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There's a Bay Area thread? poo poo, thought we were just all over on BARF or something. d3ma is a noob in San Mateo with a white 2014 Ninja 300 ABS (casually for sale) and a black/red 2013 Triumph Street Triple R. Commute between San Mateo and SoMA on 101 during the week. Get one or two rides in the mountains during the weekend. Doing a big SoCal road trip later this week. Eight days. Down the coast. Palomar. Angeles Crest. Yosemite. Sonora Pass.    
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dema posted:Sonora Pass You're gonna love this, I guarantee it. One of my best motorcycle memories is chasing daylight down the Sonora Pass during a 1 day bomb back from SLC on a fly and ride for a Speed Triple.
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Jun 28, 2016 07:57
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dema posted:There's a Bay Area thread? poo poo, thought we were just all over on BARF or something. Got more info about that Ninja for sale? I have a friend in need of a vehicle since his car was just totaled today. I spent the last year commuting to San Mateo on a zrx. Worst loving drivers in the world. Some fun little roads though. Chichevache fucked around with this message at 10:52 on Jun 28, 2016 |
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Jun 28, 2016 10:50
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Ninja 300 FS thread: http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=498576Z3n posted:You're gonna love this, I guarantee it. One of my best motorcycle memories is chasing daylight down the Sonora Pass during a 1 day bomb back from SLC on a fly and ride for a Speed Triple. Excellent.
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Jun 28, 2016 15:35
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dema posted:Doing a big SoCal road trip later this week. Eight days. Down the coast. Palomar. Angeles Crest. Yosemite. Sonora Pass. Hey cool - I don't post in CA a lot but I live down underneath Angeles Crest so if you want any tips on this or wind up needing tools when you're in the area PM me 
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Jul 2, 2016 03:36
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I was taken down by a girl in a Saturn on Wednesday. The damage to the bike is mostly cosmetic aside from the shifter pedal/bracket breaking off and a broken toe. Waiting for insurance to sort the whole thing out now. It happened on 101S directly under the San Thomas / Montague Expwy overpass ~1645 .
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Hammers posted:I was taken down by a girl in a Saturn on Wednesday. The damage to the bike is mostly cosmetic aside from the shifter pedal/bracket breaking off and a broken toe. Waiting for insurance to sort the whole thing out now. It happened on 101S directly under the San Thomas / Montague Expwy overpass ~1645 . That's real loving lovely, but at least you aint dead. Also its summer and that means new people are reporting to base. One of them has a Green ZRX. Dunno what year but its so pretty.....
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Jul 8, 2016 21:23
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poo poo, man. I am glad the damage to your person seems relatively minor. Recover well! Did she merge into you or what?
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pokie posted:poo poo, man. I am glad the damage to your person seems relatively minor. Recover well! Yup. I was only 2 car lengths behind her when she tried to move from lane 1 to lane 2. I hit the brakes but there just wasn't enough room to stop in time. Still a pretty low speed crash thankfully, which is why I wasn't hurt too bad.
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Jul 10, 2016 07:03
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Hey cool - I don't post in CA a lot but I live down underneath Angeles Crest so if you want any tips on this or wind up needing tools when you're in the area PM me Sonora Pass was fantastic, but Angeles Crest was the highlight. Did it early Tuesday morning and had it all to myself.    Bunch of photos from the trip here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/milliron/albums/72157669722970180
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Glad you had a great trip
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Thanks for sharing, Dema. Nice striple.
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Jul 12, 2016 05:36
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Anyone ride over in the East Bay today? Alice's / 82 / San Gregorio was a poo poo show that I bailed out of right quick.
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Jul 25, 2016 01:06
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I managed to slip between the traffic on a visit from Oaktown to Boulder Creek. Also strapped a massive 34 inch monitor to my passenger seat and chased down other riders on skyline on the way home. 
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Jul 25, 2016 04:10
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Hwy 9 was pretty chill in the early morning - I took my new Brutale for its first spin in the twisties after spending last morning getting the tools to install frame sliders.
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Jul 25, 2016 05:13
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I rode SJ <--> Pleasanton Monday and Tuesday, commuting. Jesus, it was hotter going 70 on 680 than it was standing still when I rode home around 6. I don't think I've ever ridden in 104 degree heat before. It was only for a few miles though; nice otherwise.
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Jul 29, 2016 08:20
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Yeah, that commute sucks unless you leave late - I rode from P. hill to Santa Clara at 7:30 on Wednesday and it was empty. I took the long way to SF today by going on 9 to 35 to 92 etc. It was fun. Only saw one car on all of 35.
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Jul 29, 2016 20:08
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pokie posted:I took the long way to SF today by going on 9 to 35 to 92 etc. It was fun. Only saw one car on all of 35. Yeah, I do that some mornings. But starting at Pagemill. No better way to start a day.
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Jul 29, 2016 20:46
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dema posted:Yeah, I do that some mornings. But starting at Pagemill. No better way to start a day. North end of Pagemill? I came down that way to 35 in a car once, and it seemed pretty tough - tight blind corners everywhere. How fast do you go on this road?
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Jul 29, 2016 20:59
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I run concord >> SF and back daily. 40F temp swings is normal. Bike doesnt care, but daaamn my old man joints hate it.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:11
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This morning I and a buddy went down 9 to Santa Cruz and back up 1, 92, 35. 1 was covered with fog and cold as gently caress. I did not expect to need cold weather gloves. Some hot chocolate in Half Moon Bay helped :].
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Jul 31, 2016 01:50
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Mark Twain: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." It drives me insane. I wake up here in the city and it's like living in a cloud. Misty, cold and overcast 24 hours a day in the summer. Yesterday I rode down to San Jose, and as soon as you hit Stanford it's suddenly hot and sunny again. Rode back up around midnight and the whole south bay was pleasantly warm, then again blam, reach the Crystal Springs reservoir and it's cold and clammy fog and mist all the way home. Blech. I tend to stay on the inside of the bay late at night if possible (i.e. take the 101 rather than 280) because it's so much warmer on the east side of the mountains.
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Sagebrush posted:Mark Twain: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Yuuuuuup. Mission resident, Cupertino worker here. When I told other riders that I was moving to the Bay area, it was all "wow that's a great place to ride!" and in reality you have to carry two sets of gear with you and it takes an hour and a half to get anywhere that isn't swarming with people.
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NeuralSpark posted:Yuuuuuup. Mission resident, Cupertino worker here. I bought a loving Alpinestars Tech Touring jacket because I commuted from San Jose to San Mateo on 101. 40 degree temperature swings, plus riding through that Bay chill in Winter. I switched to 280 for the scenery, and it is worth the extra ten minutes just to enjoy that highway. gently caress 101. I'm never using it again.
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Jul 31, 2016 19:11
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Chichevache posted:I switched to 280 for the scenery, and it is worth the extra ten minutes just to enjoy that highway. gently caress 101. I'm never using it again.  Cool poo poo up at Alice's this afternoon: 
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Jul 31, 2016 21:03
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I think that's the best possible use for a V-Max. I was at Alice's yesterday, but via car because my parents were in town and I wanted to show my dad the scene. Some dude dropped by with a Hemi-swapped Sprite and once he popped the hood it was like he blew the Old Duffer Summoning Conch Shell because my dad and five other early 70's dudes beelined to check it out. It was hilarious.
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Jul 31, 2016 21:48
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NeuralSpark posted:Yuuuuuup. Mission resident, Cupertino worker here. Yeah, I'm San Mateo/SoMA. It's all warm, sunny and happy when I take my pup for a walk. Five minutes into my ride to work, freezing death fog.
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Aug 1, 2016 05:32
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Skywood Trading Post repainted their parking lot. I'm not sure if it's a good thing:  
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Aug 6, 2016 18:58
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Skywood gets super pissy about people parking there and going to Alice's. They've had signs up all over the place about it for years...now I guess they're going to start calling the cops. Their loss.
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Aug 6, 2016 18:59
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Sagebrush posted:Skywood gets super pissy about people parking there and going to Alice's. They've had signs up all over the place about it for years...now I guess they're going to start calling the cops. I've eaten at Alice's once and didn't think it was very good, however STP's breakfast burritos are delicious.
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Hermsgervørden has just been reunited with his CB400F after it was stolen last August from it's home on the streets of San Francisco. If Hermsgervørden can go on one decent ride a week, he will be super happy. He is looking for a cheap garage in Dogpatch or Potrero Hill to prevent future thefts. Oh it feels good to be riding again. Today I am headed out on a shakedown. O'Hanlon's got most of the egregious damage worked out, but not my horn. The thief butchered the electrical system to hotwire it. Not being able to beep at dicks is a disability. Likely need a new wiring harness and I have to save up for that. Not to mention, I need new mirrors a new seat and I have to get the hideous rattleshit paint off. Gonna have to save up for all that.    Today I will probably do skyline to Alice's. Edit: phone posting and I have no idea what's up with this formatting. I will fix it at home later.
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Aug 7, 2016 18:35
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Eh, horns are easy to wire up. Honestly all you need is 12v straight from the battery, through a button, through the horn, back to ground. Unless the wiring harness is seriously destroyed I bet you can splice some new wires into whatever's left.
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Hermsgervørden posted:
Come to Z3n's wrench day next weekend. we'll get you properly fixed up. I'll bring the electrical goodies. goof-off or acetone should take care of spraycan. I think I'm outta generic mirrors, but I'll check later this week at the shop..
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Sagebrush posted:Eh, horns are easy to wire up. Honestly all you need is 12v straight from the battery, through a button, through the horn, back to ground. Unless the wiring harness is seriously destroyed I bet you can splice some new wires into whatever's left. I got my horn and fan mixed up when I did my radiator swap. *bike gets hot* BLAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Chichevache posted:I got my horn and fan mixed up when I did my radiator swap. *bike gets hot* BLAAAAAAAAAAAA Amazing. cursedshitbox posted:Come to Z3n's wrench day next weekend. we'll get you properly fixed up. I'll bring the electrical goodies. goof-off or acetone should take care of spraycan. I think I'm outta generic mirrors, but I'll check later this week at the shop.. Is this a thing? Which day? Z3n would you mind if I roll up? Have I made clear that I possess the mechanical acuity of a root vegetable?
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I am basically a shaved ape and z3n showed my how to do a valve clearance check, you're in good hands
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Hermsgervørden posted:Amazing. around 10am saturday. Got clearance before I made the last post too. You're fine, I remember you from the last one 
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Ya all is good. If anyone else wants to drop in, PM me for address. There's only room for one shitlord in my garage and that's me so please don't show up if you're incapable of rising above your nature.
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Boo, one of these days I'll get to meet up with the rest of you folks but this weekend is freaking packed. Would have been perfect, too. I left the DRZ sit for more than a week so it's running like poo poo again. I just need to get it cleaned out so I can get rid of it.
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Z3n posted:Ya all is good. If anyone else wants to drop in, PM me for address. There's only room for one shitlord in my garage and that's me so please don't show up if you're incapable of rising above your nature. I would love to come by and say hello. Don't have PMs. --- pokie fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Aug 12, 2016 |
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