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Tom’s Tidbits
The newsletter our founder Tom Hicks wrote for years: stories from the road, events and new bikes. All 180 issues, newest first.
2025
2024
- Riding The Famous Daytona SpeedwayDecember
- Merry Christmas and Happy HolidaysDecember
- Slaying Giants!December
- Don’t Call Me Babe!December
- Another “Get Off’ Story.November
- A Weekend to Remember!November
- Here, Hold My Beer! (Part One)November
- Tom’s road test of the Ducati Monster SPNovember
- Me and You and a Dog Named BooOctober
- Overnighters!October
- The Key to So Cal Motorcycles’ Success!October
- My First Road Race!October
- New Riders!September
- My New Bike!September
- Too Many Miles in One Day!September
- SEAT HEIGHT!September
- Retirement?August
- True Friends!August
- Trials Riding is Amazing and Misunderstood! August
- How I Got Into Motorcycling!August
- My Staff is My Family! August
- I Turned 72 Last Week! July
- I Love Dogs…Especially Pugs!July
- My Passion for British Twins aka the Triumph Bonneville!July
- How do you feel about your mate riding next to you?July
- Built For SpeedJune
- So You wanna go fast!June
- Motorcycle Runs...June
- The 2024 Isle of Man TT Races!.....May
- The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Charity for Men’s health!May
- Camaraderie and Team Building!May
- Wear Riding Gear!April 27
- Our 24th Anniversary Open House Rocked!April
- Riding is so Therapeutic!April
- How old is your Helmet?April
- A Ride For Fun and Charity Too!March
- I want to be comfortable too!March
- I'm so excited!March
- The Isle of Man TT races should be on every motorcyclist’s bucket list!March
- Some History of So Cal Motorcycles!February
- Smaller Displacement Bikes Are Awesome!February
- Don't You Wish You Could Ride This Well?!February
- Motorcycle Camping!January
- This Girl Can Ride!January
- British Invasion Successful!January
- Happy New Year!January
2023
- Breakdowns are a challenge!December
- Always things to learn!December
- There is always time for new adventures!December
- It's time to break-out the cold weather riding gear!December
- We're gonna get dirty!November
- I love my life!November
- Southern California Ducati celebrates 20years of business!November
- The Southern California Bicycle Division is Closing!November
- Being in business is not easy!October
- So Cal Motorcycles was at the Moto Beach Classic!October
- The Triumph Visitor Experience Rocked!!!October
- Triumph Rocks!!!October
- Better Living Through Electronics.....September
- Riding with Family!August
- Stay cool..August
- Riding with a passenger...August
- Brand loyalty a piece of your heart....July
- Brand Loyalty.July
- So Cal RocksJune
- A History making and Incredible feat!June
- The things we do!..June
- Size doesn’t matter as much as you may think....June
- Do your homework with accessories.....May
- Let your motorcycle create lifetime memories!..May
- Never stop customizing your bike!...May
- The bikes that made me!...May
- It’s Time Again For Our Legendary Open HouseApril
- The Search For the Perfect Touring BikeApril
- The Dos and Don'ts of Taking a Passenger on Your Motorcycle - Learn from the ProsApril
- Is Your Motorcycle Seat Height Holding You Back? Find Out How to Ride with Confidence!March
- Don't Miss Out on the Ultimate Riding Experience: Triumph Demo Showcase!March
- Fuel Your Wanderlust: These Adventure/Touring Motorcycles Will Make You Want to Quit Your Day Job and Hit the Open Road!March
- California rain and riding motorcycles!!!March
- Every Motorcyclist deals with this!February
- Building Custom Motorcycles...February
- Motorcycle Events are Such Fun..February
- Having a blast on two wheels!...February
- Making Exercise Fun...January
- A new motorcycle purchase...January
- Customizing your bike...January
2022
- Happy New Year from Southern California Motorcycles & Bicycles......December
- Happy Holidays from Southern California Motorcycles & Bicycles.December
- Trying to figure out what to get your friends for Christmas?......December
- Riding in cold weather...November
- Introducing a New 2023 Middleweight Naked Bike....November
- Demo Event this Saturday October 29th!!!!October
- Demo Event!!!October
- This is what riding is about.....September
- The Bike Shed......September
- Lamborghini Edition........September
- Yes I am spoiled!....August
- Choices!....August
- Long Live Long (Suspension) Travel!August
- New 2023 Models Arriving!!!!August
- Cheater Bike....July
- It's Time to Ride!July
- Protect your feet! ............July
- I was so fortunate to ride ............June
- The Isle of Man TT Races!!May
- Keeping an open mind........May
- It handles like a sport bike, comfortable like a touring bike.......May
- The Quest for that perfect motorcycle....April
- Stare Time!..April
- Trailblazer's!..........April
- THE DEFINITIVE STREETFIGHTER!....March
- Ride you must!....March
- Sharing is Caring...February
- Electric Never Looked So Good....February
- Cheater!...January
- The Continued Excitement of Riding.....January
2021
- GPS vs. Cell Phone for navigation?April 2
- 2020 Dealer of the Year....March 19
- Paint it Black: Triumph takes it to the Dark Side...March 10
- Well, I think I have “Touring Disease.”....March 2
- Triumph Bonneville Series Updated for 2021....February 24
- 21 Years later...February 16
- The 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa Is an Evolution of a Revolution....February 9
- Introducing the All-new 2021 Triumph Speed Triple RS....February 2
- 2020 New Bike of the Year.....January 19
- The New 2021 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS......January 13
- Come check out the 2021 Triumph Trident 660 & Tiger 850 Sport....January 8
2020
- The Origins Of The Hayabusa.........December 31
- Come see the 2021 Triumph Trident 660 & Tiger 850 Sport.........December 24
- Royal Enfield Meteor 350 could be................December 15
- 2021 Ducati Monster Ditches Signature Style................December 8
- Suzuki Wins.....and a Ducati Lamborghini?December 1
- The 2021 Ducati SuperSport 950 Looks Like.......November 24
- Ducati announce track-focused Panigale....November 19
- Will there be a replacement for Suzuki's 650cc V-twin?November 3
- 2021 Royal Enfield Himalayas IN STOCK!October 27
- New Multistrada V4 Will Go 37,000 Miles Before Required MaintenanceOctober 20
- The Best Touring Motorcycles!October 13
- New Triumph Trident Images Revealed!October 6
- Dogs and BikesSeptember 29
- Recreational Distancing - The New Way to RideSeptember 22
- Suzuki Unveils 100th Anniversary GSX-R1000RSeptember 15
- Triumph Rocket 3 Unleashed on the Vegas Strip...September 8
- The Triumph Trident is UnveiledAugust 25
- Ducati Makes History.....August 19
- Sharing the AdventureAugust 6
- Tom Announces Triumph’s Release of the New Triumph Trekker GTJuly 29
- Appreciate Life and Ride More!July 21
- Another reason to get out and Ride!July 14
- Do You Love Your Brand?July 8
- 2020 Ducati Streetfighter V4 S Commute Review...June 30
- Working on the Collection..June 23
- Looking for comfort!June 16
- Customizing Your Bike is Fun!June 9
- Torque!...May 19
- Now for the headwind!May 12
- I wanna ride....May 5
- Ducati starts its engines again.......April 28
- The Benefits of Riding a Bike....April 23
- SoCal Motorcycles.....Twenty Years Ago...April 14
- SoCal Motorcycles.....Motorcycle Museum..April 7
- First Ride Review: Triumph Tiger 900.......March 28
- Are you going Stir Crazy yet? I am and I have an option to consider......March 24
- We are open & will come to you!March 18
- Take a motorcycle trip!March 17
- Michael Dunlop to Race a Ducati Panigle V4R at Isle of Man TT...March 10
- Rocket 3 Blasts past 0-60 MPH Record...Details inside.March 3
- Life is short...so get on your bike and ride!February 25
- Win a FREE Giant Electric Bicycle!..........Click for details.February 18
- You've got to see the new V4 S.......February 11
- Your Personal Invite to Southern California Giant E-Bicycles Grand Opening...February 4
- Motorcycle Adventures....January 28
- Come Ride the 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 & Street Triple RS....January 21
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