CA Hiway 1 - beautiful!

[akier]

My '81 GS450L has had a rough couple of weeks - had to swap out the oil pan, get a new chain, deal with some cam chain tensioner nonsense. I've owned it for about 4 months now, and due to the issues above that I had been reluctant to take it out of the city. However, in the midst of all this repair work, the mechanic balanced and synched the carbs and adjusted this mixture - between this and the new chain, now she's running like a million bucks!

So this morning I got up early and left San Francisco on I-280. It's an unbelievably nice day today, and the wind wasn't too bad. I got off 280 onto the 1, and headed down the coast for a while. Made it south of Half Moon Bay (a little town called Pescadero), had lunch on the beach, and turned around to cruise back. The bike did really well - cruised at 65mph all day long, and returned 50mpg. Since my suspension still hasn't been sorted out it wasn't the most comfortable ride imaginable, but that was a blast!

I of course forgot my camera. I'll just have to do it again next weekend to take some photos. But in closing, it's nice to have the money I invested in the old girl pay off threefold in stupid, ear to ear grins all the way down the coast.

 

[Tom MLC]

Way to go, Alex. Glad to hear your bike has had some much needed TLC. And now you're ready for the open road. I hope we get to do some riding together.

I'm about ready to return home from my SoCal-AZ road trip. Check out the thread I started. Just updated it with a few more pics.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=99313

See you soon, my friend.

 

[akier]

Way to go, Alex. Glad to hear your bike has had some much needed TLC. And now you're ready for the open road. I hope we get to do some riding together.

thanks! yeah, i'm pretty stoked to see the old girl in better shape. maybe now i can devote some time to actually riding it, and to the cosmetics.

i am going to be pretty swamped for a month or so, because of finals, but if i get a weekend free i'll try to let you know in advance, so we can take a ride - i'd really like that.

 

[salty_monk]

Went on Highway 1 myself today... a little lower down though! (Santa Monica, Malibu). Also rode Mulholland Highway, stopped at the biker bar, & did some of the twistier stuff.... It was fun, but I need more practice. A friend on a 640 KTM Duke was being held up by me all day....

 

[Tom MLC]

Went on Highway 1 myself today... a little lower down though! (Santa Monica, Malibu). Also rode Mulholland Highway, stopped at the biker bar, & did some of the twistier stuff.... It was fun, but I need more practice. A friend on a 640 KTM Duke was being held up by me all day....

Hey Salty, you're one heads up bro. You were the only one who chimed in on my SoCal-Az road trip. Thanks. I changed my plans about going to San Diego because of the fire. But if I had, I would've looked you up on the trip north. Maybe next time.

Remember. Rubber down!

 

[pozzi]

i did the leg from Moterey to Santa Barbara in my subaru one night about a year ago...it was after 10:00 and i had never done that stretch...
there was nobody on that section of road (only passes a handfull of cars).
pretty much had the whole highway to myself.

i had a blast...
kinda glad it wasn't daylight cus there was a few times i got pretty close to the edge and seeing what i was headded towards/off/over/etc. may have freaked me out.

i'd like to do that stretch again on a bike...maybe oneday soon.

 

[salty_monk]

Hey Salty, you're one heads up bro. You were the only one who chimed in on my SoCal-Az road trip. Thanks. I changed my plans about going to San Diego because of the fire. But if I had, I would've looked you up on the trip north. Maybe next time.

Remember. Rubber down!

That fire was pretty mad so I don't blame you! Look me up any time