bigdolma
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Sunday Jan 13, wake @ 8 am, open garage door...temp about 40, feels lower...Weather looked like this
Decided to plan this ride to go check up on my very good friends that i have not seen in months if not more. Whats another reason to ride heh?
Put the GPS on, Sattelite Radio playing some eclectic music, dressed very warm, and headed off.
Reaching Ontario Cali on the 60 East bound, the wind was blowing, bike leaning
to compensate... I said no way I am going back..
First stop, Hemet
Weather cold, but clear...Don't see any bikes on this road yet..given it is cold.
Second stop on R3
and
R3 and 79
R3 is pretty good and twisty...again not a single bike...was the only one!
On the 79, finally saw 2 Harley on the side of the road, chatting...Slowed down, honked, both waved and OK signs, continued on 79
Stopped to take a few photos
Passed by this airfield, stopped to take a few pics...did I tell you its getting chillier now? Probably low 30s
Glider wanted to check out this Silver machine, so IT approached the bike..
The glider was not the only one who expressed interest...
Goin up towards Julia, California
Once in Julian, first glimps of snow
Me thinks, this is it, it can't get colder than this...In Julian, a very hot spot for tourists...the place was packed with minivans. Kids everywhere all bundled, looking for warm sheleter...lines of coffee shops spreading to the sidewalks. Waved at the kids...again THE ONLY bike out there...Saw a white Goldwing on the back of a flat bed...me is thinking road is getting ICY and this wing bit it...looked at the wing, no scratches..so I figured the guy/gal riding it, got too cold so they decided to tow it back. Notice I did not give any "mechanical" reason given some folks here have Wings as second Bikes
Getting really cold Probably below 25
Got to Pine Valley, my good friends thought I was crazy coming down here in this weather . Nancy was pointing at the snow outside..I said what snow?
Went out, had a nice dinner off the 8 freeway (warm tortilla) soup...got dark so I decided to ride the 15 back north.
Stopped to get gas, people came by and asked if I had heated vest, jacket...pants..I said nope just old fashioned body hair
Not a single bike on the road, all were in there toasty little minivans watching DVDs...
Came home about 10:30 PM. This was the trip...
I put on those Hella Micro DE Hella XENON about a month ago...figured I'll take a pic goin up my drive way.
Without the Hellas
With the Hellas
Bob and Nanc are the coolest of the Coolness out there...we talked about my Alaska trip, their Montana Wyoming trip...shared some new ideas on going to different parts of the world
Hope you enjoyed them...
BigD.
Decided to plan this ride to go check up on my very good friends that i have not seen in months if not more. Whats another reason to ride heh?
Put the GPS on, Sattelite Radio playing some eclectic music, dressed very warm, and headed off.
Reaching Ontario Cali on the 60 East bound, the wind was blowing, bike leaning
to compensate... I said no way I am going back..First stop, Hemet
Weather cold, but clear...Don't see any bikes on this road yet..given it is cold.
Second stop on R3
and
R3 and 79
R3 is pretty good and twisty...again not a single bike...was the only one!
On the 79, finally saw 2 Harley on the side of the road, chatting...Slowed down, honked, both waved and OK signs, continued on 79
Stopped to take a few photos
Passed by this airfield, stopped to take a few pics...did I tell you its getting chillier now? Probably low 30s
Glider wanted to check out this Silver machine, so IT approached the bike..
The glider was not the only one who expressed interest...
Goin up towards Julia, California
Once in Julian, first glimps of snow
Me thinks, this is it, it can't get colder than this...In Julian, a very hot spot for tourists...the place was packed with minivans. Kids everywhere all bundled, looking for warm sheleter...lines of coffee shops spreading to the sidewalks. Waved at the kids...again THE ONLY bike out there...Saw a white Goldwing on the back of a flat bed...me is thinking road is getting ICY and this wing bit it...looked at the wing, no scratches..so I figured the guy/gal riding it, got too cold so they decided to tow it back. Notice I did not give any "mechanical" reason given some folks here have Wings as second Bikes
Getting really cold Probably below 25
Got to Pine Valley, my good friends thought I was crazy coming down here in this weather
. Nancy was pointing at the snow outside..I said what snow?Went out, had a nice dinner off the 8 freeway (warm tortilla) soup...got dark so I decided to ride the 15 back north.
Stopped to get gas, people came by and asked if I had heated vest, jacket...pants..I said nope just old fashioned body hair
Not a single bike on the road, all were in there toasty little minivans watching DVDs...
Came home about 10:30 PM. This was the trip...
I put on those Hella Micro DE Hella XENON about a month ago...figured I'll take a pic goin up my drive way.
Without the Hellas
With the Hellas
Bob and Nanc are the coolest of the Coolness out there...we talked about my Alaska trip, their Montana Wyoming trip...shared some new ideas on going to different parts of the world
Hope you enjoyed them...
BigD.
