Bartels\’ Ride to the Dunes for Child Abuse Awareness

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On Sunday, Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson sponsored a Ride to the Dunes to help bring about a greater awareness of the epidemic state of child abuse. The ride began at Bartels\’ in Marina del Rey and took the coast up to Sycamore Cove State Beach. I had too much to do Sunday to take the day off, but I did head over to Bartels\’ before everyone took off. They had music provided by Jukebox Zero and a couple sponsors there providing donuts and selling raffle tickets. With Grand Marshal, Lorenzo Lamas leading the escorted group, I\’d guess they had about 150 bikes …

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Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson 10th Annual Chili Cook-Off

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These photos are from the Bartels\’ 10th Chili Cook-Off, which was held Sunday, April 21 at Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson in Marina del Rey, California. Now, to be honest, I am not completely sure if they have been doing this every year for 10 years, or if this was just their 10th one. I suspect it is pretty close to being an annual event. I know that by the time we got there, Lincoln Boulevard was lined with motorcycles on both sides of the street. I had gone to the Rose Bowl earlier that morning, and by the time we got out …

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Bobber Bike Night at Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson

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These photos were taken at Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson last night at their Bike Night. Since many riders are off at Sturgis, Bartels\’ had their own mini-Sturgis in their parking lot; which if you closed your eyes and imagined, it was pretty close. There was live music, pretty girls, food, too many cars and it was hot (well, in the beginning; it was a nice ride home. The theme of the evening was to show off your bobber. While my 2006 Night Train is not exactly a bobber in the truest sense of the word, I entered into the contest anyway. I …

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Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson Customer Appreciation Breakfast

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Photos From Bartels\’ H-D Pancake Breakfast Marina del Rey, CA – December 12, 2010 Bartel\’s Harley-Davidson is the Harley dealer to the stars. I am not sure when they achieved that status, but I am pretty confident I have been coming there since before then. They were a small outfit, tucked on the side streets when I first discovered them. Since I rode my bike more frequently than the average rider, it did not take long to become recognized. I have since bought a couple new Harleys from them, including my new Limited. Yesterday, Bartel\’s had a free pancake breakfast …

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Modified Exhaust

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I hope no local cops read this blog. Last week I put Screaming Eagle mufflers on my new Limited. Unfortunately, for the money spent, it wasn\’t really quite enough. As I have been a customer of Bartels\’ Harley-Davidson for almost 25 years, Ron Bartels was not about to let me be even slightly unsatisfied. That is why I keep coming back. My photo of the day for day 212 is a very rare photo in that it has someone else on my bike. Featured is Ron on the bike with his dad, Bill in the background.

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