So, boys and girls….the latest publication to pick up the story of your intrepid California Scooter Bajaenos (uh, that would be us) is none other than Rider magazine! This was such a fun trip…and every time I read about it, I remember just what a hoot it was!
The gas station in Catavina, about 350 miles south of the border
I’ve had an association with Rider magazine for a while, and I’m glad they’re sharing the Baja story with their blog readers. This was a real adventure, and I know that Rider’s readers will enjoy it. We sure did!
Last January, I wrote a story for Rider on police motorcycles. Writing that story was a lot of fun (and seeing it in print was great), but the best parts were talking to the motor officers and then seeing their comments in the following issue about how much they liked the article. Hey, I enjoyed writing it!
This article appeared in the January 2010 issue of Rider magazine...and these fellows are Harley-mounted motor officers in San Fernando, California
I have an interest in police motorcycles that started a long time ago (I wrote a book on this topic back in the ’90s), and as a result, I get police motorcycle photos from all over the world. I put the most interesting ones on the www.motofoto.cc site, and you can see them here.
In fact, I just received another interesting photo this week from US Army Sergeant First Class Ron Bowers showing a police officer in Dohuk, Iraq, and an Iraqi police motorcycle (SFC Bowers was in Iraq in 2008). SFC Bowers makes friends easily, and when his Iraqi counterparts learned he’s a rider, they arranged for the good sergeant to get some seat time on several bikes, including this 750cc Suzuki police motorcycle…
SFC Ron Bowers in Dohuk, Iraq
Okay, all you loyal blog readers…I know what you are wondering…are we developing a police motorcycle based on our California Scooter….maybe one for urban use?
Steve….oh, Steve….hey, I’ve got this idea…
RX1E Electric Motorcycle
TT250 Enduro
SG250 San Gabriel Cafe Racer