2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa
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If I had to vote I’d vote the Sonora, then Ebbetts then Monitor as the three best Sierra passes. To me, the Monitor seems like an extension of Ebbetts pass hiway 4, not like it’s an actual mountain pass by itself. The Tioga would be 4th as it’s not very twisty. Then there’s the much frequented Carson, Kyburz and the Donner. Those are my order of best to last.
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A day before the Coast Range Pashnit Tour, I emailed the 16 tour participants & asked them to arrive early to the meet spot on account of the inland heat. Let’s get an early start, be there 6:30am, we’ll be on the road by around 7ish (we normally head out at 8) and gain almost an hour in the cooler morning temps, then ride out to the ocean by mid-afternoon. It's summer in California. Inland temps predicted to be 110. It’s July.
Those that ride with me know I’m a stickler for being on time. Maybe it's a military thing or the memory of my dad, he was never late for anything. We want to leave precisely at the designated set time. Then, we want to arrive precisely at a preset time at our destination after riding all day. The 16 other riders on this tour roused themselves early from peaceful slumbers, dutifully complied and arrived at the meet spot in Napa all precisely on time at 6:30am.
Guess who slept in?! The guy who told them to be there early. The worst feeling, like I was late for my final exam and my whole grade depended on the final. Nuts. Zip out to the bike already packed up and ready to go, pull on the leathers, fire up the Hayabusa and on the road after a quick text – I’ll be there, I’m on the way. Got there at 7, just when I said I wanted to leave. After the Ride of Shame, and getting a hard time from every biker there, I deserved it, we were on the road headed up the super twisty Highway 121 to 128 to 175, on to Ukiah to Be Bobs Diner. The plan was for ice cream.
The Ride of Shame. Everyone was there.
Randy was a good sport about my lateness. Xavier chided me all day.
Due to the heat, I changed the entire route at the last minute and the new plan is to ride straight out to the ocean by early afternoon from our start point in Napa.
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Highway 175 - Hopland Grade
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I know a cool place we can check out.
Taking the group to a remote beach I 'discovered' a few months back.
And yes, this is a big group of bikes. Good stuff!
If you're paying attention, I swapped back to the Sport-Touring Zero Gravity windscreen.
I think in the end, I like this one best for the type of riding we do.
Taking the group to a remote beach I 'discovered' a few months back.
And yes, this is a big group of bikes. Good stuff!
If you're paying attention, I swapped back to the Sport-Touring Zero Gravity windscreen.
I think in the end, I like this one best for the type of riding we do.
Walked out to Manchester State Beach, never know what you'll get when you get out to the coast, It could be super foggy, or blue skies. It's different every time. There's a lighthouse just down the beach, but we can't see it in the fog.
Headed for nearly 110 inland, it's 70 here. During our summers, all these tours head for the ocean in July & August.
Headed for nearly 110 inland, it's 70 here. During our summers, all these tours head for the ocean in July & August.
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