Central Coast Romp II

Carrying on the ride report thread that TwoWheelNut started (you must see his pics from 33!), I decided to create another thread as I loaded up that first thread with so many pics of 49 and such that it takes forever to load. I figured adding more would just make it unreadable. If you have dial up, broadband is worth it

We are carrying on from this thread: Central Coast Romp

Leaving the parking lot at Harris Ranch was funny. The road seemed wide open and all the bikes and cages decided to leave at once. None of the cagers thought we wanted to stick together.



We got it worked out as soon as we crossed over I-5. We got into formation on 198 as we headed to the hills.



Our gracious hosts were riding behind us (hello TC and Eve!)



The sky was a bit overcast, but it certainly was good riding weather with dry roads and very little wind. Our group was in good formation as we entered the twisties. 198 was a lot of fun as most of the road was made before humans started levelling off hills to make flat roads. Therefore, we had turns that changed attitude and some nice whooptees.



The twisty stuff started with high speed sweepers in very pleasant terrain.



There is some evidence that legal passing took place.



It's getting time to break out of formation flying and assume the single file romp.



The road was in excellent condition, and the scenery was nice too





Everything seemed to be going well until this semi truck started passing some of our group. :haha:



more to follow

standby

198 is a fun road...now is the time to ride out here. If anyone is planning a trip to California for riding, remember: April and May. TC gliding through a turn on 198.



As we climbed in altitude, the view started getting a bit shorter for the clouds, but there was hope that it would clear for us with the sun obviously ready to break through.



Atop a hill, we stopped. I don't know why. I guess we liked each other so much we wanted to reflect on our ride. 198 was about to get more technical from here.



There were a lot of blue bikes. I heard the question, "Why are they all blue?" several times.



But they weren't all blue.



From 198 we went North on 25 to Hollister. As they say in CalMex - Mucho fun dude.

There were a bunch of bikes chasing me and they seemed to be just as fast as me!



We took another break close to this bull.

Then we took another break.



The scenery was nice for this break



There were bikes parked here



and there



I stole the camera on this break



Then Sherri got it back



and we headed to the coast from Hollister to Monterey/Carmel to take the Cabrillo Highway (CA-1) South to Morro Bay for a meal. At this point, some riders went home. It was nice meeting you Jerry, Lisa and Robert!

For those that don't know, California Highway 1 is called various things. Cabrillo Highway here, Pacific Coast Highway there, but it's always called CA-1. Is it worth riding? Yes. It adds to all the other great experiences of life.



There are some things to be careful of. Sometimes there are mud slides that leave dirt until the next rain, sometimes the rain leaves stuff in turns for us to be careful of.



There are open fields



Densely wooded forests



and all with the Pacific Ocean at your side



mtfs

This is perhaps in my top 5 favorite pics of the trip:



Rudy, TC and TWN in front. Soon the pics stopped as I decided to ride too fast to make photos very easy



Then the three bikes of the break away pac took a break and waited for the rest of the group, who apparently decided to take a break before we did...so we waited 5 hours. okay...20 minutes.



Where we took this break was near an old ranchhouse.



A ranch house on the coast...here's their coast:



Here's their hill



Here's the hotel across the street



Here are their clouds



mtfs

A few miles South, we approach Morro Bay.



There was a paraglider there to welcome us



Nice view these people have!



We had a dinner with the remaining riders. TWN and TCFJR split for home, so it was a meal with TC, Eve, Ovale, Joyfulgirl, George (khuna?) and his wife Jan joined us. George and Jan live in Morro Bay. sigh.

After dinner we road 12 miles South to Pismo beach. Hey Bugs Bunny! Here's Pismo!!!



More to follow once I get the ride home uploaded...

I love YOUR ride reports!

Beautiful photography. Ain't motorcycling fun?

I love YOUR ride reports!
Beautiful photography. Ain't motorcycling fun?

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Just ain't it though? I have a grin that starts at one end of my heart and goes all the way to the other side...this grin is a deep, meaningful grin