I rode up the 1 from San Luis to north of Gorda/south of Big Sur today - BOY IS IT AMAZING!



Ill be coming up for MotoGP as well with a bunch of friends. 

I'm not sure how much farther north you can go on hiway 1 right now.
Because of the Basin fire it is closed between Ventana  and Eselon.
We were turned around by the CHP at Ventana on our ride a couple weeks ago.
You could see the fire over the hill and airplanes fighting the fire.
I wanted to get to Nepenthe which was just a few corners away, but had to turn around
and go back to the River Inn.
The fire is 80% contained so far. By the time you come up, the road should be open.
But 101 might be a better choice (less fun though).
I live about 10 minutes from the track, in Salinas.
Hotel rates should be much better there. I'd make reservations now if you haven't already.

Well be on just a day ride up and back. 

Highway 1 is closed at Pfeiffer Burns state bark or however you spell it, basically right at Big Sur.

Now I know why my bike felt so crappy  ...hopefully getting the parts and fixing this week...certainly before the 27th!!!! 

Well, Big Sur is NOT looking good right now.
The fire is only 3% contained and spreading toward the River inn where we stopped last time.
35 miles of hiway 1 is blocked off right now.

We'll be heading down Carmel valley on the 27th

Everybody get your bikes ready so we can get a bigger group together
No wimping out

My baby's getting forked this morning! Can't wait!! I'm going to invite some friends here to ride shotgun with me, too, so hopefully we'll have some GSTwin'r's and some friends of GSTwin'r's!!!! 

Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Bump! 

Houston, we have a problem

I crashed my Vespa last night. Motor seized on hiway 1 coming home from Cannery row.
I got slammed hard Right side is bruised badly, (chest, hip, gashed lip, chipped teeth) so I can't walk let alone ride.
Not a pretty picture. I use my moms walker to get around.

There's no reason why everyone can't come down and meet at my house. The Big Sur route is open and they're open
for business. I might be healed up enough to function by then

ACK!!!! Bob!!!! I'm so sorry!!!!   

Bob, it sounds as though you are pretty banged up. There's absolutely NO reason to push yourself, and given my recent experience, I'm thinking that you're still not going to be feeling so well next weekend.  We want you to be able to ENJOY our visit, not be in pain. 

Should we reschedule to August??     scratch might be able to join us then, too! 

Do you need anything?? 

I'll survive

I've got enough vicodin for now
Just have to avoid sneezing, coughing or laughing

We can reschedule for anytime you want
But like I said, you guys can just stop in and say hi on your way to Big Sur if everyone still wants to do it without me.

Oh no! 

Glad you're okay though! 

I'm all for rescheduling. You're the only reason we'd trek all the way down there, Bob! 

I hope you're resting up and the Vespa's going to be repairable. 

I'll be fine. I'm already seeing a slight improvement since yesterday. Or maybe it's just the drugs kickin in

The Vespa was barely hurt . I just finished repainting the bodywork from the last time, so it was looking good.
It only has 1 small area on the (right) side pod where the paint is scratched. The stainless crash bars did their job.
I can grind off the scrapes and polish them out
I took the brunt of the damage. I aint as pretty as i was though. The sheild on the open face helmet came off when the right side hit. I must have rolled and scraped 3 front teeth and gashed my upper lip. No pain at all though

Quote from: pronator on July 20, 2008, 01:52:57 PM
Glad you're okay though! 

I'm all for rescheduling. You're the only reason we'd trek all the way down there, Bob!   

+10,000!!! We need our favourite guide if we're going to trek around down there, cuz Pro and I aren't gonna be able to find our way around! 

How ya' doin' today, Bob? I recall that it was day 3 and 4 that I wanted to throw myself under the nearest train. I'm hoping the drugs are working well for ya'! 

Quote from: pandy on July 21, 2008, 12:07:53 PM
We need our favourite guide if we're going to trek around down there, cuz Pro and I aren't gonna be able to find our way around! 

Sooooo true! 

So, this does beg the question of if we should do a more local ride on Sunday since the time's been reserved and all. 

I could go either way on this. I'd love to put in a good day of riding but there's also a ton of stuff I need to do at home.    May turn into a day of wrenching instead?

Didn't see anything on BARF for a Sunday ride and no Doc Wong ride that day either. Any ideas from folks who can make it to ride? 

Quote from: pronator on July 22, 2008, 02:20:53 PM
So, this does beg the question of if we should do a more local ride on Sunday since the time's been reserved and all.  Any ideas from folks who can make it to ride? 

Since the Monterey ride is postponed, here's the one I'm going to do on Sunday. Yana is an extremely experienced rider, and she hosts GREAT rides! There are usually 2-3 groups, and if there are really, REALLY new riders, a fourth will be created just for them (and Yana leads the n00biest n00bs...she's da bomb!).

All are welcome!!!  If ya' feel like joining up but you're shy, feel free to PM me for my cell #, and I'm happy to chat before the group ride so that you feel as though you know someone already!