V11 SoCal Ride!

[LaGrasta]

Let me begin with no pictures were taken!  I'll include the map @Scud put together for us.

Scud and I live somewhat close to one another and have tried to get together for some time. At last, I left Mission Viejo and rode the 40 miles to his place in beautiful Carlsbad. After sitting on his numerous Guzzis stacked in his garage, we took off for the hills. Avoiding highways, we wrapped through the twisties with stops for fuel, coffee, and bladder relief. A 150-mile ride, and both bikes performed great. We plan to do a garage day soon and tweak each just a bit.

Much of the roads were rather tight, thus slow going, but brisk enough to be fun. When finally approaching Lake Elsinore, Highway 74, also known as Ortega Highway, the bikes stretched their legs. This was my first shot at really ripping through the turns. The bike handled great, however, I still need to remove that abrupt off-idle hop. In turns, once planted, getting on the throttle took finesse to not upset the suspension. It wasn't terrible by any means, but I was trying to push it and every bit counts. On the straightaway, I did 120 mph and as you all already know, anything past 4k includes a big smile!

 

[Scud]

Good times... North San Diego and SW bits of Riverside counties have some fabulously steep and narrow roads with all the blind corners a guy could ever want. Then the legendary Ortega has smooth pavement and excellent visibility through the sweepers. And there's nothing wrong with a straight ride on I-5 through Camp Pendleton with uninterrupted natural coastline and fresh ocean air for about 20 miles.

[LaGrasta]

btw, @Scud, you weren't kidding about the steepness of THAT hill, WOW! It's hard to believe they even built a road like that. I'm certain I've owned vehicles that could not have climbed that!