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Glenn Alan

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About Me


My name is Glenn Alan Bartels, President and owner of Route 66 MC. www.rt66mc.com I'm actually a Harley guy by birth, my family has been in the Harley-Davidson industry for over 30 years. Bartels' Harley-Davidson (www.bartelsharley.com) is a family owned and operated business located in West Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey, near LAX International Airport). The Bartels' family is known for great service, loyalty, and a passion for racing. I enjoy all types of racing, and although I didn't seem to genetically inherit the full blown racing DNA code from our Dad, like many of my 5 brothers, I'm still a bit of a "Gear Head", and a servant to the motorcycle industry. I've been a Harley enthusiast for as long as I can remember. I enjoy the euphonious sound of an internal combustion V-Twin engine with push rod actuated valves & flywheels on a common crank pin, but anything that exudes raw sexiness and horsepower is cool in my book.My mid-life need for something different than a HOG has found my passions stirred in the world of vintage 1960's Vespas... The aeronautical design of one of Italys finest is wrapped around a 150cc Vespa 2-stroke engine. Vespa being Italian for Wasp, zings along as you ride... Vespapapapapapapapapapapa... They're not fast by Harley BigTwin standards, but I'm enjoying the slower pace of putting around our mediterrenean beach cities here in SoCal... Now how can I make 6 more horsepower!!!!

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My Interests

Music:

My Girl... Too cute for her own good, Munkee minded, can't sit still in one place for more than 72 hours before flying off... at least she always comes home...

Movies:

HARLEY RIDES... There've been many... In 2003, I was invited by a Harley Dealer, Tommy Zylstra, who owns 3 Harley Dealerships in the midwest, to ride with him and his family from Anchorage, Alaska to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the Harley-Davidson 100th anniversary party... 6000 miles in 3 weeks... Tommy and I quickly discovered we both shared a passion for red wine (Napa Cabs in particular), Old Hemi Mopars, and basically anything that makes too much horsepower... We quickly became friends. I've ridden over 90% of the North American Continent, there have been many memorable rides, but this Alaska trip was one of the best.

Television:

HOT RODS N' HOGS I'm somewhat of an illuminati masquerading as a Harley biker, rock & roller and philosopher. I like to create custom Hot Rods and Custom Harleys as well as collect vintage classics~ Style machines of elegant simplicity and performance... a fine pair of Italian shoes, an old wrist watch, Harley-Davidson... Like Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, or Steve McQueen, they're never out of vogue.I'm actually more of a motorcycle enthusiast than a "Biker" ... I enjoy the euphoneous sound of an internal combustion V-Twin engine with pushrod actuated valves & flywheels on a common crank pin, but anything that exudes raw sexyness and horsepower is cool in my book. I also love eastern philosophy and I marvel at how closely it compares to the modern science of Quantum Physics. I find the philosophical implications of quantum physics to be purely enchanting. I'm also a Lost Jungle Boy from a Tahitian Tribe, who likes to use BIG words so peeps may thinks me smarter than the average "Biker"

Heroes:

PARTIES... Halloween, my favorite time of year... a chance to relive a past life or just be someone else for an evening... Your costume is only limited by the creativity of your imagination. Even the most pretentious of L.A. Peeps vibrantly come out from behind their social masks to play, not to mention the many young gals who love the opportunity to dress really slutty... There are NO rules in Los Angeles when it comes to All Hallows Eve~ Enjoy

My Blog

Youll Be Comin Down

White roses and misty blue eyesRed mornings and nothing but grey skiesA cup of coffee, your heart shot clean throughJacket you bought me gone daisy grey-blueYou're smilin' now but you'll sure find out...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:27:00 PST

I'm in a Darkness out on the edge of town

Well, they're still racing out on Pershing But that blood it never burned in her veins Now I hear she's got a place down in Playa And a style she's trying to maintain Well, if she wants to see me You...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:23:00 PST

Nelson Mandela quoting Miriam Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Thu, 10 May 2007 09:44:00 PST

In My Life

There are places I remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can rec...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Tue, 08 May 2007 05:14:00 PST

Here's lookin' at you kid

And so a torturous, round-about refugee trail sprang up. Paris to Marseilles, across the Mediterranean to in Algeria, then by train or auto or foot across the rim of Africa to Casablanca in French Mor...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:08:00 PST

Nude Beaches in the South of France

A friend of mine is quite fond of sending me pictures of nude gals from beaches in the South of France... Being of the male persuasion, I am always interested in perusing through these pics and "scien...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Fri, 04 May 2007 07:01:00 PST

The Difference Between Faith & Blind Dumb Ignorance

NOTHING!Ok, perhaps I've been cooking a more profoundly verbose answer in my noggin, but at the moment mine own cleveness escapes me... not to mention I'm slightly distracted by an episode of Sienfeld...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:24:00 PST

Sunday night in Ho Chi Minh

Here where my hotel is, I'm truly in the center of it all... Tourism has become a new thing and there are many Americans, British and French tourists here... I've really got the local city area down.....
Posted by Glenn Alan on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:39:00 PST

Another Day In Saigon

I met "Ricky" the owner of Powder Scooter, he restores these 1960's Vespas... He is only 25 years old and he runs the old family business that has been around since his grandfather worked as a Vespa m...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:31:00 PST

Admit your own hypocrisy

So many things to write about, so many things to say, do, and live, in ones lifetime. Will I ever achieve my many goals dreams and ambitions? It's taken me so long and yet so little time to live the...
Posted by Glenn Alan on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:43:00 PST