spring creeps in...
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OK, it's happening. Licensed, insured, honed up, and ready to ride! And as is tradition, that always involves a couple hours sorting out the brakes and chain.
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I think I mentioned that last fall I swathed the chain in Bellray grease. worked a treat - not a hint of rust after a season outdoors under a cover...
now if it would just stop raining!
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I think I mentioned that last fall I swathed the chain in Bellray grease. worked a treat - not a hint of rust after a season outdoors under a cover...
now if it would just stop raining!
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I workee hard today too ... spring is nearly over and Summer is just around the corner 😄
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What did you observe?
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What's not to Licke?
T'was just 50yrs ago, the plane I was in rumbled down.
A nasal voice twanged "On our left ... San Nazayy".
On my side, the hills, the landmark observatory.
In @BigOne-94-14 pics was expecting to observe
half a century later,
anthills of little white dwellings creeping up the slopes.
Place seems spared for now.
T'was just 50yrs ago, the plane I was in rumbled down.
A nasal voice twanged "On our left ... San Nazayy".
On my side, the hills, the landmark observatory.
In @BigOne-94-14 pics was expecting to observe
half a century later,
anthills of little white dwellings creeping up the slopes.
Place seems spared for now.
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There's pretty strict zoning regulations preventing San Jose from sprawling into the hills. It's really wonderful. We've ridden that road together. It's good to know it will continue to be relatively unspoiled.
Plus the natural barrier of that wonderful twisty road keeps most people away 🤩
However they are refurbishing a hotel that's about halfway up the mountain. It fell out of use decades ago, but used to be essential when the climb took 6 hours (!) by horse and cart.
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Even in the People's Republic of Calinfernia zoning laws aren't forever.
Half a century later hoi polloi hasn't yet encroached the hills, good policing.
Spring and fall fragrance of pine, sage and thyme still there?
Only really enjoyed on a motorcycle.
Brutes sweating in spandex on pedal bikes
or hipsters slumped in a convertible with heated seat and wheel often miss it.
At the ungodly hour of 14H I'd rather sit on the outdoor terrace sipping a postprandial coffee.A blast from the Santa Ysabel past said:
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There's definitely oversupply of spandex in the summer.
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On the way up, yes it was miserable. But it cleared up on the other side 😃
And you got to experience the efficiency of lane splitting 🤩
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By the way, I still have some video of that trip. I should publish it in a sharable size ...
In Houston it's been in the 80s F this week. Home A/C is on.SPRING FINALLY HERE- TORONTO CANADA
I got it out this evening for the first time, since winter is over. Went for a short spin and stopped over for a smoke break & a quad espresso @ Starbucks.
So the Ducatis left you a space?
They are just dumb ass riders
no purpose in life - Just ride up and down the same avenue on 2nd or 3rd gear and make more noise than their bike travel.By the way @Bevo what is a Super Moderator, is it like a Senior position
Pretty sure Super Moderator = Moderator = you ain't gettin' paid but you're Super.
Ducati translated to English means "straight to Starbucks and back home again"
Ahh I see, thanks,
Well I did go for a nice 40 km ride up a long smooth stretch of road and touched 160 km/hr to get a feel of it again,
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