The 2005 Love Ride

By Jeff Rotter

November 13th 2005 Love ride was one of my best experiences I have ever done and plan to do this ride again. I will post their web site and you can read about this year 22^nd year and see what went on this year. loveride.com

I was turned on to this ride by some HD rider friends of mine that had done this ride for the last 3 years and were up on how it works. They had done the bad things their first year and got it figured out, so for the next year they got it down with less confusion so this year being my first it was a breeze, my trip started out log on line and pre register, and pay your donation. The Saturday prior to Sunday event show up get your tickets and enjoy the Glendale HD shop and booths… Oh while at Glendale HD buy a preferred parking pass 10.00 get you in the first group to go Trust me on this your ride will be less stress full at start up and at Castaic.

I also purchased a 10.00 ticket to BB kings club Saturday night. After I left HD on Saturday we had gotten a room 2 miles away- get room soon- they book all over town.  That night we took taxi into Universal Walk $30.00 for 4 people.

We had drinks then went to BB king club saw a great show sponsored the love ride.

Trip back to Glendale for 4 30.00 … Best thing of all NO DUI,

Now here's where it gets exciting: the next morning you get up about 4.30 /530 am to go get in line first come first to go I heard bike getting in line early as 3:00 am. “No thanks”.  I got there about 7:30 ish got in line I was about 1000 bikes back and on far right side. There was already in progress a nice band on stage playing in front of Glendale HD. After the mini concert Jay Leno comes out does his thing introducing celebrities involve. Now about 9:00 am we start engines and it was the loudest rumble of 60 K bikes and 99.8 % of them where HD. And all where very friendly people. Now here's where you need to go slow to avoid confusion 6 lanes go to 2 and the single file on to freeway took about 15 minutes for me once on freeway it was like anyone of are club rides form up with friend now remember get going ASAP there are 60K bike coming up on your rear we no problem was not much traffic be in front group got up to Castaic where another long slow line on bike pour into parking lot expect to get clutch cramps going in. But once in, they're where just tons of booths and displays of all kinds of bikes and customs and cars, got great bike show parachutes and great BBQ lunch. Lot of serving lines and being one of the first to arrive we went and got lunch done No one was in lines went eat on hill over looking Stage and lake in back ground and saw Jay Leno come out and do his comedy thing and introduced Jack Mac and the Heart Attacks they played for 2 hours and the BB King cam out and played for a few hour I will say I did cut out during BB King I have seen him before. During they day I did see for 4 straight hours none stop bike pulling in I would have hate being in the middle of all that traffic 10.00 parking wasn't a bad idea. So we cut out to beat traffic, we got out about 3:00pm got a nice hassle free trip home to Ventura on the 126… I will say all bikes must do this ride at least once, with 60K bike my time was really a hassle free day.