We had a great day today! The guys took LOTS of pictures, so I hope they get them posted up.
Jerry was at Motogiro's last night and I joined them for some pizza, brining along Mike & his daughter. This morning, I caught up with J & M and Goop in Ramona as we headed out to the meet up point. Red Wasp and friend Mark were waiting for us... But I wasn't sure it was them so I rode up and parked to the side just in case they were total strangers! We had just finished introductions and were settling in to the conversation when Cali Rider arrived.
The weather was fine but windy, especially through the passes. We decided to ride down & up Montezuma, with the required photo stop at the Yeti in Ranchita, then over to Banner Grade into Julian. They let me take the lead and I chose a reasonably fun pace. No tickets, no downs. Red Wasp is a madman on that GoldWing!
Just as we got to Julian, Cali had a mechanical problem so we decided on lunch at the Wrongbranch before he and Jerry headed north. The rest of us were up for more riding so we headed out Sunrise Hwy to Mt Laguna. I've ridden that road many times, but it was totally different with wind gusts trying to turn my little gixxer into a kite. We ended up back down in Santa Ysabel just in time to help a stranger load his giant cruiser into the back of a pickup. No, it wasn't a HD.
It was a great time with good friends, new and old. I love riding with you guys. And thanks goes out to Jerry who DID wear his fz tshirt. Can't wait to see the pics!