Rides of March

Rides of March Rides of March is a vintage scooter rally that takes place the last weekend of March in San Luis Obispo, California, and was established in 1989.

Rides of March is a vintage scooter rally located on California's Central Coast. Centered in and around the city of San Luis Obispo, and taking place the last weekend of March, the 25through the 27th. We invite you to join us for great rides through rolling hills and scenic coastlines, along with a delicious Santa Maria-style barbecue by Strangebrew Scooter Crew after the Saturday ride. There is n

o registration required, but patches will be available. Limited numbers will be made! Remember-THIS IS A VINTAGE SCOOTER RALLY. To show and ride your scooter these two guidelines must be met:

1.Must have a metal body

2.Must have a Manual transmission

We are looking at having a real fun time and hope you come and enjoy it with us! Please contact us with any questions or comments-

https://youtu.be/JZj_7Qo5Oa8Our buddy Sal made this and we wanted to share it
04/04/2026

https://youtu.be/JZj_7Qo5Oa8

Our buddy Sal made this and we wanted to share it

Over 200 vintage Vespas and Lambrettas descended on San Luis Obispo for a full weekend of friends, fun, music, and debauchery . Including a 100 mile ride th...

03/30/2026

We are still reeling from such an amazing weekend!
Thank you everyone for coming out to and making this THE BEST RALLY IN THE USA!!!

We are already planning for next year... we have a Lambretta to raffle and will be giving it the full custom treatment!

On another note, our great friend, semi-official rally photographer and nicest guy on the planet Grant Simpson got banged up pretty good on Saturday's ride. He's got a couple of broken ribs and a broken clavicle. Please send him some words of love and encouragement as he heals!

03/27/2026

Couple last minute upsates:
Tonight there will be a band at Benny's , followed by our world famous DJs

Saturday after the raffle, Strangebrew Scooter Crew will be hosting an after party back at Benny's Pizza Palace and Social Club . Only a couple doors down from The Hub (night time venue)
Benny will be staying open just for us, there will be delicious detroit style pizza and plenty of adult beverages. Be there or be square.

(McCarthy's is for the college kids anyway)

Our friends at Hot Rod Scooters made these cool dollies for moving your scoot when the engine is out... they will have a...
03/25/2026

Our friends at Hot Rod Scooters made these cool dollies for moving your scoot when the engine is out... they will have a couple available at ROM for sale.

03/17/2026
03/11/2026

Itinerary:

Friday March 27:

5:30-ish
Meet and greet at the World Famous Madonna Inn.. have a beverage and catch up with friends from near and far
7:30-ish
Short scoot through SLO to Benny's Pizza on upper Monterey St. for more beverages, bu****itting and DJ's spinning our favorite rally tunes (Housemartins Billa?)

Saturday March 28

9:30-ish
Meet at Nautical Bean on Los Osos Valley Rd.

Grab a coffee and bu****it some more.

11-ish
Stands Up!
Strangebrew Scooter Crew leads a rideout through South SLO county... (we are NOT going over the Cuesta Grade this year!)

This year's ride is a bit more mellow than some of our past adventures.. plenty of curves, dips, crests and turns, but not too technical... expect a nice cruise..8" scoots and smallframes should be able to hang.

(we wont be hauling ass, but there are several great stretches where you boys on tuned scoots can compare dicks)

Ride stops at Guisseppe's in Pismo Beach for a delicious lunch by Papa Joe DiFronzo (included in rally pack purchase).

After lunch, you can head back to SLO on your own, or, we will lead a group ride that you can join.

7 PM
Join us at The Hub on upper Monterey St.( just up from Benny's) for our evening entertainment.

Fancy dress encouraged. ( or at least a clean t shirt!)

We have 2 great Bands, Los Tranquilos and The Trojanites. Music starts at 730...dont miss the opener!! Admission included in rally pack, or $10 at the door.

After the bands we're going to hand out some "Major Awards" and then raffle off that sweet Vespa!

1030-ish
After parties. McCarthy's? Find a spot that suits you.

Sunday March 29

10 AM (ish)
Shake off your hangover.

Meet at Nautical Bean again.

We will go on another ride somewhere cool if it's not raining. If it's raining we are going back to the bar.

See you there!!

03/04/2026

Even big boys love a tuned smallframe!

Will a full figured scooterboy be riding this home? Maybe one of the lovely ladies of the Secret Servix? Maybe a LCUSA elitist?

See you in 4 weeks!

If we keep posting teasers, does that make us teases?Fresh tune up, ready to rip!Gotta be at Rides of March to win!!
02/26/2026

If we keep posting teasers, does that make us teases?

Fresh tune up, ready to rip!

Gotta be at Rides of March to win!!

With the Polini set up in this baby this is the view your friends will see if you win our raffle scooter!
02/25/2026

With the Polini set up in this baby this is the view your friends will see if you win our raffle scooter!

Sneak peak of this year's raffle scoot! Who's ready to put this sweet little peach in their garage?
02/24/2026

Sneak peak of this year's raffle scoot!

Who's ready to put this sweet little peach in their garage?

Couple of updates for everyone...1st... sadly our group rate at the hotel never came to fruition.That said, upper Monter...
02/23/2026

Couple of updates for everyone...

1st... sadly our group rate at the hotel never came to fruition.

That said, upper Monterey St is where the action will be.

The Lamplighter is on the same block as our Friday and Saturday night Venues.

There are several other hotels in that 2 block stretch as well.

Lamplighter had rooms on trip.com for $90 last week, and has lots of rooms so worth checking out.

Next, we are stoked to announce our Saturday night entertainment...

We have an incredible local act that we are super into
Los Tranquillos ( https://lostranquilosmusic.com/home)
And closing out the evening will be the all star band The Trojanites! (https://www.instagram.com/the_trojanites?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)

Watch this space..we've got an awesome raffle scoot ready to go...teaser pics coming!

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Its on! March 27-29. Full itinerary and more details to follow
01/13/2026

Its on! March 27-29. Full itinerary and more details to follow

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