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Bradj70
7/11/2018 7:48pm
7/11/2018 7:48pm
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7/18/2018 1:42pm
im traveling to San Jose, CA for work and was wondering is there any moto industry stuff in the area that i can go site see? like team HQ or major brand HQ something to that nature. any other suggestions of things to do id love to hear it. im planning on using my day off to visit Santa Cruz and catch a few waves. this will be my first time in Californa
The Shop
The Bell/Easton company is in Scotts Valley right off Scotts Valley Drive (5-6 miles from Santa Cruz - on the way if you're coming from San Jose, ca). Fox factory - the shock company Bob Fox owned, is about 3 blocks away. At least the R&D part of it. Both are worth visiting and I know Fox Factory has a show room/ display area.
Next on the list is Santa Cruz Mountain Bikes. They are off Mission Street in Santa Cruz. They are in the same building as IBIS bikes. SC Mtn Bikes has a show room too. I think you can call them about a tour if you're in town. They also rent bikes for cheap...demo's for like $20 bucks. It's a deal and they are right next to a lot of VERY good trails.
Waves in Santa Cruz... Visit the surf museum. There is a picture of one of my brothers in there.
Lots of moto history here. Lots of biking history here. Lots of weed too. LOL
Unless you fly over LA and land in San Diego
Pit Row
On the way back down to Santa Cruz, take 101 South, to 380 East, 280 South, and then 92 West out to Half-Moon Bay. Great drive down the coast to Santa Cruz (even better on a motorcycle!)
Or you could do the opposite. Visit Santa Cruz first, then go up to Half-Moon Bay and over to Brisbane, CA
There is nothing to see moto wise except maybe a dealership that might have cool old vintage bikes on display. Santa Cruz sucks balls and is nothing but a bunch of dirty, tree-hugging homeless hippies. Go to Monterey Bay Aquarium or Carmel. Half Moon Bay sucks balls too. The entire Bay Area sucks balls, including Brisbane. It's nothing but boring industrial buildings. That entire place needs to burn to the ground. Then there might be something interesting to see.
I've heard there's some nice places up in La Honda or over the hill in Rio Del Mar; but, I could be wrong.
The Bay Area has it's issues, but it's a beautiful city. One of the nicest places I have been.
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Troy Lee
Maybe some dirty old hippie ran off with the guys old lady
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