Last weekend was the "Loose Association of Lambretta Owners" (or LALO) ride in the San Francisco Bay Area. This year was a bit different than previous years, in that there were two separate rides. One in Oakland, and one in San Francisco. Family committments meant that I could only attend the Oakland portion. Convenient, since that is the Scooterlounge base of operations. Above is a photo of the scoots lined up pre-ride.
A lot more photos below the jump
XWe met at the Blue Bottle coffee roasting facility in Jack London Square. They have a small cafe with outdoor seating. The coffee is really among the best in the Bay Area.
A few of the scooters parked, while everyone fueled up on caffeine.
Carlos' SX200 was a real standout. He rode it out from Orinda, and then cruised on the ride. A really sweet scooter!
This is a fabulous DL200 owned by Kirk H.
Christoper's Jet200. He has really gone through this bike to make it run great. He set up the turn signals to work as they should. That is rare for a Serveta! He rode the scoot over the bridge with the SF crew.
Pelayo on his SX150. Pelayo mapped out the route and led the ride. Thanks Pelayo!
A photo of Carlos on his SX 200.
Syd and Jubilie looking good on their Li's.
Mike C. on the 150 Special he built for his wife. She picked the custom pain scheme, and he did all the restoration work, including the paint. It came out great Mike!
Christopher on his Jet.
Everyone is ready to roll!
After a sprited ride through the back roads near Canyon, California, everyone stops to take a breather at Skyline and Shepard Canyon Road.
Another view of Skyline and Shepard Canyon in the Oakland Hills.
We stopped off at an overlook off of Grizzly Peak Road in the Berkeley hills. The view is specacular. You can see San Fransicso in the background as well as the entire bay.
My humble steed for the day, taking a well-earned break. SF is visible in the background.
Hi there !
I really enjoyed the nice pictures of your great ride out and Lambrettas you own. It certainly feels as if you had as much fun as we did ( The Lambretta club of Greece) during our similar weekend ride out of 7-8 May. We rode our Lambrettas for approximately 450 km around mountains and nearby the seaside. Amazing ride, just like yours !
Here you can see a few of our pictures :
http://www.lambretta-club.gr/photos/events/category/19-%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8D%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%82-7,8-%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BF%CF%85-2011
Nice blog and website by the way !