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I guess the title of this trip should be “ excuse me as I ‘pull over to check my shorts.!” Let me explain. I decided on a whim to go see my niece up in Monterey last weekend. No big deal you say. Yea right. My route took me on I-5 to 33/152/156/101. Pretty straight forward. No problem. Well we all know that our bikes can be prone to problems in high gust of wind. They are not the heaviest things around. Going through the pass by San Luis reservoir has a set of signs warning of high winds.They are not kidding! As you look at the pictures you will see white caps on the lake.! Well, this leads up to me having to check my shorts. I got blasted by a gust of wind ... read more

This was a short trip I took to Patterson to try out my Go Pro camera. It was mounted to the side of my fairing. This also was my first try at making a video. ... read more

Well I have been obsessing about taking this ride for awhile. As you can see from my favorite picture that is the reason why. Thats right boys and girls, count em, 140 miles of nothing bit curves! Only a motorcyclist would be interested in that. So I started out early Saturday morning, dressing warm because I I thought it would be chilly. Man was I ever right. Unfortunately no heated jacket or gloves. O well I just had to suck it up and keep going. It warmed up later. So I headed to Red Bluff via the I-5 Slab. Made good time. I stopped at a diner called Black Bear Diner. As I found out later this is actually a chain. Even so it was excellent! I has chicken fried steak hash browns eggs and ... read more

This is my trip report for my ride to Healdsburg. I went up for to meet my sister for breakfast .Took about three hours to get there. It was a good thing that I layered up for the ride as it was more than a little chilly. I had planned on going to Reno but it was calling for 45-50 degree weather. Maybe some other time. :) The ride was good and I really liked Healdsburg. It is a nice little town, Had breakfast at this bakery that makes all of its breads. It was great. Also for all of you that have a sweet tooth you will need to visits Powells Sweet Shoppe in town. They had things in there I had not seen since I was a kid. And trust me, that was ... read more

OK OK. I know what what your thinking. Who in there right mind would travel that far for a bowl of soup Well I wanted to go for a long ride this weekend but I had a lot of things to do so that was out. So did a little compromise. I had wanted to go to Reno and take the scenic route. Maybe in a week or two. So I settled on going to Santa Nella to Andersons. It was only an hour and change and it got me out of town and on the road for a little while. :) It was pretty windy near Santa Nella and making me wish I had a heavier bike. Very unsettling would be putting it mildly. As always I-5 you make good time but very boring, ... read more