We had a Celebration of Life event here at the dealership for my Friend/Brother Gary LaPlante on Sunday, and it brought together over 100 people, with most from the motorcycle industry. There were many speakers, and one made a statement that really hit home for me. He said that the motorcycle industry was a family, and when we lose one person everyone feels the loss.

I have been so privileged to be in this industry for well over 40 years, and I consider so many of my industry friends as family. The loss of Gary was too soon and tragic, and it was so special to see all of the people that attended the event show so much love and respect for him. Gary is physically gone now but will always be in our hearts and thoughts. 

It is important to take this loss and turn it into an opportunity to come closer to the people we care about. Let’s enjoy our motorcycling passion and get out and ride more, not only with the people we care for but make new friends and enhance our lives. I know Gary would want it that way! Ride in Peace Gary LaPlante.

Our Southern California Giant bicycle store has been without a dedicated bike specialist for couple of months now, and some of you might think it is no longer open. That couldn’t be farther from the truth! We have stayed open with the help of So Cal Motorcycle employees. The showroom has undergone remodeling and is stocked with even more bicycles and accessories to help make it your one-stop electric bicycle store.

As of Tuesday October 4th, we now have a full-time Bicycle Technician and Salesman to help you with all your bicycle wants and needs. We are committed to Giant electric bicycles and have been the biggest and best Giant store in Southern California for almost 3 years now.

Come demo the new Giant electric bicycles. If you have never tried one you really need to see how awesome they are. I am 70 and I ride mine 40 to 60 miles a week, all on the asphalt river trail, and love every minute of it. I’m in the best shape I have been in for many, many years. Try one and you will love it!

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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