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Covergirl #10: Santa's Helper? Megan from "Cafe Roma" in Northbeach poses with a cherry new Aprilia Tuono 1000R, courtesy of Scuderia West.
Issue #10, out on the streets Thursday, December 15th, 2005


Our next edition will be out Thursday, January 2nd, 2006
Lots in the works & more of the inside scoops on the Bay Area motorcycle scene!
Look for our hot new cover logo design for 2006!

Be sure to grab a copy of Urban Moto at your favorite Bay Area motorcycle dealer, motorcycle specialty store, biker pub or café... if you don't see it, please be sure to ask for it by name!



Look for your FREE copy of Urban Moto at the following locations:


SAN FRANCISCO
Benders Bar & Grill, Brainwash Cafe, Cafe Trieste Northbeach, Cassidy's, Cycle Gear, Charlie's Place, The Deluxe Lounge, Desmoto Sport, Die Werkstatt, Farley's, Golden Boy Pizza, Golden Gate Cycles, Hungry-I Nightclub, Java Beach Cafe, Johnson Leather, KC Engineering, Max Moto, MotoJava, Munroe Motors, Pig & Whistle Pub, Red's Java Hut, San Francisco BMW, SF Moto Scooter, Scuderia West, Streetfighters USA, Subterranean Cycles, Toronado Brewpub, Tosca Cafe, Zeitgeist Moto Saloon.


PENINSULA
Mountain View: California BMW
Redwood City: RWC Cycle Gear, Redwood City KTM-Honda
San Bruno: Motorcycle Madness


SOUTH BAY
San Jose: San Jose BMW, Helimot Leatherwerks, Road Rider
Sunnyvale: Bike World Motorsports, Peninsula Ducati


EAST BAY
Berkeley: Berkeley Performance Motorcycles, Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza
Concord: Concord Motorsports, Concord Cycle Gear
Fairfield: Fairfield Cycle Center
Fremont: Fremont Cycle & Salvage
Hayward:
Cycle Gear, Hayward Cycle Salvage

Oakland: Suzuki of Oakland, Godspeed
San Leandro: Munroe Motors East
Vacaville: Good Times, Moto Exotica
Vallejo: Vallejo Harley-Davidson, Ironworks, Kawasaki-Suzuki Powersports, Mach 1 Motorsports

Walnut Creek: Diablo Kawasaki-BMW


NORTH BAY
Corte Madera: Marin Cycle Works
Guerneville: Stumptown Brewery
San Rafael:
Hattar Ducati-Triumph, Marin BMW, Moto Mechanica


More locations coming soon!





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Send your ideas for articles, features, events, dirt and dish! If you have a shop, dealership, bar, cafe or biker hangout & you would be interested in stocking our free pub, for your customers, please get in touch!


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Love advice from a man that's been there! Don't miss your chance at total bliss. Ask Carl!
  
What's your pleasure... Dirt, Street or Track?
Motorcycling is a multi-faceted world of exhilarating thrills and excitement, as diverse as the riders who enjoy it!
Whatever kind of riding you are into... we're on it!



IN THIS ISSUE:
Shop Review
Charlie's Place
3084 17th Street @ Folsom, SF, CA [MAP]
www.charlies-place.com

The consumate OLD-SCHOOL Honda Shop, located in the heart of the Mission District. One minute in this place and you can tell these guys are real artists. Hard-to-find Honda parts and restorations are their specialty.

"A HAVEN FOR OLD HONDAS"

From mint showroom-perfect bikes to custom choppers or street customs, Charlie's guys do it all! Read our review of this great local shop in Issue # 10.

Hey! Why not drop in on the gang at Charlie's Place and get your copy of our most recent issue?



Local Haps
"Know Your Rights"
The Law Offices of Scotty Storey, in conjunction with Santa Clara Cycle Accessories, will be presenting a "Know your Rights" seminar on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 6:30 pm.

>> The seminar will cover:
1) What qualifies as a lawful traffic stop;
2) Explanation of your 4th amendment rights;
3) How to protect yourself from "unreasonable search and seizure";
4) Exceptions to warrantless searches;
4) What to do/not do, if your 4th amendment rights are violated.
>> Santa Clara Cycle Accessories
993 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Info: 408-730-0600


"News @ Oakland Suzuki"
Dave Stanton Suzuki of Oakland has joined with Riders Shop and will be selling custom bikes off the showroom floor. The first bike is debuting right now and it is an awesome GSXR1300 Hayabusa which they can't keep in stock, even stock. Look out for more from this dealership as the craving for high-end custom "streetfighters" continues to grow. Details at www.OaklandSuzuki.com.


~ Bay Area Riders Forum ~
BARFSocial Gatherings Calendar December 2005



MotoGear
"Dear Santa..."
Looking for some great new gear for Christmas? Issue #10 has two outstanding articles on the newest MotoGear. See our features on the latest protective bling from Rev'it and Joe Rocket!



MotoCharity
Worthy Moto-Related Charities & Causes worth checking into...

MOTORCYCLE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORPS www.mercurysf.org

RIDERS FOR HEALTH
www.riders.org

ROADRACING WORLD ACTION FUND
www.actionfund.roadracingworld.com

VINCENT HASKOVEC
www.teamhammer.com/vincent


If you know of any other Motorcycle-related causes and charities, please pass them on to our Editor!



Party Wrap-Up
Thanks to everyone that came out to our 1st Annual Holiday Party at Benders. Special thanks to Benders for their hospitality! www.BendersBar.com
Many, many thanks to everyone that bought raffle tickets at the party. We raised $741. for Eric!



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LINKS: AMA Superbike AMA Pro Racing AFM MotoGP.com Superbike Planet Roadracing World
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Motorcycle Madness Toronado

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