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August 22^nd – 24^th – High Sierra Weekend

Come join the fun as we explore mountain roads from Mariposa to Bridgeport and back!

Arrive Friday night in Mariposa for some dinner and pre-ride fun, Saturday morning, August 23rd we will depart from the Miners Inn parking lot at 9AM and head to Bridgeport and spend the night, returning to Mariposa on Sunday. Host hotels will be Miners Inn in Mariposa and Bridgeport Inn in Bridgeport, lots of great nearby hotels in both locations. Rides depart at 9AM both days.

September 20^th – Night Ride to Chilao School

Join the Norton club as we brave the darkness of Hwy 2 and risk our lives…all for some free food! Crazy you say? Meet at the Shell station located at Hwy 2 & 210 Fwy for a exciting twilight ride up the hill where we will have a dinner spread waiting for us at the Chilao School (just past the Maintenance Station, 2 miles south of Newcomb’s Ranch) provided by the wonderful and extremely gracious host, Carina Roberts.  We’ll head down around 9PM or so assisted by a nice full moon.  Ride departs the Shell Station at 6:30PM sharp.

October 12^th – 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.

November 2^nd – 46^th Annual Hansen Dam Rally

Get those beautiful bikes ready and attend the largest Classic Motorcycle event of the year in Southern California!

Our Hansen Dam event will once again feature a peoples’ choice judged motorcycle show this year. Those that want to participate will get a numbered hang tag for their bike with “year/make/model” written on it.
All spectators will be offered a judging ballot & a pen.  Ballots can be turned in at our club awning.  At 9:30 am we will start tallying them up, and at 10:00 we’ll have an awards ceremony.

We will have trophies for the following classes:

Best British – 1950’S
Best British – 1960’S
Best British – 1970’S
Best Modern British
Best British Custom
Oldest British Bike
Best Non-British Bike
Best British in Show
Best Norton in Show

December 31 – 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 Chilao School if weather permits (just past the Maintenance Station, entrance on the left, a few miles south of Newcomb’s Ranch) courtesy of the Norton Club and our incredible and extremely gracious host, Corina Roberts.  Ride Maps will be handed out prior to departure.

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