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If you have not ridden to Cook’s Corner then you definitely should put it on your list. Cook’s has been a local biker hangout for longer than I know. I first went there in 1976 with my club the Road Toads, and have been going ever since. 
 
Cook’s is at 19152 Santiago Canyon Road in Trabuco Canyon. It was built in 1884, has a large patio and even an outside bar. They also serve food and most any beverage you are looking for. On Sundays there are always hundreds of motorcycles, bands playing and the place is buzzing. The atmosphere is very nice, and I’ve never seen any trouble or problems. Everyone hangs out and looks at the bikes, enjoys the music and their friends. You can always find someone to talk to.
 
It is a beautiful ride from wherever you are in So Cal, and great place to check out.
Triumph Exposes TE-1 Electric Prototype; Testing Begins
With phase 3 completed, testing begins for Triumph’s electric prototype.
Mockup drawings of Triumph’s electric motorcycle prototype are no longer needed. What you see here is the real deal: official pictures of the TE-1 project.

That is, official pictures of what the project bike looks like. Before the TE-1 hits the market, expect changes in final colors and body panels. But most of the bike, including that gorgeous single-sided swingarm and frame, will remain the same.
Triumph announced the official end of “phase 3″ in its TE-1 electric sportbike project on Tuesday. The TE-1 is a collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd., and WMG at the University of Warwick, funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles through Innovate UK.
The bike now enters a six-month testing phase before its entry into the electric motorcycle market.

Triumph officially announced the TE-1 project, which was launched to create developments in “specialist electric motorcycle engineering and innovative integrated technology design,” in May 2019 with a target two-year completion date. Unfortunately, the pandemic threw some metaphorical wrenches into the bike’s belt drive, slowing progress.

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