Modern Vespa

Come one, come all, to the 11th Annual SWERVE N CURVE Scooter Rally happening this weekend, August 13-14, in the South Bay of Los Angeles, CA. As always, all types of scooters are welcome!

Above is a pic of the rally patch that will be available at the rally. T-Shirts are ONLY available online, at this link: http://www.zazzle.com/swerve_n_curve_11_t_shirt-235872795320156535

Here is the itinerary for SNC 11:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13:
7:30PM: "Meet 'N' Greet" at Claim Jumper restaurant, 24301 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505, at the corners of Crenshaw and Lomita Blvds. Early comers can get the first crack at getting rally patches here.

9PM: Leave for the Night time Beach Ride #1 in the South Bay.

10PM: End the ride at Hennessey's Tavern Redondo Beach, 1712 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA, (310) 540-8443.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14:
11AM: Meet at South Bay Vespa, 18425 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504. Click here for a MAP. Be sure to get your RIDE MAP for the day's ride, which will be handed out here. (If you're coming from the North: Meet at Cock N Bull Pub, at 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405, at 9:30am; ride leaves at 10:30AM for South Bay Vespa)

12noon: Ride leaves for the famous South Bay Swerve 'N' Curve route around Palos Verdes.

2/3PM: Ride will end at Keegan's Pub in old downtown Torrance, 1434 Marcelina Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501, (310) 328-3750. Drink specials will be offered.

9PM: SUPPLEMENTAL EVENT: If you'd like to keep the party going into the night, be sure to go to CLUB SOULSIDE @ Fais Do-Do, 5257 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016. Present your Swerve N Curve ticket for a discount on the entrance fee. Without the ticket, price is $5 before 10pm / $10 after 10pm. Doors open at 9:30pm. Sponsored by Ben Sherman, Club Soulside is So Cal's home of Northern Soul, Motown, Vintage Reggae and Traditional Ska! This month's selectors will be Marv Mack, Mike Noriega, and Carlos.

End of Rally

Itinerary is subject to change, so please keep checking the South Bay website at http://www.southbayscooterclub.com

PLEASE GAS UP BEFORE ALL RIDES!

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!!!

four more days to go, or five in my case.
See you scooterHeads on Saturday.

Looking forward to a great ride with old and new friends.

Got friends coming in from AZ and San Diego to ride with us this year. Coming down from LA with a group of about a dozen.

See you cats Saturday!

cool

Met the brotha from AZ, cool kat.

Great Rally, Nice job Mario.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapshot05/sets/72157624726782730/

Thanks for posting the photo link!
Is that Portuguese bend? Bummer I couldn't attend...

Anytime, I think its just before the Bend.

good picture!

Thanks B, Great Rally.

Nice Rack





I couldnt forget a photo of "knees" accident, i bet he was sore later that night. His front caliper came lose and locked up the front wheel.

Thanks B, Great Rally.

Nice Rack





I couldnt forget a photo of "knees" accident, i bet he was sore later that night. His front caliper came lose and locked up the front wheel.

Was he ok? What kind of bike was it? Did he just forget to use threadlocker on the caliper bolts?

Is that his shoe sitting there in the street?

Yep he was ok, he showed up the bar later and earned the name "knees" because they were scraped up. He was in good spirits when I talked to him later. Kinda freaked out my buddys wife, they were behind him when it happend and it was her first ride.

Yep that was his shoe and yep he didnt use thread lock. So that photo shows the importance of thread lock.

BTW, he was happy to hear I took photos and was looking forward to seeing them.

Ride Safe

Manny

Yup. If he used thread lock his shoe would have stayed on.

I'm glad he made it OK. I'm the one that was right behind him when he had the accident. Being that it was the first time my wife joined me on a rally, her nerves were frazzled after seeing the spill.

From my vantage point, I thought he had locked his front brakes when he went down. I kept my distance from his bike before the spill. I'm glad because I had to slow down and swerve within seconds, which freaked my wife. My wife and I kept wondering if he had a broken leg, but glad to hear he made it with minor injuries.

All told it was a great rally. My wife really enjoyed the ride, scenery, and the rally despite the spill in front of us. Now she wants her own scooter .

Thanks Manny for posting the pictures. As always, great shots!

Glad to hear he's OK. I was just in front of him and I felt like he missed me by inches. Really a hair raising incident!

Thank Jorge, Glad shes got the scooter bug. Thats some smooth riding skill, glad you guys were ok.



Future scooter mama.

My pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82788703@N00/sets/72157624741579674/with/4899933374/ The bike, pre-crash:


Not visible: Wicked custom handlebars.

I posted my pictures elsewhere. Feel free to check them out.

Swerve & Curve pictures