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Ride to Int'l Motorcycle Show in Long Beach

Dec 2008 7
Sun 10:30 AM
Location
Fern Dell Dr

Fern Dell Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90001
818 795 0667

How to find us
"Look for the blue Vespa with white checkers"

Estimated attendance
 12  people attended.
4.50 4.503

Who organized?
Eric

The Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach is one of the best places to see new and forthcoming scooter and motorcycle models and to browse, shop for and try on helmets, clothes and other gear. I rode down last year and while not the most exciting ride the show itself was a lot of fun. Piaggio/Vespa/Aprilia, Genuine, Kymco, Honda, Yamaha, Vectrix and a few other scooter companies had big displays.

For those of us who are ModernVespa.com and ModernBuddy.com members, there was a pretty large gathering there last year as well, followed by some rides later in the day. I don't know if any of that's planned this year. I'm hoping we'll have groups coming along there and back. The route is TBD, but I think most of the routes have stretches of 45MPH or 55MPH roads (no freeways). That may be a little challenging for the smaller-CC/slower scoots, though we'll certainly try to accommodate anyone who's interested in going.

Show info is here: http://snurl.com/4jsz...

Tickets are $13 at the door, but they're cheaper online and the past couple of years there have been coupons available at NoHo Scooters.

I'll post more details about the route, times, tickets, etc. as I get them.

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Sergio
    Posted Dec 8, 2008 12:50 PM
    Sergio
    Assistant Organizer
    I know, I didn't ride with you guys... but I found your bikes in the parking lot, parked next to you and took a pic. I only ran into Mike F, George (from NoHo Scooters), and Mike D. Think I was a bit overwhelmed and didn't find the rest of you. Rode with Jose and his friend - following Mike F and George as they drove down. Interesting being led by a car on the FWY. :-)
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Sergio
    Posted Nov 24, 2008 4:19 PM
    Sergio
    Assistant Organizer
    For those who didn't buy online in time for the $4 off discount - Progressive Insurance has a $3 coupon good at the box-office <a href="http://motorcycle.progressi...">here</a>.
  • Molly Taylor
    Posted Nov 23, 2008 8:12 PM
    Molly Taylor
    Assistant Organizer
    I will be heading out there on Friday as I have a commitment with Childhelp USA on Sunday. Gotta be there for the kids around the holidays. Hope to see you all at the lights ride! <M>
  • Eric
    Posted Nov 2, 2008 6:37 PM
    Eric
    Organizer
    We may have to plan for some kind of meetup at the convention center since people seem to want to meet but will be coming from Long Beach or South Bay.
  • Eric
    Posted Oct 25, 2008 2:00 PM
    Eric
    Organizer
    Just saw there's going to be a dedicated Scooter Pavilion this year! Info: http://snurl.com/4p70c
  • Eric
    Posted Oct 25, 2008 9:44 AM
    Eric
    Organizer
    You can currently get $4 off on tickets for the International Motorcycle Show by buying online and using the code "ENEWS10" at checkout. This expires at the end of the month. I'll send out any other discounts I get and also post info here. To buy tickets online, go here: http://snurl.com/4jszy I think since some of us are riding down and others are coming from other locations, we'll probably have a couple of meeting points along the way and at the show.
  • Tim
    Posted Oct 25, 2008 7:19 AM
    Tim
    Assistant Organizer
    please let me know of any discount tickets!

Who attended?

  • 12 attendees
    • Tim
      “ had a blast! Can't wait for next year! ”
    • “ Fortunately, Manny (snapshot05) and Tim knew of a faster route than the one I'd selected. Not the most scenic or exciting ride, but we had a good run. Had fun at the show checking out bikes, scoots and meeting a bunch of other scooterists, mostly from ModernVespa. Started raining right as I approached my place; hope everyone else made it home without getting too wet. ”