Monterey Photo Shoot for SU13

Getting started. Swap out bikes. A starter fails before we get on the 101.
Lunch and off we go. Fog sat in all day. Big wind. Sunset did not cooperate. You have an idea in your mind and you know sometimes a plan does not come together. That's life.

Mt. Hamilton Rd Saturday 4-20-13

Not all the way to the observatory. Just 1/2 hour up on the smoother curves to the first ridge summit. Grass still green and tall.

First race 2013 Qatar

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Long and winding road home

Willow springs road to Uvas
Great light after 6
Spring and all is green

Mines Road

Livermore Palm Sunday 72 degrees
Warm Brilliant and Clear
Good visit with brother and family

Lyin out there like a killer in the sun
I know it's late we can make it if we run

Hindenburg 2013

Big ass boo boo

Ordered my new skull protector

Joe Rocket Speedmaster Carbon fiber helmet. Like a stealth bomber.

Daylight under Rossi rear tire

Testing in Malaysia with rain on the track & surfing pit lane

Indy Show Bike #2

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INDY 2013 Custom Chrome Show Bike

Shot on location Uvas Road. One of two bikes built. Weather cooperated February 1st.

The Bike

4 straight pipes. Loud back in the day.

A new way to die in China

Sitting over a steaming bowl of wor won ton Pin Ho looked at his 125 parked curb side. My bike does not have enough danger built in. No one notices me when I roll into town. What to do.

Last minute cover ideas

I got nothing. Here is something for possible use. Builders of bikes in progress.

The big fat man is coming to town

Vanita shot this heading home to PA.

Panigale left out

Who would leave a Ducati out?

Work november weekends with the VFR

Sometimes you ride in and then the weather is so nice it is painful to be in the office.

Cold Rides In December

12-8-12
Rain the past couple days and Chuck agreed to breakfast meeting in San Mateo. Had to work Saturdays with catalog breathing down my neck. So we set for an early 8am meal. Cloudy and cool at 7:10 as I roll the VFR out. Up 85 I wish I had heated vest and grips thinking this may be a bad idea. Mt View there is sun on 101. So I keep going. Up the peninsula I close in on whipple ave and I see a big white wall of fog. It was the thickest fog I ever got into! Everything was whiteout and all traffic slowed down to a crawl at about 25! My face shield was covered and I kept wiping it off and I flip it up and my glasses fog up. Put my right signal on and move over to exit at whipple. Really worried I would get hit from behind. Couldn't see anything but some small red brake lights. Got off the highway and parked at the corner gas station and waited for it to burn off. Called Chuck and he was at Baywatch already 7 miles north. Finally get there freezing cold and gulped my hot tea. Good conversation and the denver omelet. We rode up to 280 thru the hills and I went south for work.

10-13-12 ride to Santa Cruz and up Hwy 1

Rain the past couple days - Giants advance and the 49ers are 4-1 - fall is in the air. Saturday started out clear and sunny - heading for the 70s. Got the VFR out and headed south on 17 to Santa Cruz. No wind, warm air and a small west swell rolling in. Ate lunch and got gas before going north on 1 - my plan is to take the reverse route that i usually take when coming from Alice's in Woodside. It felt weird like writing with my left hand on the other side of the paper. Different perspectives are good. Change is good. Lots of riders out. 

North of Davenport
There is a beach access just south of Waddell Creek Beach - couple miles north of Davenport. I have never stopped there until today. Nice little beach below and a rock island that sets wrap around. One guy out. Benches on the cliffs above near the parking lot. So nice and quiet only the sound of birds and waves - cars on the highway and bicyclists in loud conversation. No need to yell we can all hear you. Did not venture down the trail to the beach - that will be another day. I had plenty of time to kill and could have gone down there to fall asleep in the sand. But, i would rather be riding. So, into the traffic up the coast to 87 that heads thru La Honda along Gregorio Creek.  
 
Leaves changing color - yellows and reds in the sun spots between the redwoods. Wanted to stop and shoot a pic. But, no turn offs - unless i wanted to turn back. Thought about it - but, kept going east over the ridge. Perfect 70 degree temps - no sweat - no overheated engine between my legs. 

Home - where i key in this new blog entry. Done.

GPS Error?

I used to think this app was accurate - something does not seem right.

 

Run to Alice's - Saturday Breakfast

 

'65 Spyder replica - parked next to my VFR

 No need to open door to get in.

 Lotus Elise Club drive by - looks like these millionaires would rather dine on the coast. 

Nice day 80° - up Saratoga Hwy 9 - a little cool on the  Skyline - warm when i got to Woodside. Chuck showed up with his Ducati 1098 fresh out of the shop but, still running above normal temps. He overheated on the way home - had to pull over and cool down and limp home.... below are stats from the GPS app.