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[desmoquattro]

Hey,
Thanks for the help... sounds like it was a good ride... and to think I'm stuck in NYC pulling my monster motor apart trying to diagnose the metal on metal sound in there...
I'm missing that route one ride and the trip down to Stinson beach.... man those were some nice turns to tear up on the CBR I rented.

I seem to recall some metal on metal engine problems on that ride too

[Itsasickness]

Thanks, that's good to know. I guess it's been too long since I did the "big loop"!!

Thak will be glorious!! , hopefully I'll have my bike back soon 

[linearpower]

Yeah you are right Mr DQ... there was some random metal on metal sound on a random 900SS on that trip I believe...
I'm hoping mine isn't a big problem... otherwise I'll be dropping this motor and putting in a new one if I can find it... lol

[Michael Moore]

Hey,
Thanks for the help... sounds like it was a good ride... and to think I'm stuck in NYC pulling my monster motor apart trying to diagnose the metal on metal sound in there...
I'm missing that route one ride and the trip down to Stinson beach.... man those were some nice turns to tear up on the CBR I rented.

It turned out to be a beautiful day - the fog cleared and it was mostly locals on the road, so they pulled over. Kelly had some issues with scraping hard parts on some of the tighter hairpins (damn Bavarian tractors!) but she did great, and I hope got to appreciate why we all put up with the madness that is CA.

I think she was riding again today with a different MOBster, and the weather was perfect again.

Here are a couple of photos from Nick's Cove, on the coast between Pt. Reyes Station and Tomales:

[GrendelsTwin]

Great meeting you today Kelly!  It was another beautiful northern California day.  

We met my friend Jim and headed out of Napa on 121 up to Lake Berryessa, then up 128 and out Berryessa Knoxville Rd.  After a brief detour and rest, we headed down Pope Canyon to Chiles Pope Valley and over the hill through Angwin via Howell Mtn Rd.  After a quick dash up the Silverado trail, we cut over to 128 and found our way to Castello di Amorosa for some sight seeing.

A failure to find lunch in Calistoga put us back on the road up 128 to Healdsburg and then out senic Dry Creek Rd.  Where to head from there?  No trip to Healdsburg would be complete without visiting Skaggs.  Luckily a CHP ran through minutes earlier and cleared out all the squids and we pretty much had the road to ourselves.  Perfect timing.

I had to leave to pick up a rescue dog we'll be fostering, so I headed home from there.  

Hopefully Jim showed you a more interesting way back to Napa than my "adventures in lanesplitting" down 101.

[Michael Moore]

Wow, nice route! I love, love, love Chiles Pope Valley and the ride to Angwin. And of course Skaggs!

[desmoquattro]

That's awesome!

[Michael Moore]

That's awesome!

Um, Joe, shouldn't you be doing something else besides checking the DMF right now? Just sayin'...

[desmoquattro]

Um, Joe, shouldn't you be doing something else besides checking the DMF right now? Just sayin'...

I can multitask...

[linearpower]

i get the distinct sense that joe has been multitasking since he left SF and continues to do so over the Italian sector.... as the posted pics might indicate... The rides that you all got to do sound really awesome and I'm simply going to have to come out and do some serious riding and have a few beers  since I'm feeling pangs of jealousy... 

Glad to hear it all went well... good times on two wheels... and now that I have that ancient BMW k100lt I could just ride all the way out there.... 

[desmoquattro]

i get the distinct sense that joe has been multitasking since he left SF and continues to do so over the Italian sector.... as the posted pics might indicate... The rides that you all got to do sound really awesome and I'm simply going to have to come out and do some serious riding and have a few beers  since I'm feeling pangs of jealousy... 

Glad to hear it all went well... good times on two wheels... and now that I have that ancient BMW k100lt I could just ride all the way out there.... 

I can only multitask when there's decent internet connectivity. That does not describe most of Italy. Just arrived in Bologna only to hear about a tragic death at the Moto2 race today. Sad.

[linearpower]

Hey,
Yeah I heard about that tragedy as well also... strikes me as really sad and unfortunate... between that and Lenz passing away its been a bad stretch. Hopefully this is the last of it for a while... but the world is on end since Pedrosa is doing so well continually...
Hope the traveling is going well in Italy and look forward to hearing further stories of the escapades Desmo Joe...
As for the riding in SF... maybe we can coordinate when you get back.