CALENDAR
   
           
Saturday
XHEATHENS at Steve's Rusty Wrench - Garage & Scrap Yard
   

If the Lord's willin', every Saturday is scooter day! Fixing, tinkering, mingling and jawing down in Steve's Garage! We'll be working on motorcycles, washing motorcycles, talking motorcycles and kickin' chickens in the yard! If you don't know where to go, how to get there or where it is... drop us an email on the Contacts Page! See you there!

Ride Straight Brother! That Devil wants you back!


           
Sat. 02/13/10
XHEATHENS Impromptu Day Ride Irvine Rogue Car Show
   
A day ride for the masses. Weather permitting. Sounds like we have a plan. Meet at Starbucks Movieland Wax Museum, 7711 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park at 9:00am, coffee up and head out at 9:30am. Hit Ford Motor Co. Campus at 7905 Gateway Blvd., Irvine 92618 for the Rogue Car Show (the old Crystal Cove Car Show's new location). The rest is to be determined. Check back for the photos in the Event Pictures and to find out how the day ended!


             
Sun. 12/06/09
6th Annual Schnuerer Car Barn Toys For Tots Drive and Antique Vehicle Show
   
ATTENTION - This ride requires a definate headcount of riders by 12:00pm on Friday 11/20/09. Those who are interested, please email us through the Contact Page or by emailing Bethel directly. This is an entertaining and interesting museum, plus Gerhard and Marie put on a good German feed. Anyone who wants to join in, the admission is a $20, or more, unwrapped toy; no stuffed animals – they can’t be accepted by the foundation; or a $20 cash donation (kids under 5 are free). This is a non-profit gig in cahoots with the U.S. Marine Corp., can’t go wrong there. Check out (http://www.pcsctoydrive.org) for hours, location and further admission information about the event. Please join us!


           
Sun. 10/25/09
38th Griffith Park Side Car Rally
     
Let’s meet at Starbuck’s 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday Oct. 25th, have our coffee and then ride to Griffith Park to spread the Word and enjoy all the festivities. The web site for all information is,( http://sidestrider.com/event.htm )The rally is from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. The event has been moved to a new location within Griffith Park so be sure to check the event website for directions. You’ll be amazed at the number of oddities and motorcycles with and without sidecars that gather at this event. There is usually a lunch truck there for beverages and sandwiches.


           
Sat. 10/10/09
XHEATHENS Spur of the Moment Philippes Breakfast Ride
Breakfast run to Philippe the Original in Los Angeles (1001 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012)(www.philippes.com). Meet at Starbucks Movieland Wax
Museum (7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620) at 8:30am. Coffee up and head out around 9:00am. Arrive at Philippes before 10:30am when they stop
serving breakfast. Chow down and then play it by ear.


 
Sat. 09/12/09
XHEATHENS Chapman Avenue/Cook's Corner Ride
     
Meet at Starbucks, 11931 Beach Blvd, City of Stanton, corner of Beach Blvd. and Chapman Ave. at 9:00am.
Leave Starbucks at 9:30am. Take Chapman Ave. to the Orange Circle in Downtown Orange for a stop at the Army-Navy Store, 131 S Glassell St and Chapman Ave. Continue on Chapman Ave. to Santiago Canyon Road until we reach Cook's Corner for lunch.


           
Sun. 06/21/09
XHEATHENS Century Motors Ride
     
For those who can, let’s meet at Starbucks at Movieland Wax Musuem in Buena Park at 9:00am. Those who can't meet at Starbucks, meet up at Century Motors (see our LINKS page) at 10:00 a.m. for Cindy’s annual Father’s Day shindig. Century Motorcycles, 1640 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro (corner of S. Pacific and 16th Sts.). This is a tradition started over 40 years ago by her dad “Wild Bill Cottom”. Lots of bench racing, music, motorcycles and a buffet.


           
Sat. 06/06/09
Elmo (Pete) Peterson’s Celebration of Life
Meet at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Yorba Linda, to attend the services for Elmo (Pete) Peterson.


 
Fri. 05/29/09
Movie & Bible Discussion Night
     
7:00 p.m. Dinner, FDR Navy Beans and Corn Bread, Telfair Salad and dessert. Scripture, Matthew 5:39 and James 4:7.

Please RSVP by May 26th.


           
Sun. 05/24/09
XHEATHENS Fort Tejon All Day Ride
     
Meet at Starbuck’s Beach Blvd. Buena Park, (at the Wax Museum), at 8:00 a.m., fueled up and ready to ride. Coffee up and pull out at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Big Jim’s in Sun Valley, take off and ride the back roads to ‘The Rock Inn’ in Lake Hughes; back roads to Gorman and then on to Fort Tejon. www.fortejon.org A great piece of California history. Then head home after we’re through looking around. Dinner at ‘James Drive-In’, San Fernando.


             
Sun. 05/10/09
XHEATHENS Ethridge Mother's Day
The wonderful and thoughtful sons and daughter-in-law of Dody showed up with gifts and plans to celebrate, in their tender and endearing style, the heartfelt appreciation of having a loving mother. Cards, gifts, hugs and kisses abounded. Then with the help of the rest of the family, proceeded to entertain ‘The Mama’ with a motorcycle ride to Cooks Corner, supper at Lucille’s in Lake Forest and finished it off with a delightful coastal ride back home. What a great and adventurous Mother’s Day and a mother who puts-up and embraces this kind of togetherness! Thank God for His blessings. Amen.


 
Sat. 05/09/09
XHEATHENS Full Day Saturday
     
Tinkering in Bethel’s garage starting at 10:00 a.m. Polishing, adjusting and checking out the bikes. Trip to Cycle Parts West for geegaws and paraphernalia; lunch. Orange County Fairgrounds around 5:00 p.m. to watch amateur speedway racing then watch full program, including sidecars, starting at 7:00 p.m. Wear your colors.


           
Fri. 04/24/09
Movie & Bible Discussion Night
Friday April 24th, at 7:00 p.m. at ‘Bethel’s and Dody’s Smokehouse’. Menu; Aunt Dody’s mac & longhorn cheese, H. B. Ham, valley salad and dessert. The bible verse up for discussion will be Timothy 1:1. Please R.S.V.P. by 4/20/09.


 
               
Mon. 04/06/09
Paid in Full Motorcycle Ministries Bike Night
     
Weather permitting, let’s meet at Starbucks, 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 6:00 p.m., pull out at 6:30 p.m. and go to ‘Paid in Full Motorcycle Ministries’ Family Bike night at Nick’s Super Burgers at 1712 W. Orangethorpe / Brookhurst in Fullerton. Wear your colors.


 
           
Sun. 04/05/09
XHEATHENS Impromptu Sunday Ride
     
Weather permitting, we will meet at Starbuck’s at 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 9:30 a.m., pull out at 10:00 and ride to Phillippe’s French Dip at 1001 N. Alameda in downtown L. A. Have lunch and browse around nearby Olvera Street, then home.


           
Fri. 03/27/09
Movie & Bible Discussion Night
     
Friday March 27th, 7:00 p.m. at ‘Bethel’s and Dody’s Smokehouse’, Contact us for directions. The bill ‘o’ fare will include Dody’s Tivoli Chili, Telfair Salad, Cowboy Cornbread, fixin’s and dessert. The bible verse up for discussion will be St. Luke 4:12. Please R.S.V.P. by 3/22/09 so Dody doesn’t get cranky!

RSVP, ASAP!

           
Sun. 03/08/09
Day Ride to Dana Point
     
We will be enjoying the festivities of the Dana Point Street Faire Sunday 3/8/09. The weather man has promised sun and 70 degrees or above, oh boy! Some of us will be leaving Bethel’s house at 10:00 a.m. the rest of us will meet up at the Dana Point Marina parking lot at 11:00 a.m. Wear your colors.


           
Fri. 02/27/09
Movie & Bible Discussion Night
     
Notice: Beginning Friday the 27th of February and the last Friday of each month until further notice, will be “Movie & Bible Discussion” nights. On the 27th of February the event will be held at Bethel’s house; time 7:00 p.m. ‘Dody’s Pacoima Tamale Pie’ will be served with fixin’s and dessert. The Bible chapter to be discussed is Hebrews 4 and how it applies to the movie. The movie is rated ‘R’.

RSVP, ASAP!

           
Sat. 02/14/09
XHMC 1st Anniversary
     
*** POSTPONED - Due to predicted weather and road conditions the anniversary ride to ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Saturday February 14th has been postponed. Stay tuned for further news. *** Our first year anniversary will be celebrated Saturday February 14th, starting at noon at the ‘Hell’s Kitchen Motorsports Restaurant’ on Ortega Hwy. between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano. See www.hellskitchen-ca.com for maps and directions. This will be an opportune time to discuss ideas that will help our church grow and improve.
           
Sun. 01/18/09
Galloping Goose Poker Run
     
We will meet at Starbuck’s 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 6:30 a.m. in order to be in Sylmar at 7:30 a.m. for sign-up at the Humper’s club house, weather permitting. Be fueled up and ready to roll out of Starbuck’s at 6:45 a.m. Wear your colors. If it rains the run will be postponed until the following week.
           
Sun. 12/07/08
5th Annual Schnuerer Car Barn Toys For Tots Drive and Antique Vehicle Show
 
ATTENTION - This ride requires a definate headcount of riders before 11/17/08. Those who are interested, please email us through the Contact Page or by emailing Bethel directly. This is an entertaining and interesting museum, plus Gerhard and Marie put on a good German feed. Anyone who wants to join in, the admission is a $20 unwrapped toy; no stuffed animals – they can’t be accepted by the foundation; or a $20 cash donation (kids under 5 are free). This is a non-profit gig in cahoots with the U.S. Marine Corp., can’t go wrong there. Check out (http://www.ups-power.com/toydrive.html) for hours, location and further admission information about the event.
           
Sat. 11/15/08
Cookies at Cook's
     
Impromptu day ride. Meet at Cook’s Corner at 10:00 a.m. for coffee and cookies, then wherever we want to go from there.
           
Sat. 10/25/08
Crystal Cove Snack Shack
 
Meet at Bethel's at 11.... Head out at noon.... We'll have Peanut Butter Shakes pretty soon!!
           
Sun. 10/19/08
37th Griffith Park Side Car Rally
     
Let’s meet at Starbuck’s 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday Oct. 19th, have our coffee and then ride to Griffith Park to spread the Word and enjoy all the festivities. The web site for all information is,( http://sidestrider.com/event.htm )The rally is from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m., there is a map of the Crystal Springs area attached to the above web site. You’ll be amazed at the number of oddities and motorcycles with and without sidecars that gather at this event. There is usually a lunch truck there for beverages and sandwiches.
           
Sat. & Sun. 09/06 & 07/08
Lompoc Ride
     
We will be meeting at Starbucks, Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach (Beach & Garfield) at 7:30am to 8:00am Saturday morning. (Reference the e-mail of August 28th.) We’ll seek out our motels when we get there.
           
Sat. 08/30/08
Ride Buckaroo Ride!
     
Three-quarter day ride! Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Mission Motor Sports, 1 Doppler, Irvine (http://missionmotorsports.com), shop and fondle inventory, drink coffee and so forth. Ride 405 to Ortega Hwy. Take that highway east to Outlook Café – re-hydrate, look at visitors, spread the Word and shoot photos. On down the mountain, cruise Old Town Elsinore and then head for Eduardo’s, Corona for late lunch, then home. A perfect ride for tender posteriors and distance whiners.
           
Sat. 08/16/08
Going On A Mission
     
Meet at Starbucks at the Movieland Wax Museum, 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park at 8:00 a.m. Coffee up and then head north to Big Jim’s Restaurant on Laurel Canyon for breakfast. Tour San Fernando Mission, west to Topanga Canyon Blvd., ride the canyon to Highway 1. Hwy. 1 to all points south, great ride, much to see.
           
Sat. 08/02/08
Eata Bita Pi Run
     
Let’s meet at Carl’s Jr., Corona, at the 91 and 6th Street at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Coffee up and meet with other bikers (Biking for the Lord) from San Diego at the Julian Pie Company in Santa Ysabel, corner of Highway 78 and Highway 76 (21976 Hwy. 79). Then ride to Warner Springs to watch the gliders, then back to Corona for early supper at Eduardo’s.
           
Sun. 07/27/08
Hippity Hop to the Candy Shop
     
We will meet at Starbucks at 18922 Beach Blvd., just north of Garfield Street, east side of Beach Blvd. at 9:00 a.m. We’ll ride the coast and end up in Laguna Niguel at Powell’s Sweet Shoppe. This will be a short day ride catering to the nostalgic flavors of old time products.
           
Sat. & Sun. 07/12 & 13/08
Yuma Territorial Prison Ride
This will be an overnight gypsy tour, no reservations, just ride, look and stop as the Spirit moves us. Meet at Carl’s Jr. 1865 W. 6th St. (at the 91 Fwy.), Corona, Ca between 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. on Saturday 7/12, hit the road at 9:00 a.m. and get to Yuma when we get there. Sunday, tour the Yuma Territorial Prison and local points of interest. Head back through Julian, CA for apple pie. Be home Sunday evening, Lord willing. Approximately 500 miles round trip from Corona.
This prison is a historical prison that was built by the prisoners and in use in Arizona from 1876 until 1909. A must see!
 
Sat. 06/28/08
Walker Cafe Ride
Day ride -- Meet at 9:00 a.m., Huntington Beach, Beach Blvd. Starbucks 18922 Beach, just north of Garfield Street., east side of boulevard in parking lot. Coffee up, ride through downtown H. B., take PCH to 2nd Street, Long Beach; through Belmont Shore, over Vincent Thomas Bridge, stopping at Union Surplus and Century Motors; then on to Walker’s Café, Point Fermin for lunch, conversation and discussion of route home.
 
Sat. 06/21/08
Speedway - Orange County Fair Grounds Costa Mesa
June 21 will be a fun filled night of Speedway and sidecar racing at the fairgrounds. Those who want to participate should meet us between 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Boston Market Restaurant at 2799 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. That’s on the south west corner of Harbor Blvd. and Adams. Bethel the Lesser will be carrying some $1.00 discount tickets for everyone. Let’s get together and see what the Lord blesses us with. www.costamesaspeedway.net/schedule.asp
     
Sun. 06/08/08
Spur of The Moment - Cook's Corner
The plan is to meet at Cook’s Corner at 11:00 a.m. (Sunday June 8th); hang around, have coffee, maybe breakfast and shoot the breeze for a couple of hours. No plan for anything beyond that. If you wanna’ and can, we’ll see you there.
 
Sun. 06/01/08
Steve the Preacher's Birthday Ride
         
We’re going to do an unscheduled day ride; short, stopping and looking at stuff, having lunch, laughing and scratching and just going from place to place and seeing what’s out there. We will meet at my house between 9:00 & 10:00 a.m. Just show if you’re gonna’ go. We’ll pull out by 10:00 a.m. just a local jaunt.
Mon. 05/26/08
Set Free Memorial Day Outreach B-B-Q Ride
For those that are up to it and if the weather is good, at least three of us are planning to attend the bar-b-que and live music extravaganza in San Diego. That will be on Memorial Day Monday May 26th. We will meet at King’s Fish House parking lot between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. at Laguna Hills Shopping Mall. Going south on the I-5 take the El Toro Road off ramp. Turn left at stop light on Avenida De La Carlotta. Proceed across El Toro Road past the In ‘N Out Burger on your right to the next stop light, turn right into King’s Fish House parking lot. We will park close to King’s building. For further directions, in case you miss us, log onto http://www.setfreesd.org/ Click on ‘Memorial Day Outreach Event’ in the middle of the page or send questions to xhmc@jps.net. See ya’ if I see you.
 
Sun. 05/25/08
Long Beach Veterans Stadium – Motorcycle Swap Meet
Let’s meet at 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. at Starbucks, Beach Bl., Buena Park, have coffee then head for Long Beach. The stadium is at Carson and Lakewood Blvd. in Long Beach. You can view info at www.toppingevents.com. Meet opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 1:00 p.m.
 
     
Sat. 05/17/08
Kick Stand Coffee Klatch
     

the ‘Kick Stand Coffee Klatsch will meet at Starbucks Coffee Shop at 7711 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA. 8:00 a.m. til 10:00 a.m. This Starbucks is on the same property as the MovieLand Wax Museum and has the same street number. It is just south of the 91 Freeway but north of Lincoln.

               
Sat. 05/04/08
Cook's Corner - Blessing of the Bikes

We will meet at Cooks Corner at 8:30 a.m. for the Blessing of the Bikes.

Want to see some footage from the Blessing of the Bikes? Check out Jim's YOUTUBE video!

WATCH THE FOOTAGE

 

Sat. 05/03/08
Kick Stand Coffee Klatch

The "Kick Stand Coffee Klatsch" will meet at Starbucks Coffee Shop at 7711 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA. 8:00 a.m. til 10:00 a.m. This Starbucks is on the same property as the MovieLand Wax Museum and has the same street number. It is just south of the 91 Freeway but north of Lincoln.

The topic of conversation will be the relationship of those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour regardless of their monikers.

 

Sun. 04/27/08
Cooks Silverado Tour

Let’s all meet at Cook’s Corner at 9:00 a.m. at which point ‘Jaime of La Habra’ will explain his exciting and informative tour of Silverado, Mojeska and other stimulating haunts; Jaime will be Captain Trips. There will be numerous places to fuel, chow down and entertain folks who are working for the Yankee dollar. The invocation will be presented by none other than the mystery minister; this will take place at Cook’s Corner before the ride starts. We should leave Cook’s by 9:30 a.m. at the latest, and peel off to go home as the spirit moves you; there will be an announcement when we have reached half way for those who are so inclined. Bring your friends and brothers (no sodomites please) and let’s see what the Lord has in store for us.

 

Sat. 04/26/08
Kick Stand Coffee Klatch

The "Kick Stand Coffee Klatsch" will meet at Woodys Diner at 7871 Warner, H.B.  Thats on Warner one block west of Beach Blvd. on the north side of Warner.  They dont open until 8:00 a.m., so lets make it 8:00 til 9:00 a.m. Show off your iron, spin yarns and poke fun. Welcome all and all welcome!

 

Sat. 04/20/08
Hughes Lake/Rock Inn Ride

Let’s meet at Norm’s, 16572 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach between 8:00 & 8:30 a.m., coffee up, then pull out at 8:30. Take the 405, 605, 5 and pit stop at Griffith Park. Fuel up in Burbank then head north on the 5 to Lake Hughes Road, Castaic. Enjoy the wild flowers, bitchin’ road and wide open spaces to the Rock Inn at Lake Hughes. Have lunch – table race and lie to one another. From there take the north road out of Lake Hughes to Gorman and fuel. Peruse Frazier Park and its interesting little shops and stuff. Come back to the 5 and leisurely ride home.

 

Sat. 04/06/08
Highway 138 Ride