April 2011 - CityBike

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EVENTS APRIL 2011
Now with
BACON!
Every Saturday: $7 All-you-can-eat
Bacon and Waffles at Godspeed!
10:00 am to 3:00 pm: Godspeed
Oakland, 5532 San Pablo, Oakland,
510/547-1313, godspeedoakland.com
Build a bacon house, then use the equity
to finance a bigger bacon house.
Every Sunday April 3-May 8
MotoGP and World SBK at D-Store,
S.F.: Watch MotoGP, enjoy snacks,
refreshments and the giant wall-o-flat
screens! D-Store S.F., 131 S. Van Ness
415/626-5478.
First Monday of each month
April 4, May 2:
6:00-8:00 pm: NORCAL Guzzi Bike
Night at Applebee’s in Milpitas (84
Ranch Drive, off N. McCarthy Blvd.).
All motorcycles welcome! Call John
510/377-5575 or check pastariders.com
for more details.
First Monday of each month
April 4, May 2:
6:00 pm: American Sport Bike Night
at Dick’s Restaurant and Cocktails,
3188 Alvarado Street, San Leandro.
Bring your Buell and hang out with
like-minded riders. All brands welcome!
Our meeting of Buell and Motorcycle
enthusiasts has been happening the first
Monday of the month for the last 12
years, without ever missing a meeting.
We have had many local and national
celebrities from the Motorcycle world
grace our meetings. It has been fun and
exciting. amricansportbikenight.net
First Monday of each month
April 4, May 2:
6:00 pm: California (Northern, East
Bay) NORCAL Guzzi Bike Night at
Applebee’s at McCarthy Ranch Mall,
off 880, in Milpitas, California. All
MGNOC members, interested Guzzi
riders, and all other motorcycle riders
always welcome. More information,
contact John Cerilli at: 510-377 5575
First Monday of each month
April 4, May 2
2:30 – 10:00 pm: Northern California
Ducati Bike Nights at Benissimo (one
of Marin’s finest Italian Restaurants),
18 Tamalpias Dr, Corte Madera.
NorCalDoc.com
Third Monday of each month
April 18, May 16:
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm: East Bay Ducati
Bike Night at Pizza Antica (3600 Mount
Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, 925/299-0500)
Bike parking on the street right in front
of the restaurant, indoor and heated
outdoor seating, excellent wine list.
All moto brands welcome. Bring your
appetite and a smile, be prepared to
make new friends.
Third Sunday of each month
April 17, May 15:
9:00 am: California (Northern)
Moto Guzzi National Owners Club
(MGNOC) breakfast at Putah Creek
Cafe in picturesque Winters, California
(Highways 505/128) MGNOC
members and interested Guzzi riders
meet for breakfast and a good time. The
Putah Creek Cafe is located at Railroad
Avenue. More information contact:
Northern California MGNOC Rep,
Don Van Zandt at 707-557-5199.
Third Sunday of each month
April 17, May 15:
Moto-Sketch at Tosca Cafe: come and
sketch a live model draped over a custom
bike. $7 to sketch, free to just watch.
Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Ave. in S.F.
First Saturdays of each month
April 2, May 7
Mission Motorcycles (6292 Mission
St. Daly City, missionmotorcycles.
com 650/992-1234) has Brown
Bag Saturdays: 15% off all parts and
accessories you can stuff into a brown
paper sack.
Friday, March 25 th to
Saturday, March 26 th
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344
Tully Rd, San Jose.
Saturday: Clubman’s All-British Show:
The Annual Clubman’s Event is one of
the largest All-British motorcycle shows
and swap meets in the Western States.
There will be around 150 show bikes
registered and competing for dozens
of trophies, and the swap meet will
have 70 vendors selling new and used
British motorcycle parts. There will be a
British bike sale corral. This year, a fully
restored 1969 BSA Firebird Scrambler
will be raffled off, with tickets selling
for $1. Admission is $5, with kids 12 or
under admitted free.
On Sunday, the ‘Morning After’ ride
will be held, starting in Los Gatos and
following a route through the Santa
Cruz Mountains, with a lunch stop
along the way.
Also at the event: European motorcycle
show, CJMC Open Asian Bike Show and
indoor short-track racing and legends
banquet. CityBike will be there—will
you? For more info go to cjmc.org,
bsaocnc.org and sanjoseindoor.com.
Saturday, March 26 th
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Home-built bike get-together at Mission
Pizza in Fremont (1572 Washington
Blvd. 510/651-6858). After the Clubman
show stop by: 32 beers on tap and cool
people. Open to all chopper, bobber,
cafe, vintage, resto, come show off your
hard work! For more info call Jason at
510/378-3690
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm: Diavel Night in
Santa Cruz (Moto Italiano/Ducati Santa
Cruz, 3600 Soquel Ave. 831/462-6686,
motoitaliano.com)
We’re unveiling the exciting new Ducati
Diavel and celebrating its arrival. Local
Catering, Monster Drink Creations, DJ
Stoney from Cypress Lounge, Raffle for
Japan and trunk show with Prexport’s
new line of Italian technical and urban
riding gear.
Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10
2011 California Championship
Hillclimb & Verticross PRO/AM Series -
Round 2 and the U.S. Open of Verticross.
U.S. Open of Verticross, a three-day
event starting off with round two of the
Pro/Am series with the final day of the
event seeing the crowning of the first
ever U.S. Open of Verticross Champion.
Sunday, April 10 th 9:00 am
CJMC Delta Levee ride:
‘Classic’ Bike Ride, Electric
Train Museum, Lunch.
Gather in the Oakley Raley’s
parking lot or meet at Rio
Vista bridge, northwest
corner around 9:30 am. Call
Neil, 408-374-6288 or check
cjmc.org.
Saturday, April 16th and
Sunday, April 17th
AFM Championship
Roadracing: Infineon
Raceway, Sonoma
(Highways 37 and 121).
AFMRacing.org.
Saturday, April 23 rd
9:00 am: CJMC “West Side Story”
ramble: Ride from Yuba City through
200 miles of Northnern Caifornia
backroads. 450cc and larger classic
Japanese bikes welcome. Meet at the
Waffle Barn, 590 Colusa Ave. Yuba City.
Contact Dude Green at 530/6730-4319
or go to cjmc.org for more info.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
21st Annual Pacific Coast Dream
Machines Show. Half Moon Bay
Airport, on Highway 1, 20 miles south
of San Francisco and 5 miles north of
Highway 92.
One of the West Coast’s biggest shows,
this remarkable exhibit of over 2000
vehicles will feature motorcycles
from antique turn-of-the-century
models, high-performance sport,
racing and off-road bikes to the hottest
custom bikes of the modern era. All
motorcycles are welcome for display.
Club rides are welcome.
You’ll see everything from Ducati,
Norton, BMW, Moto Guzzi and more
represented. The show also includes
antique, vintage, classic, and custom
automobiles, trucks, aircraft, tanks and
massive gas engines and steam tractors.
Spectator admission is $20 (adults), $10
(age 11-17 and 65+), and free (age 10
and under). To show a motorcycle, the
registration fee is $30 ($40 for entries
postmarked after April 15) and includes
a commemorative pin and admission for
two people. CityBike will have a booth
at the event, so come by and say hello! If
you have an interesting bike you’d like to
show off, email us: info@citybike.com or
call 415/282-2790.
For information and registration
forms, call 650/726-2328 or
miramarevents.com.
Saturday, May 7th and
Sunday, May 8th
AFM Championship Roadracing:
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma (Highways
37 and 121). AFMRacing.org.
Friday, May 13 and
Saturday, May 14
Third Annual Quail Lodge (800 Valley
Greens Drive, Carmel, 831/620-8887,
quaillodgeevents.com) Motorcycle
Gathering. 100-mile kick-off ride Friday
for 50 participants—$250 fee includes
tracktime at Laguna Seca Raceway and
intimate dinner reception featuring guest
speakers and preview of the Saturday
Bonhams and Butterfields auction.
Saturday’s events include display of rare,
interesting and classic motorcycles,
including the John Edgar Vincent
“bathing suit bike” that Rollie Free rode
at Bonneville in 1948, as we as a tribute
to racing, bike judging, southern-style
barbecue lunch and then the auction
(which will include Steve McQueen’s
1971 Husqvarna 400). $65 per person,
proceeds to benefit Riders for Health.
Saturday, May 14
9:00 am: CJMC Cherry Lake Quarter-
Horse Ride. Ride to Cherry Lake from
Jamestown, CA. 250cc and smaller
classic motorcycles welcome. Meet at the
Ranch House, 8971 French Flat Road,
Jamestown. More information: Neil,
408-374-6288 or check cjmc.org.
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