September 11th Memorial Ride
#1
09-04-2010, 03:48 PM
September 11th Memorial Ride
See below website for more information:
http://www.remember911ride.com/
Photos & Videos from past rides:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
On 9-11-10 join a free motorcycle ride dedicated to the memory of the 343 FDNY Firemen, 61 Police Officers and all those who tragically lost their lives on that historic day. The goal is to draw Patriotic Americans together on a Remembrance Ride to honor these brave Americans."The Ride" is open to anyone with a bike. 2009 ride drew 650+. The public Ceremony is open to all.
"The Ride" will leave from Cook's Corner @ 12:15pm sharp. We will travel south on El Toro Rd. to Laguna Canyon Road. Through Laguna Canyon to Pacific Coast Highway heading north to Long Beach. There will be a regathering stop at Joe's Crab Shack in the Alamitos Bay Marina, L.B. around 2:00pm. This will be the only restroom and refreshment opportunity. We will depart from Joe's Crab Shack @ 2:40 sharp and head west on 2nd Right on Appian.
Follow to Marine Stadium Entrance
Final destination, Marine Vista Park L.B.
http://www.remember911ride.com/
Photos & Videos from past rides:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
On 9-11-10 join a free motorcycle ride dedicated to the memory of the 343 FDNY Firemen, 61 Police Officers and all those who tragically lost their lives on that historic day. The goal is to draw Patriotic Americans together on a Remembrance Ride to honor these brave Americans."The Ride" is open to anyone with a bike. 2009 ride drew 650+. The public Ceremony is open to all.
"The Ride" will leave from Cook's Corner @ 12:15pm sharp. We will travel south on El Toro Rd. to Laguna Canyon Road. Through Laguna Canyon to Pacific Coast Highway heading north to Long Beach. There will be a regathering stop at Joe's Crab Shack in the Alamitos Bay Marina, L.B. around 2:00pm. This will be the only restroom and refreshment opportunity. We will depart from Joe's Crab Shack @ 2:40 sharp and head west on 2nd Right on Appian.
Follow to Marine Stadium Entrance
Final destination, Marine Vista Park L.B.
#2
09-04-2010, 03:49 PM
Photos:
September 11th 2009 Memorial Ride, Pacific Coast Highway to Long Beach
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Videos:
Cook's Corner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPFPwzlH_I
Pacific Coast Highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdBCtfpv1F4
Tribute to Corporal Robert P. Warns II.......A Fallen Marine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Tj-9AvCrw
#3
09-12-2010, 02:26 PM
September 11th 2010 Memorial Ride
Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California
September 11th 2010
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Laguna Woods city manager apologizes to 9/11 riders (2009)
Laguna Woods City Manager Leslie Keane listens as Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff addresses the City Council Wednesday.
Supporters of the Remember 9/11 Ride gather outside the Laguna Woods City Council chambers Wednesday after attending a council meeting to protest comments made by the city manager about the ride that passed through the city last month.
Laguna Woods City Manager Leslie Keane, right, listens as Mayor Bob Ring responds to Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff's comments. Biggerstaff addressed the council regarding e-mails sent to him from Keane about the Remember 9/11 Ride he organized.
Supporters of the Remember 9/11 Ride applaud comments made by Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff as he address the Laguna Woods City Coucil Wednesday. Biggerstaff had asked for an apology from City Manager Leslie Keane regarding e-mailed comments made about the memorial motorcycle ride and its organizer.
Laguna Woods City Manager Leslie Keane listens as Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff addresses the City Council Wednesday.
Supporters of the Remember 9/11 Ride gather outside the Laguna Woods City Council chambers Wednesday after attending a council meeting to protest comments made by the city manager about the ride that passed through the city last month.
Laguna Woods City Manager Leslie Keane, right, listens as Mayor Bob Ring responds to Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff's comments. Biggerstaff addressed the council regarding e-mails sent to him from Keane about the Remember 9/11 Ride he organized.
Supporters of the Remember 9/11 Ride applaud comments made by Long Beach firefighter Gary Biggerstaff as he address the Laguna Woods City Coucil Wednesday. Biggerstaff had asked for an apology from City Manager Leslie Keane regarding e-mailed comments made about the memorial motorcycle ride and its organizer.
(2010) When more than 600 motorcyclists came down El Toro Road through Laguna Woods last year for a Sept. 11 memorial ride, one participant got off his bike and held Moulton Parkway cross traffic for more than 100 riders.
The move upset City Manager Leslie Keane, who at the time threatened to prevent the memorial ride from coming through the city this year. Keane said the riders, who travel through several South County and coastal cities, posed a threat to public safety.
Ultimately, Keane, Laguna Woods officials and ride organizer Gary Biggerstaff resolved the conflict, though this year they asked him to get a special events permit for the ride if traffic lights were going to be held for motorcyclists or if traffic was going to be disrupted.
The special events permit would require the organizer to obtain insurance for the event and pay for additional police services if the traffic lights were going to be held for riders, Keane said. Keane said the city also agreed to waive the $39 permit fee.
“He is refusing to do that and he is stating that this is not an event,” Keane said.
Biggerstaff said the ride is unofficial, unsanctioned and is not expected to disrupt traffic, so he decided not to get the permit.
Biggerstaff also said he did not want to pay the cost of police services – up to $5,000 – because the ride does not generate a profit.
“If they follow all the traffic laws, it's fine,” Keane said. “We do not anticipate a problem this year. It's a great event.”
Biggerstaff has posted a reminder to riders on the event website to obey traffic signals, and he will pass out instructions to participants at the start of the ride at Cook's Corner.
Biggerstaff also said police and fire departments in the cities affected, including Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, have been informed of the ride.
Officials in Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods and Newport Beach said riders must obey traffic signals, and officers will not hold traffic for the event.
Lt. Chuck Wilmot, chief of police services in Laguna Woods, said a traffic officer will be at the El Toro and Moulton intersection to prevent participants from holding traffic.
Motorcyclists will gather at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Canyon as early as 8 a.m. The ride starts at 12:15 p.m. and follows a Long Beach fire engine down El Toro Road, through Laguna Canyon and up Pacific Coast Highway to Long Beach.
The ride will end at Marine Vista Park in Long Beach for a memorial service at 3 p.m.
The move upset City Manager Leslie Keane, who at the time threatened to prevent the memorial ride from coming through the city this year. Keane said the riders, who travel through several South County and coastal cities, posed a threat to public safety.
Ultimately, Keane, Laguna Woods officials and ride organizer Gary Biggerstaff resolved the conflict, though this year they asked him to get a special events permit for the ride if traffic lights were going to be held for motorcyclists or if traffic was going to be disrupted.
The special events permit would require the organizer to obtain insurance for the event and pay for additional police services if the traffic lights were going to be held for riders, Keane said. Keane said the city also agreed to waive the $39 permit fee.
“He is refusing to do that and he is stating that this is not an event,” Keane said.
Biggerstaff said the ride is unofficial, unsanctioned and is not expected to disrupt traffic, so he decided not to get the permit.
Biggerstaff also said he did not want to pay the cost of police services – up to $5,000 – because the ride does not generate a profit.
“If they follow all the traffic laws, it's fine,” Keane said. “We do not anticipate a problem this year. It's a great event.”
Biggerstaff has posted a reminder to riders on the event website to obey traffic signals, and he will pass out instructions to participants at the start of the ride at Cook's Corner.
Biggerstaff also said police and fire departments in the cities affected, including Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, have been informed of the ride.
Officials in Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods and Newport Beach said riders must obey traffic signals, and officers will not hold traffic for the event.
Lt. Chuck Wilmot, chief of police services in Laguna Woods, said a traffic officer will be at the El Toro and Moulton intersection to prevent participants from holding traffic.
Motorcyclists will gather at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Canyon as early as 8 a.m. The ride starts at 12:15 p.m. and follows a Long Beach fire engine down El Toro Road, through Laguna Canyon and up Pacific Coast Highway to Long Beach.
The ride will end at Marine Vista Park in Long Beach for a memorial service at 3 p.m.
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