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EVENTS
First Monday of each month
(March 5, April 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.
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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. americansportbikenight.net
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 Pierre at: 408/710-4886 or
pierredacunha@yahoo.com.
Second Tuesday of Each Month
(March 12, April 10)
6:30 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
(March 18, April 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.
Evenings: 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
(March 3, April 1)
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.
Every day through April 28, 2012
Moto Bellissima Exhibit at SFO
The Italian propensity for artistic design,
historically demonstrated in a wide range
of manufactured goods, has perhaps
never been better exemplified than in the
beautiful motorcycles that graced Italy’s
racetracks and roadways in the 1950s and
1960s. Over the course of two decades,
an unprecedented number of Italian
firms, many of them lost to history,
produced a dizzying array of smallsized
motorcycles for a country with a
desperate need for mobility after World
War II. These machines were created at
a time of impoverished resources, but
consistent with a characteristically Italian
insistence on producing, and demanding,
objects of extraordinary design and
beauty. Nineteen motorcycles, ranging
from singularly produced racers such
as Carlo Ubbiali’s 1951 Mondial 125cc
Bialbero Grand Prix to 50cc production
bikes from the late 1960s, demonstrate
that while necessity breeds invention, the
results can be truly stunning.
Moto Bellissima: Italian Motorcycles from
the 1950s and 1960s is located presecurity
in the International Terminal
Main Hall Departures Lobby, San
Francisco International Airport. The
exhibition is on view to all Airport
visitors from November 5, 2011 to April
28, 2012. There is no charge to view the
exhibition. For more information, please
visit flysfo.com/museum.
Saturday, February 25th
6:00-11:00 pm: Gallery Moto SF (275
8th St., Second Floor, S.F.) and Bay Area
Vintage Riders presents Unfinished
Projects 2012, a show displaying
moto-projects in various stages of
completion as well as motorcycle-related
art produced by local artists. It’s a really
great show—CityBike attended the first
year and was greatly entertained by some
great art and interesting bikes. DJ and
craft-brewed beer will be on hand. You
should really just go.
Sunday, March 4th.
1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Combustion Events
is hosting a book signing for Melissa
Holbrook Pierson, author of The Man
Who Would Stop at Nothing which will
be attended by her and John Ryan, the
protagonist of the book who has set some
amazing long-distance records—he’s
a guy who rides more in 48 hours than
many of us ride in a year.
Meet the duo at Addiction Motors
(4052 Watts St. in Emeryville,
510/4-REPAIR or addictionmotors.
com) along with special guests Christina
Shook (author of Chicks on Bikes) and
Ed Milich (CityBike contributor and
author of poetry collections Wrenched
and Fueled) The event is just $15 and
includes food and a reading, or $25
if you want a t-shirt, or $45 gets you
grub, the reading, a shirt and a signed
copy of what’s really a terrific book.
Buy tickets online at combustionevent.
com or call 510/606-0383. You can also
RSVP on Facebook: facebook.com/
events/277068255680583
Saturday, March 17th
11:00 am: San Francisco Motorcycle
Club AMA District 36 St. Patrick’s Day
run. Meet at the SFMC clubhouse (2194
Folsom St., S.F.) and be prepared for a
good ride, food and a raffle. Contact the
SFMC (415/863-1930 or sf-mc.org) for
more info.
Friday, March 30th to
Saturday, March 31st
Indoor Flat-Track Racing at the Santa
Clara County Fairgrounds (344 Tully
Road San Jose) Indoor motorcycle racing
on concrete is back in San Jose. Come
see one of the most exciting races of the
year! The machines are 450cc flattrack
bikes tearing up the fairgrounds in San
Jose. Handlebar bashing, elbow-to-elbow
racing in a cage.
Friday: Practice and optional barbeque.
Practice starts at 2:00 pm and runs till
6:00 pm, then the barbeque will follow.
Invite all your friends to join us for
practice, dinner and a night of bench
racing and remembering the “Good Old
Days.”
Saturday:
2:00 pm-10:00 pm: Calling all spectators:
don’t miss this; come out to see 3-4 hours
of close racing inside the Expo Building
at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Saturday, 6:00-9:30 pm. Experience Pro
Racing at its best! Spectator’s seats will
make you feel like you’re almost on top of
the action.
Pit pass: $30, Spectators: $20. Riders: $30
for Friday practice, $50 to race first class,
$35 for each class after that.
Info: sanjoseindoor.com or call Pete at
408/249-4336 or email: heartoncl@aol.
com.
8:00 am-4:00 pm: Clubman’s All-
British Weekend, also at the Fairgrounds
(see above). An amazing all-volunteer
show that attracts over 150 pristine
classic machines competing for trophies
in various classes, motorcycle celebrities,
vendors, a swap meet and throngs of
adoring fans. This all-indoor show is the
largest All-British Motorcycle Show West
of the Mississippi. And it’s right here in
our backyard, in San Jose.
This is a great opportunity to see so
many rare and interesting classic British
motorcycles all in one place. These
include vintage machines all the way
back to the turn of the last century,
pre-war and post-war classics, military
machines, racers, customized choppers,
bobbers and cafe racers, and some
modern-day British classics. It’s all
under one roof, the bikes are gorgeous,
the people are friendly, and they even
serve food, beer and wine.
For more info, go to classic-britishmotorcycles.com/clubmans-all-britishweekend-2012.html
Admission is only
$5 (and kids under 12 get in free).
8:00 am-4:00 pm: Classic Japanese
Motorcycle Club 4th Annual
Motorcycle Show and Swap, also at
the Fairgrounds (see above). Terrific
displays of all kinds of classic Japanese
rides, from the ‘40s through the ‘80s.
Editor Ets-Hokin may even display his
feared CB350 Cafe Racer, so don’t miss
it. Contact the CJMC at cjmc.org or call
Allen Siekman at allen@ebold.com or
by phone: 831/336-3621.
Sunday, April 1:
10:00 am: What could be better than
viewing scads of classic Japanese and
British motorcycles? Only one thing:
riding them! So, at 10:00 am the
following Sunday morning, the faithful
gather in nearby Los Gatos for “The
Morning After Ride” through the
Santa Cruz Mountains, the Redwoods
and the Coast. Both the BSAOCNC
and CJMC are riding—contact those
clubs (see above) for meeting places and
times.
Saturday, April
28th and
Sunday, April
29th:
10:00 am-4:00
pm both days:
22nd Annual
Pacific Coast
Dream
Machines Show
(Half Moon Bay
Airport, 9850
N. Cabrillo Hwy
on Hwy. 1, 5
miles north of
Hwy. 92) Half
Moon Bay’s
spectacular
showcase of
motorized
mechanical
marvels from
throughout the
20th and 21st
centuries—
more than 2,000
beautiful flying,
driving and
working machines on display for public
viewing—motorcycles displays include
everything from antique turn-of-thecentury
models, high-performance sport,
racing and off-road bikes to the hottest
custom bikes of the modern era.
$20 ($30 for 2-day pass) for adults, $10
($15 for 2-day pass) for ages 11-17 and
65+, and free for kids age 10 and under.
for more info call 650/726-2328 or visit
miramarevents.com.
Friday, May 4 through
Sunday, May 6
AMA Pro Road Racing West Coast
Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway
(Highways 37 & 121 Sonoma) The twowheel
excitement of AMA Pro Road
Racing returns to Infineon Raceway
for the West Coast Moto Jam, May 4-6.
Celebrate your Cinco de Mayo weekend
with the ultimate motorcycle fiesta! In
addition to six AMA Pro Road Racing
main events on the road course, you’ll
be treated to Supermoto USA on the
karting track and the return of the TTXGP
Electric Motorcycles. And, don’t miss free
demo rides in the expanded Motorsports
Midway, appearances by the Infineon
Raceway Girls, autograph sessions and
more!
Sunday:
Sunday, May 6 th - 9:00 a.m. (Time and
meeting place subject to change)
CityBike Magazine’s Ride to the
Races: Ride with CityBike contributors,
staffers and members of the major Bay
Area motorcycle clubs to the West
Coast Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway,
featuring the best in AMA Pro Road
Racing and Supermoto USA. Purchase
your Race and Ride Ticket now and save
$15, call (800) 870-7223 ext. 161 or visit
infineonraceway.com/citybikeride.
50th Anniversary
YZFR6s are here!
Come in to see how far they’ve come!
Always wear a helmet, eye protection, and protective clothing.
Please respect the environment, obey the law, and read your owner's manual thoroughly.
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BERKELEY (510) 525-5525
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