Santa Monica Mountains today

[Chuck in Indiana]

Chuck:  bevies of beauties on your birthday and delicious curves for your bike...you are one righteous dude, in all the meanings of the phrase! 

  Thankya Chris.. Thankya.

[Motormike]

Hard to believe I was just out there (Huntington Beach) for Christmas with family.  It was actually a bit cool on the coast  the week leading up to the holidays, lows every morning around 48 and highs only in the low 60's.  I see it warmed right up as soon as I flew out.  The wife had never been to Malibu, so we took the rented cage up PCH and had lunch at Neptune's Net...a few bikes were out.  Now I'm back home in Tennessee and it's a balmy 30 degrees out. Ugh! Too bad it costs so much to live in California.  I saw so many Teslas driving around I started calling them "California golf carts!" 

[Chuck in Indiana]

The  Palos Verdes area when I was out there in the 60's was mostly strawberry fields and when they started building houses up there you could buy a nice one w/ocean view for under $30K.

If we had only known!!! (Of course wealth didn't mean much to me in those days, figured if I survived long enough there would me time for that.)
:-)

Yeah, I used to know a guy (RIP) that flew out of San Diego. He had a one of a kind Phillips biplane, King air and a helicopter, so probably was doing ok.  He said he bought some worthless desert right after the war, and sold it over and over..

[Chuck in Indiana]

Hard to believe I was just out there (Huntington Beach) for Christmas with family.  It was actually a bit cool on the coast  the week leading up to the holidays, lows every morning around 48 and highs only in the low 60's.  I see it warmed right up as soon as I flew out.  The wife had never been to Malibu, so we took the rented cage up PCH and had lunch at Neptune's Net...a few bikes were out.  Now I'm back home in Tennessee and it's a balmy 30 degrees out. Ugh! Too bad it costs so much to live in California.  I saw so many Teslas driving around I started calling them "California golf carts!"

Small world.  I had lunch at Neptunes net today.  Yesterday, I saw a Tesla work van. (!)

[Chuck in Indiana]

Last ride in the hills today. There'll probably be a lot of traffic on Mulholland, so avoided it.
Oh, bother..
2018-01-01_01-04-47 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

2018-01-01_01-05-36 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
A couple of Winters ago, Scud came up from Sandy Eggo, and Rox came in from east LA, and I led a spine raid through the hills. Finished up with Tuna canyon .. 
2018-01-01_01-06-20 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
One way, no worries about some BDC in your lane. It was good for me.  Pretty seriously downhill to the ocean, though. the last time, Rox boiled the brake fluid in his LeMan's rear brake
<sigh> I guess all good things must come to an end. I understand it's -11F back home.
Edit:
Oh, btw.. this was a shake down run for more parts bike stuff I've installed in the last couple of days. New instrument cluster, OEM clutch cable, lever and perch, and misc OEM hardware.
LAKevin.. you rock! :) Thanks again.

[L.A.kevin]

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Oh, btw.. this was a shake down run for more parts bike stuff I've installed in the last couple of days. New instrument cluster, OEM clutch cable, lever and perch, and misc OEM hardware.
LAKevin.. you rock! :) Thanks again.

No prob man. Hope to see you next time you roll in.

[kirkemon]

I rode up about 1:30 on the 23rd and the bastards had closed.  I was starving, had not eaten all day.

I ride down to La Cabanita in Montorse, the mole is the bomb, the other choice would be Wrightwood.

I went on my annual New Year's Day Drive (not ride) diving a Caterham 7 We met up at Trancas Market north of Kanan and drove all the usual roads. Nice weather, only saw the man once.

[Chuck in Indiana]

I ride down to La Cabanita in Montorse, the mole is the bomb, the other choice would be Wrightwood.

I went on my annual New Year's Day Drive (not ride) diving a Caterham 7 We met up at Trancas Market north of Kanan and drove all the usual roads. Nice weather, only saw the man once.

There were a lot of car clubs out in the hills. While they aren't really rolling roadblocks like we've all seen.. I stayed on the more obscure roads and had a good time.

[Scud]

Oh - you're headed home?  Was gonna suggest you come ride a V11 or ST3 next weekend. Next time.

Tuna Canyon was good fun - one lane, one way, steep (down), and twisty.

[Socalrob]

Yeah, I used to know a guy (RIP) that flew out of San Diego. He had a one of a kind Phillips biplane, King air and a helicopter, so probably was doing ok.  He said he bought some worthless desert right after the war, and sold it over and over..

It was sure a pretty day today.  Unfortunately I am back at work.  Spent all day Monday at Disneyland with the family (hint from a local, but never repeat it, New Years Day is about the least busy day at Disneyland the entire year).

Hope to catch you on a return trip.  Angeles Crest is the nicest ride I have seen in a long time right now.  Newer and very clean pavement.

[Chuck in Indiana]

A little brisk when we stepped out of the terminal building last night.. 
Just the same, no matter how humble, it's good to be home. I *like* the 4 seasons for whatever reason. There were ice crystals in the air shining like diamonds.
Oh, yeah.. it's quiet. I should mention that, too. Don't get me wrong.. it was cosmic to be able to ride my scooter in the mountains for three weeks in the middle of Winter, but I'm a Midwesterner at heart.

[LowRyter]

I think it's much easier to be a "midwesterner" when you can spend a few weeks on the coast when the midwest is frozen.   

[PJPR01]

Great pics and fun Chuck!  Looks like a good time.

I always chuckled at the term Midwest and how far it "extends" eastwards.

Seems that when the distance from Indianapolis to San Francisco is 2300 miles and from Indianapolis to New York is only 700 miles...shouldn't that put folks in Indiana as Mideast rather than Midwest?

:)

[Tom]

Flat-landers.  What do you expect.     

[Chuck in Indiana]

Great pics and fun Chuck!  Looks like a good time.

I always chuckled at the term Midwest and how far it "extends" eastwards.

Seems that when the distance from Indianapolis to San Francisco is 2300 miles and from Indianapolis to New York is only 700 miles...shouldn't that put folks in Indiana as Mideast rather than Midwest?

:)

Uh, not too long ago, Indiana *was* the West.. 
ps: This morning my weather station says it's -10F with a wind chill of -20. (!) Sure glad I don't have to get out and milk the cows like I did when I was a kid..

[Chuck in Indiana]

I think it's much easier to be a "midwesterner" when you can spend a few weeks on the coast when the midwest is frozen.   

True, John.. I used to get the motorcycle Jones pretty badly by February and went to Camp Carlo at bike week just to ride my scooter. With a nice mid winter break.. not so much.

[LowRyter]

True, John.. I used to get the motorcycle Jones pretty badly by February and went to Camp Carlo at bike week just to ride my scooter. With a nice mid winter break.. not so much.

geeess..... given a choice of riding in Fla Bikeweek and the California Canyons, ahhhh about  50-50 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Uhh, there's a reason I've never been back to bikeweek..

[twowings]

I went...once...the infield at the track was much safer than in town...

[LowRyter]

I'd definitely go back to Daytona if they brought back the REAL "200". 

If I were putting it together I'd invite everyone on a Superbike, the US, Britain and the World.  I would think those Real Road Racers (Isle of Man types) would be interested since that do tire change pit stops.   I'll bet Rea and Marquez would do it on a dare.

You have to go back to the era of Mladdin and Spies when it was a professional race.