FJRBluesman
Some call me... The STIG!
Another great ride was had by all. Thanks to the San Diegoites that always want an excuse to ride. Thanks to Ghostrider for setting this up, bummer you weren't there. Special thanks to Neil for taking over as our fearless leader. And kudos to Low Level FJR Pilot for doing the zumo thang. He planned the whole route for the Garminites.
Lets see, who all was there....
Neil San Diego (Neil & Janet) our fearless ride leader!
FJRBluesman (Simon)
Jordylad (John)
Low Level FJR Pilot (Dave)
pegscraper Two up with Ms NASCAR (Ed & Jacquie)
Slappy (Jerry) riding street sweeper
Malve (Michael)
His 2006 (Michael)
Hers 2006 (Judi)
While we waited at a light, Pegscraper and Ms NASCAR rolled up along side of us. We pull into the local gas station near the Starbucks and a few others roll in. We met up at about 8ish and we took off around 9am. To say it was hot is an understatement. It was really bloody hot.
The ride was abbreviated due to heat but Neil took us into his backyard for a stroll that was a lot fun with twisty turns. We took a break at Dudley's Famous Bakery before heading into Julian. We met up with His2006 & Hers 2006 at Dudley's. They were waiting for us at Highland road, when they saw us come around the bend they quickly got their gear on and the chase was on. They caught us at Dudley's. Needless to say Dudley's is quite popular with the San Diego motorcycle crowd and there was another FJR there and some other bikes there. At this point it's 100º at 10:30am or so.
We made it into Julian taking the long way around and stopped at the Rong Branch eatery. We took another break and jordylad and Bluesman were craving Mom's apple pie at that famous Julian delicacy, Mom's. The rest of the gang took off for another loop and jordylad and bluesman got out of the heat and had apple pie alamode. After the quick dessert break, jordylad and Bluesman headed for the coast for some cooler temps. We visited the Mission Santa Ysabel on the way back.
On the ride back, around noon, the hottest it got was 109º in Ramona and all the way into Escondido. That was bloody hot!!! Clipping over the 78 towards the 5 it would get progressively cooler until it was finally about 80º. The ride home from there for me wasn't too bad it was 90º in Tustin.
Had a great time meeting new people and seeing Neil and Jerry again.
Please post photos and other tid-bits. If I butchered anyone's name or mixed up people please PM me and I'll fix it.
That 2005 FJR is the best FJR, hands down!
Man, why are there so many bloody 2007's!
Neil San Diego, Slappy, pegscraper, jordylad in background, Low Level FJR Pilot, Janet in background, Malve
You'll always find jordylad with the ladies (Janet & Jacquie).
Bluesman had to pay to have his picture taken with the ladies.
First stop Dudley's Famous Bakery of San Diego, at the 78 and 79 intersection, in Santa Ysabel.
The Gang at Dudley's, 100º at about 10:30am. Note the leo in the SUV giving chase to a HD.
Met up with His 2006 and Hers 2006 at Dudley's.
Julian, at the Rong Branch eatery.
The gang at Rong Branch
jordylad and I stopped at the Santa Ysabel Mission, we were praying for cooler weather, it was about 106º here.
Lets see, who all was there....
Neil San Diego (Neil & Janet) our fearless ride leader!
FJRBluesman (Simon)
Jordylad (John)
Low Level FJR Pilot (Dave)
pegscraper Two up with Ms NASCAR (Ed & Jacquie)
Slappy (Jerry) riding street sweeper
Malve (Michael)
His 2006 (Michael)
Hers 2006 (Judi)
While we waited at a light, Pegscraper and Ms NASCAR rolled up along side of us. We pull into the local gas station near the Starbucks and a few others roll in. We met up at about 8ish and we took off around 9am. To say it was hot is an understatement. It was really bloody hot.
The ride was abbreviated due to heat but Neil took us into his backyard for a stroll that was a lot fun with twisty turns. We took a break at Dudley's Famous Bakery before heading into Julian. We met up with His2006 & Hers 2006 at Dudley's. They were waiting for us at Highland road, when they saw us come around the bend they quickly got their gear on and the chase was on. They caught us at Dudley's. Needless to say Dudley's is quite popular with the San Diego motorcycle crowd and there was another FJR there and some other bikes there. At this point it's 100º at 10:30am or so.
We made it into Julian taking the long way around and stopped at the Rong Branch eatery. We took another break and jordylad and Bluesman were craving Mom's apple pie at that famous Julian delicacy, Mom's. The rest of the gang took off for another loop and jordylad and bluesman got out of the heat and had apple pie alamode. After the quick dessert break, jordylad and Bluesman headed for the coast for some cooler temps. We visited the Mission Santa Ysabel on the way back.
On the ride back, around noon, the hottest it got was 109º in Ramona and all the way into Escondido. That was bloody hot!!! Clipping over the 78 towards the 5 it would get progressively cooler until it was finally about 80º. The ride home from there for me wasn't too bad it was 90º in Tustin.
Had a great time meeting new people and seeing Neil and Jerry again.
Please post photos and other tid-bits. If I butchered anyone's name or mixed up people please PM me and I'll fix it.
That 2005 FJR is the best FJR, hands down!
Man, why are there so many bloody 2007's!
Neil San Diego, Slappy, pegscraper, jordylad in background, Low Level FJR Pilot, Janet in background, Malve
You'll always find jordylad with the ladies (Janet & Jacquie).
Bluesman had to pay to have his picture taken with the ladies.
First stop Dudley's Famous Bakery of San Diego, at the 78 and 79 intersection, in Santa Ysabel.
The Gang at Dudley's, 100º at about 10:30am. Note the leo in the SUV giving chase to a HD.
Met up with His 2006 and Hers 2006 at Dudley's.
Julian, at the Rong Branch eatery.
The gang at Rong Branch
jordylad and I stopped at the Santa Ysabel Mission, we were praying for cooler weather, it was about 106º here.
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