What did you do on or to your other bike part 2

[Gone in 60]

Pdedse, that picture from the cliff showing the pier - is that a stock image or did you take that? That has to be taken near the glider port, yes?

Kinda pretty, isn’t it? To give some perspective, might be college housing, but Pdedse’s daughter happens to live in one of the most idyllic spots along the Southern California coast. La Jolla is just a few miles north of San Diego. The city itself is like the French Riviera and hosts a concourse-level car show second only to Pebble Beach.

My ultimate “chill out place” is in walking distance from the college, the Glider Port. This is a designated area along a cliff above the ocean where paragliders launch and sail around the sky. Each time I go just to take in the view, I start thinking that it would be pretty cool to try paragliding. That’s all I need… another expense hobby.

So glad we got together when we did instead of last night as originally planned. Yesterday I was in the saddle delivering in the Riverside area for most of the day. Temps were between 101 and 105, and by the time I got home and cleaned up, I didn’t last long before crashing. And Mrs. said I was a tad crabby…

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And back to what I did on my other bike… I had some lengthy wait time yesterday in Riverside. When that happens, I occasionally wander down the street to Malcolm Smith Motorsports. Smith opened a motorcycle dealership years ago, and it’s a pretty cool place. 

I snagged this t-shirt off the clearance rack yesterday. Can’t wait to catch the knowing nods of approval when I wear it to the next local motorcycle show…

[pdedse]

Pdedse, that picture from the cliff showing the pier - is that a stock image or did you take that? That has to be taken near the glider port, yes?

Kinda pretty, isn’t it? To give some perspective, might be college housing, but Pdedse’s daughter happens to live in one of the most idyllic spots along the Southern California coast. La Jolla is just a few miles north of San Diego. The city itself is like the French Riviera and hosts a concourse-level car show second only to Pebble Beach.

My ultimate “chill out place” is in walking distance from the college, the Glider Port. This is a designated area along a cliff above the ocean where paragliders launch and sail around the sky. Each time I go just to take in the view, I start thinking that it would be pretty cool to try paragliding. That’s all I need… another expense hobby.

So glad we got together when we did instead of last night as originally planned. Yesterday I was in the saddle delivering in the Riverside area for most of the day. Temps were between 101 and 105, and by the time I got home and cleaned up, I didn’t last long before crashing. And Mrs. said I was a tad crabby…

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And back to what I did on my other bike… I had some lengthy wait time yesterday in Riverside. When that happens, I occasionally wander down the street to Malcolm Smith Motorsports. Smith opened a motorcycle dealership years ago, and it’s a pretty cool place. 

I snagged this t-shirt off the clearance rack yesterday. Can’t wait to catch the knowing nods of approval when I wear it to the next local motorcycle show…

Ayyyy....300+ city miles in above 100 degrees?  You should have eaten several of Mrs. Gone's cookies...they are anti-crabby therapy.

I did take the photo from the pier / La Jolla beach.  It's all of a 5 minute walk from her apartment, just south of Glider Port you mention.  When I rode the INT650 down here 3 (or was it 4?) summers ago, I rode the INT to the area to watch the gliders.  Photos from that trip:

Looking the same direction towards the pier, but from Glider Port


Looking north


I've been here for 10 days and every day I walk from her apartment down to the pier and then along the beach to the Mexican restaurant we ate at.  Good exercise.  Takes just under 2 hours.  Ready to head home so I can rest!

Do we look younger from when we met for the first time?




I sold the INT shortly after returning home; it went to a nice young guy from Eugene, OR who was looking for some cheap transportation.  A very good bike.  How is yours holding up?

[peterbaron]

This is strange, two idntical bikes and colours... but their riders look totaly diffrent, how come?? 

[the Ferret]

Gezzalou they look like brothers

[the Ferret]

another mileage milestone on Angry Bird on this morning's ride

[peterbaron]

Angry Bird and its owner waste no time, keep rolling, Ferret

[Gone in 60]

Dang, pdedse, you always take awesome pictures. I've stood in that same place and must have taken dozens of photos of paragliders sailing around, and the pier (that's the UCSD Oceanography Institute pier, you can't just go walk on it). I've never gotten pitures that nice. You must be using something nicer than an iPhone.

Aww, you pulled up the pics of our Enfields - that's the first time we met. You had ridden down on yours and stopped at my office in Santa Ana. I jumped on mine and if I recall, I threw you headlong into the art of lane splitting so we could find a good burrito before riding down the coast a bit?

How's my Enfield holding up? Well, since March, the only thing she's held up is a cover. She's the unfortunate victim of my hubris to start a new job that brought a motorcycle into my garage. The little orange beast was evicted, and has been napping in my nearby friend's garage. He's English, and he and his brother once bought Enfields from the factory in India and rode them home over the course of several months. Having mine in his garage brings up some fond memories, I think. He won't take money for storage. It was just supposed to be until our delivery company got underway and I was able to secure shop space here in Orange County. Hasn't happened yet, but we'll see. I think if I asked "Hey, can I swap bikes in your garage with my Triumph or my CB1100" he'd say yes without hesitation, but I don't want to wear out my welcome. But, I do love and miss the Enfield. I had modified it a bit for the 65 mile, high-speed commute to my last job, upping the front sprocket, adding a cushy touring seat, and de-smogging it. Seeing the tariffs on the horizon, I snagged a really nice pair of slip-on pipes from India that took a ton of weight off of it and gave it a hearty growl (the cats are located in the stock mufflers).

Hope you got home safe, and that your daughter had a great trip and returned home safe too! You saw Super Bird in her full touring trim, as I was carrying Mom's bird feeder and mounting pole in the side cases, and when I do find time to make the trip to Oregon, that's how I'll do it.

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Mom Nature did me a solid yesterday and dropped the temps for another long day in my proudly self-upholstered seat on Blood Bike #4. It still hit 107 in the Rubidoux area of Riverside, but for most of the day it was in the upper 90s to 101. I had another new trainee, so we're expanding. Total miles for the day was 333. I'd say about 2/3 of that was at upper freeway speeds, the other 1/3 carefully threading tight traffic. 

The bike consumed about seven gallons of mid-grade fuel, I consumed 80 ounces of electrolyte drinks, half a bag of Trader Joe's corn nuts, and a homemade ham sandwich (consumed, not shown).

I was noticeably more jovial after a few less digits on the thermometer and a few more hours of sleep. But, Mrs. definitely reminded me of the previous night's crabbiness. All cookies had been consumed prior to last night, at our friend's recent karaoke party, and care packages to Pdedse and Mom.

[alprider]

on a sunday ?....well a SUNDAYloop....of cours.....


     

   

   



   

   

   

   

[pdedse]

Beautiful photos...that bike looks so much fun to ride.

[Gone in 60]

Cool Digger!