timothy White, Bud Ekins, Mert Lawill, and Willie G., Nancy, and Karen Davidson. Willie G. was there not only to enjoy the motorcycles, but to receive a Lifetime Achievement...