Mines and Mt Hamilton Roads: The Official Thread

[FreeRyde]

Going to be riding Hamilton and Mines today.
Leaving the bottom of 130 around 4pm today.

 

[budman]

Heading up on Sunday for the last ride of '17.

Grant please post up the road conditions. Be good to know!

Have fun.

 

[SuperMotoD]

I’m headed up tomorrow.

 

[budman]

Budman, I have never met you and would like the oportunity if we cross paths Sunday. SVJ and I will be up grabbing a burger Sunday. SVJ is no longer on an SV and Edzx6 is no longer on a ZX6. We will be on a BMW XR1000 and GSXS1000F.

Butch and I should be at the Junction between 12:15 and 12:30.

Catch you there if it works out!

 

[kuksul08]

Heading up on Sunday for the last ride of '17.

Grant please post up the road conditions. Be good to know!

Have fun.

Road conditions are great. Better than average, but still has some dirty sections and loose gravel throughout.

More gravel/dirt in the southbound lane (Livermore to the Junction). Northbound mostly clear.

Hamilton is excellent from SJ to the top.

 

[FreeRyde]

^ that

 

[Hazardous Waste]

Hey Butch, I’m hoping to meet you for the first time
3 of us are riding out on Livermore side
2 on 1290 S/A’s and a Honder twin

 

[ttsang91]

Road conditions are great, as stated above but holy shit becareful with the suicidal wildlife. I clipped a bird, almost destroyed 2 quail and 1 deer.

Ride safe everyone

 

[Hazardous Waste]

Animals!!!
In 50yrs of riding
1 dog
5 squirrels
3 deer
1 bird
All full contact and never causing me DNA transfer to asphalt
4 of the squirrels dead
1 deer dead on Montana HWY
And the bird didn’t make it unless he flys mono wing

 

[sckego]

Heading up Hamilton now. Maybe come across you guys on the road!

 

[Butch]

Damn nature! Maybe I'll go for a short run in the 914...

 

[Butch]

Hey Butch, I’m hoping to meet you for the first time
3 of us are riding out on Livermore side
2 on 1290 S/A’s and a Honder twin

I’ll be in my Kenny Roberts outfit...

 

[Hazardous Waste]

King Butch,
On a pasta bike
Awesome

 

[budman]

Budman, I have never met you and would like the oportunity if we cross paths Sunday. SVJ and I will be up grabbing a burger Sunday. SVJ is no longer on an SV and Edzx6 is no longer on a ZX6. We will be on a BMW XR1000 and GSXS1000F.

Good to meet you Ed and a couple other barfers. Dave, Jeff, Joe and see you again Danny. What a glorious day. No traffic, very few bicycles, amazing road conditions and about 70 degrees at the Junction.

Great riding with you Butch and SLO!!!

A little piece of heaven found on the last day of the year.

Screaming happy!! WOOT!!

 

[Butch]

My goodness that was lovely. Great patrons at the Junction, you crazy biker dudes. It appeared many had some affiliation with this club. Dare I say this website is a club? Yes! AMA #0001!

Hazwaste, I would to hear more of your stories...
We live like kings.

 

[Hazardous Waste]

Nice meeting you also Butch.

Livermore side was nice and clean. Great day for riding the best road in The Bay.

 

[Manimal]

I have noticed that certain areas of Hamilton have gotten bumpier. I mean, crash your nads into the tank bumpy ...... I find myself not making the effort going up to the Observatory these days, only to sticking to the lower portion of Hamilton, from Quimby. OTOH, I do still enjoy Mines up to the Observatory, then down Hamilton. But really sucks that Calaveras is still closed (Alameda side)

 

[Aware]

I have noticed that certain areas of Hamilton have gotten bumpier. I mean, crash your nads into the tank bumpy ...... I find myself not making the effort going up to the Observatory these days, only to sticking to the lower portion of Hamilton, from Quimby. OTOH, I do still enjoy Mines up to the Observatory, then down Hamilton. But really sucks that Calaveras is still closed (Alameda side)

There are some good bumps and holes, thanks to last year's rains. If you go often enough you can learn where they are.

 

[edzx6]

Good to meet you Ed and a couple other barfers. Dave, Jeff, Joe and see you again Danny. What a glorious day. Not traffic, very few bicycles, amazing road conditions and about 70 degrees at the Junction.

Great riding with you Butch and SLO!!!

A little piece of heaven found on the last day of the year.

Screaming happy!! WOOT!!

Great to meet you Budman. Finally got to put a face with the person who does all this work for the motorcycle community. Happy riding

 

[budman]

Who knows what winter will bring.

Possibly a year rounder on Hammie. Possible, but not likely. Damn it was nice without 10-100 bicycles.