A little ahead of time.. another Bay Area ride?

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Hey guys. It's looking like I will be pretty available for Sept 13-14 or Sept 20 for a longer ride. Anyone interested?
Hopefully Randy will be all healed up and back on two wheels by then, too!

 

[Pauley]

Hey PTM, I'm definately interested. I'll keep the dates open.

Hopefully Randy will be healed and repaired by then!

What roads/route you thinking of?

 

[Randy B]

At this point I'm not holding my breath. I am starting to get all sorts of stiff (mostly in my neck) and my rib still hurts. I have a doctors appointment in two weeks and if it is still bothering me then I will definitely tell the doctor. At this point I have no idea how strong my arm and shoulder will be either and I have no intention of riding until I am strong enough to safely control the bike.
Who knows, I could be worrying for nothing, but the way this whole thing has gone its really hard to look on the bright side about it.
To top it all off they haven't even gotten the go ahead from the insurance company to work on the bike. My accident was 7 weeks ago this past Friday.

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Ah, man.. that is a total buzz kill. Good call on taking it easy until you are sure of it, though.

I can't believe the insurance hasn't done anything yet.. that's ridiculous. Should be a few days tops to sort that out.

 

[Randy B]

The issue is the first adjuster left the company about a week after he was assigned to the case, but nobody ever told me about it and the new adjuster didn't get the case right away and she was overwhelmed with trying to take care of both hers and his cases. The dealer called me on Thursday because they hadn't heard from the insurance company and kept getting recorded messages when they called. Turns out the dealer didn't know that the insurance company was in the eastern time zone and they close down at 5pm EST. What a mess...so we can't call them after 2pm here...talk about a pain in the ass.

 

[Pauley]

Hang in there, Randy. Sounds like it might get straightened out soon.

You're wise to take it slow in getting back on the bike. You'll know when you're ready.

 

[Randy B]

Yeah, thanks. At this rate I will be ready before the bike is.

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

So, I'm wondering if Lake Berryessa and/or Calistoga could be a pretty good time? Since it's a little further out, I have not been up that way but I know that Berryessa is pretty popular.

 

[Pauley]

Heck yeah. There's some great roads up in those parts.


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[Ryanizzle_imp]

I'm interested. I can't do the 20th but I'll make sure to keep 13 & 14 open

 

[StackMan_imp]

I am out of town the 20th but will try to keep the 13-14 open

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Cool! If we can get Rolls and IndianRider in, then it'll be a party!

 

[IndianRider_imp]

Thanks for your PM on the ride Pauley ..

Fellas, Ill be out of the country and I have not been riding at all recently as I'm hanging out with the baby almost every free minute I have.

Have fun on the rider and hope to make it to the next one.

Cheers


Randy - sorry to hear about your incident but I'm glad you are recovering .. will PM you

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Alright, well hopefully you'll have a good trip and we'll get you on another ride soon!

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Is there any interest in a somewhat longer ride? For fun I spec'd out a path in that Calistoga area that would be maybe a 2 or 300 mile round trip from where I sit at the south end of the peninsula, the basic idea is that it goes on 29 past Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, because there is a set of back to back curves there that look pretty cool on the map. That starts to put us pretty far to the north, though.

I also have something even further out like Shasta/Lassen on my wishlist, but I may have to be on my own for that, and I think that's too far for a one day round trip anyway. Sept. 13 and 14 would be a perfect and rare opportunity for me to make a stretch like that since the wife is planning to be out of town... otherwise I may have to hold off until next year.
If anybody would be interested in a one day out/one day back camp out though, that would be super awesome!

 

[Pauley]

Hey PTM, thanks for organizing this.

A long day is fine with me. I'm in the East Bay so it's not as far up there and back for me. Any issues with maybe getting an early start on the day?

I rode Hwy 29 up to Clear Lake and Lakeport a few weekends ago. I remember those curves. Great road!

My brother and I are planning a weekend motorcycle trip at the end of August so I'll have spent my "away credits" with my wife for the time being, but I would definitely like to talk about something like one day out / one day back trip maybe late fall or early spring.

 

[Ryanizzle_imp]

I'm down for an all day trip

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Early start is good for me! When I ride solo on a weekend I usually start at about 8 and get my riding done before the crowds show up.

Tentatively we could start in Walnut Creek then and go to Vallejo then up 29 to Clearlake area for lunch?
From there we could either take 175 to 101 and head back down to the Bay from there, or go back the way we came.. should be simple enough.

 

[Pauley]

Early start is good for me! When I ride solo on a weekend I usually start at about 8 and get my riding done before the crowds show up.

Tentatively we could start in Walnut Creek then and go to Vallejo then up 29 to Clearlake area for lunch?
From there we could either take 175 to 101 and head back down to the Bay from there, or go back the way we came.. should be simple enough.

I like it!

 

[Rolls_imp]

Yes to everything! Great idea - I love the idea of those destinations, PTM! A longer ride would be nice. No conflicts with the dates, either. Really hoping for the best for Randy, too.