SacramentoMike
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I'm pretty pissed off. I was counting on carving some trails in fresh powder, but fine, I'll come to freaking Winters and ride in the flats with you girls. See you all at 7.
Quincy-LaPorte-Bucks Lake Road Ride? - ...or?
- Thread starter Old Michael
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Bugnatr
Well-known member
WTF??
I guess I'll have to post up a ride from our Grass Valley group who will still ride up the hills. Forecast is dry all day.
Perhaps this is a Harley forum? (No offense Carver, I believe you would ride in weather.)
Flatlanders
I guess I'll have to post up a ride from our Grass Valley group who will still ride up the hills. Forecast is dry all day.
Perhaps this is a Harley forum? (No offense Carver, I believe you would ride in weather.)
Flatlanders
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
I am sticking with you today Bug, don't want to ride with these Uterus Uncles any damn way!WTF??
I guess I'll have to post up a ride from our Grass Valley group who will still ride up the hills. Forecast is dry all day.
Perhaps this is a Harley forum? (No offense Carver, I believe you would ride in weather.)
Flatlanders
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Bugnatr
Well-known member
I am sticking with you today Bug, don't want to ride with these Uterus Uncles any damn way!WTF??
I guess I'll have to post up a ride from our Grass Valley group who will still ride up the hills. Forecast is dry all day.
Perhaps this is a Harley forum? (No offense Carver, I believe you would ride in weather.)
Flatlanders
You Betcha Don! Those bikini models are still waiting to ride with us today.
Everyone home safe?
Fun day on the road with friends. ....and Bokerfork.
Got almost NO pictures.
The boys.
(Bokerfork, Sacramento Mike, TomInCA, gfran)
Discussion...
Mike and Gary.
Riding.
Got almost NO pictures.
The boys.
(Bokerfork, Sacramento Mike, TomInCA, gfran)
Discussion...
Mike and Gary.
Riding.
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Bugnatr
Well-known member
OK, I'll never admit you guys were right. Got home from Chrome about 4:30 and 48 degrees just before it started to rain. Had to light a fire to warm up the house and it's raining steady now.
Sure wish I was camping about 6,000' :lol:
Sure wish I was camping about 6,000' :lol:
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Rolling back into Sacramento well after 6, the sky was getting dark and angry to the east. Freaky stuff, huh Dougie?
You were right about the Memorial Day weekend weather up thataway.
Mendocino was beautiful. Sunny and in the 60's.
Stewarts Point - Skaggs Springs Rd. on the way back. Very nice.
Again, I hope everyone made it home safely. (A couple of the boys had promised their wives they'd be home for dinner.
There'll be hell to pay.
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dcarver
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No WarChild?
and what a Motely Crue!
Dang, and I spent all day on tractor discing up Biblical levels of grasshoppers.
and what a Motely Crue!
Dang, and I spent all day on tractor discing up Biblical levels of grasshoppers.
TomInPA
Well-known member
We ran into a steady rain on 128 after OM and Mark bugged out on Skaggs Springs. We went into Healdsburg to see if they were waiting. Nope, so we headed east and got into steady rain on Silverado TR and then on 128 to Lake Berryessa. As far as I can tell, this cloud was only over our head because there was a ring of sunlight in nearly all directions. Got parked at 6:30, grilled a steak and opened a bottle of wine. :yahoo:
Logged 416 miles by the GPS today. I have lots of pictures, and will upload identifying images of the culprits soon.
Logged 416 miles by the GPS today. I have lots of pictures, and will upload identifying images of the culprits soon.
TomInPA
Well-known member
LOL, it seems we arrived in Sacramento ahead of OM and Mark. Turns out the Irishman has a 60 mile bladder, and he was hiding behind a tree At the Sonoma Lake vista point as we zoomed by. We could blame it on the 16 Oz Red Bull up the road in Gualala but...
There is a better answer
Doesn't change the fact I'm still slow. :huh:
There is a better answer
Doesn't change the fact I'm still slow. :huh:
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It was a great day. Thanks for getting it started Michael. That was my first time on Skaggs Springs Road. What a fun road.
TomInPA
Well-known member
The day started at 7:00 AM in Winters at some place called Putah Creek Restaurant. Everyone was happy I brought a camera. Link to pics
This looks worthy, and it had to last all day.
Passable. Thanks Mark
OMG! I'm old people now!
Wrapping up the doilies and taking care of general gossip before rolling....hey! get on the bikes!
Father Michael offers a blessing to the pavement before we leave...God help us!
Okay, this is more like it. On the road. Is it time for lunch yet?
Well it is Memorial Day weekend. There were some double yellow passes, including the abundant Harley contingent. MEM was not sited.
As I recall this was the first stop for the small bladder crew, about 20 minutes out.
Honest guys! It's not me! I only stopped because SacramentoMike looked distressed.
Proof
Ready to roll after the quilting bee.\ and Anaconda wrestling event.
Wow, Napa and no stops yet!
Stop #2 in Booneville. Lots of chickens, chicks, roosters, goats, cows. It's all just too much. OM is going to lay another egg.
Mark: "Guys! We gotta get outta here! I got wood!
This looks worthy, and it had to last all day.
Passable. Thanks Mark
OMG! I'm old people now!
Wrapping up the doilies and taking care of general gossip before rolling....hey! get on the bikes!
Father Michael offers a blessing to the pavement before we leave...God help us!
Okay, this is more like it. On the road. Is it time for lunch yet?
Well it is Memorial Day weekend. There were some double yellow passes, including the abundant Harley contingent. MEM was not sited.
As I recall this was the first stop for the small bladder crew, about 20 minutes out.
Honest guys! It's not me! I only stopped because SacramentoMike looked distressed.
Proof
Ready to roll after the quilting bee.\ and Anaconda wrestling event.
Wow, Napa and no stops yet!
Stop #2 in Booneville. Lots of chickens, chicks, roosters, goats, cows. It's all just too much. OM is going to lay another egg.
Mark: "Guys! We gotta get outta here! I got wood!
TomInPA
Well-known member
Ewoks in the Redwoods. If you ever wondered if the Clearwater Lights make a differnce....that is SacramentoMike, Garry and the invisible man, Old Michael bringing up the rear.
SacramentoMike misplaced his painters tape.
A strategy meeting. Please feel free to caption.
OM goes incognito
An epiphany!
OM stands in a field, and this time does not water the flowers.
Heading into Mendocino after a great twisty ride up the PCH....That's still a strange color for a FJR. Buick Burgandy.
We leave OM in search of another place to mark his territory and go to Mendocino Head. If OM knew we were heading to the Head, he'd have been all over it.
A lovely day at the Head
SacramentoMike tries out the Hippie Bench. It is a famous fixture here, and a geocache for those of you who partake of the GPS games.
Color
Yellow Lupine (no OM was NOT here)
Mark and Gary have joined us, but OM is still searching for the head. :lol:
Still no OM,
Michael shows up and a flood warning was being broadcast for Mendocino, so we beat a hasty retreat back south to Gualala.
Weird tree
OM and SM contemplate playing in the kiddy castle at Bones. Deciding against an arrest warrant, we move on as the restarurant is full, and we are running short on time.
"Don't take my picture"
My last image is OM consuming a tall 'Red Bull' as Gary, SM and I pull out to Skaggs Springs.
We got passed by OM and BF on the goat trails of Skaggs Springs. What a great time. Unfortunately we failed to meet up at the last watering hole. We hit some moderate rain and cautiously picked our way through the twisties until reaching Lake Berryessa, where we were able to open it up again. Got back home at 6:30.
I'd ride you you guys again. Remember...drink less..ride more. :lol:
SacramentoMike misplaced his painters tape.
A strategy meeting. Please feel free to caption.
OM goes incognito
An epiphany!
OM stands in a field, and this time does not water the flowers.
Heading into Mendocino after a great twisty ride up the PCH....That's still a strange color for a FJR. Buick Burgandy.
We leave OM in search of another place to mark his territory and go to Mendocino Head. If OM knew we were heading to the Head, he'd have been all over it.
A lovely day at the Head
SacramentoMike tries out the Hippie Bench. It is a famous fixture here, and a geocache for those of you who partake of the GPS games.
Color
Yellow Lupine (no OM was NOT here)
Mark and Gary have joined us, but OM is still searching for the head. :lol:
Still no OM,
Michael shows up and a flood warning was being broadcast for Mendocino, so we beat a hasty retreat back south to Gualala.
Weird tree
OM and SM contemplate playing in the kiddy castle at Bones. Deciding against an arrest warrant, we move on as the restarurant is full, and we are running short on time.
"Don't take my picture"
My last image is OM consuming a tall 'Red Bull' as Gary, SM and I pull out to Skaggs Springs.
We got passed by OM and BF on the goat trails of Skaggs Springs. What a great time. Unfortunately we failed to meet up at the last watering hole. We hit some moderate rain and cautiously picked our way through the twisties until reaching Lake Berryessa, where we were able to open it up again. Got back home at 6:30.
I'd ride you you guys again. Remember...drink less..ride more. :lol:
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
wheatonFJR
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Nice report Tom...wish I was there to ride it with you guys.
How was Skaggs Springs Rd? :yahoo: You guys would leave me in the dust, but it would still be fun riding it.
How was Skaggs Springs Rd? :yahoo: You guys would leave me in the dust, but it would still be fun riding it.
TomInPA
Well-known member
Skaggs Springs delivered. As you know the eastern half is perfect high-speed sweepers (with a 30 mph speed limit). No LEO presence was observed in spite of the Memorial weekend. Traffic as a bit dense relatively speaking. You really had to watch your line through the goat trail section to be tight in the inside of those low-visibility right turns on the 1-1/2 lane road with no centerline.
FWIW, as I recall, Michael told the old guys in Booneville to jump, and this is what happened. :lol: We had just paid $4.89/gallon for fuel, so you'd think we'd feel a bit lighter.
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FWIW, as I recall, Michael told the old guys in Booneville to jump, and this is what happened. :lol: We had just paid $4.89/gallon for fuel, so you'd think we'd feel a bit lighter.
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wheatonFJR
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J. Parrie
Member
Looks like a great time! I look forward to joining you guys in the near future.
Jim in Benicia
Jim in Benicia
