The Pomona Area Prepares for California Bike Week
October 24th, 2008 marks the beginning of the
second annual California Bike Week (CBW).
This three-day event, organized by the Southern California
Harley-Davidson Dealers Association and the Love Foundation, with everything
from vendors to music to food to flat track racing.
There are features that go on all week, such as the three-day
perpetual bike show, and Harley Village which offers demo rides on 2009 models,
as well as a display of vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 250 vendors will adorn the area referred to
by the planners “The Worlds Best Biker Vendor Village”, and during the three
days, there will be various stunt shows to check out.
Friday’s plans include a Hot Rod show feature both bikes and
some of the coolest cars on the west coast and the night finishes off with a
concert featuring The Blasters and Lee Rocker.
On Saturday, the featured event is the West Coast Flat Track Series’
Pacific Coast Nationals, and for just $30, you can see some of the best
Harley-Davidson racing the west coast has to offer with classes ranging from
Open/Unlimited to a class featuring just pre-1976 bikes and riders over the age
of thirty, to the Novice class.
Sunday’s
main event during the day is the 25th Anniversary Love Ride, and as
has always been the case, the Grand Marshall for this massive fundraising ride
is Jay Leno. That ride begins in
at the Pomona Fairplex, and at noon on Sunday a concert featuring the Foo
Fighters and rock legends ZZ Top cap off the weekends events. The Sunday ride is expected to draw over
25,000 riders, and will be joined by a few other celebrities such as Peter
Fonda and Robert Patrick, who are both Honorary Grand Marshalls to the event.
For more information on the Love Ride, the Love Foundation,
or California Bike Week check out www.LoveRide.org
.