Local / Regional Bike Events

Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day with a ride up to Breadsoda, some Guinness and some learnin’… We’ll have a great crowd in the attached parking garage – ready to teach you some tricks to fix up your bike.

We’re teaming up with scooter club “Turnbulls DC” and raising money for the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation.

Wellsely from DC Modern Classics will be teaching some basic carburetor maintenance.

And then there’s the Guinness part… Breadsoda will be pouring the pints and getting us ready for another fine riding season.

(oh yeah, rumor has it that founding member, Joe Johnson may make an appearance.) Don’t miss out…

Meet the gang from Iron & Air (the photographically beautiful magazine out of New Hampshire) right here in Delaware. CafeRacer.xxx and Loaded Gun Customs is hosting a Flash Meet & Greet this Saturday.

Sponsored by Cafe Racer XXX, Loaded Gun Customs, and The Mufflers. Come out and meet the guys from Iron & Air Magazine, check out Loaded Gun Custom’s shop, talk motorcycles, sip a complimentary beverage of choice, down a cupcake and tear up some twisties. Plenty of parking!!! Ride in. Only 3 hours from Baltimore, 2.5 hours from Philadelphia or DC, 10 mins from Ocean City, MD.

Join the “Renegades” as B’mores Ton-Up boys and Hooligans invade the Md Cafe Racer, Cafe Racer Show. This event seems to focus on the “Cafe Kulture” and vintage motorcycle, so join us as we ride in, Ton-Up !! http://www.meetup.com/MD-Cafe-Racer/events/104218562/

http://www.facebook.com/events/139047856265073/

Heather Johnson, an artist from NJ, is taking her Triumph Tiger cross-country for a month-long Artist Residency fellowship at BoxoHOUSE, in Joshua Tree, California. Along the way she’s stopping by DC – and we should show her a proper DC welcome…

Read more about Heather, her art and her adventure here… http://dctriumph.com/2013/02/cross-country-triumph-ride-for-art/ (and don’t be afraid to donate a little to her indigogo campaign…)

We sent Dave Clissold to scout out the location for tomorrow night. The folks at Franklin’s are waiting for us – and have the upstairs loft ready. Just ask for the DC Triumph party. The parking lot next door is metered parking until 8pm, so you might need 50 cents to get you from 7pm to 8pm.

See you tomorrow night…

We’re heading up to Baltimore for the SPEED Pro Meet and Greet (https://www.facebook.com/events/410358072393488/415964311832864/). We’ll meet up at Dangerously Delicious Pies at 10am and roll out at 10:30am – making it to Rocket to Venus by noon. Meet some racers and watch some MotoGP. —Plus lots of cool stuff to give away…

This will be a mostly highway ride, so you might want to bundle up…

Featuring Qatar MotoGP live video, race panel discussion with legendary and professional AMA racers, autograph opportunities, and swag giveaways.

http://www.facebook.com/events/410358072393488/

The Potomac Vintage Riders Club, one of the the most active vintage motorcycle clubs in the country, will be hosting a Vintage Open House and Seminar Saturday, April 13, 1013 at the parking lot of the Motorcycle Factory, Inc. (3820 Prince William Pkwy in Woodbridge, VA 22192).

Whether your interest is in road, track, or trail. Whether you like something like the 1975 Honda Elsinore CR-125M pictured below, or you are into early Yamaha, Suzuki, or Kawasaki. Or Maybe you like the European bides like Husqvarna, Bultaco, Penton, Maico, Norton, Triumph, CZ, or BSA. Maybe you like Hodaka or Can-Am. Whatever your flavor, we have someone who can speak your language. Please come out for some free food and fun to learn more about how you can become involved in vintage motorcycling with the Potomac Vintage Riders.

We are putting on an art show!

Mark your calenders! Details to come.

https://www.facebook.com/events/384913848273327/

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, The modern, mighty road warriors of today’s roads will stand face to face, eyeball to eyeball, to pay homage to the iconic thoroughbreds of an era gone by. The Renegades Meridian “Hooligan” run, the annual “Rite of Passage” from old to new performed on the Renegades hallowed and sacred grounds of Deer Park Cycle. This event, a ride through Baltimore and Carroll Counties, will include lunch at Bullock’s Country Diner and a open house showing at Deer Park Cycle, where bikes are not only built, but resurrected form the dead. All riders and brands of motorcycles are invited. Details and invitation to follow soon !!

Chris Hook, 2x winner at the Isle of Man shown here winning the 1998 Junior Manx Grand Prix will be riding the Renegades Hooligan run…

On Tuesday March, 5th, 2013 Officer Hickman of the Metropolitan Police Department was severely injured after being intentionally run down while on motorcycle patrol in southeast DC. Officer Hickman laid injured on the ground for nearly 20 minutes before an ambulance arrived.

Officer Hickman will have to undergo dozens of surgeries and a lengthy rehabilitation.

Please come and support Officer Hickman and his family in their time of need. We are asking for $20 donations at the door. We will also be having a raffle, door prizes and a silent and live auction. Please come and show your support for our brother in blue.

For those who wish to donate any items for the fundraiser or if you have any questions; The event coordinators can be reached at 240-435-5182 or Hickmanfundraiser@gmail.com. We look forward to a positive turn out from all of you.

http://www.facebook.com/events/155106991316675/

Georgia Moto Ryder is hosting the first annual Hooligan Run on May 17-20, 2013. We will ride the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway from north to south. Go to our site for ride details:

http://www.georgiamotoryder.com

Click the “Hooligan Run poster at the top left of the site

We will be raffling off some sweet swag from our sponsors. You can buy raffle tickets for the Hooligan Run swag on our website (linked above). Just below the Hooligan Run poster is a drop down menu and a Paypal ‘Buy Now’ button. Raffle tickets are priced as followed:

1 ticket – $2
3 tickets – $5
10 tickets – $15
20 tickets – $25
40 tickets – $40

Select how many you want and click ‘Buy Now.’ It will route you to Paypal’s website. Please make sure your Paypal contact information is correct so we can accurately hand out the raffle tickets during the ride.

**ALL funds collected for the raffle tickets will do directly to support The Hooligan Run.**

A few things to note:
– The Blue Ridge Parkway is a desolate road. I have a list of exits with fuel stops that we will use. I’d suggest packing your own food as restaurants will not be readily available. MREs are a great idea. We are also camping multiple nights. Make sure you have the appropriate gear.
– The BRP is a big tourist attraction and I expect lots of cars in spots. The posted speed limit is 45 mph. I am not planning on this being an aggressive ride. If you want to do so and go ahead of the group just make note of the campgrounds we are using and we will meet up with you there.
– I am still lining up sponsors. They are providing swag that will be raffled off. Raffle tickets will be for sale during the ride. All money collected for the swag will go directly to the resources spent on the ride. You can also make a donation directly. Contact me if interested.

Contact me with questions and check out our website:
http://www.georgiamotoryder.com/

The Hooligan Run was recently added to ICON’s website:
http://www.rideicon.com/2013/01/coming-soon-the-return-of-summer/

ICON 1000 promoting the ride:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489190574470978&set=a.403269729729730.91297.396300283760008&type=1&theater

Biltwell is helping to promote the ride:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151422925387512&set=a.142666112511.111122.51583012511&type=1&theater

Atlanta Motorcycle Works promoting the ride too:
http://www.atlantamotorcycleworks.com/

Nostalgia Speed & Cycle promoting the ride:
http://www.cb750cafe.com/blog/general-info/georgia-moto-ryder-presents-hooligan-run/

Ride sponsors:

http://www.atlantamotorcycleworks.com
http://www.biltwellinc.com/
http://www.caferacerxxx.com/
http://www.cb750cafe.com/
http://www.dimecitycycles.com/
http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/
http://www.racetech.com/
http://www.rideicon.com/
http://www.rcycle.com/

http://www.facebook.com/events/294047274049241/

The weather is back – so let’s ride! We’re getting plans together now for a nice ride up to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. We’ll meet up at the Key Bridge Exxon at and and run up to Harpers Ferry – have a nice lunch on a deck and do the loop back home. Keep the day open and stay tuned for more details.
Meet Up at 11am
Kick Stands Up at 11:30am

http://www.facebook.com/events/257774631035519/

The weather is back – so let’s ride! We’re getting plans together now for a nice ride up to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. We’ll meet up at the Key Bridge Exxon at and and run up to Harpers Ferry – have a nice lunch on a deck and do the loop back home. Keep the day open and stay tuned for more details.
Meet Up at 11am
Kick Stands Up at 11:30am