Redwood Road Round Up
Summer 1970, when I was 18, sometime in the late afternoon on Redwood near the "Round Up" a notorious cowboy and biker bar a couple of miles East of Skyline Blvd.
I had just gotten my BSA Spitfire sorted out from it's latest "British Electrical" problem and was celebrating with a spirited romp down Redwood.
I came up on a group of about 10 Harley riders, who were traveling in my direction. I think they were just pulling out from that bar. Without thinking about it too much, I decided to slalom through them, since I really thought they were sort of loitering and not fully underway.
When I got to the back of their group and was passing the first 2-3 bikes, I realized that I had committed a grave error. A massive jolt of fear and adrenaline propelled me all the way past the group of "Not named here for my personal safety" riders.
My
realizing led me on a insanely fast escape/chase/ pursuit down Redwood, all the way to the Pinehurst Rd junction, then went left up to head up Pinehurst,& up the dirt road in Canyon, where I parked the Beez behind the Menzies barn (they were friends).
Now it's entirely possible that they did not pursue me, since I never once looked back, but my guess it that, Yes, they chased me, at least for a mile or two.
I hung out there for a few hours, counting my blessings. The next day, I swapped my Fiberglas tank for a beat up old Thunderbolt tank. It stayed on the BSA for a few months....No sense being recognized.
Big whew.
I loved that Beez, kept it alive for about another 5 years, then it became the downpayment for my red Rapide.
