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If you have ever been to The Bike Shed in the Los Angeles Arts District, then you know it’s awesome! I’ve been there the last two Sundays, and I think it will be a place I frequent.
The Bike Shed is a motorcycle themed restaurant/bar/club/hang out space owned by Vikki and Dutch van Someren. They opened the original Bike Shed in London in 2015. Having been to both locations now I am seriously impressed by how they have put together a great place to go. You can relax on couches, tables and booths, and the set-up is so comfortable and inviting. There is a whole room of new and custom Ducatis, Royal Enfields, and Indians with lots of motorcycle apparel. Custom motorcycles are on display in every room, and they have a tattoo shop as well as a barbershop. The parking lot is big and for motorcycles only. A big plus for me is people bring lots of dogs!
After talking with Vikki and Dutch for a long time I came away very impressed on their grasp of what motorcyclists like and how to help grow the sport. You need to check it out! The Bike Shed is at 1580 Industrial St. in Los Angeles, CA. (bikeshedmoto.com)
2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 First Ride
A stripped-down, lighter, and more flickable Himalayan variant with a dose of style.
In past visits to Milwaukee I’d often hear locals murmur about “the Driftless” in hushed, almost reverent tones. I never really understood the reference, assuming it was a popular Wisconsin punk band or maybe a colloquialism for interloping Chicagoans. Turns out the Driftless Area is an excellent place to ride a motorcycle, which is why the Milwaukee-based Royal Enfield North America team dragged us out to the bucolic region for a first spin on its new Scram 411. The sprawling area covers four states and is defined by acres of quiet farms, steep river valleys, and endless cornfields, frequently interrupted by the clip-clop of horse-drawn Amish buggies.
The “drift” in Driftless points to a lack of glacial deposits (or drift) around these parts, as the land had never been covered by glaciers during the last ice age. The distinctive, tasty topography means that most of the roads are narrow and winding, looping over burbling creeks and rolling hills, some even devolving into long stretches of gravel in the southwestern part of Wisconsin where we found ourselves. It was an ideal, easygoing setting for the versatile Scram, the brand’s first Himalayan-based variant, and the latest in a long line of new releases from Royal Enfield.
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