Sport riding short rides and BS thread

[bcj]

Hey. Nice whip.

( from The Chicken in The Hat (today) )

 

[N4teTheGreat]

To begin holiday weekend, one must do a "long-ride-therapy". That is the only solution to clear cobwebs and prepare the mind for holiday fun. So I pointed the pony to seaward.
South bay -> few droning miles on 101 -> Uvas reservoir -> CA152 -> Watsonville -> Monterey
I so love those houses with their Vineyards, driveways and fountains in their front yard in Morgan Hill. The 152 was surprisingly light so, fun was had.

Stopped for coffee in downtown Monterey where the espresso was actually half decent (against my expectation) decided against highway slog so went up the highway 1 and turned right onto CA-9. It was soooo busy - not surprising given the weekend - so turned right again on Bear creek road. Ah, the solitude! finally some decent twistees that soon became a crawl behind the cars but, hey I will take it. The views were not to shabby either!
Back on to 17 and then home in time for lunch - a morning well spent, eh?
Monterey -> CA-1 -> CA-9 -> Bear creek road -> 17 -> Home

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That is an excellent route. I should have gotten out today, but the weather made me lazy. I did manage to refresh the oil and brake fluid during my days off last week.

 

[N4teTheGreat]

While I did not ride today I thought harder about checking the valves on the KTM, so I have that going for me. Everyone says you can move the radiator for the check, but considering I should probably flush the coolant anyway, I'm just going to remove it for better access.