MZ/MuZ Riders

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:16 pm

my friend HOSER and i took a short jaunt up the california coast...with little (actually no prep - and hardly a plan) we packed up - made like a baby...and headed out.

it was soo freekin' hot that day!!

this is hoser - totally impervious to heat.

some of the beautiful 'nowhere'

to be continued...

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:38 pm

i actually dropped the first disposable camera somewhere on the 101 just south of SAN LUIS OBISPO...naturally that was the camera that had ALL pulitzer grade shots on it...c'est la vie.

shortly after the photo above (the one with shorts on!!) my bike backfired while idling thru holiday traffic...and - unbeknwownst to me - smoke began pouring out from under the seat...(HOSER @ this point was frantically gesticulating towards me - and once i realized he wasnt complimenting my baggy - AGAIN!!) - i pulled off the road to untie the gear ASAMFP to get under the seat before my beauty burned to the ground. :shock:

aparently when she backfired - the OILY airfilter caught fire (briefly) - then smothered herself out...(WHAT LUCK!!)

naturally - we soldiered on (with a basically OPEN carbuerator) til we found a yamaha dealer in santa barbara that had a near perfect fit (it needed to be stretched in a few odd ways to make it fit!!) - ehh - it worked just fine - in fact - its still on today!! :lol:

anywho - back to the pix...

as we approach HEARST CASTLE...

hoser coming thru a nice little chicane...

me - doing the same...

to be continued...

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:45 pm

we ended camping the first night @ JALAMA beach - VERY NICE!!

the temp dropped the next day and it became time for more gear.

more action shots

hes too skinny to be an elephant seal

more of the 'beautiful nowhere'

to be continued...

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:52 pm

my baby!!

we camped the 2nd night @ PLASKET CREEK - VERY VERY NICE!!!

PLASKETT pt.2

shortly after this dazzling photo - i learned how EXTREMELY difficult it is to prepare hotdogs, bacon, cheese and tortillas over an open BBQ with a pocket knife...

to be continued...

by **keithcross** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:54 pm

You certainly wouldent want to ride n shorts here at teh moment. Max temp 10C, high 40 F approx.
Still looks like more of teh same, going to Dallas next week for 10 days, with the wife, to see friends in Carrollton.

Keith

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:02 pm

headed north towards monterey...

once we rounded that ominous foggy corner ahead - the temp dropped to a COMICAL level - and all i could do for the remaining 60+ miles was scream and laugh @ the top of my lungs as my face proceeded to go numb!!

this is what happens when you fumble around for a 'LOADED AND READY' camera... :roll:

we rode on the beach in OCEANO...tons of fun for 400lbs motorcycles - with 170lbs riders - with 100lbs of gear - and 30lbs of gas...

sampling the VINO in OCEANO

to be continued...

by **drj** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:06 pm

2nd to last gas stop - day 4...( i know i left some stuff out - but its been 6 mos...i lost 1 camera - and now the DETAILS are a bit spotty) - NOTE THE TAN LINE ON MY HANDS!!!

all in all...it was a great ride (that seat is MURDER on the balls though!!)
the weather was killer - the people were nice - and no one got hurt.

cant wait for the next trip out!!

drj
:-D

by **sdbct1** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:40 pm

DUDE!!!
I hate you :-D

How nice, Here in NH it was warm today 26 degrees. How I would kill to ride with those views. Good for you!!! That looked like it was just the best time. If you can't tell im very envious. :-D

by **drj** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:55 pm

thanks SDBCT1!!

i hoped my tardy post would hit the spot in mid-winter - - BULLSEYE!!

...now i cant wait for my next trip out - in march we're headed down to mexico for the BAJA 250...

i will make sure to get THOSE pics out MUCH sooner.

thanks again...us MZ guys gotta stick together!! :-)

drj

by **MSW** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:19 pm

Thanks drj! Just what I needed about now. The weather's clear and mild here in Nor Cal, but the Baggy's apart for some winter mods, so I've been cheated out of enjoying the unseasonably dry conditions.

Coincidentally, my buddy and I rode the opposite direction down 1 this summer. We went south on Hwy 1, through SLO to Solvang, then back up 101/58/33/198/25 home. Maybe we passed each other!

Thanks again for the great pics and break from the winter PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrome).

.

by **drj** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:54 pm

MSW wrote:Coincidentally, my buddy and I rode the opposite direction down 1 this summer. We went south on Hwy 1, through SLO to Solvang, then back up 101/58/33/198/25 home. Maybe we passed each other!

Thanks again for the great pics and break from the winter PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrome).

.

LOL!!!!

small world aint it?!

drj

by **cat** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:18 am

thanks! good photos.

what helmet / Shoei model is that? (i'll try find it on the net.) i think i must get one. my current helmet's a Shoei Raid, so i guess the size would be the same. how do you like it - the mx helmet - out on the road like that?

by **drj** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:03 pm

cat wrote:thanks! good photos.
what helmet / Shoei model is that? (i'll try find it on the net.) i think i must get one. my current helmet's a Shoei Raid, so i guess the size would be the same. how do you like it - the mx helmet - out on the road like that?

its the SHOEI "V-MOTO"...thats my 2nd - and i just ordered my 3rd...

2 years ago - i stopped to take in a view - so i took my helmet (#1) off and set it on the bars (of my XR) - and the bike fell over about 2 sec later!! :shock:

as for #2 - that one was perfect until i wiped out on my XR @ about 40 mph - and for the first time - i landed on my head - and ONLY my head!! :lol:

ive been riding my BAGGY with #2 - shes still fine around town - but #3 is on the way for dirtbiking...seems like the smart thing to do (whatever that is!)

as for the MX helmet on the road...I LOVE IT...i have the visor (which ALWAYS comes in handy) - and its a LOT cooler than a street helmet (literally!!) - not to mention - it IS also waay 'cooler' lookin'...

like anything else - it takes a little time to get used to...but - it doesnt even faze me now. i own a perfectly good street helmet and i dont even use it... c'est la vie!

good luck

drj

ps - what part of S.A. are you from - my aunts family is from PORT ELIZABETH...

by **drj** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:05 pm

cat wrote:thanks! good photos.
what helmet / Shoei model is that? (i'll try find it on the net.) i think i must get one. my current helmet's a Shoei Raid, so i guess the size would be the same. how do you like it - the mx helmet - out on the road like that?

its the SHOEI "V-MOTO"...thats my 2nd - and i just ordered my 3rd...

2 years ago - i stopped to take in a view - so i took my helmet (#1) off and set it on the bars (of my XR) - and the bike fell over about 2 sec later!! :shock:

as for #2 - that one was perfect until i wiped out on my XR @ about 40 mph - and for the first time - i landed on my head - and ONLY my head!! :lol:

ive been riding my BAGGY with #2 - shes still fine around town - but #3 is on the way for dirtbiking...seems like the smart thing to do (whatever that means!)

as for the MX helmet on the road...I LOVE IT...i have the visor (which ALWAYS comes in handy) - and its a LOT cooler than a street helmet (literally!!) - not to mention - it IS also waay 'cooler' lookin'...

like anything else - it takes a little time to get used to...but - it doesnt even faze me now. i own a perfectly good street helmet and i dont even use it... c'est la vie!

good luck

drj

ps - what part of S.A. are you from - my great aunt is from PORT ELIZABETH...

by **cat** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:42 am

drj wrote:ps - what part of S.A. are you from - my aunts family is from PORT ELIZABETH...

wow

Durban, about.....800km/500 miles...400 miles - something like that, up the east coast. much bigger city. :-D

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