Aug 15 2010
Distance: 426 miles (686 kilometers) Low temp. – 10 celcius (beginning and end of the day) High temp. – 20 celcius (San Francisco) Time on the bike – 7:45am – 7:30pm Making up for lost time. I’m glad I didn’t pull the ripcord on the trip altogether. Today’s ride was a really great one for [...]
Aug 14 2010
Distance: 355 miles (571 kilometers) Temp. Low: 13 (Newport) Temp high: 24 celcius (Santa Barbara) Time on the bike: 8:00 – 5:30 Another fantastic day of riding. He roads in Malibu are the type of roads that every motorcycle rider dreams of riding. Relatively late start today at 8am. I can’t believe I slept so [...]
Aug 13 2010
Distance: 320 miles (514 kilometers) Low temp: 19 celcius (top of the mountains – palms/pines why) High temp: 30 celcius (Palm Springs) Time on bike: 8:00 – 5:00 Today was the type of ride that makes the wait for repairs worth it. I planned out routes based on recommendations from people online and a bit [...]
Aug 11 2010
Day 9 – Bike Repair Day – Flagstaff, AZ Well, day 9 was spent much like the previous one. Sleep in, have a run, get some lunch, read and finally my bike will be done. The parts arrived today in the afternoon and the dealer was quick about getting the bike ready to go. New [...]
Aug 08 2010
I had a really great sleep for the first time on the trip – 12 straight hours of siesta. Still up at a fairly reasonable time and had time to get out and explore the town. I wandered about in the neat little downtown area. Lots of great places to eat and hang out. Decided [...]