Grand Opening of New Thousand Oaks Genuine Dealer 2/26-3/1

ericalm

Hey, SoCal Scooterists!

The new Genuine Dealer in Thousand Oaks is having a big opening celebration next week, Thursday-Sunday, but Saturday will be the big day.
Thousand Oaks Powersports currently carries Yamaha, Kawasaki and KTM. One of the owners is is the former CEO of Guitar Center. They're serious about scooters and very excited about carrying the Genuine line. Genuine's dealer rep will be on hand as well.

Hopefully we can have a ride up from LA/SFV. Anyone interested should let me know. It takes a while to get through the SFV, but then we could take the PCH and/or Mulholland Hwy.—great riding! (Forecast says rain on Saturday but hopefully that'll change.)

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:12 pm Post subject:

I'm in. Fingers are crossed for good weather.

cadillaczac · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:04 am Post subject:

Tricia and I are in too. I'll try to get the our scooter crew in on it too.

ericalm · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject:

Forecast now says no rain Saturday. My sacrifice to the weather gods worked!

atomicwegy

I live in Oak Park and have been to there new shop. I think it's about 15,000 sqft with some really cool stuff and a great lounge to kick back and watch moto movies. All the people that work there think the new Buddy's are going to be trend setting for people who want a change from the sport bikes. If you want to meet some were in Calabasas like Corner Bakery and ride to the Rock store then to the Thousand Oaks Powersports I'm in.

ericalm

cadillaczac · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:03 am Post subject:

I am currently trying to get the scooter club to come along. I was perhaps thinking of a ride afterwards. Perhaps through Hidden Valley into Newberry Park...

ericalm · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

Here are the ride details for those in the LA/SFV area:

Meet Saturday at 10:30am.
Location: Laurel Canyon and Ventura in Studio City. Parking lot behind Kinko's, Mexicali, Gap, Banana Republic, Koo Koo Roo, etc., approximately 12175 Ventura Blvd, 91604. I'll be in the Northwest corner of the lot, behind Koo Koo Roo and back. Look for a light blue Vespa.

Tentative Route: http://is.gd/kVI0

We'll be stopping along the way at the Rock Store and will probably be getting lunch somewhere in Thousand Oaks.

atomicwegy, is there a good place for you to hook up with us along this route? Maybe meet at the Rock Store, then ride in from there?

I want to add that this is a challenging route with a lot of twistys and some difficult terrain. We had a rider crash near the Rock Store last time we were out this way. Having a group member carted off in an ambulance makes for an unpleasant day. This probably isn't the best first group ride for anyone not experienced riding in these conditions. For more info, check out the route map and have a look at the Meetup Group's group riding guidelines and tips. This isn't officially a Meetup, but we'll be following the basics.

Meetup group discussion of this upcoming ride:
http://scooter.meetup.com/285/messages/boards/thread/6346481

atomicwegy · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject:

Atomicwegy here. The best place for me to meet would be at Starbucks at Ventura Blvd and Topanga. Your group should be there around 10:45 to 11:00. The Starbucks/Rite Aid has a big parking area for everyone to meet.
The weather looks good and the route is really beautiful this time of year. If some of your riders are not sure about the twisty's I'll be glad to stay back and keep a smart pace. I hope everybody comes out because this is the best time of year to ride. Keep me posted. Atomicwegy Out.

ericalm · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:

Tazio · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject:

I ride the roads in that area several times per week, usually by bicycle and rocks, sand and debris are there, mosly along the side. Hope to join you in Woodland Hills, along Mulholland or at the Rock Store.

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

Hey Eric,

For some reason I am not getting a route when I click the map link. Is there something wrong or is it a Safari thing or me or...?

Thanks.

ericalm · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

ericalm · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject:

Let's see if this works…

revised map
A: Meetup
B: Meet atomicwegy
C: Rock Store
D: Thousand Oaks Powersports

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject:

The Google map posted here works. But when I click the earlier link in Safari 3.2.1, I get the whole of North America and it is asking about a number of different Ventura Blvds. all over the country. Then, even when I tell it the correct Ventura Blvd, it still wont give me a map. Weird. Never had problems before. Anyways, no worries. I know where to meet. I was just curious about the route.

See you tomorrow morning.

Mike @ NoHo Scooters · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:43 am Post subject:

Im going to cruise out there in the morning and stay until about one or two.

If anyone is going to the Derby Dolls tomorrow night we are going to have a booth.

atomicwegy · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:04 am Post subject:

I'll see everybody in the morning. Remember the more the merrier so bring a friend. Atomicwegy out.

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject:

Really fun day yesterday everyone! Beautiful weather. Beautiful scenery. Thanks!

ericalm · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:55 am Post subject:

Good seeing/meeting/riding with everyone Saturday.
Anyone have pics to post? You can post 'em here, the Meetup site, wherever! Smile

cadillaczac, were you guys there on Saturday? We got there later than planned.

ericalm · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

The http://www.rockstorephotos.com guys got some good ones of us on Mulholland Hwy., including this one with our two Buddy riders.

More of these and the rest of us including atomicwegy, Tazio and myself can be seen here:
http://flickr.com/photos/capfacsurf/sets/72157614651445465/with/3323626081/

Skootz Kabootz · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject:

Sweet photos! Anyone know how much they cost?

ericalm · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject:

I think they sell them for $25 or so…? Adam aka nuttmeg75 bought one after our last outing up there. You can probably PM him for info.

Tricia · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject:

We were there with Zac's Mom, Stepdad, and a couple guys from the club. We ended up leaving pretty early because Zac's dad was in the hospital, and ended up in needing to go into surgery. (He's okay! Very Happy

)

Tricia's Summary: Tasty kettle corn, BS for a while with Mike, shiny new bikes, Friendly Genuine Rep. (Tre?), Lunch at the expensive deli, JAM back out to Oxnard to see Pops.

What an awesome day for a ride, though! We were sorry we missed you guys. We'll post some pics as soon as we have 'em.

walky08

jaded · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:58 am Post subject:

Don't mind me. Nothing to see here. Move along. Wink

walky08 · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: Was old news!

don't mind arookie either Laughing