Re: Introductions - Introduce yourself here...

[matthewp]

Originally Posted by geno

Hi there Mathew....... Fellow Desert Rat.... Are you in
the US Army at Ft. Irwin? What kind of Bike do you ride?

Hey Geno. Yes, I'm at Fort Irwin. I ride a 2006 Hayabusa, but it's set up for touring with hard bags, etc. rather than trying to go ridiculously fast.

[deanz]

Originally Posted by gordonm

Yo!
My name's Matthew and I'm a sport tour rider. I'm planning a 2 week ride centering around the moto GP race in Monterey on July 4. I'm going to ride up the CA coast the week b/f, be at Laguna for the race week-end, the take another week to get home in Lake Havasu AZ. Any suggestions? ie... race weekend camping vs. hotel, places highways to see b/f and after. I'm going to be living on my bike for 2 weeks, and I've never done anything like that before. I hope I can handel it!
ride on!

Hey Matthew,
This is my favorite, just So. of Monterey http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/CarmelValleyRd.htm then So. on 101 to:http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Hwy...htm#nacimiento
to Hwy 1 and North back to Monterey.

Have Fun and Safe!

[kelly_b]

Hi to all!
My name is Kelly and me and my partner richard are coming over to San francisco on 06 of June from the UK. We are hiring a BMW R1200RT for 17 days.

We are looking to plan a route that will take in CA, Oregan,Idaho, Montan, Utah then back to CA to do the Big sur (wild fires permitting!). I will be the only rider and although I would like to go further south to take in Arizona I am worried about exposure to the sun. Am I right to be worried??

The above plan is flexible and I would be very grateful of any suggestions as to whether you think this is do-able and what routes might be good? We are going to be staying in Motels and travelling light.

I look forward to your responces

[stephenwc]

Originally Posted by kelly_b

Hi to all!
My name is Kelly and me and my partner richard are coming over to San francisco on 06 of June from the UK. We are hiring a BMW R1200RT for 17 days.

We are looking to plan a route that will take in CA, Oregan,Idaho, Montan, Utah then back to CA to do the Big sur (wild fires permitting!). I will be the only rider and although I would like to go further south to take in Arizona I am worried about exposure to the sun. Am I right to be worried??

The above plan is flexible and I would be very grateful of any suggestions as to whether you think this is do-able and what routes might be good? We are going to be staying in Motels and travelling light.

I look forward to your responces

Hi Kelly

We did a similar trip last September.

Your best bet is to post a request for help in the 'Travel Advice & Ride Routing' thread as not many people get to see this introductions thread.

Where are you in England?

Stephen

[Dirty Larry]

Hello everyone from Dirty Larry. I started riding again in 2003 after a 35 year lay off. I have a 2003 VTX1300S and a 2000 Valkyrie. Loving it, and looking foward to talking with you all.

Dirty Larry

PS I have been stuck with "Dirty Larry" ever since Eastwood came out with the Dirty Harry movies.

[TomSS]

Hey timmyd
You have a condition that is called, "you're not broken, so don't try to fix it". This is obviously a chronic condition. Recommendation, take an apsirin daily in order to maintain the hosting organism.
TomSS

[BMWfireguy]

Hi everyone, my name is Dave, I'm a firefighter in California and I ride a BMW R1200RT. My wife Elizabeth rides with me also. Just got the bike last Sept. Before that I had a street bike about 25 years ago. Have had dirt bikes when young and in high school. Got dirt bikes again about 10 years ago to ride with my kids. I love my BMW. I use it a lot to do errands around town.Makes doing errands fun! Only been on two long trip so far, had a blast. Want to ride up Hwy 1 to Monterey real soon.

[chuck807]

Hey everyone... my name is Chuck (aka Rev Chuck). I have a Honda Goldwing GL1500 and a Suzuki Burgman 650. I live in the Los Angeles area. We do frequent touring trips on Sundays (300+ miles) and ocassional overnighters. Anyone interested in joining us, shoot me an email! Some of our rides include Sherman Pass / Kennedy Meadows, Morro Bay, Ebbets Pass, Sonora Pass, Julian, Lake Isabella, etc.

[alan h gwin]

Originally Posted by TheJaybird

Hello fellow adventurers.
I just got my first Harley about two weeks ago as a bit of a compromise with my wife (she fears me on a "crotch rocket") and wow, what a fun scoot it's turning out to be. Very very different from my last bike which was a Ducati Monster (RIP). Anyway, I was a fan of this site 5 yrs ago when I had said Monster and now, on my cruiser I can actually partake in this wonderful activity rather than living vicariously through you folks.

Name's Jay, I'm 35 and I'm in search of Californias best slice of pie and will take pictures of the journey. Anyone have suggestions? I'm riding out of Woodland, CA.

This is my new ride. I love her.

Julian Ca. (small town N.E. of San Diego) has some great homemade pie shops, and all the roads leading there are twisty goodness. If you havent been there, better bust out the maps.

[redbeemer]

Hi all.My name is Allan,I'm 57 and I've been around motorcycles all my life.I live in beautiful Sonoma County,with some of the best riding around.
I rode dirt for most of my life and got the craziness out of my system,on a 1975 Kawasaki KX400.Most of Dad's friends rode BMWs, so for most of my life that was what I wanted. Well, at the beginnig of this year I realized a dream....I purchased a beautiful red 2002 BMW R1150 RT,with only 15,000 miles on it. Everything I wanted in a very dependable and stylish motorcycle.
I got it for my short commute and small day trips, with/without the wife and for running errands around town.Down the road we'll go for some weekend rides.It's a truly incredible machine and I'll have it 'till I die!
Hope to see you all out on the road...