Would like to start a southern California Ducati riding group..anyone interested

[arai_speed]

Then make the trip to Angeles Crest Hwy (my backyard) - you can do a 120 mile loop from La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood and back in one morning.



I'll be going up this Sunday morning.

[lawbreaker]

I ride with SEVERAL peeps from the SoCalDMC... from GMR to Ortega hwy, ACH, Boquet Cyn, 23/150/33 and all over Malibu...


I would have to say that it's more like a bunch of friends, not a "club" per se. No dues, mandatory meetings and that other nonsense. Organized large group rides are sparse (Turkeyday ride for example), but things like organized MotoGP viewing parties at RedBull or BBQ party at someones pad are nice.


Yes, many friends get together and ride.... often.

[orangelion03]

Anyway you slice it MID, you are in moto heaven!  Like lawbreaker noted, there are so many outstanding roads with a short riding distance of you, that you could ride every weekend for a year and never be bored.  And we can ride year round!

Bacon Junkie and I were talking about doing a 5-counties loop (about 300 miles) sometime soon, so keep an eye out for a posting on the SOCAL forum.

By the way..."WELCOME TO THE PARTY PAL!"

[The Bacon Junkie]

MonsterInDark,  Tuna Canyon is a great road, BUT, it's one-way from the top down.

Try going up las Flores, right on Piuma, right on Scheuren, past Stunt, continue on Saddle Peak Rd.  When you get to the stop sign, turn right onto Tuna.  After about a mile or so, it turns into a one way.  We sometimes do "coaster" races there... 

[IZ]

I'm guessing you just moved here.

and new to Ducati??

[lawbreaker]

Anyway you slice it MID, you are in moto heaven!  Like lawbreaker noted, there are so many outstanding roads with a short riding distance of you, that you could ride every weekend for a year and never be bored.  And we can ride year round!

Bacon Junkie and I were talking about doing a 5-counties loop (about 300 miles) sometime soon, so keep an eye out for a posting on the SOCAL forum.

By the way..."WELCOME TO THE PARTY PAL!"

I can guarantee 2 things when you ride with R&R...

Great roads will be ridden
BACON will be consumed in one form or another.....

(in Homer Simpson voice) -Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Bacon Cupcakes

[SacDuc]

Hold on a minute. When did ducati owners in socal actually start riding their bikes?

Sac

[ducpainter]

WELL! for some reason this stupid flicker photo of the map wont load....but yea i moved here like a year ago....so im trying to expand my road experiance past my usual mulhulland/snake/decker riding lol....

Your link doesn't work because you have sharing disabled on your flickr account.

Here's the link if anyone wants to see the route. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63983321@N08/5819602414/#

[MonsterInDark]

YEs new to ducati's as well....always been in love with them...but first time and now will be a life long lover of these bikes....did the ride on sunday with a buddy on a harley....even with my girl riding 2up with me he couldnt keep up with me through decker and latigo canyon.....and I LOVED LATIGO!!! such a great road...accept it gets a little rough towards the bottem...cant wait to kick the little lady off and have a go at it without worrying about her on the back...but i wish i would have read the post about tuna canyon before i went lol....i realized it was a one way when i turned up the road and saw all the dirt and rocks on the right side of the road....not the mention the HUGE WRONG WAY SIGN  lol....but we went up old topanga canyon which i had never rode before and it was nice! then i got caught behind a slow A$$ BMW on the snake...utterly ruining my arguably favorite part of the ride  but all in all it was a fun run....would definately do it again...even though the ride actually came out to being 110 miles...

So ALL of you that want to ride! Lets go! and that roller coaster races....let me know about that!! i wana go! 

[IZ]

Ha!  Just giving you slack. You shouldve posted this thread a little sooner then you couldve come to DIMBY and then. You wouldve known about the so Cal club(s).

[Privateer]

Hold on a minute. When did ducati owners in socal actually start riding their bikes?

Sac

stop it.  you'll hurt my feelings.

[IZ]

Sac is one to talk. He's lucky his bike even started up for DIMBY!  :p

[The Bacon Junkie]

Hold on a minute. When did ducati owners in socal actually start riding their bikes?

Sac

Well, let's see...

Let me think, only like three of them do... Now four, with MonsterInDark!  

You, me, lawbreaker, Privateer, and MID.  Okay, so that's like 5...  

Sac is one to talk. He's lucky his bike even started up for DIMBY!  :p

Well, he kinda has a point...  Did ya find your key yet? 

[arai_speed]

I ride my Ducati all the time....just not with you guys. 

[The Bearded Duc]

Well, let's see...

Let me think, only like three of them do... Now four, with MonsterInDark!  

You, me, lawbreaker, Privateer, and MID.  Okay, so that's like 5...  

Now c'mon Ryan, I ride every day. 

And I'm up ACH usually once a week. I would love to ride with you guys more often but it's an hour ride for me just to get to your place.