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SLIM and SCHOTT 141 Good people, good motorcycles, and good jackets. Click image for more Schott Gavin rode his Slim up fron San Diego County to pick up his Schott 141. LORI'S BIRTHDAY FAIL/SAVE Lori's birthday was Friday so I made plans to surprise her with an overnighter at the Mission Inn. Everything went great 'til we arrived at the Hotel. I apparently made the room reservation for Friday and the dinner for Saturday. I got an email confirmation and a reminder from the Restaurant but nothing from the hotel. They charged us for the room so they could have called to see if we were still coming. If they had we would have jumped in the car and driven over. Oh well, now I know to call if I don't get a confirmation email. Anyway since Mission Inn was booked for Saturday there was no point eating at their restaurant so we drove to the Sycamore Inn in Rancho Cucamonga. It's a legendary Route 66 restaurant that pre-dates Route 66. It started as a tavern/...

FARMERS MARKET We do most of our food shopping at the Orange Homegrown Farmers and Artisans Market and were in major withdrawals. We missed two weeks in a row and nearly starved to death. If you haven't been to your Farmers Market lately go check it out. We're able to get our coffee, fresh baked bread, beef, chicken, eggs, and produce fresh every saturday. They even have great live music!   Steve of Drip Stop Coffee I rode Bondorella worked. Lori took a picture. (a couple weeks ago) CAN-AM COWBOYS The Cowboys were in the mountains west of Phoenix RODDER'S ROW Will at Vintage Bicycle Restoration had his Grand Opening so a few of us decided to kick in and share the fun. We had a band, tacos, a bounce house, bicycles, hot-rods, and motorcycles. It was officially over at 4:00 but when we rode back after dinner around 9:00 the hard core bicycle guys were still carbo-loading. It was pretty quiet today. Motorcycles Our Sleds, Porn and Dr...

Jeep not meant to be... First the bad news. The Jeep isn't for sale. Now the good news. The Jeep isn't abandoned. The owner just rescued it and is fixing it up for his grandsons. I'll be keeping an eye out and hope to see it around town. Pomona Swap Meet Southern California has a lot to offer--the weather's great, and there are countless rides, shows, races,  and a hundred other things every weekend. But when it's all said and done, if I leave this place the things I'll miss the most are the  Pomona  and  Long Beach  Swap Meets. If you ever want to surprise me I love 66-67 Dodge Chargers. Door art Early '60s Saab 96 I know these aren't supposed to be cool anymore but I like 'em! I had to drag her away kicking and screaming. Tricked out, wore out CB550 Nice stock Beetle about to be lowered.  CT70 $4000 This one too! They were about perfect. Morgan and Phillips SEMA car. Check...

Lucky Triumph Last week's Triumph troubles are turning out to be a pretty good thing...if you're the Triumph. Lori's been wanting to do something with it for awhile and said, "Since it needs a battery I might as well take the gas tank off and see about paint." So the battery's here, the tank and rear fender are off, she's shopping for a tail light assembly, and pondering some paint options. Here's a few pictures of her tearing it apart after we siphoned the gas out of it. Here's a few more with the color turned on. Agriculture Report The seedlings were transplanted into their new pots Saturday. Lori knocked the bottoms out of the eggshells and planted them with Marigolds to help repel insects. They're taking well to their new homes and look like they've grown in the last twenty four hours! More at  www.townhomesteader.com   Crazy Old Jeep This Jeep caught my eye while fueling up last wee...