Tucked into the south end of the Santa Ana Mountain range, that are bisected by San Diego and Riverside Counties, and bordering Camp Pendleton is a network of roads that access nurseries, vineyards, ranches, residences and the Cleveland National Forest. Due to the...
https://russbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ortega_Hwy_Ride_Video.mp4 Ortega Highway (State Route 74) is the only road that crosses the 60-mile-long Santa Ana Mountain range that borders Orange and Riverside Counties. Thankfully, due to the ruggedness of...
As far as I’m concerned, the adjective “awesome” is greatly overused; “That cup of coffee was awesome!” If you consider that the word describes something that elicits awe, which is a feeling of wonder and amazement bordering on the divine, then for me a mere cup of...
In this episode of our California Motorcycle Shop Visits series, we stopped by HAWG SUPPLY in Wilmington, California to meet Cody Kemmet and take a look inside the shop. HAWG SUPPLY is a builder-focused motorcycle garage rooted in custom fabrication and hands-on...
Welcome to North County Hyper Sports in Oceanside, CA — one of Southern California’s most passionate motorcycle service and supply shops. In this Local Shop Visit, we sit down with Austin Fowler and Maddy to talk legacy, craftsmanship, and how this community hub...
Something I have noticed lately is how many current “experts” in rider training have not taken new training from anyone else in a very long time. The subject came up when I asked one of the more vocal racing school instructors in the industry when the last time he...