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Through the mountains skirting the Napa Valley. Nearly all are state highways well-paved and nicely configured, perfect for leaning into; the scenery is great; and there will be very little traffic most of the way. We'll start early because it's 3 hours to Geyserville from Berkeley. We can...

Through Napa Mtns, past Berryessa, to Geyserville. Great twisties, no traffic. Meet in Berkeley at Lama Bean's, 6th & Gilman. 9am, KSU 9:30am. Can meet along the way, too. https://goo.gl/maps/D9bmZ6Bi2q52

Moderate ride up 1 from Tam Junction to Valley Ford. Meet in Berkeley at Lama Bean's, 6th & Gilman. 9:30, KSU 10am. Or choose a spot along the way.

Geyserville via Lake Berryessa, Angwin, Calistoga. Meetup at Lama Beans, Gilman & 6th St, Berkeley 9am (KSU 9:30) https://goo.gl/maps/fdMwScszq792

San Mateo Bridge and 92 to 35/Skyline Blvd to 84. The hiway down to La Honda and the beach is smooth, curvy and fast. There should be time to do it a couple of times, at least. Watch for Smoky, though. Meetup at 9:30, Sabino's Coffee in San Leandro, just off 580...

Ride to San Gregorio beach then lunch in La Honda. Meetup at Sabino's Coffee Cafe in San Leandro, just off 580 (https://goo.gl/maps/jiCgpbysuRU2). Meet at 9:30 am, KSU at 10. Leave a message to join at lot at intersection of 92 and 35.

Meetup at Lama Bean's, 1290 Gilman St, Berkeley at 9:30, KSU 10. Lunch at Estero Cafe.

If you’ve ridden in the mountains above Napa, you’ve probably stopped in Middletown. It’s a moto-friendly town. So far, the fires there have left the main street pretty much intact, but many of the residential blocks are gone. Cobb, too, is gone. Completely burned out. If you want to help...

FYI NEW GRAVEL on Mines & Del Puerto Canyon Rds Santa Clara County is repaving its portion of Mines Rd from the Alameda/Santa Clara line south to the Junction Cafe, and from the cafe east to Patterson. They're just laying down oil and gravel, so avoid the roads for a while. The road from the...

Breaking in my new Pilot Roads. Pace B+. Mines & Tesla Rd at 10 am.

Just got back from 3 days looping through Mendocino, Humboldt, Lake and Napa counties. Just about all the state highways have been repaved this year! 128 from I-5 to the coast, 20 from 101 to the coast, 1 from at least Navarro River to Leggett, 29 in Lake and Napa counties. These are great...

Federal law allows motorcycles to fit a flasher to their headlights to make us more visible. I've use one for years. It has stopped cars from turning into me and from pulling out of a side street into me. It alerts slower cars that I've caught up with them, so they pull over and let me pass...

What's the road like after all the construction? The dam web site says the road's open but what shape is it in for us?

GOTTA CANCEL. HOUSE STUFF ... Haven't done it in months and months. Pavement should be clear since we've had so little rain. Meet at Chevron station, N Livermore & Las Positas. 10 am. My pace is on the fast side of intermediate.

2003. 24,000 miles, clean, no accidents. Great all-round bike. Bike is set up for sport-touring but I've done great track days with it, as well. Selling to pay for new bike. Fully adjustable suspension front and rear, driving lights, windscreen, racks for Givi hard cases, Metzler Sportec tires...