05-21-2026, 11:07 AM
Ha! Well, I am "In the museum" quite a bit, I'm just not stuffed and standing still. I'm spouting minutiae about old cars and motyorcycles to anyone who will pay to listen.
I have made multiple attempts to get the Petersen to put my CB1100 on display, if not in the main motorcycle gallery, at least in the vault parked among the other cars and bikes.
It's a veiled attempt to get free, secure indoor parking for my baby where I can have access to it at any time, but I do make the point that it is an iconic, historic milestone for Honda. They'd rather display what they think are the historic and iconic Hondas, like the first Cub model imported to the U.S., the Dream, etc.
I have a new delivery location picking up at a hospital in Beverly Hills, and depending on the routing, it sometimes takes me past the museum.
This isn't the ideal photo spot to get a motorcycle framed with the very recognizable Petersen building. The "money shot" is caddy-corner across Wilshire and Fairfax like the one shown here. This means pulling your bike up onto the curb in front of the long-closed, but historically protected Johnnie's restaurant. Recently Johnnie's has been refurbished to use as a venue for rotating art exhibits, so they frown upon motorcycles blocking their door.
I have made multiple attempts to get the Petersen to put my CB1100 on display, if not in the main motorcycle gallery, at least in the vault parked among the other cars and bikes.
It's a veiled attempt to get free, secure indoor parking for my baby where I can have access to it at any time, but I do make the point that it is an iconic, historic milestone for Honda. They'd rather display what they think are the historic and iconic Hondas, like the first Cub model imported to the U.S., the Dream, etc.
I have a new delivery location picking up at a hospital in Beverly Hills, and depending on the routing, it sometimes takes me past the museum.
This isn't the ideal photo spot to get a motorcycle framed with the very recognizable Petersen building. The "money shot" is caddy-corner across Wilshire and Fairfax like the one shown here. This means pulling your bike up onto the curb in front of the long-closed, but historically protected Johnnie's restaurant. Recently Johnnie's has been refurbished to use as a venue for rotating art exhibits, so they frown upon motorcycles blocking their door.
You know what? I actually would like a pickle.
