2021 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa
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I had planned this ride at 215 miles originally, but when the pace is slower and the roads are single-lane twisties, that expectation of how much mileage we can cover gets scaled way back. By late in the afternoon, we call it, horse to the barn. Probably a good call. Head down into Santa Cruz and on over to Watsonville for the night.
Next day, Watsonville is near the Pacific Coast and the bikes are covered in moisture, they get wiped down with towels the hotel offers us. Nice gesture taking care of the bikers.
My seat has lights inside it, the Pashnit & Kanji glow at night. The RAM ball on the Givi Rack is where the flexible arm goes to mount the GoPro.
And what every tour guide needs, extra fuel under the top case.
The future of headlights on bikes
Stickers
Tom, you sure that fits? Anybody got a hammer?
Convincing Mark to sell his Triumphs to get a Goldwing?
I'll stick to this sexy number
My seat has lights inside it, the Pashnit & Kanji glow at night. The RAM ball on the Givi Rack is where the flexible arm goes to mount the GoPro.
And what every tour guide needs, extra fuel under the top case.
The future of headlights on bikes
Stickers
Tom, you sure that fits? Anybody got a hammer?
Convincing Mark to sell his Triumphs to get a Goldwing?
I'll stick to this sexy number
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The plan for today is to ride Highway 25 south out of Hollister. It's a very fast road. And swing back north up Highway 1 Big Sur. The tour was originally planned for Nacimiento Rd, but as mentioned earlier, it's still closed.
All the 100-mile bikes gotta top off in Tres Pinos south of Hollister. No gas (or anything) for 96 miles.
This bike will barely make that.
Highway 25 is my Buddy Mark's favorite road. It has a couple key qualities that other roads don't have.
What you see here for one. Loonnngggg straights
on the north end, all the twisties are in the middle.
And yes, it's hard to resist... well, you know.
Wide open country on Highway 25
All the 100-mile bikes gotta top off in Tres Pinos south of Hollister. No gas (or anything) for 96 miles.
This bike will barely make that.
Highway 25 is my Buddy Mark's favorite road. It has a couple key qualities that other roads don't have.
What you see here for one. Loonnngggg straights
on the north end, all the twisties are in the middle.And yes, it's hard to resist... well, you know.
Wide open country on Highway 25
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Highway 25, aka Airline Highway, is one of our favorites in the state.
Why is it called the Airline Highway?
Why is it called the Airline Highway?
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You may recognize the guys in this video of Highway 25. Tim on the Speed Triple, Mark on the Tuono. They are the same ones on my tour today. Although, the guy shooting the footage on the Concours moved to Holland.
This footage was actually my original plan: Highway 25, then the narrow goaty ride, starting at the water crossing, is Nacimiento Rd out to the Pacific Coast.
My buddy Paul made this vid of Highway 25 on a Pashnit Tour one year ago.
This footage was actually my original plan: Highway 25, then the narrow goaty ride, starting at the water crossing, is Nacimiento Rd out to the Pacific Coast.
My buddy Paul made this vid of Highway 25 on a Pashnit Tour one year ago.
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Which reaches Peachtree Indian Valley Rd, a ranch road that's super remote, we saw one other vehicle in 50 miles of riding.
Mid-morning, starting to get hot out. Time to make a beeline for the ocean.
I think Luc was attempting to tell jokes again.
Mid-morning, starting to get hot out. Time to make a beeline for the ocean.
I think Luc was attempting to tell jokes again.
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The goal is to get to San Miguel where they have fuel so we can fuel up the bikes, It's also home of the San Miguel Mission. I've brought a lot of groups here through the years. There are a lot of California Missions, 21 of them, and they are all an interesting slice of local history.
We had to skip this today, it's way too hot to hang out. But if you're ever in the area, do stop, it's right along the 101 Freeway.
They still hold church services here every Sunday. Since 1797.
In 2003, the mission closed after an earthquake, the largest in 50 years. The church split in half and broke right down the middle on either end. You have to remember all these missions are made out of bricks of mud mixed with straw. Not exactly earthquake proof. So rebar was inserted into the walls to strengthen the walls, plus adhering to the rule with historic buildings, the earthquake-retrofit has to be completely unseen. Six years later in 2009, it reopened, and they're still holding services here to this day.
You can see the retrofit in this shot where they repaired the walls after the building split in half & was pulled back together.
This building doesn't have any windows along the sides, so the patrons of the church painted on curtains to the walls, the murals are original to the 1797 building. Even the railings were painted on to represent a second story.
We had to skip this today, it's way too hot to hang out. But if you're ever in the area, do stop, it's right along the 101 Freeway.
They still hold church services here every Sunday. Since 1797.
In 2003, the mission closed after an earthquake, the largest in 50 years. The church split in half and broke right down the middle on either end. You have to remember all these missions are made out of bricks of mud mixed with straw. Not exactly earthquake proof. So rebar was inserted into the walls to strengthen the walls, plus adhering to the rule with historic buildings, the earthquake-retrofit has to be completely unseen. Six years later in 2009, it reopened, and they're still holding services here to this day.
You can see the retrofit in this shot where they repaired the walls after the building split in half & was pulled back together.
This building doesn't have any windows along the sides, so the patrons of the church painted on curtains to the walls, the murals are original to the 1797 building. Even the railings were painted on to represent a second story.
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We did finally reach the ocean, but coastal fog obscured any distance views. At least it was nice and cool in Cambria.
30 minutes for a table for our big group of 14 gives us a chance to hang out along the ocean
Lettuce sandwich perhaps?
30 minutes for a table for our big group of 14 gives us a chance to hang out along the ocean
Lettuce sandwich perhaps?
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