MrCrash
King of FAIL
The route I want to do is around 350 miles in length. It will cover the best roads you will find within a two hour radius of the San Francisco Bay.
I typically start these rides around 8 AM and finish up around 4-5 PM with larger groups (just under 10 people).
I did one of these rides with a friend who matched my pace, we were out at 8AM and back by 2PM, my "brisk pace" the entire way, no stopping except for gas.
I am proposing this ride for the 16th because I know there is a 5150 ride on the 17th. This ride will not work with a group of riders that large. Stops will be far too long and frequent to get my desired route done in the daylight available.
Nor will it work for most riders taking passengers. I've done a similar trip with my gf (now my ex) on the back, but my two up pace is still fairly brisk. She has also done a 500 mile in one day loop as a passenger with me to San Luis Obispo and back, taking the scenic route, and was acclimated to my pace and the distances involved. Less experienced riders and passengers on bikes not as comfortable as my Couch-A-Suck-Me may not be so amiable towards the end of the ride.
Back when I was in college, I used to just disappear for the weekend and follow the most squiggly lines I could find on a map. Upon seeing other riders, I would ask for suggestions. These are several of the roads I found using this method.
This is the way I like to ride. Curved tarmac gluttony. Stuff your face with so many curves that you fall asleep that night feeling sick, but wake up in the morning thinking, "Damn, that was fucking cool." Those of you with less comfortable sportbikes may end up feeling like you fell asleep in a jail cell with "Bubba". Which is exactly why I like bikes like my old school Couch-A-Suck-Me ZX 6E, the Aprilia Futura, the VFR, and so on.
We will need to meet early, 8-9 AM, to get these roads done in the available daylight, while still stopping enough to provide the less experienced riders with enough time to rest.
So, who is interested?
- Mike
P.S. I fucked up and initially listed the subject as a March 17th ride proposal. I meant March 16th so as to not interfere with the 5150 ride.
P.P.S. Mag, there are ways to shorten the ride, yes. Not by a whole lot, but a little bit. We'll be heading up to Lake Sonoma via inland roads to avoid coastal traffic, and taking a few backroads back. The coastal route is shorter if you want to take that. You can also avoid the backroads entirely and just freeway it back.
P.P.P.S. Once at the 2/3 point of the ride, I'll be questioning riders and seeing how people feel before deciding which route to take back. After Skaggs / Lake Sonoma, there are more roads in the area I would like to hit as well, some people may be too fatigued to continue on though.
I typically start these rides around 8 AM and finish up around 4-5 PM with larger groups (just under 10 people).
I did one of these rides with a friend who matched my pace, we were out at 8AM and back by 2PM, my "brisk pace" the entire way, no stopping except for gas.
I am proposing this ride for the 16th because I know there is a 5150 ride on the 17th. This ride will not work with a group of riders that large. Stops will be far too long and frequent to get my desired route done in the daylight available.
Nor will it work for most riders taking passengers. I've done a similar trip with my gf (now my ex) on the back, but my two up pace is still fairly brisk. She has also done a 500 mile in one day loop as a passenger with me to San Luis Obispo and back, taking the scenic route, and was acclimated to my pace and the distances involved. Less experienced riders and passengers on bikes not as comfortable as my Couch-A-Suck-Me may not be so amiable towards the end of the ride.
Back when I was in college, I used to just disappear for the weekend and follow the most squiggly lines I could find on a map. Upon seeing other riders, I would ask for suggestions. These are several of the roads I found using this method.
This is the way I like to ride. Curved tarmac gluttony. Stuff your face with so many curves that you fall asleep that night feeling sick, but wake up in the morning thinking, "Damn, that was fucking cool." Those of you with less comfortable sportbikes may end up feeling like you fell asleep in a jail cell with "Bubba". Which is exactly why I like bikes like my old school Couch-A-Suck-Me ZX 6E, the Aprilia Futura, the VFR, and so on.
We will need to meet early, 8-9 AM, to get these roads done in the available daylight, while still stopping enough to provide the less experienced riders with enough time to rest.
So, who is interested?
- Mike
P.S. I fucked up and initially listed the subject as a March 17th ride proposal. I meant March 16th so as to not interfere with the 5150 ride.
P.P.S. Mag, there are ways to shorten the ride, yes. Not by a whole lot, but a little bit. We'll be heading up to Lake Sonoma via inland roads to avoid coastal traffic, and taking a few backroads back. The coastal route is shorter if you want to take that. You can also avoid the backroads entirely and just freeway it back.
P.P.P.S. Once at the 2/3 point of the ride, I'll be questioning riders and seeing how people feel before deciding which route to take back. After Skaggs / Lake Sonoma, there are more roads in the area I would like to hit as well, some people may be too fatigued to continue on though.
