Recession kills charity bike ride

-- For 25 years, thousands of charity-minded motorcyclists have roared down L.A. freeways behind celebrities like Jay Leno and Peter Fonda in the Love Ride -- an annual trek to raise millions of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and other causes.
Sue Doyle in the Daily News.
But this year, the Valley's biggest charity drive will come to a screeching halt.

The road block, organizers said Thursday, is a sluggish economy that has made thousands of bikers think twice about parting with $60 for the entry ticket.