2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa
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Who calls it a town?
I got stopped on the east side of 108 one day heading east, right at the far end of those serious twisties. 4-5 cars and in front were two Hawgs. They’d been there over an hour and told me they’d already asked the CHP if they could pass. Apparently a very stupid semi truck driver pulling a 40’ trailer thought he could cross the Sierras on hiway 108 and Jack knifed across the entire roadway. We waited another half hour or so and finally got to follow the very large and expensive tow truck with the semi and the accompanying CHP who I assume (and hope) was going to write very expensive ticket. You guys lucked out.
pashnit
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We were lucky indeed. We rode two miles past the stuck lowboy trailer & semi and stopped for lunch. No cars came by the entire time we were doing our lunch stop. I'm betting they were stuck there the entire time while they were figuring out how to 'unstuck' the lowboy trailer that was bottomed out.
Thankfully have not had this happen to us on the Sierra Passes.
But there are plenty of stories of truckers attempting to drive up and over the Sierra Passes. Pretty sure the success rate is zero.
pashnit
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There was a bit of a problem. We were running behind. We left our lunch spot at 3pm. And we had another 160 miles to go. Somehow we got really behind on time. Or, I had miss-judged the timing of the ride. Probably neither.
What really happened is I planned the ride day at 320 miles which is a 'Bridge Too Far'. Seemed like a cool idea at the time, but trying to ride 320 miles with a group in a day is too much. I normally plan these days at around 250 miles. We can do 300 if it's all highway and high speed which some tours are like that. Yes, a solo rider can do much more in a day, but this a group. And my penchant for back roads slows us way down.
Up and over Highway 3 - Hayfork Pass - Pure delight
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What really happened is I planned the ride day at 320 miles which is a 'Bridge Too Far'. Seemed like a cool idea at the time, but trying to ride 320 miles with a group in a day is too much. I normally plan these days at around 250 miles. We can do 300 if it's all highway and high speed which some tours are like that. Yes, a solo rider can do much more in a day, but this a group. And my penchant for back roads slows us way down.
Up and over Highway 3 - Hayfork Pass - Pure delight
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pashnit
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Rob is in Vietnam right now touring with Big Sur Motorcycle Adventure Tours We're looking forward to riding with him again & hearing about his adventures.
Sweeper Mark bringing up the rear.
Mark just put a deposit down on the new 2025 Triumph 800 Tiger- in yellow. Says he should be picking it up in a few months.
Sweeper Mark bringing up the rear.
Mark just put a deposit down on the new 2025 Triumph 800 Tiger- in yellow. Says he should be picking it up in a few months.
pashnit
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I’ve been riding around California for 40 years, he said, and I’ve never been on this road.
We were on Scott River Rd, a shortcut from Fort Jones to Highway 96. Following the contours of the Scott River, this road winds through a mountain canyon curving around the base of the Scott Mountain Range and narrows to single lane along with zero guard rails. Peek over the edge, and you quickly realize it’s a long way down into the canyon. We’ve ridden this road many times over, every time we’re in the region, it’s a personal favorite. Combine it with Quartz Valley Rd which parallels Highway 3 and you can add length, and stay off the main highway.
And… it leads to Highway 96, one of NorCal’s best-kept not-so-secret-secrets.
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