
Harley Girls
5/1/2006 | 27m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Huell goes for a ride with the “Harley Girls” and their Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Put on your leather jacket and strap on your helmet for a two-wheeled adventure that’s sure to get your heart racing. Huell goes for a weekend ride with the “Harley Girls” and their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Huell and the ladies take a spin and stop for lunch where Huell meets some other interesting weekend rebels.
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Harley Girls
5/1/2006 | 27m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Put on your leather jacket and strap on your helmet for a two-wheeled adventure that’s sure to get your heart racing. Huell goes for a weekend ride with the “Harley Girls” and their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Huell and the ladies take a spin and stop for lunch where Huell meets some other interesting weekend rebels.
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HUELL>> OH, BOY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIRST.
MAYBE A LAST.
IT'S SATURDAY MORNING, ABOUT 10:15 WE WERE STANDING HERE AT THE EXIT ON THE INTERSTATE ON THE FREEWAY HERE IN AT THE MECHANIC UE LA.
I'M HERE WITH THE HARLEY GIRLS.
RIGHT.
>> YA, YA.
HUELL>> LET'S EXPLAIN HOW THIS STARTED, HOW I GOT HERE.
>> WELL, A YEAR AGO, TWO YEARS AGO?
WE SAW AN AD OF AN ARTICLE OF YOURS IN A WOMEN'S NEWSPAPER.
CATHY AND I WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT US HARLEY GIRLS IN THAT NEWSPAPER.
YOU WERE GOING TO BE IN ONTARIO.
HUELL>> YES.
>> OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, COME MEET YOU.
SO WE DID.
HUELL>> THEY INTRODUCED THEMSELVES AT THE HARLEY GIRLS.
>> WE SAID DO A SHOW ON US.
HUELL>> WHAT DID I SAY?
>> OKAY.
HUELL>> HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER.
EXPLAIN, RAMONA, WHAT THIS CLUB IS ALL ABOUT, QUICKLY FOR US.
>> ACTUALLY WE ARE WOMEN RIDERS.
WE COME FROM DIFFERENT CHAPTERS.
WE JUST, WE RIDE AN HAVE FUN.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE LOVE TO RIDE AND EAT.
THAT'S OUR MODO.
HUELL>> WHAT RIDE AND EAT?
>> LIVE TO EAT AND RIDE TO EAT.
HUELL>> LIVE TO RIDE AND RIDE TO EAT.
LET'S GO.
>> OKAY.
HUELL>> IS THERE A LEADER?
HERE WE GO.
(HUM OF BIKES) HUELL>> WELL, THIS IS A FIRST.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE DONE AN INTERVIEW ON A MOTOR BIKE.
JANE, LET'S DO A TRADITIONAL HARLEY INTERVIEW HERE.
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED RIDING MOTOR BIKES?
>> ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO I DRUG MY HUSBAND OVER TO THE LOCAL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING COURSE.
IN A COUPLE WEEKS WE PASSED THAT.
WE WENT DOWN AND BOUGHT A COUPLE OF BIKES AND WE STARTED RIDING.
HUELL>> IS THIS SOMHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO?
>> YES.
HE WASN'T REALLY HOT ON IT, BUT MAN IS HE NOW.
HUELL>> YOU HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS SINCE YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL?
>> YES.
I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY.
I HAD COUSINS, BOY COUSINS, LOTS THAT ALL HAD MOTHER BIKES.
HUELL>> SO YOU THOUGHT IT WASN'T LADY LIKE?
>> I GUESS.
I JUST DIDN'T OPEN MY MOUTH, I KNEW BETTER.
HUELL>> LITTLE GIRLS WEREN'T SUPPOSE TO RIDE BIKES?
>> I GUESS, I GUESS.
HUELL>> IS THATS GONE OUT THE WINDOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FOR ME IT WENT OUT THE WINDOW ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
>> NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS TRANSLATING ON TELEVISION, BUT THIS IS THE MOST ENJOYABLE WAY YOU CAN SPEND A BEAUTIFUL SPRING MORNING.
LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW.
>> WELL, I ACTUALLY WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS.
I HAVE TO THINK AND RIDE AND TALK AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH I'M NOT USE TO.
HUELL>> WAIT A MINUTE, RIDE THE THING FIRST THEN WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
>> NOT A PROBLEM.
WE ARE DOING GOOD.
I THINK THE FEELING IS THAT YOU ARE AT ONE WITH THE ROAD.
I'M ON A MAN MADE MACHINE.
I'M IN FULL CONTROL.
IN JUST, AS YOU CAN FEEL, I HUELL>> MY GOSH.
>> MY WEIGHT IS IN CONTROL.
MY BODY IS IN CONTROL OF THIS MAN MADE MACHINE.
AND IT FEELS NICE.
IT'S REFRESHING.
I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT I'M DOING.
SO IT TAKES MY MIND OFF OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ON IN LIFE.
AND IT'S LIKE FLYING ONLY WE ARE ON THE GROUND.
HUELL>> YOU KIND OF SOAK IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
THE MOUNTAINS, BLUE SKY, THE PEOPLE YOU PASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
>> YOU CAN SMELL EVERYTHING UP CLOSE AND PERSONNEL.
HUELL>> YES WE JUST PASSED AN ORANGE GROVE A MINUTE GOING AND SMELLED THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL.
HUELL>> HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO LEARN TO BE TOTALLY COMFORTABLE ON ONE OF THESE BIG BIKES?
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE, I THINK FOR ANYBODY IT'S A CHALLENGE.
EVEN FOR GUYS.
FOR ME I TOOK RIGHT TOO IT.
I USE TO RIDE HORSES.
I THINK THAT PROBABLY HELPED.
I GOT TO CATCH UP TO LILLY HERE HUELL>> YES, LOUIE IS SHOOTING US OUT THE BACK WINDOW OF OUR CAR.
I JUST... >> CATCH THAT VIEW BEHIND US LOUIE, I HOPE YOU CAN SEE DID.
HUELL>> YES WHAT'S BEHIND US.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE GET TOGETHER AND RIDE TOGETHER.
IT'S SUCH A TOGETHERNESS RIDING AND WE'RE ALL DOING THE SAME THING TOGETHER.
HUELL>> OH, MY GOSH FRMENT YOU REALLY >> THIS IS PART OF THE FEEL, I WANT TO YOU FEEL IT.
IT FEELS GOOD.
IT'S NICE.
HUELL>> WHEN YOU EXCEL YOU CAN REALLY GET THE SENSE OF THE... >> THE POWER, CONTROL, THE TORQUE.
HA, HA, HA, HUELL>> SHE'S TORQUING IT UP.
YA, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
THE SMELLS WE JUST PASSED A BARN I SMELLED THE COWS.
I JUST SWALLOWED A BUG.
>> GREASE, GREAT.
HUELL>> THAT'S WHART OF IT, ISN'T IT?
>> YEP.
AS A MATTER OF FACT I GOT A BEE STING LAST WEEK, GOT UP MY SHIRT SLEEVE, OH HE WELL.
HUELL>> OH, MAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER HAD THIS MUCH FUN ON THE STORIES.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ABOUT THE TIME WITH THE BLUE ANGELS.
HUELL>> YES BUT IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIEE IN THIS.
>> I SAW THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE.
HUELL>> NOW BEHIND US, I JUST TURNED AROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERYBODY IS SINGLE FILE NOW.
>> YES.
ON CURVE ERODES WE RIDE SINGLE FILE.
IT'S SAFER AND IT GIVES EACH PERSON A SPACE TO MAKE THE TURN AND KEEP THEIR OWN SPEED.
WHATEVER THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
NCH AM I LEANING TOO MUCH FOR YOU, HUELL?
HUELL>> NO.
I'M JUST GETTING USE TO THE WAY THE BIKE MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN YOU TURN IT.
>> GUESS OUT OF THE WAY.
>> IT WAS A SQUIRREL.
HUELL>> OH, MAN.
THE CAMERA I TOO BIG FOR HIM TO HAVE ON THE BI.
LOUIE, YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING BEING IN THE CAR.
OH, MAN.
ALLS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE STOPPED.
HUELL>> WHO WAS LAUGHING AT ME OVER HERE.
BECAUSE YOU SEE THE WAY I'M WALKING, DON'T YOU.
>> YES.
JUST LIKE YOU GOT OFF A HORSE.
HUELL>> WELL, BY BOTTOM HAS GONE TO SLEEP.
IS THAT NORMAL?
>> MAYBE FOR YOU.
HUELL>> YES.
THAT'S... THAT SHOWS HOW I'M NOT USE TO THIS.
>> WE HAVE, WE HAVE A REQUEST.
THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU NEED TO TAKE THE HELMET OFF SO WE CAN SEE YOUR HELMET HAIR.
LET THE PUBLIC SEE IT.
>> HA, HA, HA, HA.
HUELL>> HELMET HAIR.
LOOK AT HER'S >> ISN'T THAT GREAT.
SGLUE TO KEEP IT SHORT LIKE THIS.
THAT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY TOO, DOESN'T IT?
MY BOTTOM HAS GONE TO SLEEP SXRI HELMET HAIR.
DOES THAT MAKE ME A HONORARY MEMBER.
>> YES IT DOES.
HUELL>> GREAT.
>> WE ALL LOOK LIKE THIS.
HUELL>> THIS IS SGRAET.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN I CREDIT HAD SUCH FUN.
>> THIS IS GREAT.
BEAUTIFUL AND RELAXING.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU YOU ARE NATURAL ON THE BIKE.
BUT WE ARE USE TO HAND SIGNALS AND YOU ARE JUST POINTING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE'RE THINKING THERE'S THINGS ALL OVER THE ROAD.
HUELL>> LOOK AT THE SCENERY HERE.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHO CAME UP WITH THIS ROUTE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY.
>> YOU DID.
WE THOUGHT YOU CAME UP WITH THIS ROUTE.
HUELL>> WHAT THIS ON YOUR VEST?
>> ALL OF THE PLACES IAVE BEEN.
ALL OF THE RIDES.
HUELL>> YOU HAVE BEEN AT THIS AWHILE.
>> YES, ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE US A PIN FOR THIS RIDE?
YOU SDRNT PINS MADE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT?
HUELL>> NO.
EVERY SPECIAL EVENT HAS IT'S OWN PIN.
>> EXACTLY.
HUELL>> WHAT WOULD WE CALL THIS?
>> THE BORREGO SPRINGS RIDE.
>> WHEN WE GET TO BORREGO SPRINGS HALL THEY SELL PINS AND PATCHES.
I HAVE PATCHES.
HUELL>> NOW THIS LADY LOOKS SO MUCH MORE TOGETHER THEN EVERYONE ELSE.
SHE'S PERFECTLY... >> WE DON'T LIKE HER.
HUELL>> YOU ARE QUOF.
>> THE NURSE IS QUOFFE.
HUELL>> WHAT DOES EVERYONE DO IN REAL LIFE?
>> I WORK FOR A MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN SALES.
>> I'M A NURSE.
>> I'M A LEGAL SECRETARY.
>> I'M A MAN CURIST.
>> AN AP COUNT ANT.
HUELL>> AND THIS LADY OVER HERE?
>> I'M INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY AND STAY AT HOME.
>> MY NAME IS SXAIRL I DO CHILD CARE.
>> TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR.
>> EE LEK TROL SIFT.
HUELL>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> I'M A REAL ESTATE AGENT.
>> I'M BARBARA AND UNEMPLOYED AND RIDING FRMENT >> I'M DEBBIE AND WORK FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
>> I'M JANE AND I'M A PROPERTY MANAGER.
>> I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
HUELL>> I KNOW THIS LADY RIGHT HERE FRMENT LET'S POSE FOR A PICTURE S. LET'S GET AN OFFICIAL PICTURE.
>> I HAVE A GLASS COMPANY.
HUELL>> WE RP STANDING HERE.
THIS IS OUR FIRST OFFICIAL STOP ON THE BORREGO SPRINGS RUN.
HERE WE ARE.
>> HUELL HOWSER BORREGO SPRINGS RIDE.
HUELL>> WE HAVE TO FRAME THIS ONE AND PUT IT ON THE WALL.
>> YES WE DO.
>> HI LOUIE.
HUELL>> THERE'S LOUIE RIGHT THERE.
>> THERE IS A LOUIE.
HUELL>> HE'S JEALOUS HE WANTS TO RIDE ON THE BICYCLE.
HUELL>> ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, WE'RE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF OUR ROAD WITH OUR HARLEYS AND HERE COMES...
THIS LOOKS LIKE A CAR RALLY GOING ON HERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
>> HUELL HOWSER.
HUELL>> THE MIATA CLUB OF SAN DIEGO.
>> MY HERO, HUELL HOWSER.
HUELL>> LOOK LOUIE WE HAVE A LONG LINE HERE.
>> THIS IS A SMALL GROUP HERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUR CARS.
HUELL>> COME OVER HERE.
THIS IS A PEOPLE'S P...
THIS IS KIND OF A PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PROGRAM HERE.
WE GOT THE MIATA OWNERS AND HARLEY OWNERS MIXESING AND MINGLING TOGETHER HERE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THEIR CARS WHILE THEY LOOK AT OUR BIKES.
HUELL>> THAT'S A HARLEY.
>> WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
WE OWN BIKES TOO.
I RIDE A GOLD WING THOUGH.
SORRY, THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> WE HAVE BIKES AND DO RIDE.
HUELL>> WHAT'S THE PLAN?
WE STAY HERE AND THEN WHERE DO WE GO?
>> WE STRIP DOWN HERE.
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES STOP.
HUELL>> WAIT A MIN WUT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT A NICE GROUP THIS IS.
OKAY LOUIE, CUT THE CAMERA DOWN WHILE WE STRIP DOWN AND THEN THE JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE.
HUELL>> HERE WE GO.
WOW.
>> GO AHEAD.
HUELL>> NOW THIS, THIS HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEEL TO IT THEN THE OTHER ONE.
STUDENT IT DOES.
WE DON'T LEAN TO TURN, BUT I STEER.
WHERE ON A BIKE YOU DON'T STEER BUT LEAN.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DO THISSING?
>> I JUST CONVERTED TO THIS A TRIBING IN DECEMBER.
I WAS RIDING A TWO WHEEL FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS ABOUT THAT.
>> SO YOU HAVE BEEN RIDING BIKES FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS NOW.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU ALL DO THESE TRIPS OUT TOGETHER?
>> WELL, THERE'S SCHEDULED EVERY SUNDAY MORNING.
THEIR GROUP RIDES.
THE LADIES ABOUT ONCE A MONTH.
THEN FRIENDS GET TOGETHER QUITE OFTEN.
HUELL>> SO, YOU ALL GET TOGETHER AS THE HARLEY GIRLS ABOUT EVERY MONTH?
>> YES.
HUELL>> A LOOSE KNIT ORGANIZATION.
>> AT LEAST ONE SEMI OFFICIAL RIDE ONCE A MONTH AND THEN THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO RIDE IN BETWEEN.
HUELL>> NOW, HOW DID MOST OF YOU GET STARTED RIDING BIKES?
WITH YOUR HUSBANDS OR ON YOUR OWN, HOW DID IT WORK?
>> ACTUALLY I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE.
THINK A LOT OF TIMES HUSBANDS GET INTERESTED FIRST.
MY HUSBAND AND I GOT INTO IT TOGETHER.
WE TOOK A MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING COURSE AND DECIDED WE LOVED IT.
BOUGHT A HERITAGE SOFT TALE AND I ROAD BEHIND HIM FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS BEFORE I NEEDED MY OWN BIKE.
>> SO, ONCE YOU GET HOOKED YOU ARE HOOKED FRMENT >> IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD YES IT IS.
HUELL>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU IT'S EASY TO GET HOOKED ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
>> IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
HUELL>> NOW, OUR DESTINATION ON THIS TRIP WAS THE TOWN OF BORREGO SPRINGS.
LOCATED IN THE STATE PARK.
TO GET THERE WE WENT THROUGH SPECTACULAR SCENERY.
WINED ERODES, BEAUTIFUL VISTA AND THE DESERT WAS ALIVE WITH COLOR.
BEFORE WE NEW IT WE WERE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND TO THE DESERT FLOOR.
IT WAS TIME TO STOP, REST, AND EAT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING DOWN HERE LADIES?
>> CHECKING OUT HER BIKE.
HUELL>> LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
WHAT ARE WE CHECKING OUT ABOUT THE BIKE?
>> OKAY I'M THE MECHANIC ANY CAL PERSON HERE.
SHE SPRUNG AN OIL LEAK.
HUELL>> YOU SPRUNG A LEAK.
>> YES I HOPE I CAN GET HOME.
>> WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
>> WE CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE'S OIL.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND THESE THINGS, THAT'S WHAT WE SC HAVE THE MEN FOR.
SHE'LL TAKE IT HOME AND HE'LL FIX.
HUELL>> YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO SAY THAT?
>> WE HOPE WE GET IT FIXED.
HUELL>> IT SPRUNG... >> WE HAVE AN OIL LEAK AND IT'S GOING TO NEED A DOCTOR.
HUELL>> ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK OKAY?
>> I DON'T KNOW WE MAY HAVE TO TRUCK IT.
HUELL>> WELL YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> THAT'S WHY WE BRING OUR CHASE VEHICLE.
WHICH IS, SWR IT?
THEY'RE RIGHT OVER THERE.
HUELL>> YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE COME ALONG INCEASE SOMETHING HAPPENS?
>> YES THAT'S ACTUALLY VERY WISE TO.
DO MAKES IT EASIER TIME WISE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
UNLESS YOU HAVE TRIPLE A.
THAT WOORKZ TOO.
HUELL>> YES TIME WISE.
WE ARE ALL LINED UP HERE AND GETTING READY TO GO IN AND HAVE LUNCH.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU WORKUP AN APPETITE DOING THIS DON'T YOU LADIES?
>> YES YOU DO.
HUELL>> WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT?
>> LIVE TO RIDE, RIDE TO EAT.
>> WE TOLD YOU THAT.
HUELL>> DO THEY KNOW WE ARE COMING?
>> YES.
HUELL>> THIS MIGHT THROW THEM OFF.
>> NO WE DO IT ALL OF THE TIME.
HUELL>> DO YOU?
>> YEAH.
>> I THOUGHT YOU MADE RESERVATIONS.
WHAT KIND OF A GUY ARE ?U I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO MAKE ALL OF THE RESERVATIONS HERE.
THE WOMEN GOT TO DO IT, BOY.
HUELL>> OKAY.
WE HAVE MOVED INSIDE NOW FOR LUNCH.
WE ARE ALL, WE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE WHOLE PATIO HERE.
PETE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WERE HAVING A LUNCH AND WHAT DID THE WAITER TELL YOU?
>> THIS IS A RUSH CROWD I THINK WE BETTER LAEFSH.
HUELL>> SO YOU ALL LEFT.
YOU ARE ON BIKES YOURSELVES BUT NOT HARLEY'S?
>> NO SPORTS TOURING BIKE.
HUELL>> IS THAT OKAY?
>> THAT'S OKAY.
HUELL>> THAT'S OKAY.
THIS GROUP HERE IS HARMLESS, RIGHT?
>> THEY LOOK LIKE NICE PEOPLE, YES I THINK SO.
HUELL>> SO, WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT?
>> CATHY WANTS TO TELL ?U HUELL>> WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> IS A CAN'T... >> SHE'S IN HER MOMENT OF GLORY.
>> WE WERE JUST GOING TO GET REAL BUFF WITH THEM AND MAKE THEM LEAVE.
THIS IS OUR PLACE.
HUELL>> YA.
WELL, WE WERE HAVING A LOT OF FUN HERE.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE DECEMBER DESERT.
YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO?
>> WE ARE GOING TO TOUR ABOUT HERE AND GO BACK TO AT THE MECHANIC UE LA.
HUELL>> WELL, YOU HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON AND WE WILL FINISH OUR LUNCH HERE AND WE HAVE MORE STOPS HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
HUELL>> NOW, GET OUT OF HERE THIS IS OUR PLACE.
TAKE IT EASY.
>> BYE.
HUELL>> WELL, NOW WE HAVE FINISHED OUR LUNCH.
BEFORE WE LEFT THE LITTLE TOWN OF BORREGO SPRINGS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD STOP BY THE STATE PARK, ONE OF OUR PRETTIEST IN THE STATE.
DID YOU EXPECT A CREW LIKE THIS TODAY?
>> YES IT COULD HAPPEN HERE.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS OUT HERE.
HUELL>> WELL IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO INTRO DID YOU SAY US TOO?
>> NOREN.
SHE'S OUR MAIN PARK INTERPRET HERE FOR THE VISITORS SENSER.
WELCOME TO ANZABORREGO STATE PARK.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> TELL US ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
EVERYTHING IS IN BLOOM TODAY.
EVERYONE GET OVER HERE SO WE CAN SEE YOU.
THIFRJTS IS THE OCITILLO HERE WITH THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS AND THE BRITTLE BUSH WITH THE BLOSSOMS HERE.
WE HAVE THE BARREL CACTUS.
I HAVE A QUIZ QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU.
>> I LIVE ON BRITTLE BUSH CIRCLE.
>> I LIVE ON FRYING PAN ROAD.
HUELL>> THIS WAS WORTH A STOP.
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE HERE.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
ONE OF OUR STATE PARKS YOU ARE LOOKING AT OCITILLO, AREN'T YOU.
>> YES.
HUELL>> THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL STRING TIME SATURDAY.
OUR HARLEY GIRL TOUR CONTINUES, RIGHT.
>> RIGHT ON.
HUELL>> WE'RE BACK OUT TO THE PARKING LOT.
WE HAVE A CIVILIAN HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT HERE?
>> BIKES.
>> BEAUTIFUL BIKES.
>> SO YOU SPOTTED THEM FRMENT >> I DID, I DID.
HUELL>> WHEN YOU SAY BEAUTIFUL BIKES IN WHAT WAY DO YOU THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> JUST LOOK AT THEM.
THEY ARE GORGEOUS.
LOOK AT THE PAINT AND CHROME AND HARLEY DAVIDON.
THEY ARE GORGEOUS.
HUELL>> YOU ARE SAYING ALL OF THE RIGHT WORDS FOR THESE LADIES HERE.
DID YOU EVER WANT TO RIDE A BIKE.
>> YES, I HAVE.
YES I HAVE.
HUELL>> A HARLEY?
>> WELL, >> WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE.
HUELL>> NEVER TOO LATE TO START RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
HUELL>> IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
>> I DIDN'T LEARN UNTIL I WAS A GRANDMA.
>> I HAVE SEVEN GRAND CHILDREN THAT TAKE TURNS GOING ON RIDES.
HUELL>> WHEN DID YOU START?
>> ABOUT A YEAR NAVAING.
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER I ROAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
MY BOYFRIENDS AND HUSBAND.
AND THEN I SAID ON MY OWN, THE KIDS ARE 18, IT'S MY TURN.
HUELL>> SEE IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
WHOSE SBIEK THIS DOWN HERE?
>> CATHY.
HUELL>> CATHY, TELL US ABOUT THIS BIKE.
THIS LOOKS LIKE AN OLD BIKE.
BUT IT ISN'T IT, IS IT?
>> NO THIS IS A 97 HERITAGE CLASSIC.
IT'S FASHIONED AFTER AN OLD CLASSIC.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT.
IT CAME WITH BLACK TIRES AND I PUT WHITE WALLS ON IT TO MAKE IT MORE AUTHENTIC.
HUELL>> IT'S A DIFFERENT COLOR THEN THE OTHERS.
IT LOOKS LIKE 50'S OR 60'S.
>> YES.
HUELL>> WAIT A MINUTE THERE'S THE ONE I'M GOING TO RIDE ON.
>> WHAT THEY DID HERE IS HARLEY MADE SPECIAL PAINT.
HUELL>> YOU DON'T LIKE THAT NOISE DO YOU?
>> THESE BIKERS ARE SO CRUDE AND RUDE.
HARLEY MADE SPECIAL PAINTS AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
THEY ONLY MADE IT FOR ABOUT THREE SXHOZ IT WENT ON CERTAIN BIKES AND THE HERITAGE WAS ONE OF THEM.
I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET ONE OF THEM.
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BIKE.
THEN AGAIN ALL OF THE BIKES ARE BEAUTIFUL.
LOOKING DOWN AT ALL OF THEM.
THEY ARE ALL ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
>> EACH LADY TAKES SO MUCH PRIDE IN THEIR BIKES.
THEY ARE PROUD TO PUT THEIR OWN PERSONALITY.
SOME HAVE PERSONNIZEED LICENSE PLATES, SOME HAVE SPECIAL SEATS HERE.
THIS IS A CONVERTED SPORTSTER INTO A TRIBING.
WE HAVE A COUPLE SPORTSTERS WITH CHANGES AND WIDE GLIDES.
THIS HAS A SPECIAL PAINT JOB ON HER.
THIS HERE IS A 93 LOW RIDER THAT THEY DON'T MAKE ANYMORE.
IT'S A FXLR CUSTOM.
THAT'S A SPECIAL RIDE ON THAT BIKE.
IT'S RUBBER MOUNTED, A SMOOTH RIDE.
HUELL>> EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE MIGHT BE WATCHING AND NOT UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT WHAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT.
THE IDEA OF JUST GETTING OUT AND ENJOYING THE ROAD AND ENJOYING CALIFORNIA IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> WE ENJOY IT IMMENSELY.
WE LOVE OUR HOMES AND HOME LIVES AND JOBS AND FAMILIES AND SO FORTH .
THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO PUT ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY BEHIND AND MEET WITH SOME OF THE LADIES THAT LIKE TO RIDE, LIKE TO SOCIALIZE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN COMMON.
IT'S A GREA HOBBY.
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