anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[trevor]

Hi Trev, Nice photos, as usual from you.
Pics of nice bike and scenery and can see the road in some.

Say, That BMW roundel quite a prominent display there. I seem to recall a big Suzuki banner.
Ah, Maybe that is the Suzuki banner now on the other wall.
(just pestering you.....)

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Hey buddy...I have the Suzuki banners on both the side walls...

[Guest]

4 hour ride????? you're a bugger...

[Joe Garfield]

Angeles Crest Highway outside of Los Angeles. The last picture is from the mountains overlooking the city, with the Pacific Ocean in the background - it's hard to tell in the picture but it sure wasn't in real life. I feel like a pig in S4iT out here.

[Joe Garfield]

I freakin' love Suzukis.

[trevor]

4 hour ride????? you're a bugger...

My plan was to have lunch with you then go home.....something else happened. Lol

[Jedz123]

Angeles Crest Highway outside of Los Angeles. The last picture is from the mountains overlooking the city, with the Pacific Ocean in the background - it's hard to tell in the picture but it sure wasn't in real life. I feel like a pig in S4iT out here.

Gorgeous looking ride! Reminds me of the BRP through North Carolina.

Need to do that again too...

Glad your enjoying CA. Man Joe, your all over the place!

[GS1150Pilot]

Only put 30 miles on the beast yesterday, but real riding is about to start again!

[Redman]

Angeles Crest Highway outside of Los Angeles. ....
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Nice pics Joe. Pics of the scenery AND the road.

My observation is the regulars out there refer to such roads with 3 letter abbreviations, like ACH.
But you are new out there, and are being easy on us in that respect.


Here is what you are missing back here in mid-west, yesterday afternoon.


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[GS1150Pilot]

A balmy 13 degrees!

[2BRacing]

Thanks to the members posting the beautiful snow scenes. Something we never see here!

I am having exactly the opposite problem to you guys needing a warmer day to ride - we need cooler days to ride here, with temps at +34 Celsius to +38 Celsius at the moment. Even with an airflow jacket, still makes you sweat!

However, I did go for a ride to Franschhoek, a small town famous for good wines and good places to eat. Here are pictures of the Huguenot Monument, built to honor the area's French settlers who arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries and established the wine industry in the area.




A closer view of the monument (archive photo, not mine)




Another view of the mountains in the area, taken some time ago

[Buffalo Bill]

Lovely area, nice fairing too.

[2BRacing]

Lovely area, nice fairing too.

Thank you!

The pass through those mountains is a favourite with the crotch rocket crowd during breakfast runs on a Sunday morning, with lots of short, sharp turns.

Unfortunately there are often crashes and even the occasional fatality.

[Charlie G]

Cheers to French Hugenaughts !

[Redman]

Thanks to the members posting the beautiful snow scenes. Something we never see here!.
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And, Ben, Thank you for posting the great pictures of the scenery and the blue sky, and great GS. The blue sky is something that rarely see here in west Michigan from, say, early November till, say, mid March.
And when do have clear blue sky, that typically means it is even colder than average (no cloud cover at night, less humidity, so temps drop more).

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[Redman]

Angeles Crest Highway outside of Los Angeles. ....
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Joe, Keep the rides and ride pictures a commin'

Hey, Lets see who post pics first, this year, of PMR, SGR or EGR.
You or Me.

That will be about half way between you and San Diego.

SSR will be further from you, so not so fair of a challenge.

Dave

PS: Palomar Mountain Rd, South Grade Rd, East Grade Rd, Sunrise Highway.
Just pestering you.
Oh, and.... "SSR is off the Eight"

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