So I posted that I was going to Northern California (http://www.600riders.com/forum/usa-pacific/41411-im-going-california.html and was looking to spend a day riding, and met up with wrlomas for a ride. Since I was flying I couldn't take my bike, and since I didn't want to commute to SF to pick up and drop off for a one day rental, I got a--err, well... I rented an adventure bike. A BMW R1200 GS. It was as heavy and hard to handle at a stop as I feared, but once it started moving it actually was really nice to ride. It seemed to be able to handle any kind of misbehavior I could invent in a turn and pretty soon I felt like I should be dragging a peg any minute. I'm sure I wasn't that close. I'm a pretty conservative (read "slow") rider. The motor has a big low end thing going on that is pretty fun, but even so the only time I went over third gear was to find out how many gears it had. I got it from Adventure Touring. Mike there set me up with the right bike and did a great job going through all of the BMW quirks and nuances so I didn't have any gotchas on the road.
Rob and I met in the morning after traffic and headed out on some of his favorite roads. It was a blast.
So here are some pics. We only stopped a couple of times 'cause the roads are so great!
Rob and I met in the morning after traffic and headed out on some of his favorite roads. It was a blast.
So here are some pics. We only stopped a couple of times 'cause the roads are so great!