Woohoo! Not too far away!

AHHHH THE TIME HAS COME BABY LET"S RIDE>.......................

So far so good, how is Nexpix? We should get a head count

I got the replacement shock and wheels.Just this damn wiring issue *about to post about it* then I should be good to go

Now that I have my days figured out im down.

Sweet, the more, the better!

Is everyone still up for meeting this weekend? I have to head down to Palos Verdes on Saturday and will be heading back up to Ventura via PCH on Sunday morning  so if everyone is going to hook up then that would be nice to meet up. The Zaca fire up here is pretty bad it will be nice to get away from the smoke and the ash. If everyone cant make it then we should plan again for some other time. I was thinking it would be cool for everyone to meet up in Idllywild or some destination spot sometime in the spring or something. Ok just let me know what is up

I'm pretty sure the plan is still in effect. We should be meeting here at 9:30am on Sunday August 19th:

Quote from: foobar on July 16, 2007, 09:08:34 PM

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2201 W Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949-673-3320

Coordinates: N33 37.110 W117 55.231

It's about 3 miles south of Brookhurst & PCH.

See you then!

are we leaving at 930 or just be their around that time. what is the slack time for people who show up late? Who is taking lead rider? I whould ilke to be last in line. I guess we can fix all this sunday.

I was planning on being at the meet point at 9:30. I figure the SD folks will want to rest for a bit but it's mainly up to Mk1 since he's orgainzing it...

count me out guys,

the bike is seriously not working at all. it runs for 15 mins and shuts off. no matter what riding idling wherever, and the battery has a great charge along with both spark plugs and coils are doing fine, i need more time to sit down and figure this out, maybe ill bring it to the engine swap next thurs and mk1 can take a look

i want to go, someone want to follow me in a truck?

Quote from: Nepix on August 18, 2007, 04:55:06 PM
count me out guys,

the bike is seriously not working at all. it runs for 15 mins and shuts off. no matter what riding idling wherever, and the battery has a great charge along with both spark plugs and coils are doing fine, i need more time to sit down and figure this out, maybe ill bring it to the engine swap next thurs and mk1 can take a look

i want to go, someone want to follow me in a truck?

Sorry to hear you won't be able to make it this time. See you on the next one 

Hey guys, I'm out of this one too.  Over the past week I tried to get a chain/sprocket set ordered through work and the particular parts never showed up (I've got 3-4 kinked links in the chain, and am at the end of the adjustment in the swingarm and it's still loose) as they should have in time for me to bolt 'em up.  Bastards at Tucker Rocky...pfft.

Then, I go to ride up Torrey Pines this morning and make sure everything is cool for the ride, aside from the chain, and the battery is dead, totally dead, finally after 4.5 yrs of good service/abuse.  Go Walmart sealed batteries, anyway, a lot more than the stock POS...Had to work for a while today so I couldn't get over to grab a new batt in time.


I'd ride the Ducati if it had current registration on it (expired last month), so that's out too...


Foobar, can you take lead for the SD folks, if there is more than one of you?

Damn. Sorry to hear about all the troubles. I'll be at the meet point at 9:30 for anyone else who is coming up from SD.

Ride recap, After all the bike crapping out all of a sudden it was down to me, Foobar and dan02gs. Sorry mk1 no one from SD ever showed we waited till about 10:45 than headed down PCH to beach BLVD than hit the 405 to the 10 than to PCH. I was good ride we took PCH to malibu cyn rd. to mulhalind(not dure how its spelt) than to old topanga cyn rd. Great day for a but the cars made it a bit slow, but I still had fun and hope the other guys did. We should do it again some time, minus the newport beach stuff.

Yeah it was a good ride. We should definitely do it again. Maybe when it cools off we could head up the 33 toward Ojai.

This was my trip log for the day (190 miles):

Glad you guys had a good ride.  I'm getting the Ducati back into road-ready shape here, and will have a reliable ride there, and hopefully will have the GS ready for the Buttonwillow track day that I've got on the 26th (Sheesh, that crept up on me...I'm not really feeling ready for it).


We'll try it again sometime in September, maybe?

Hey just got back to work, wanted to say thanks for the ride. I now know that I need a new seat, something alittle more comfortable for the next trip. Sorry to hear about the troubles for the SD folks, maybe next time. OK you  all take care and be safe out there.

my seat also sucked but im used to it. I ride malibu pretty often and get used to having a sore behind. purchase some gel pads and that should soften up your seat. glad to had fun, and great to meet you both .

i've been wanting to do this. good seat upgrade and could be done easily with a GS500 seat:

(DIY VStrom seat upgrade) http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=109076102602