The Fairplex in Pomona will play host to the 1st ever California Bike Week. In conjunction with the 24th Annual Love Ride, which is the largest one-day motorcycle fundraising event in the world, this motorsport loving weekend will see rocker Gregg Allman and his all-star band entertain the thousands of participants expected to attend. Headed by Love Ride Grand Marshall, Jay Leno, California Bike Week will take place November 9th-11th.
Held in one of the most motorsport friendly areas on the West Coast, this event draws many famous faces. In addition to Leno and Allman, celebrities expected to attend include, Lorenzo Lamas, Peter Fonda and Robert Patrick.
California Bike Week activities
– California Bike Week/Love Ride auction in conjunction with Bonhams & Butterfields Friday, Nov. 9 at the world-famous Petersen Automotive Museum (featuring artifacts of the Von Dutch collection)
– Debut of The Pacific Coast Nationals flat track races Saturday night featuring the Harley-Davidson(r) Wrecking Crew and notable racers of AMA fame. This event is open to all pro-level competitors, American and metric
– All Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) racing on the famous NHRA drag strip, Friday and Saturday
– Music and festivities each day
– Exhibitions by the Victor McLaglen Motor Corps Stunt Team
– Freestyle stunt demonstrations by Jason Pullen
– Demo rides provided by top motorcycle manufacturers
– Enthusiast trade show with hundreds of quality vendors, including the interactive Harley-Davidson(r) Village and traveling museum
– Sunday’s 24th annual Love Ride,(r) and Gregg Allman/celebrity concert benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Reading by 9 and Cure Autism Now
– Huge complimentary barbecue for Love Riders
– Free parking all weekend for all motorcyclists
The Love Ride Takes a New Turn
The Love Ride, which raises money for Muscular Dystrophy, will cap off the weekend of entertainment and motorsport activities on November 11th. Starting at 6:00 am, an estimated 20,000 riders will gather to register while being entertained by the band Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries. The bikers will then take off from Brand Boulevard in Glendale and head up the 134 freeway to Pomona at 9:00 am. Once there, the riders will be welcomed with a BBQ lunch, beverages and an afternoon of blues music courtesy of Gregg Allman.
With a new route, new partnerships and new venue, this year’s Love Ride has been reinvigorated with a new sense of purpose. Among the many surprise additions in store, special guest stars will perform songs from the very first “Friends of Love Ride 24” CD. This new compilation includes original songs by recording artists Andy Summers (The Police), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Jackson Browne, Jeff Healey, and an all-star cast of others including: Robbie Krieger (The Doors), Todd Smallwood (Mick Fleetwood Band), Jack Mack (America’s #1 Rock n’ Soul band), Brian Ray (Paul McCartney), Too Slim and the Taildraggers (currently in Billboard’s Top Ten), and more.
Tickets and Admission
General Admission tickets are priced at $20/day, including admission to all stunt shows, general entertainment, admission to the trade show/vendor area, and complimentary motorcycle parking. Tickets that also include admission to the AHDRA Drag Races (Friday and Saturday), and Pacific Coast Nationals (Saturday only) are available starting at $30. Tickets to the Love Ride 24 (Sunday only) include stunt shows, admission to the trade show/vendor area, BBQ lunch, Love Ride 24 concert and complimentary motorcycle parking are priced at $75. Tickets are available on-site, and online at www.calweek.com and www.ticketmaster.com.
Gates will open Friday 10 am-6 pm; Saturday 10 am-10 pm; Sunday 10 am-4 pm. For more information on California Bike Week and/or The Love Ride please call 1-877-CAL-WEEK (1-877-225-9335) or visit www.calweek.com.
The California Bike Week partnership is comprised of the Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Association, the Northern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Association and The Love Ride Foundation.
Sponsors include: HUMMER, Budweiser, Harley-Davidson, Spyder Can-Am, Event 360, 95.5 KLOS, NOS Energy Drink, Hot Bike magazine, Soboba Casino, Cycle Trader, Paul Mitchell and Recycler Classifieds.
About California Bike Week
California Bike Week is a three-day premier motorcycle event created for the motorsports enthusiast in all of us. With national caliber drag racing, flat track racing, demo rides from the world’s biggest OEMs, freestyle stunt exhibitions, vendors, premium food & beverage outlets and the star-studded, world-famous Love Ride, this event will rival some of the largest consumer shows and rallies in the U.S.
About Love Ride
Glendale Harley owner Oliver Shokouh founded the Love Ride twenty-four years ago as a way to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy and local children’s charities. Since then, the Love Ride Foundation has given over $20 million to organizations, supported by such celebrities as Malcolm Forbes, Peter Fonda, David Crosby, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen, the Doobie Brothers, and Sammy Hagar. This past August, in recognition of his achievements with the Love Ride, Shokouh was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall Of Fame.
