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Good buddies Duane, Richard, Mike, Gerry, and Grisel rode with us to the Rock Store today!

Wow, we sure had a great day today!   It’s hard to imagine how the day could have been any better or (as you can see from the photos) how the folks who rode with us could be any more photogenic!

Just like on last month’s ride in the San Gabriels, the clouds held back on the rain today.   The riding was fantastic.  Duane, Mike, Richard, and yours truly rolled along on the freeways for a good 65 miles or so until we reached the Kanan Road exit, and then it was twisties above Malibu all the way to the Rock Store.

Richard, Joe, Duane, and Mike…a great Rock Store breakfast!

I’ve never seen the Rock Store so uncrowded, which was nice.   It looked like it might rain, and that kept the crowds away, I guess.  I liked it.  We had no problems finding a parking spot, and it was easy getting a table for breakfast.

Grisel met us at the Rock Store (she is a new RX3 rider, having just purchased her beautiful orange 2016 RX3).   Gerry rode his Yamaha all the way down from Santa Barbara and met us at the Rock Store just because he wanted to check out the CSC bikes.   He told me he’d been hearing a lot about them and he wanted to see the bikes in person.

Parked in front of the Rock Store.

We hung out at the Rock Store for a bit and then we grabbed Mulholland for more spirited riding in the twisties.  The road was magnificent, and we stopped high up in the hills for a few more photos…

What a day!

Good buddy and marksman extraordinaire Duane and his electric blue RX3.

Good buddy Mike and his fastest-color RX3.

Our good buddy Richard, an Iron Butt rider who rode along with us on a fine February day!

The Chilean Ambassador, our very own Grisel (aka Bunny Rider)!

I sure had a grand day, and I know the rest of our crew did, too.   After riding the twisties above Malibu, we dropped down to the Pacific Coast Highway and rode north along the edge of the Pacific to just south of Ventura.   We made one more photo stop where I grabbed the first shot of today’s blog (the one you see way above), and then one more…

An orange RX3, a great bunch of riders, the PCH, and the Pacific Ocean.

Grisel took the PCH south back to her home, Mike rode the PCH north to his Navy base, Gerry continued north to his home in Santa Barbara, and Richard, Duane, and I took the 101 south back to our homes here in So Cal.

The ride was awesome, and I can’t wait until our next one!  What a day!

Folks, no way I could do a video this good. Enjoy…

Here’s our latest Shop Talk video, folks, and the subject today is chains…

As the title says, here are two cool scoots I thought you might enjoy seeing.  The first is one of Steve’s personal rides…it’s a two tone, heavily accessorized Rx3 with body panels in red and the rest of the body work in silver, and it looks awesome!

It’s relatively easy for us to create a custom like the one you see above, mixing and matching body panels, and there are more than a few combinations we can do just buy mixing the stock colors.  One that comes to mind quickly is a “creamsicle” bike in orange and white.  And, we can do custom colors, too.

Here’s another cool motorcycle, and it’s a 50-year-old classic.   Check this out, folks:  An 850 Norton Commando!

The Norton is a real beauty.  I haven’t heard it run yet.  I’ll bet it sounds great.  Those old British twins have a very unique sound.  It’s an exhaust note I grew up with, and I can’t wait to hear this puppy.   If I play my cards right, I may get to ride it, too.   Stay tuned, folks.  You’ll be hearing more about both bikes, and you’ll hear it first right here on the CSC blog!

We’re going to leave the CSC plant tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. sharp on our ride to the Rock Store, so my advice is to arrive earlier if you want to have a cup of coffee and a donut before we leave.  Please arrive with a full tank of gas as we won’t be stopping for fuel when we leave.

We’ll take the 210 west to the 134 and then we’ll pick up the 101.   We’ll take the Kanan Road exit off the 101 and from there we’ll turn onto the Mulholland Highway.   We sometimes have folks want to meet us along the way and if you want to do so that’s okay, but we won’t be stopping to wait for anybody.   We’d prefer that you join up with us at the CSC plant before we leave.

Bring a camera, folks.   The photo ops at the Rock Store are awesome!

Grisel and her RX3 above Los Angeles

Folks, Grisel is one of our newest RX3 riders.  She’s from Chile, she lives here in So Cal, and she’s riding with us to the Rock Store this Saturday!   We’re going to have a healthy turnout of RX3 riders, and we hope you’ll be able to join us.

Wow, I’m really looking forward to getting my knees in the breeze this Saturday when we ride to the Rock Store.   It’s one of America’s iconic moto stops and given our location, it’s likely we’ll be rubbing shoulders with one or more moto celebs.  And the parking lot at the Rock Store is amazing…it’s better than any bike show I’ve ever been to.

After we hit the Rock Store and grab a few photos, we’ll ride the twisties down to the Pacific Coast Highway.  This is a ride that’s awesome for both bike and people watching, and I thought I would include a few photos from prior Rock Store rides to prime the pump a bit…

Lots of Ducatis at the Rock Store…this is an earlier one and it photographs well

An older “bumble bee” BMW GS…an RX3 might look good in this color scheme

We saw quite a few six-cylinder CBX Hondas today…more photos to follow

Somebody needs to call Frank and Mike on “American Pickers”

A Moto Guzzi Griso…an incredibly beautiful motorcycle!

Another view of the Griso

…and one more.

You gotta love it!

A cool old Shovelhead

Another beautiful motorcycle…a 1200 Honda VFR

The VFR again

Not terribly creative, but still cool

An early ’70s CB750

A GS saddlebag…where’s the Baja sticker?

A hot rod BMW boxer carbon fiber valve cover…it hurts to even think what they cost!

The crowd…it was awesome!

More big bucks accessories

The RX3s at the Rock Store

A radical seat design.

Design Alternative No. 2 – the quick detach model

Design Alternative No. 3 – for those who really miss the 1970s

A yellow Duck

Let’s see…we’ve got the stock resin RX3 saddlebags, the optional aluminum Tourfellas, and…well…hey, why not?

A Triumph Bonneville…the real one, from the 70s…the second most beautiful motorcycle ever made!

An XS650, Yamaha’s answer to the Triumph Bonneville…both Twin Peaks Steve and yours truly owned these back in the day

An R90S BMW…900cc’s of pure class

I liked it so much I grabbed another photo

As promised, another Honda CBX photo

Another one I would like to own someday…a 1200cc Buell with translucent bodywork

The Buell’s front flyscreen

Yet another classy bike…a very early CB750 Honda Four

Our good buddy Rob…RX3 rider extraordinaire!

An Enfield, from India, with tons of British influence…these are good-looking motorcycles

The boys….Rob, Steve, and Peter

I went back for another shot of the CBX engine

One more shot in front of the Rock Store

Through the tunnel down to the Pacific Ocean

A couple of the boys behind me on the PCH…that’s Peter waving to me

Great weather and tough duty along the Pacific Coast Highway

Very tough duty….but somebody’s gotta do it

Whoa, here’s an idea…how about an RX3 run on the PCH all the way up to San Francisco?

Just one great view after another…we’re headed north in these photos

The iconic big rock on the left

The bikes…

The boys…

A very cool old Datsun 240Z

Twin Peaks Steve

Good buddy Peter, whom I’ve known for over 30 years

Reverend Duane, preaching to his flock

Folks, we’re going to have a great time on Saturday.   Bring a camera; both the riding and the photo ops will be awesome.

Ride safe, my friends!

What a day!  Roland Wheeler had his RC3 race bike debut at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway, and he and the CSC RC3 did well!  How’s this sound…first place the first time Roland raced the RC3!

Roland Wheeler and his RC3 with the snow-capped San Gabriels in the background.

The weather was perfect, the photo ops were phantastic, and Roland and the CSC RC3 performed magnificently.   Let’s get to the main attraction first, and that’s a quick video I assembled showing the action today…I know I need a separate mike and I know it’s a bit hard to hear what we’re saying.   Hey, the next one will be better, but this one looks pretty good to me!   Roland did amazingly well, better than he imagined…in fact, when I interviewed Roland, he thought he had finished in second or third place, but nope…he nabbed first place!

I grabbed a bunch of photos, too, and here are some of the ones I like the best…

Roland in the pit area.

Chicken strips?

On the track, waiting to start.

Roland was hitting over 90 mph and the RC3 had more to give.

Taking the checkered flag.

Gerry (our chief mechanic), Roland, and Steve.

Another cool photo of Roland and the RC3.

A Dodge Challenger in the pit area with the Hellcat package (a $40K option). Check the license plate…it’s talking about the car’s horsepower.

One of the WERA classes is for Groms…it looked like fun.

Someday…

The Auto Club Speedway logo in the press box area.

Today was a great day.   Imagine that…first place the first time out!

Roland’s first place trophy!

Keep an eye on us, folks, and keep an eye on the RC3 race program.  There’s going to be a lot more coming your way on this new CSC activity!  And what about you?  Ever thought you might want to get into racing?  We think there’s no better way to do it!