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AUGUST 2013 5 6 AUGUST 2013 Few things compare to a motorcycle ride through Southern California. What if you could enjoy the open road with the cast from FX’s hit show Sons of Anarchy? That’s exactly what you can do on Sunday, August 25th at the 3rd Annual Boot Ride and Rally benefiting our military through the national 07 - BOOT RIDE nonprofit, The Boot Campaign. The 3rd Annual Boot Ride and Rally 09 - ROAD TEST: CVO IN IDYLWILD takes place on Sunday, August 25th in Los Angeles, CA. This one-of-a-kind ride allows you to role with the cast – Kim Coates, Mark Boone Jr., and Theo Rossi just to name a few – of FX’s Sons of Anarchy and our nation’s fearless military veterans. Ride spots are extremely limited to ensure an intimate VIP experience for all riders. In 2010, the cast of FX’s Sons of Anarchy joined the Boot Campaign’s network of celebrity supporters when they posed for their official “Boot Photo”. Since then, the cast has become a powerful advocate of the Boot Campaign not only through the annual Boot Ride and Rally, but also through various speaking engagements, media appearances and fundraising events throughout the year. “I’m proud to be an Ambassador for the Boot Campaign, and couldn’t be more excited to participate in the 3rd Annual Boot Ride & Rally,” said Theo Rossi, actor on FX’s Sons of Anarchy. “I am in complete awe of our military men & women and their families, and seeing the general public come from all over to participate, wear their boots 13 - SONS OF ANARCHY and embrace this event, is truly inspiring.” The Ride rolls out from the coast and 17 - LEGENDS OF THE WEST straight into the Rally (party time!) at the Happy Ending Bar and Restaurant 18 - ELKO JAMBOREE on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. At the Rally, rock out to performances 21- 13TH LEVEL by Blackberry Smoke, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, and other surprise 22 - STREET VIBES guests. You can snap photos of your favorite Sons of Anarchy cast member 27 - THE GLOBE OF DEATH on the Red Carpet, and much more! This year, the Boot Campaign has 28 - RIDE & EVENT CALENDAR a special surprise in store to benefit This one-of-a-kind experience Southern California Veterans affected allows you to ride alongside Theo 34 - RENO ROAD TRIP by homelessness. Hands down, Rossi, Kim Coats and many this is a party like none you’ve ever others, as they are joined on the 37 - SHAGDAD experienced! highway by members of our military and end up at the Happy 40 - WEEKLY EVENTS The Boot Ride and Rally is an annual Ending Bar and Restaurant on event that has raised more than Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd for a party that includes performances 48 - AS I SEE IT... $100,000 to provide direct assistance Featuring Cast from FX’s to military, past and present, and their by Blackberry Smoke and other families through the Boot Campaign. Sons of Anarchy. The Boot surprise guests. Campaign ride is Sunday, Single Boot Ride tickets start Being auctioned off is a 1954 at $150/person with premium Ride tickets start at $150/ person. Your August 25th in L.A. And Harley Davidson Sportster packages available. Only 500 ride Ride ticket also gets you into the Rally. benefits military through the donated from Bruce Willis’ private spots available! Read more about The You can purchase a Rally only ticket; collection. Boot Campaign and The Boot Ride prices start at $35/ person. Get your national nonprofit. and Rally now. tickets now: http://BootRide.com 8 AUGUST 2013 AUGUST 2013 9 Story: Gary Koz Mraz Photos: Ron Sinoy/Mraz are no ski lifts, no Holiday Inns, Carl’s Jr. or even will help those passenger miles glide comfortably. Starbucks. No reason for thousands of cagers to Heated hand grips, cruise control that’s easily Over 22 million humans tread the hallowed clog the miles of these magnificent mountain operable via controls on the right handlebar, and ground we call Southern California. And get this, roads. Cheesy tourist T-shirts and snow globes just ABS contribute to its list of touring luxuries. the California tourism website touts that we were don’t exist here, and that’s the way we riders like it. Another luxury item is its one button power the destination for 208.6 million person-trips in It’s the perfect destination to let the high RPM of locking system. Owners can lock or unlock the 2011 (It’s why the freeways are always crowded). city stress unwind and just idle a while. ignition, saddlebags and Tour-Pak luggage using A person-trip is defined as a visitor trip made to a the key fob. The fob is an important device to the specific location and does not tally multiple stops This weekend’s jaunt is on Harley Davidson’s CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide as it also activates within the specified location on a single trip. most expensive motorcycle: the 2013 CVO Electra the Smart Security System, and the bike won’t start Glide Ultra Classic. At $37,599, or $38,599 for the unless the key fob is within range. So, just where do Southern Californians get 110th Anniversary Edition, branding is king and I away from…Southern Californians? Idyllwild of counted 30 Harley bar and shield logo displayed Launching onto the freeway, this motor-journalist course. Smack dab in the middle of a 120-mile on everything from air valve caps to headlamps. is reminded why we love Harley Davidson so radius is a motorcycling sweet spot. Nestled high This Tribal Orange/Dark Slate/Inferno Orange much. The TC110 engine is immediately palpable, atop Mt. San Jacinto, a little more than two hours with Thunderblade graphics CVO trumpets: “I taking this 900 lb. bike (1400 lbs with two riders away from L.A., San Diego or Brawley (barring have arrived” in style and comfort. Both rider and luggage) into the fast lane with unbridled fury. Carmageddon) lays this peaceful motorcycling and passenger are in control of the independently Damn this bike sounds good stock! How the hell paradise. Idyllwild has no tourist attractions; there adjustable heated seats, while lumbar support do they do that? If this motorcycle meets the new “80 dB at fifty feet” California law for all 2013 motorcycles, I am impressed. I need to see how well-behaved this behemoth is on the twisties, so off to the mountains we go. The Glen Ivy Hot Springs is the perfect stop on your no-stress express Idyllwild weekend. Right off the 15 freeway in Corona, Glen Ivy was established in 1885 and has a long history of healing wary travelers; replete with Saunas, Jacuzzis, six pools and the Glen Ivy Mud Club. The red clay pulls toxins from your skin as it dries, and of course your partner will need help covering her body with the thick 10 AUGUST 2013 AUGUST 2013 11 system “Audio Bass Booster Ports” disc Brembo brakes offer consistent in the bottom liner of the Tour-Pak, stopping power. The 4-piston front vermillion clay. Basking in the and the 8GB iPod Nano, which and rear calipers with dual front sun, you’ll enjoy watching the comes as part of the package, is now rotor brake system is state-of-the- mud dry...literally. accessible via the hand controls. art and top-of-the-line. The Ultra Toss in Road Techs Zumo 660 GPS corners aggressively. The TC110 Continuing to Idyllwild, the navigation; it’s all standard gear on pulls ferociously up mountains sparsely trafficked State Route the CVO Ultra Classic. Girlfriend grades, and provides robust engine 74 (The Palms Scenic Byway) seems more impressed with the compression on the downgrade. The road becomes a sinewy ribbon lumbar support and extremely comfy power plant delivers, and the gas just past Hemet; the perfect seating. mileage is surprising. Fully laden road to start your weekend and fighting the mountain gravity for of recreational riding. It In downtown Idyllwild there are 16 three days, we averaged 36 mpg. connects to State Route 243 dining options, 30 retail shops, art into Idyllwild. The roads, galleries and salons offering Thai Next time you and your significant riding and weather just keep massage and aroma therapy, so this other ponder a relaxing riding getting better and better. is the place to get totally blissed out. getaway, remember Idyllwild. Winding effortlessly through Lodging at Silver Pines ranges from the cool pine forest at 6,000 On our second night, we ended up at $63.00 to $189 a night for a full-on feet, it’s a truly heavenly Hidden Village Chinese Restaurant cabin. Idyllwild offers a multitude climate. Idyllwild is riding literally 100 feet from Silver Pines of lodging options for every budget. Lodge. Without a doubt, the “Best The full throttle, high octane pace that has it all: 4 speakers (2 up front and 2 in back) Dining Deal” on the mountain. The of city life can be exhilarating, but with an amplifier that distributes 40 watts per food is excellent and affordable. sometimes the soul just needs time channel, an AM/FM receiver, CD and MP3 player They have beer, wine and Sake, to idle. even an intercom and CB, “it goes to 11”. The and My Moo Shu vegetable was awesome. Our entire bill for food and Silver Pines Lodge & Creekside Cabins drinks was forty bucks. - 25955 Cedar Street P.O. Box 1171 Idyllwild, CA 92549 (951) 659-4335 The trip home affords another http://www.silverpineslodge.com/ wonderfully twisty riding opportunity.