There's just something wrong in the cosmos when the east coast has warm (for them) weather, and we have freeze warnings out.... 

I rode 85 a week ago, and the rain grooves SUUUUUUUCKED!!!! How do you commute on that hwy, brett??

Quote from: pandy on February 14, 2007, 11:49:25 AM
I rode 85 a week ago, and the rain grooves SUUUUUUUCKED!!!! How do you commute on that hwy, brett??

Uhh, carefully and painfully. At first I thought something was wrong with my bike, but then I realized the road is just horrible. When there is sufficient sunlight and dry road, I avoid 85 pretty much altogether. I head up 9 from Saratoga and use some backroads to cut over past Stevens Creek reservoir. It's a little bit longer, but a "commute" of twisties is hard to beat.

I seriously thought one of my tires was going flat! 

Anyone going on the Doc Wong ride this Sunday, 03/11?

Why, yes, I am!  You can keep me inline with all the CurveUnit hotties.

Who'll keep ME in line? 

That's why you're going, right?

I spent over 400 miles in the saddle yesterday, so I kind of overslept this morning... 

Soo..... BAGS ride, anyone?

There's a Doc Wong ride on April 15th. We could make it a BAGS-Doc Wong ride? You're going, aren't you, scratch?

And there'd even be a SLOW group for MOI! 

I had the SUPER-slow group last month, I barely broke 25mph!*

It was grueling. 

I may not be able to make it this month due to the wife volunteering us for neice/nephew sitting all weekend.  I'm still going to try to go though.  Will keep you posted.

*Because I had my eyes glued on my mirrors... 

Fast in the corners, slow in the straights...(so they can catch up)

I will go on Doc's ride on Apr 15.Hope to meet you guys there.

Roman

Quote from: scratch on April 06, 2007, 12:31:09 PM
I had the SUPER-slow group last month, I barely broke 25mph!*

It was grueling. 

That sounds PERFECT for me! 

I will be going!  Hurrah!

WoooHoooo!!!!!! 

What is this ride?!?! I'm in the bay area..!!

As posted on BayAreaRidersForum.com in Doc Wong's Corner

Next Doc Wong Riding Clinic - April 15, Sunday!!

You're invited to:

Doc Wong Riding Clinic "Smooth Riding  - Handle Bar Pressure" Sunday 8am-3pm

When: Sunday April 15th, 2007!  8am-3pm
Where: Starts at my office, then a 110 mile ride thru the Skyline  hills!
Active Life Medical Center (Chiropractic and Alternative Care)
1391  Woodside Road, Suite 200
Redwood City,  CA 94061
How to register: just e-mail me at: docwong@docwong.com
Cost:  $0.00

I think you'll like this!

As always, there will also be a discussion about:

1.  Riding Within Your Abilities
2.  Doc Wong's Smooth Street Riding Technique
3.  Public Relations

The following description was provided by Michael Nelson
nelson@seahunt.imat.com

Several folks have expressed their interest in attending, but what we need
for you to do now is to CONFIRM via E-mail or telephone to Dr. Wong's office
in Redwood City if you're planning on attending. 

The phone number at the office is 1-650-365-7775.
The clinic will meet at (of all places) a clinic... 

We'll meet at 8AM at: Active Life Medical and Chiropractic Center
1391 Woodside Road,
Suite 200
Redwood City, CA  94061

Please be gassed up and ready for a three hour ride after the one hour seminar.  We won't be stopping for a snack until about 10 am, so if you get hungry before that time of the day either bring a snack with you or eat  before you arrive.

You can gas up before the clinic at any of the numerous gas stations on Woodside Road where the clinic is. 

Dr. Harry Wong, a prominent Redwood City chiropractor and extremely knowledgeable  sport rider, has started a monthly series of Motorcycle Riding Clinics.  These seminars are FREE, and consist of a one hour lecture followed by a three hour group ride in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains.

PURPOSE: Enhance your riding skills, increase your enjoyment, and learn better riding survival reflexes.

COST: FREE

TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE:  If it has 2 wheels and a motor, you're invited.

SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED: Since these are not fast sport rides, any reasonably competent rider should be able to participate.  We recommend that you be comfortable with your bike and knowledgeable about your (and your bike's) limitations and capabilities.   If you have been riding for at least six months you've probably got the minimum level of expertise required.  The bottom line is that if you can safely negotiate the mountainous roads off Skyline Blvd, then you do have the minimum skills for the ride.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: A motorcycle in good mechanical condition, helmet, gloves, heavy jacket (leather or heavy material), heavy pants, boots... in other words, sensible riding attire.  If you show up in shorts, tank top, Oakley blades and flipflops on your feet, you _may_be invited  to go home.  You must also have a valid motorcycle license and  insurance.  Full leathers are encouraged.

RIDING LOCATION: Any and all backroads off Skyline Blvd, along thecoast, Highway 9, etc.

HOW TO  REGISTER: E-mail Dr. Wong at DOCWONG@AOL.Com or call (650) 365-7775.

TIMES: Sunday mornings, 8:00AM to 9:00AM for the workshop with approximately
4 hours riding afterwards.  Lunch in Davenport at 12noon.  We're usually done at 2:30pm with a short talk on Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35) and Hwy 9.

WHO: Dr. Harry Wong, with guest ride leaders, and who knows?

WORKSHOP FORMAT: The one hour talk will cover one major topic.  Then when we ride, we ride with the emphasis of applying the principles of that one topic.

We split the riders into groups of around 10 riders each, according to what YOU think your riding skill level is.  The first group will generally ride at a faster pace and the last group riding at the slowest pace.

You can ride at a slower pace, you don't need to feel like you have to keep up with the riders in front of you.

We'll have volunteer ride leaders leading you on the route thru the hills. 
Those riders will be designated to you prior to beginning the ride.  As volunteer riders, they are often very willing to help you in any way they can.  So feel free to ask them questions on riding, the route, etc. 

It's important to approach this whole thing with the right attitude.

If one of the volunteer ride leaders talks to you, it's meant to be constructive criticism and should be taken that way.  After all, the purpose of the Clinics is to improve your skills.

We try to ride at a moderate pace, and we hold the speed down on the straights to allow slower riders to catch up.  We stop at any intersection where we're turning off to another road and we don't continue until everyone has arrived.

We'll try to make rest stops long enough so that the slower riders will get a rest, too.

TOPICS: (one topic per month)

o  "Cornering Confidence - Judging Entrance Speed"
o  "Cornering Confidence - The Steering Input"
o  "Smooth Riding - Throttle Control"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Lines of Travel (1-2 Turn Method)"
o  "Smooth Riding -  Handle bar pressure"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Pivot Steering"
o  "Smooth Riding - Body English-Weight Transfer" 
o  "Cornering Confidence -  Stable Body Position and Anchor Points"
o  "Smooth Riding - Awareness and Vision"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Road Surfaces and Curve Configurations"
o  "Cornering Confidence - Wet Weather Riding and Loose Conditions"

RIDE ROUTE:
We start at Dr. Wong's office on Woodside Road in Redwood City.  We go up Woodside Road, through Woodside, and turn right on King's Mountain Road.  We go up King's Mountain Road to Skyline and stop there for a short break.  This is the first opportunity  for our volunteer leaders to give any tips to the riders they've observed.

>From there, we head down Tunitas Creek Road (described by my late friend Brett as "a goddamned GOAT TRAIL!") .  We follow Tunitas Creek Road all the way down to
Highway 1, where we take a short jaunt down 1 to Stage Road.  Left on Stage road to San Gregorio's little General Store, where we take another short break.

>From San Gregorio, we go south on Stage Road to the little town of Pescadero (which is a veritable METROPOLIS compared to San Gregorio and has gas).  Another short break at Pescadero, and then we head east on Pescadero Road a short ways to Cloverdale Road, where we turn south (right) again.  We follow Cloverdale road down to Gazos Creek Road, where we turn west (right).

We follow Gazos Creek Road to Highway 1 (where there is gas, and  then take a trip down 1 to Davenport, where we stop for lunch.  After lunch, it's south on Highway 1 again to Bonny Doone Road, where we turn east (left).  Don't turn right there, or you'll be surprised at the lack of floatation a set of leathers provides. 

Up Bonny Doon Road to Smith Grade, right on Smith Grade to Empire Grade.  North (left) on Empire Grade to Jamison Creek Road, down Jamison Creek Road to Highway 236.   Right on Highway 236 to Highway 9 in Boulder Creek.  Another short break in Boulder Creek (gas, if needed), then up Highway 9 (east) to Skyline, where we
assemble at the little rest area there for a final meeting.  After our meeting and bull session, the group breaks up and everyone is on their own.  Hope you can find your way home from there!

Dang, wish I could make it, but unfortunately I have to go to work on Sunday from 9-7.

Quote from: scratch on April 09, 2007, 11:29:36 AM
As posted on BayAreaRidersForum.com in Doc Wong's Corner

Actually I copied and pasted it from a Doc Wong e-mail I received!