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In Search of Los Angeles
Posted by J. Joshua Placa | Nov 23, 2022 | Ride Life | 0 |
Bridge Runner
Posted by J. Joshua Placa | Aug 13, 2021 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 0 |
The Budget Biker II: Don The Deal
by J. Joshua Placa | Mar 29, 2024 | Bikes & Gear, Ride Life | 5 |
I’m not sure what really happened or how; do any of us when a nasty habit takes over? Something went wrong. Somehow I was drawn into this lurid world of pre-owned shoes and pants, and most seductive of all, perfectly broken-in jackets. Lord knows what stories their well-worn leather could tell.
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by J. Joshua Placa | Nov 23, 2022 | Ride Life | 0 |
It never rains in Southern California, except for today, and yesterday. It’s been pouring, turning streets to rivers. Seems like the better part of valor is to live to ride another day. In my case, that’s the “temporarily” purloined Indian Super Chief Limited. It is, however, a lovely time to have a beer can regatta in my alley. The water is flowing at about two knots so conditions are pretty good, but that’s another story for another pub.
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by J. Joshua Placa | Aug 13, 2021 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 0 |
Not far from the quasi-bohemian Arts District of downtown Los Angeles, the defeated remains of a beloved bridge are mourned. The Sixth Street Bridge’s mighty 30-foot reinforced concrete pylons stood as sentinels of the city gates. This area of Downtown LA remains a kind of urban frontier, the frayed edge of a city that seems neither alive nor dead, a shadowy place that draws motorcyclists and adventurers to its wild concrete canyons. Some long-abandoned brick warehouses and factories are now living spaces, bars and no one is quite sure what else; others house only past lives and bad dreams. If you like riding on the edge, this is home.
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