Santa Monica Mountains today

[Chuck in Indiana]

Blame Dusty.. he said we need pitcures..
Iassume because of the firesto the north, they look like the smokeys today.
2017-12-25_03-43-16 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
 
Spent a half hour of so just soaking up the sun and shooting the uhh bull with a PR (I think) kid. Nice guy..
2017-12-25_03-42-51 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
Just another mountain road picture..
2017-12-25_03-44-21 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
The oean looked strange.. almost like it was photoshopped, so stopped for a picture.
2017-12-25_03-24-16 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
Just another day in paradise. 

[oldbike54]

 Yep , all my fault 

 Thanks Chuckie , and the Ocean shot does look surreal , very flat .

 Dusty

[twowings]

A Public Relations kid??

[kidsmoke]

don't want you feel homesick. It was 8 degrees flyover country this mornin'. eat your heart out.

nice photos.

[Chuck in Indiana]

A Public Relations kid??

Puerto Rican,  I think.. SoCal is *the * melting pot of ethnicity. At the overlook to the Snake, though, everyone speaks the same language. 

[Tom]

Moto speak???  Any sliding bikes go by?? 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Moto speak???  Any sliding bikes go by?? 

There were some squids doing wheelies. .just a matter of time.   

[Motormike]

Nice MZ.  I had an MZ Baghira 660 for several years.  Fun bike, but it was getting hard to find parts for it.  Sold it to a rider from Germany that had relocated to the states.  He was the person I ever met that knew what it was!

[kirkemon]

I'll be out there for the New Year's Day drive. Look for a yellow Caterham 7 with a smiling driver!

[Chuck in Indiana]

Nice MZ.  I had an MZ Baghira 660 for several years.  Fun bike, but it was getting hard to find parts for it.  Sold it to a rider from Germany that had relocated to the states.  He was the person I ever met that knew what it was!

I know what you are saying.  I built this bike from a pile of parts..cheap.. (Guzzi content) Ended up having more in it than I wanted after sourcing some stuff from Poland, England, etc. <shrug>
Fortunately, LA Kevin just gave me a parts bike, and I'm scavanging OEM stuff off it every day, it seems. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Uhh, next door neighbor Bob just sent me a picture of his weather station readout.
Yikes!
2017-12-27_01-12-46 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
 
I should probably ride more while I still can.

[lucian]

Chuck,  you lucky bastard.            Carry on     

[oldbike54]

 What's wrong with 64 degrees and 34% humi... OH ... NEVER MIND 

 Chuckie , I would just stay in SoCal until April 

 Dusty

[Chuck in Indiana]

I'm sort of kicking myself for not going out to the mountains today, but it was a little cool.. only 66.      Caught up on some honey do's instead. Supposed to be in the low 70s the next couple of days so...

[beardog]

 Have fun Chuck  It may get up to 0 this afternoon..... have fun.

[twowings]

Only 39 more degrees to go here and we will be pulling even with you, Chuck! It's just a matter of time, now...

[Chuck in Indiana]

Couldn't stand it. Thought about that -2 actual and went down the coast. It's the only place you can ride from Redondo Beach without getting on the various interstates and all that entails.
2017-12-27_03-41-14 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
This is at Palos Verdes.. translated from the native american, "Expensive spot to set up tee pee.."

[lucian]

This is at Palos Verdes.. translated from the native american, "Expensive spot to set up tee pee.."


  Best grin all day.  Thank's for sharing that.  You're doing it for a lot of us right now and I  am glad for you.      Carry on. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

I'll be here all week.  Don't forget to tip your server..

[Tom H]

If you keep kicking around in neighborhoods local to me, I might just have to have you meet up with you. Bought my EV from a guy not far from your PV picture.

Have fun!!!!!
Tom

[Socalrob]

Let me know if you want to do a loop up Angeles Crest on Friday.  Nucomb's Ranch should be open.

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

[brider]

Couldn't stand it. Thought about that -2 actual and went down the coast. It's the only place you can ride from Redondo Beach without getting on the various interstates and all that entails.
2017-12-27_03-41-14 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
This is at Palos Verdes.. translated from the native american, "Expensive spot to set up tee pee.."

I 'member this exact view.....from the days I used to ride my bicycle from Hermosa Beach to San Pedro, thru PV. Probably couldn't even push my bike up those hills now. That was before I moved to St. Louis (No, I can't believe I did that, either) and discovered what a Moto Guzzi was, in the basement of the house I rented; a '72 red/white Eldo that I bought, got running, and took with me back to Lompoc, CA. It had ~20k miles on it as I recall, had sat for years, never even HEARD of the "dreaded chrome bores", and yet it ran like a top until I sold it a few years later.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Let me know if you want to do a loop up Angeles Crest on Friday.  Nucomb's Ranch should be open.

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

Thanks for the invite, Rob.. but I promised I'd find a way of storing all these uobtainium MZ parts. That's on the schedule for the next couple of days. I'd certainly take a rain check, though.. I love riding the Crest.

[Markcarovilli]

Chuck

We have not met but I thought I liked you from your posts, but now I know I’m not loking you as much from your latest posts - all of 12 F here today.....

Enjoy while you can,

Mark

[RinkRat II]

 
     Looks like the "marine layer" wouldn't let you see Catalina.  If your out and about, at the Torrance Airport is the Western Air Museum. Features some historical planes and a lot of model aircraft. Pretty cool for cheap.(guzzi content)

        Paul B

[Chuck in Indiana]

More pix because Dusty sez so. 
This is the start of world famous (and rightly so) Latigo canyon. Pictures really don't do the view justice.
2017-12-28_03-26-41 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
It's hard to take a picture because there just aren't many places to stop. There *might* be a straight of more than 100 feet in the 12 miles or so it takes to climb to the top. Maybe. 
2017-12-28_03-26-20 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
This is off a goat trail that branches off Yerba Buena..again, a cell fone camera doesn't do it justice.
2017-12-28_03-25-49 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
The MZ kept talking to me.. "Come on, boy, you haven't begain to push me.." Pfffft. It's just trying to get me killed.
2017-12-28_03-25-22 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
You have to keep this sucker on the boil. A Guzzi is *much* easier on your clutch hand in the mountains. My hand was telling me enough, but Piuma canyon road beckoned.. and who knows when I'll get to run it again? Ran into my first car of the day.. it was moving along pretty well, but I just stopped to let it get well ahead and took the last picture of the day.
2017-12-28_03-24-52 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
20 miles lane splitting to get to the hills, 100 miles of serious twisties, and 20 miles of lane splitting back to the beach.
It was good for me..

[oldbike54]

 

 Dusty

[Ncdan]

It was 21 degrees when I left the house to go to lunch with some of my old motor buds at the PD. I donned myself with my old 37 year old Raven Cold Suit a full cover helmet and two pairs of gloves. I know now why some of you guys like the grip warmers as placing my hands on the valve covers was my only redemption:). By the way I’m in central NC.

[twowings]

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! 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Chuck

We have not met but I thought I liked you from your posts, but now I know I�m not loking you as much from your latest posts - all of 12 F here today.....

Enjoy while you can,

Mark

I am, Mark. Dorcia just said it was -6 with -16 wind chill at home.