Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Over a mountain and on to the Junction!

Went on a killer little moto-adventure with Matt Wilson on the dual sports. Matt rode his AZ plated Honda CRF 450 and I rode my DRZ400s. This was a true dual sport adventure- we jammed up Main Street Chula Vista, behind Cricket Amphitheater, onto the dirt and up to Otay Mountain. A little bit of a covert, lean the bikes under a locked gate and we were jamming over the mountain. 

Basic overview of our trip. Follow the yellow pin markers and you can see how far we went. The pins mark the return route, on the way there we crossed mountains on dirt roads. Saw a big old black snake jam across the road too- rad.

It was fun to be back on the dirt again and in about twenty miles we were cruising down onto Old Highway 94 and back onto the pavement for a little road riding to Barret Junction. A couple of plates of fish and chips, an order of hush puppies and two cold mugs of beer later we were primed to head back home. We took a different route this time, looped around Otay Lake and then Matt showed me his short cut across the backside of the lake, across some beautiful rolling hills and back onto Main Street. We ended up riding close to eighty miles- what a great way to end a week of work!

The Barrett Junction Cafe... cold beer, good food... great hush puppies!

Monday, May 7, 2012

It's very dangerous... it's very fun.

I'm all over the place now on my new-to-me Triumph Bonneville. I blast up and down the beach, ramble all over downtown San Diego and have even crossed the Coronado Bridge a couple of times. The thing gets close to forty miles per gallon so for eight or ten bucks, I can cruise for a few hours. Here's a couple more shots of my new girlfriend: 

2007 Standard Triumph Bonneville, $4700, 12k miles on the odometer- one smooth runner!
This is where it's at- the open road! I'm just learning about riding curvy roads, taking it slow and being as careful as possible. Fun stuff.