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Entries in Bikes & Motorcycles (36)

Chip off the block


Santa Monica Police Officer Mike Rogozik, 30, maneuvers his way through a cone pattern coarse at Santa Monica Beach, testing his skills before the watchful eyes of SMPD Motor Officer David Enriquez,  who coaches him along on Monday, Aug 18, 2008. Rogozik is preparing for the upcoming motorcycle training Academy.


Mass transit


The Santa Monica Critical Mass   Bicycle group peddles east along Colorado Blvd. on Friday, August 1, 2008. Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. The Critical Mass concept started in San Francisco in September 1992 and has spread to cities all over the world.  The ride is held on the 1st Friday of every month.

Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 12:01AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Summersault

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Freestyle motocross superstar Ronnie Renner flies through the air on his motorcycle  establishing the Guinness World Record for highest air ever attained on a motorcycle on a quarterpipe during the 'Red Bull Experiment' on Friday, July 11, 2008, on the world-famous Santa Monica Pier. Renner reached a height of  59 feet, 2 inches during his jump. This event marks the third chapter in the Red Bull Experiment series, which features the best athletes from around the globe performing world-first, “experimental” sporting achievements.

 

 

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 12:35AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Human transporters

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A group takes a tour on Segways along the Santa Monica Board Walk  on Friday, March 28, 2008. The Segway PT is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric transportation device invented by Dean Kamen and unveiled in December 2001. It is produced by Segway Inc. of New Hampshire. The name "Segway" is a homophone of "segue" (a smooth transition, literally Italian for "follows"). PT is an initialism for personal transporter while the old acronym HT was an initialism for human transporter. (source wikipedia)
Posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 08:02AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Beach patrol

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(1,2) Santa Monica Police Officer John Gallagher maneuvers his ATV (all terrain vehicle) through a cone pattern coarse at  Santa Monica Beach, testing his skills before the watchful eyes of SMPD beach driving instructor Officer Brent Crafton on Thursday, March 27, 2008. (3) SMPD Officer Rich Camacho maneuvers his way through the course on Thursday.

Skates, Blades and Bikes

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Skaters, bladders and cyclers roll along on the Santa Monica bike bath on February 9, 2008.
Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 06:05PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Easy does it

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Santa Monica Police Officer, Anthony Green, 26, maneuvers his way through a 'Slow Speed Cone Pattern Coarse' at Santa Monica Beach, on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Green is preparing for next months Motorcycle Training Academy.

Riding high

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A man rides on a unicycle while walking his dog along the Santa Monica bike path on Monday, February 11, 2008.
Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 01:39PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint