2024
***DATE CHANGE***
September 6-8 – High Sierra Weekend
Come join the fun as we explore mountain roads from Mariposa to South Lake Tahoe and back!
Saturday morning, September 7th we will ride from our usual haunt, the Yosemite Miners Inn, to South Lake Tahoe by way of Hwy 49 to Placerville, Georgetown, and Hwy 50, host hotel is the Beverly Lodge. On Sunday the 8th we ride back to Mariposa by way of Markleeville and Murphy’s. Feel free to arrive Friday evening for the usual pre-ride shenanigans, etc! Rides depart at 9AM both days.
September 21 – 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 13 – 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 3 – 45th 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
PS – Don’t forget that we will have breakfast burritos available in addition to our usual coffee & donuts!
Meet at the lower lot of Hansen Dam on Dronfield (off Osborne). Spectators on British Iron will receive a free Hansen Dam pin!
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