45 Days on a Gen3 Hayabusa - 2023 Pashnit Touring

[pashnit]

Bitterwater Rd is a remote ride in San Luis Obispo County through a region of rolling hills. We're only about 50 miles from the ocean, so technically this is still the Coast Range. This extreme green is not normal and varies by year. Other seasons it's been dry and already turning golden brown this time of year. With our crazy winter, we were amazed at how green it all was and how much standing water there was still.

 

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Standing water where there is never water, note the fence across this cow pasture

 

[pashnit]

This bike looks so good!

 

[pashnit]

Stragglers waiting for me at the end - we had to ride through a lot of standing water just up ahead.

Plus, the rear tire on the Ducati was holding air which was great.

 

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If you know anything about early-80s tractors, this old Steiger sitting in a field is always intriguing to me.

 

[pashnit]

Awesome day of riding, everybody made it back okay

Our room is inside the old water tower.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Green grass is (so) much nicer. Too bad it’s not green year round. We ran into water on several sections of 120 east of 395 as we came out of Nevada a couple months ago. There were several areas where gravel and silt remained from the water runoff. Can sure be tricky if you’re not paying attention.

 

[sixpack577]

You stud...

I'm on track for +/- 4k this year, which I feel pretty good about.

I just did a group ride for the first time in forever. Super fun on the social end. Lots of great conversation. But I had forgotten about the flow of a large group. Sometimes I was with a fast group, then a slow group. Traffic signals might seperate us. Any advice regarding group ride etiquette?


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Yes...don't ride with Harleys...
lmao

 

[LC4CARL]

Yes...don't ride with Harleys...
lmao

One problem was that I could not hear my bike at intersections and had to glance at the tach as I pulled away...

 

[jellyrug]

Correct. When i got it, it had a ~1000 miles on it. It'll be 13,000 by next weekend.

Tim, have to come for a ride with you one day, my son lives in Morro Bay. Problem is I am on the East Coast, right across the continent from you.

Was the Gen3 upgrade worth it for you, totally satisfied with the bike?

 

[pashnit]

Tim, have to come for a ride with you one day, my son lives in Morro Bay. Problem is I am on the East Coast, right across the continent from you.

Was the Gen3 upgrade worth it for you, totally satisfied with the bike?

Love the new bike. Finally, got the Hot Start Issue sorted out, now to address the master cylinder issue likely once my tour season ends in November.

Plus, this is the one place I can post a zillion pictures of the same motorcycle, and that's not weird or anything.

 

[pashnit]

A few years ago, 2013 actually, I called my ride buddy Mark & said I’ve got this new idea for a motorcycle tour and I need to pre-run the route. Want to come along?

He didn’t hesitate. Here's my idea. Let’s ride all the mountain peaks that surround the San Francisco Bay Area. Riders call them the Three Sisters: Mount Hamilton, Mount Diablo, and Mount Tamalpais.

Pre-running the Three Sisters Tour in 2013, a decade ago. Seems like yesterday.

<Time warp sounds to 2013>

 

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Mount Diablo

Morgan Territory Rd

Mark n his Tiger

 

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Second sister of the day, Mount Hamilton

 

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Atop Mount Hamilton is Lick Observatory

Planning the next ride while on a ride. (I rode my second Iron Butt Ride, 1687 miles in 36 hours, a few months later)

We ran into a Pashnit Tour Alumni hanging out on the side of the road and he joined us for lunch. Strange coincidence.

 

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We headed for Mount Tamalpais & Bolinas Ridge next, the Third Sister of the day

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[pashnit]

I do miss this bike. My second Hayabusa. It was set up perfect.

<cue the Back to present day time warp music>

Wait, wait! Too far into the future when my blue 2034 Hayabusa is released after 10 years of bold new colors.

Get us back to 2024!