45 Days on a Gen3 Hayabusa - 2023 Pashnit Touring
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Dropping back into the Sierra Nevada Foothill regions through 1853 French Corral
Pleasant Valley Rd - single lane dropping into the canyon
Pleasant Valley Rd - single lane dropping into the canyon
Stopping by the longest single span covered bridge west of the Mississippi River along Pleasant Valley Rd. We stopped here a few months back earlier in the ride season with a group.
Climbing out of the canyon on Pleasant Valley Rd
Spillway at Lake Wildwood - kinda cool when it's overflowing
Climbing out of the canyon on Pleasant Valley Rd
Spillway at Lake Wildwood - kinda cool when it's overflowing
I rolled into Auburn and took a wrong turn and rolled right up on these.
The Statues of Ken Fox – Auburn, California
Ken Fox was a local dentist who built these massive concrete statues in front of his dental practice. Everyone local seems to know about them, I had no idea. Still very cool, and massive! Controversial at first, the local school even re-routed the bus routes so the kids wouldn't see 40-ft statues of naked ladies. The small foothill town warmed up to the statues over time and they've become part of the lore of the town. Auburn even later commissioned Dr Fox to create a huge gold miner statue for the town that's come to symbolize the town's history and is the first thing you see when you roll into Auburn which is right outside Sacramento.
Just one tour left in our ride season!
The Statues of Ken Fox – Auburn, California
Ken Fox was a local dentist who built these massive concrete statues in front of his dental practice. Everyone local seems to know about them, I had no idea. Still very cool, and massive! Controversial at first, the local school even re-routed the bus routes so the kids wouldn't see 40-ft statues of naked ladies. The small foothill town warmed up to the statues over time and they've become part of the lore of the town. Auburn even later commissioned Dr Fox to create a huge gold miner statue for the town that's come to symbolize the town's history and is the first thing you see when you roll into Auburn which is right outside Sacramento.
Just one tour left in our ride season!
Yeah, that’s why I never made it in Hollywood. They always like to film in the early morning light.
Appreciate the insight. I’ve been seriously considering putting my gen2 back to stock and reading it in on a used gen3, so I appreciate your feedback.
The dealer near me has a grey one for $15.9
Last tour of the season - Yosemite
We used to ride through Yosemite Valley three times per season back in the early days of Pashnit Motorcycle Tours (15+ years ago). Yet we haven't been there in 7 years. It's been awhile. So little wonder we had a big group of 17 riders sign up for this new tour. All veteran Pashnit Tour Alumni riders, all familiar faces which changes the dynamics of our ride as everyone knows each other, and they've ridden together before.
It's now October and getting late in our ride season (shorter days too means less light) as we come to the end of our tour season. Tours like this become more of a reunion than a repeating question of 'what was your name again?' Yosemite NP is a special place to have in our backyard & no matter how many times you've been here, it's always a fantastic place to visit.
Our meet spot was right outside the park in Mariposa which is a few hours from me. That meant getting off work and then riding down to meet the group the night before the tour. It also meant night riding which I don't do anymore, or try not to do. Too many critters.
Stopping at the mid-point. The Clearwater Lights are awesome, but there is zero light out here in the Sierra Foothills & super twisty mountain roads at night is easy-does-it.
Yup, critters. This was actually in the parking lot of the hotel in Oakhurst when I arrived. The parking lot!
We used to ride through Yosemite Valley three times per season back in the early days of Pashnit Motorcycle Tours (15+ years ago). Yet we haven't been there in 7 years. It's been awhile. So little wonder we had a big group of 17 riders sign up for this new tour. All veteran Pashnit Tour Alumni riders, all familiar faces which changes the dynamics of our ride as everyone knows each other, and they've ridden together before.
It's now October and getting late in our ride season (shorter days too means less light) as we come to the end of our tour season. Tours like this become more of a reunion than a repeating question of 'what was your name again?' Yosemite NP is a special place to have in our backyard & no matter how many times you've been here, it's always a fantastic place to visit.
Our meet spot was right outside the park in Mariposa which is a few hours from me. That meant getting off work and then riding down to meet the group the night before the tour. It also meant night riding which I don't do anymore, or try not to do. Too many critters.
Stopping at the mid-point. The Clearwater Lights are awesome, but there is zero light out here in the Sierra Foothills & super twisty mountain roads at night is easy-does-it.
Yup, critters. This was actually in the parking lot of the hotel in Oakhurst when I arrived. The parking lot!
Hana is back from Canada. She left her bike in Sacramento from the previous Mystery Tour & flew back to Vancouver two weeks ago. 12 days later there's another tour and she flies back from Vancouver, gets her bike and re-joins the tour group.
Safety meeting over & let's ride
Oakhurst is right outside Yosemite NP and we can be inside the park boundary in a short distance headed up to 7000+ feet.
The plan is to ride direct to Glacier Point at 7200 ft.
Glacier Point has been closed for a year or so while they rehabbed the site, plus all the pavement on Glacier Point Rd is brand new. Nice.
The plan is to ride direct to Glacier Point at 7200 ft.
Glacier Point has been closed for a year or so while they rehabbed the site, plus all the pavement on Glacier Point Rd is brand new. Nice.
Always something happening here, like brides in their wedding dresses in the parking lot, Totally normal. 
This is Glacier Point in Yosemite NP. The valley is 4000 feet below us.
If you know anything about Yosemite NP, there are huge waterfalls everywhere.
This is Glacier Point in Yosemite NP. The valley is 4000 feet below us.
If you know anything about Yosemite NP, there are huge waterfalls everywhere.
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