2021
Saturday – July 17th | Prince of Darkness – Night Ride
Charge up the batteries, you’ll need ‘em…this is our annual “night ride” over the Mulholland Hills to Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake for a bite to eat. Meet at the Los Feliz Café located at 3207 Los Feliz Boulevard in Los Angeles. Ride departs at 8PM sharp.
Friday – Sunday September 10th – 12th | High Sierra Ride – Mariposa / South Lake Tahoe
Taking it back to Mariposa as our starting point with a new route for a 2-day trip through the High Sierra range. Meet in Mariposa Friday night for the normal festivities/shenanigans…club headquarters/meet location will be Miner’s Inn for Friday night and the Tahoe Hacienda Inn in South Lake Tahoe for Saturday night. Of course feel free to stay where you like in the area, this is just a suggestion.
Route maps will be handed out at the Miner’s Inn on Saturday morning for Saturdays ride and Tahoe Hacienda Inn on Sunday morning for Sundays ride. Rooms seem to range between $150-200.00 per night, book your rooms as soon as you can. Ride departs at 9AM both days.
Saturday – September 18th | Taco Truck Night at the Chilao School
Since we missed the 2020 event, we are back on for 2021! Join the Norton club as we brave the darkness of Hwy 2 and risk our lives…all for a few free tacos! Crazy you say? Meet at the Shell station located at Hwy 2 & 210 for an exciting twilight ride up the hill where we will have a taco truck waiting for us at the Chilao School (just past the Maintenance Station, entrance on the left, 2 miles south of Newcomb’s Ranch) courtesy of the Norton Club and our incredible and extremely gracious host, Corina Roberts. We’ll head down around 9PM or so assisted by a nice full moon. Ride departs the Shell Station at 6:30PM sharp.
Sunday – October 10th | Mt. Baldy Run
Enjoy an early fall ride to Mt Baldy, lunch stop at the Mt. Baldy Lodge. Meet at Buchanan’s Spoke & Rim located at 805 W 8th Street in Azusa, 91702. Ride departs at 10:00AM sharp.
Sunday – November 7th | 42nd Annual Hansen Dam Ride Event
Clean up that Classic British motorcycle and get it ready for the road and attend the largest Classic Motorcycle event of the year in Southern California. We have a 75+ mile mapped out, feel free to come by as early as 8AM for coffee and donuts, after the ride we’ll have the grill fired up and will be serving lunch. Meet at the lower lot of Hansen Dam on Dronfield (off Osborne). Riders on British Iron will receive free Hansen Dam ride pins! Ride departs at 10AM sharp.
Friday – December 31st | New Year’s Eve – Run for the Roses
Our final ride of the year…always fun! Meet at Lucky Baldwin’s Trappiste located at 1770 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. We’ll ride up to Newcomb’s Ranch on Angeles Crest/Hwy 2. Return to Congregation Ale House located at 300 S. Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. Ride Maps will be handed out prior to departure. Take your classic motorcycle out for the last day of the year and enjoy this fantastic ride in our backyard! Southern California Norton Owners Club 2021 Run for the Roses pins will be handed out to all riders! Ride departs at 10AM sharp.
NOTE OUR WEATHER POLICY!
The Norton club has never cancelled a ride due to a weather FORECAST. If, however, at the scheduled time of departure the folks who do show up for breakfast decide not to ride due to rain, snow or…, then the ride may be re-scheduled, most likely for the following week. Check the website or our Facebook page for the new date. Email Us
