Jan 3rd 2010 was a beautiful day in SoCal, so much so, that no way were we not going to take an opportunity for a ride somewhere. Customer and friend Mike D suggested a ride to Mt Baldy and across the Glendora mountain ridges on Glendora Ridge Rd/Glendora Mountain Rd along with our mate Tony M. Mike had talked about this cool road for quite sometime but this was the day it was for us to experience it for real. Carolyn jumped on the back of the 53 Chief, son Ross on an old 47 Chief that was pulled out of a barn in WV. Mike was on a 46 Chief that we just overhauled the engine and transmission on (that the client wanted everything to look like it was out of a barn) and Tony on a Harley WLA (45ci). The road certainly didn't dissapoint. The road up to Mt Baldy was steep and was a good work out for our bikes. Near the top we turned to the left to travel along the Glendora Ridge line. All I can say is oh my gosh. It is hard to imagine this cool mountain road skimming along the high mountain ridges with magnificent views that go on for miles. We made some stops to take in the views which included snow capped Mt Baldy being just behind us and way in the westward view was downtown LA which could be seen with its sky scrapers jutting out into the sky. What makes this road even more special is it being so narrow and twisty with a lack of other vehicles on it. It truely is one of the best kept secretes in SoCal. Once down off the ridge road we hit old Route 66 which took us back to our starting point but not before a little social gathering at a little biker hang out for some nice food like Buffalo burgers. A great day with family and friends. Anyway not to rub it in to the rest of the snow covered country, the temp probaby didn't get to below 65 at the coldest point. All is grand. Turn a ride into an adventure, ride an Indian. As a great side note, Tony who is a Harley believer could not believe how well the Indians ran and look, so he is now on the hunt for a 46-48 Chief. We convert Harley riders 1 bike at a time!!!
