Who's riding where this weekend?

[The Bacon Junkie]

That's how Robert and I first met at the turnout at Scheuren/Stunt/Saddle Peak with my friend Juliet.  She's another Monster rider, but not on the board...

[MonsterInDark]

Whos down for a Boo ride on sunday Oct 2nd? Lindz? Bacon? Orange? 

[orangelion03]

Bike is still INOP...screwed up the head cover re-install after the valve adjust (prolly nudged one of the seals loose; oil pumping out of the #2 plug well) and have to start that over, and need a new rear tire (ordered a Pilot Road 3 yesterday).

[The Bearded Duc]

Me and a pal are heading up the 2 to Newcomb's on our way to Big Bear.

[$Lindz$]

Whos down for a Boo ride on sunday Oct 2nd? Lindz? Bacon? Orange? 

Sure thing. I'm gonna be riding Saturday too.

I don't have an all-black suit anymore. Now it's white with black. But I've got the same neon yellow gloves and boots, black S4Rs with chopped Termi cans.

I've stopped going up so early because of the autumn marine layer that doesn't burn off til like 11. So yeah, usually up at the Rock Store by 10 or 10:30.

[MonsterInDark]

Sounds good lindz! i might be a little too hung over from tonights activities to make it there around 10 tomorrow morning....but i will definitely meet up with you around that time on sunday morning unless it rains.....ill keep on the lookout for ya....im riding a black with red offset stripe monster with highmount remus exhaust! hope to see you out there! 

[$Lindz$]

Just a slight change of plans... I'll be up there a little later 11-12ish and I won't be on a Duc! Look out for a rashed up red '07 R6. And a tall dude in white leathers with a bunch of neon.

[orangelion03]

Me and a pal are heading up the 2 to Newcomb's on our way to Big Bear.

Oh yeah, the LONG way to Big Bear!!!  Hope you had a good ride Sean!  Used to love that way to BB... Highway 2 to Lone Pine Canyon Road to 138, across the 15 to Silverwood Lake, up the mountain to the 18, then over to Running Springs and Big Bear.  Icing on the cake is heading back via 38 to Mentone.

[MonsterInDark]

Didnt see you up there today Lindz.....was a great day up at the snake....tons of bikes though....

Well Today i joined to knee dragging club....was pretty happy with myself....its kinda like riding a bike...after that first touchdown i was able to do it through any corner i wanted too as if it wasnt that big of a deal the whole time......

BUT THEN!

On my way home i took a cruise up the PCH and took mulhulland by the leo Carrillo campgrounds....was a nice little run until i was about half way up and i came into a corner a little hot....noticed that there was dirt all over he road and that this turn was a little tighter then i had planned....well...long story short....front end washed out...i went skidding....bike went grinding....and now ive got some expensive parts that will have to be thrown back on the bike before its ride-able again.... face shield shattered and the helmet is toast....think i have a mild concussion but looking at my helmet i should be grateful its only a slight concussion...lol but Like i told ryan im grateful that i took the advice of all you guys on here and bought full leathers....was the best investment ive made...besides this brain boo boo all i have are a tiny bit of pressure skin tears on my left knee and a bruised right shin.....so the leathers definitely saved my hide...literally!   so looks like ill be out of the game for a few months while i locate these parts and repaint the bike....

[The Bacon Junkie]

Matt,  I'm glad all my snobbery prompted you to get yourself leathers. 

Any get-off you can walk away from is lucky.    Glad you were able to ride the bike home.

If you need mirrors, I just found some that I had on my Monster way back when I first got it.

They're Napoleon short stalks....  Not the sexiest, but they'll do until you can get what you want...

You know what the best part of a crash is?  You get to start modding the crap outta that thing now! 

[$Lindz$]

I had some work to do today, so I didn't make it up there. I was there yesterday on my R6 though. I JUST bought it and it had haggard-ass Pilot Powers on it. I thought I could take it easy and just ride it to get used to a 600 supersport, but that turned into me wanting to set up the suspension, which turned into me pushing hard and seeing what the bike could do.

I lost the rear, lowsided into the dirt, rock through the radiator hose, fixed the bike up, rode it home, was 15 feet from my friend's house and got pulled over by CHP because the registration is expired. I was in full dirty leathers and the bike had obviously been down recently. I told him I knew the reg was up and I had just bought the bike. No problems, he checked my M1 and let me go, chatted me up about the plans for the bike, and went on his way.

Terrific. Haha.

I have no video or pics of the lowside (somehow). I rolled on the gas nice and steady and the rear spun up and stepped out because THESE TIRES ARE GARBAGE! so I just threw the bike away from me. Suit held up great (roo) and all my gear did great. Don't need to replace any of that stuff.

I'm not upset, I was re-doing the body anyways. I'm going to paint this bike all nuts to promote my design business. Showed the rendering to some cats and they love it and I'm designing their race bike liveries. F-ck those tires though. I can't wait for some Q2s or GPA pull-offs for it ASAP.




PICS:



This morning, the before (dude already rashed it up good before I got to it):




After my handiwork:










Left arm of suit:






Ain't no thing. I slid on my left side, then rolled onto my back as I hit the runoff, somersaulted and landed on my feet. Did the "DAMN!" clap of the hands that apparently is standard practice in such cases and then my buddies picked up the bike and we went across the road to the shade to fix it. It was at THE spot on Mulholland, that last corner where everyone loses it (picture corner).

Like my friend said with his lowside.... "It was kinda fun."

[orangelion03]

Glad y'all are OK!!!!   Dayum boys!   Was it the strangely weird but gorgeous weather?  Some strange juju out there this weekend. 

I got out today after all.  Visited Bacon Junkie who provided some tasty oil and water, but I couldn't persuade him to go out for a ride with me.   Headed towards the Rock Store via 23, but there was a moto accident just above the turn-off to Sherwood LAke and the road was blocked while a tow truck winched the bike up the embankment.  I asked the CHP officer there if it was an injury accident and he grimaced when he said yes.  I turned around and headed over to Kanan.   That juju again...

Cruised through the Store but didnt stop.  Up the Snake and Encinal, then worked my way over to Little Sycamore and Yerba Buena to the coast.  Gorgeous day.

[orangelion03]

Evidence of knee-dragging by MonsterinDark:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherarich/6205876851/#in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherarich/6206395156/#in/photostream

[MonsterInDark]

Evidence of knee-dragging by MonsterinDark:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherarich/6205876851/#in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherarich/6206395156/#in/photostream

Thanks for posting that up robert! i wouldnt have thought to look up Shera's pics....the ones i cant wait for are paul's...he got alot of good angle knee down shots a little later in the day!  ill post them when he gets them up!

[$Lindz$]

I like Shera's pics. She moves around more and gets a lot of different angles. 

Oh, and buy pics from her! They are much more reasonable. She just asks for a donation of whatever you choose and then she sends you a couple of shots. If you specify a few that you like, give her a couple of bucks and she'll send them to you. I usually give her like $20-30 depending on how many or few pics I want. Compared to that money for 1 of Paul's pics...