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Ok boys and girls...

ACH this sunday.

Meet 8am @ Jay's Shell
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4530+Angeles+Crest+Hwy,+La+Canada+Flintridge,+CA+91011&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.339735,100.546875&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4530+Angeles+Crest+Hwy,+La+Canada+Flintridge,+Los+Angeles,+California+91011&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4530+Angeles+Crest+Hwy,+La+Canada+Flintridge,+CA+91011&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.339735,100.546875&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4530+Angeles+Crest+Hwy,+La+Canada+Flintridge,+Los+Angeles,+California+91011&z=16)

 Kickstands up @ 8:30 sharp!

Who's in?  I'm going regardless, but it's always nice to have a few peeps around to tell tall tales to over [bacon] and [coffee] at Newcomb's.   ;D

Post up here:
1) Short-Bus Bacon Junkie
2)?
3)?
etc...

 As always, wear your gear!!!

Post up here:
1) Short-Bus Bacon Junkie
2) duc750.....as long as you don't mind a slowpoke on the curves. Never been to ACH
3)?
etc...

First time? Excellent! You're gonna LOVE it!

Don't worry about being too slow or whatever... Just ride your own ride and enjoy. You won't get left behind.   [thumbsup]

I wonder if I can get up early enough???  :-\

Nevermind! I need to learn to read S-U-N-D-A-Y... Doh! :'(

Hey guys - count me in. I've never ridden ACH either. Looking fwd to checking it out!

And duc750 - I promise I'm slower than u in the twisties.

If anyone else is riding over from the westside let me know if u want to meet somewhere.

John

John, I'm around the Melrose area. Lemme figure out a place to meet and I'll PM you.

Cool. I work on melrose in hollywood so know the area well. I can come to your hood to meet up.

Ok fellas...  I'll see you at the Shell station at 8am.   [bacon]

A few words of advice:  Dress WARM!  I heard it might get a little chilly up towards the top.  Layers = Good Idea!   [thumbsup]

I'm gonna have a little pack in case I need to + or - layers.

See ya there...
-Ryan.  [moto]

Great ride today!  Nice to meet John (DucofWestwood) and Sean (duc750). 

Neither of them had been up the Crest before and it was my pleasure to show them the way.  :D

It was a little chilly on the way up, but not unbearable.
Word at the Shell station was that the road was closed after Big Tujunga, but we decided to make a go of it anyway.  As it turned out, we were some of the last few to make it through before they shut it down.  During breakfast at Newcomb's someone came in and told us the road was now closed.  We'd be able to get down, but they weren't letting anyone else up. Lucky us!!!   8) [moto]

Here's a few pics...  The views were awesome, even though seeing everything burnt was a little sad.

John and Sean grinning in their helmets.
(http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/tazios/photo-26.jpg)

Sean and John among the fire-ravaged trees
(http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/tazios/photo-24.jpg)

My Rosie and a charred road sign.   :-\
(http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/tazios/photo-22.jpg)

Great day Bacon Junkie  [moto]
Posted some pics up on another thread just so everyone else get to see what they missed ;D [evil] [bacon]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=33991.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=33991.0)

awesome ride today gents!!  thanks for showing us the way short bus.   [thumbsup]

we timed it perfectly both with the road closing while we sat at newcombs AND with the rain starting just as i pulled up to my house. 

as an added bonus i arrived home to an empty house and was able to catch a nap.  oh yeah, and tomorrows a holiday!  can it get any better?  i think not.

when's the next ride??!!??

 [thumbsup]

Looks like you guys had a blast!  It started raining here around 1pm or so (I live about 7miles from ACH) so it's a good thing you all rode early.

Thanks for posting up the pics.

Yeah, it was fun [thumbsup]
Looks like the 24th may be put on hold :'(
Something soon after??

It's looking that way...I might just move it back one week...

(http://i47.tinypic.com/10q9mc1.jpg)