66 Motor Palace

Merry Christmas 2013 It’s raining outside and the Jeep looks like crap. Miley is twerking to Jingle Bells Rap. You beat up some kook in an S.O.A. tee. …drive home from the lot with his freshly chopped tree. The wife’s making GIFs for her next tumblr post, you head for the market to steal a rib roast. Your phone starts to buzz as you head out the door. The In-laws again, they’re looking to score. Christmas will be here in just one more night, bring ’em a bottle they’ll stay out of sight. The kids left last Friday to go out and play, they always come home for the big holiday. You pass by a church and think about mass, but you know ol' Santa don’t give a rat’s ass. Arrive at a mall where the parking lot’s packed, the really nice cars have already been jacked. The new “same old” Center’s a mile away. You snag a good space it might be your day. At American Eagle you hear a loud sound. The cops have your dau...

Nothing Epic Other than troubleshooting electrical, overhauling forty-seven year old Jeep switches, and eating, we haven't done much-so we dug through the archives and found a few pictures we may or may not have posted before. Las Vegas, New Mexico 2013 Las Vegas, New Mexico 2013 Goosenecks Utah 2013 A Gooseneck Snow Cap Seligman, AZ 2013 Snow Cap Seligman, AZ 2012 Wall of Death in Pomona around 2007 Wall of death fans in Pomona around 2007 Sportster in Unit H. around 2007 V-Rod and Davida at Unit H. Around 2007 Road King outside Salt Lake City, Utah 2007 

Click to Read THE LEGEND So what do these pictures of Long Beach have to do with the 66 Motor Palace and it's sketchy legend? Jerry's first Trading Post was in this intersection. Who's Jerry? Read the Legend! When I was at my mother's a couple weeks ago she mentioned she'd heard from Jerry and gave me his email address. I stalked him a little and learned that other than a few details I was pretty close. He opened his Trading Post about the time we moved to Texas. It was the "Rocky Mountain Trading Company" but it was in Long Beach. He later moved and opened shop near Boulder Colorado. Last time I saw him was in 1970 around the time he split to Colorado. He's in Greece now and I'll share more and correct the Legend as we go. He sent a picture of the Triumph he and my dad used to tear around the hills with my sister and I at night (we liked it). Jerry and his Triumph TR-3 before he "Tuned in." Baby the Jeep, the ...

Kansas City Flew out to Kansas City to see a couple new motorcycles. It's a nice clean city...you should go there. Everything you've heard about the steaks and barbecue are true and the people who live there are very tolerant of Californians. Sunset over Orange County. This is the real color, no edit, no filter, just an iPhone Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Motorcycles Just go to Harley-Davidson's page and take a look or Google Harley-Davidson Street if you don't already know everything about them. Be sure to check Cycle World's page for clarification and details on the manufacturing of the Street models for sale in USA. They are being built in Kansas City for USA and in India for bikes sold in India, Spain, Portugal, and others as they ramp up. This is to avoid tariffs and keep the price of this motorcycle affordable to new riders. If you haven't, you should look at dealer websites overseas and check the prices on new motorcycles and ...

The Deus Bike Build-Off, Venice The Boundless Enthusiasm Bike Build Off America sounds pretty simple. Below is a description of the competition: THE RULES JUDGING CRITERIA MAKING THE MOST WITH THE LEAST THE ENTRY MUST RUN  (I.E. KICK OVER AND IDLE) MUST BE RIDEABLE  (I.E. ROLL UNDER OWN POWER) DISPLAY CREATIVITY IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION DISPLAY INGENUITY IN DESIGN OR FUNCTION Oh...and the local winners from Sydney, Milan, Bali, and L.A. compete for the overall title! The outcome of the L.A. (Venice) event was determined by esteemed Judges; Yoshi Kosaka, Shinya Kimura, Michael Woolaway, Mike (Relief Judge), and our very own Lori Bentley-Law! Orange County was covered in thick fog and that broke around Seal Beach, traffic was light for the 405. We were greeted with hot coffee at Deus and Lori was soon whisked away with the other Judges by Julian and Hiroshi. While they were busy Daniella and I tried to figure out a way to sneak Yoshi's bike out of...