The Last Hurrah!! - A Pashnit Motorcycle Ride through California's Central Coast

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An effort to photograph the GSXR, playing with different angles can produce very different styles of photo. Difficult to tell from the pics, but it's a tiny motorcycle, and amazing that it's a 1000cc motorcycle in a such a small package.



Down low, looking up

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Later that evening, we were met by Dusty (back right) who lives in San Luis Obispo & has ridden with our groups before. He's also worked for me as my graphic artist and does incredible work! Behind the camera is Ed, who's the only Tug Boat Captian I know. He was up from LA riding on his Triumph with lady-friend Mary. Ed's also ridden with us before and we got a chance to catch up.

Good Times.

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Day 2 dawned with Yours Truly getting into the depths of my wiring to get Frank set up with an Autocom Communication system. On the tours, we bring along a self-contained AutoCom(s) that I could just hand to Frank- all it requires is power from the bike, and a few minutes to wire up the headset inside the helmet. After pulling the spare power wire (from Powerlet Products) off my Hayabusa (which powers the Hayabusa's on-board Air Compressor or any other electrical accesory), he was good to go and could converse with Tim & myself.


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Tim getting ready to ride


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We were joined by Alex who came on his Kawasaki Ninja 250.


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Blake was another rider that joined us on this day. He was on a DR400 with dual sport tires- which again reinforces my 'Pashnit Mantra' that It doesn't matter what you ride- Just come and Ride! Great bike for this region of California, which is teeming with goat trails! Blake is a student over at Cal Poly.

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Alan is another local rider from Morro Bay who rode with me back on the July 4th Pashnit Tour (another really enjoyable Pashnit Photo Thread). Alan is a Physical Therapist with a practice in nearby Morro Bay. He also came to ride for the day with the group!



Erik lives a few miles north of San Luis Obispo & came aboad his super clean Kawasaki ZZR600.

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After gathering up all the riders, it was time to do a quick safety brief, review the route together for the day, and then it was off.


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Alex and Tim on Central California's Highway 58


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Ayumi on the GSXR1000


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Frank riding up on the R1


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Alex gives his reaction to the first couple miles of the day along Central California's Highway 58.



Blake too!

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Frank riding on the Yamaha R1. Highway 58, if you're not familiar, has a terrific combination of twisty sections, long desolate straights, and two low mountain ranges it traverses. It's one of the darlings of Coastal Central California and a must ride if you are in this particular region.



Alan on his BMW K1200RS.

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Photo Tip: Maybe as another quick example of positioning of your bike in a shot, here's a look at how you can change things around to get a different effect.

This is shooting a second photo but focusing more on the bike, and less on the background.



Bob snapped a shot to reveal all my secrets on getting these shots. In order to get a particular shot, I wanted extra height, so standing on the pegs (& balancing) does the trick. I have also taken shots where I needed even more height and, carefully balancing, stood atop the seat of the bike. Don't try that at home.