2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa
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We soon realized why there was no other cars or people anywhere.
But is it suggestion closed or closed closed?
The fellas on the GS's went to go check it out. The bridge had been washed away in recent winter storms. 10 foot drop-off into the creek. Hate to backtrack, the only good thing about this is we knew there were no cops on the ride back into town to ride around the underside of the Lake Isabella.
Joshua Tree forest, or is a forest of Joshua Trees along Highway 178 - Walker Pass
Reaching the desert town of Ridgecrest for fuel & eats, lot of military stuff in this town.
They've also got a cool military museum here, but it's on the military base grounds and it's bit of a hassle to get onto the military base to visit. Maybe someday.
We have this story about Panamint Valley, of a ride we did through here about 15 years ago. One of the riders was on a Concours and saw this long straight and took off ahead of the group. I was the last guy in the group lollygagging in the back taking pictures of daises and what not. I came over a rise and saw these rocks all over the road in the distance. Rocks everywhere. Well that's odd.
As I got closer to the field of rocks all over the road, I realized that those weren't rocks, they were pieces of motorcycle. For hundreds of yards. As I reached the bike, it was in a ball. A Kawasaki Concours the size of a ball. The bike looked as though it had exploded. No one saw what happened since he was so far out front of the group and likely was doing 100+. We could only surmise the bike went into a death wobble and he lost control, thankfully the rider was completely okay with a slight limp, we learned later he had a broken ankle, very lucky. We figured the bike endo'd at 100+, end over end, and simply disintegrated at high speed. It was crazy he was okay. We gathered up all the pieces of bike, and just made a pile. The bike was nearly unrecognizable as a machine. First person to pull up behind us. Two nurses on their way to Las Vegas to gamble - we're in the middle of the desert - there's nothing out here. Second guy that pulls up is a chase vehicle for a dirt bike off-road tour group. Crazy stuff. The nurses put the rider in their vehicle and drove him back to Ridgecrest at a hospital.
Epilogue of this story, Guy recovers of course, and buys a Hayabusa to replace the Concours. Good times.
We tell that story everytime we come to Panamint Valley.
Yes, there are some very long straights out in the desert.
The road goes nearly dead staight all the way to the base of that range in the distance.
As I got closer to the field of rocks all over the road, I realized that those weren't rocks, they were pieces of motorcycle. For hundreds of yards. As I reached the bike, it was in a ball. A Kawasaki Concours the size of a ball. The bike looked as though it had exploded. No one saw what happened since he was so far out front of the group and likely was doing 100+. We could only surmise the bike went into a death wobble and he lost control, thankfully the rider was completely okay with a slight limp, we learned later he had a broken ankle, very lucky. We figured the bike endo'd at 100+, end over end, and simply disintegrated at high speed. It was crazy he was okay. We gathered up all the pieces of bike, and just made a pile. The bike was nearly unrecognizable as a machine. First person to pull up behind us. Two nurses on their way to Las Vegas to gamble - we're in the middle of the desert - there's nothing out here. Second guy that pulls up is a chase vehicle for a dirt bike off-road tour group. Crazy stuff. The nurses put the rider in their vehicle and drove him back to Ridgecrest at a hospital.
Epilogue of this story, Guy recovers of course, and buys a Hayabusa to replace the Concours. Good times.
We tell that story everytime we come to Panamint Valley.
Yes, there are some very long straights out in the desert.
The road goes nearly dead staight all the way to the base of that range in the distance.
Our Death Valley Pashnit Tour Group, great bunch of riders
With the group photo to cap our day together, it was horse to the barn, and the riders headed off to libations and ice cream.
One other problem with high speeds in the desert, getting airborne. Yes, that can happen.
If it doesn't, just go faster. About 90 will do it.
With the group photo to cap our day together, it was horse to the barn, and the riders headed off to libations and ice cream.
One other problem with high speeds in the desert, getting airborne. Yes, that can happen.
If it doesn't, just go faster. About 90 will do it.
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