L. A. ADVenture Rides

it's summer and sizzling here in the valley. the desert is too hot to go riding for wimpy PPs like me. l.a. has the coast and the mountains, they are our respites for cooler weather riding.

everyone was waiting when eric and i made it to the meeting spot (e.camino/gibraltar). we had 9 riders, then 10 after bob caught up.



treadless chatting with the big adv bike riders



doug, vic's bud, on a brand new 310



on a warm day, jon and i were waiting in the shade is a good thing



east camino has some good dirt on the east end, and we have to take the pavement to get there...damn, even the slab was good too.



up on the mountain in the morning, santa barbara is obscured by the heavy fog



really doesn't matter, nature is beatiful



our ride leader, vic aka intrepidrunner



me.....



lollygaggers



biggie riding, just one of his very few appearance



he can make anyone with sinus problem miserable by following him. bald tire rules...



bad ass jimmy



eric asked me to post this for the harding bros

Just catching up. Looks like I really screwed up and missed a great ride in my own backyard and a chance to meet a few more ADV inmates. Hope to see some of you at WMRS.

my slow ass caught up with the crew



jim and don



jonF



biggie made it to the top of the hill



the PP enjpys giving me shit



assesing the hill climb



treadless on his way









enjoying the view........



vic and jim

mmmmm...looks like a good timemore more

more to cover; you gotta appreciate the $$$ prime santa barbara dirt


the hardest part of the trail...please don't ask me how did i do....









bitchin hill climb....



not easy but med diffiicult...me like it

Nice pics! Joel I notice your camera is on the wrong side of your helmet.

john thanks for noticing.....:huh

i know, was in a hurry and didn't have the time to move the throttle to the left end of the bar.....

Nice report kids. Great pics and I'm sure the in-person views were better.

no worry bob, what i didn't see doesn't bother me, except once when you passed me at the corner using the incoming lane.....hehehe.[/QUOTE]


You forgot to add the large rut in the corner where the on coming rider would have had to go :eek1
I'd like to pass on the straight but most folks speed up on the straights and make passing harder
So passing in the corners is what's left..... a slower rider should slow down on the staight as soon as they know
a faster rider is behind them.... not after a few turns... yes I know Its not a race but we all have a speed we like and
that's what makes it fun.
I like slid'in and fly'in the bike and that needs speed

thanks jeff. all the dirt are 600 doable. come out more often dood.

dunerat asks dunerat gets...

we eventually turned around and rode back towards the 154. by now, the fog above the city was fading away



took stagecoach rd on our way to paradise






no water sport for us since the nakedwaterskier stood us up...






vic talking to a local where the legal roads to ride






the road was cut on the side of this cliff



beautiful



and awesome






lots of green






there's more dirt in front of us, but we will run out of gas if we continue on. the group decided to head back and get gas in santa ynez



perfect debut ride for this paper plated 310



the ride down and back






the concrete pad was mossy, but as long you keep it straight and steady, no worry to get sideways and wet

A few more pics that I throw into the pot for flavor.

Joel heading up to meet with the group in the am.




Joel wicking it up to catch up at a break stop.




Yea, there were some other FF's on this ride too.









Oh no they're leaving, gotta get going.








And Windy prepin' for his tube replacement.



Thanks for waiting!




Had a blast and was good meeting some more of ya southern folk. Hurry back ya hear.

thanks to doug for the 1 gal of gas and i made it santa ynez with the least worry. eric i think got there on fumes.

obligatory gas price pic



chumash casino



shuston approved........










nothing else could be more extreme when it comes to outdoor seating....:eek1



chillaxin...we still have to ride boyz

wohoooo check out my rooost....

thanks for the pics mike.

Fuck , now we have to eat Joel dust in his ktm 525 :huh:eek1Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

just around the corner from the supermarket is refugio rd which took us up to west camino



eric slideways and showing off the proper water crossing on a slick slab.....



at this point, we're down to 6 riders



on west camino






here we can see the ocean and s.b.







taking time to enjoy and take pics of the view






having the sun behind our backs makes riding safer and nicer



john is right, the gate is OPEN...



lake cachuma on our left



the exc makes me ride faster...... have to stop and wait for the guys



zoomin on them



nice and rounding the switchback

after west camino, 4 of us (eric, jim, jon, and i ) continued to galavant.

next stop was the painted cave, off the east side of the 154 on a very nice narrow twisty road.



it's ancient, before the west was won. great to see it has been preserved



there are bars to stop the vandals



amazing

Vic,
Looks like a great ride you set up. How are the "hard" parts compared to Rowher? Will I shatter another collar bone or are they pretty tame? I saw one pretty hairy short climb in Joel's pics. Other than that it looks pretty harmless.
Bob

on east camino ridge looking at downtown s.b.



the channel islands on the background



after east camino, eric took us through some impressive tree-line back roads. this was his turf back in college.



we made it back to the trucks in summerland before 8 pm.

also, earlier in the morning, we were late and jon was early but he had to leave so he could be at the meeting spot on time. he left us this, meaning...see ya later PPs.



late dinner in summerland for the 3 PPs = jon, eric and i










IT WAS A PERFECT DAY.......

unfortunately not all can make it, i make this rr not just for entertainment but to motivate all those seating on the fence to ride.

see you on the next ride, enjoy the beautiful summer. life is good.

Sorry guys but I can't keep up with Joel's posting pace.

When Joel and I showed up yesterday, the boys were working on their album cover poses.


Joel immediately began doing his morning exercises.


Hooligans


Although it was foggy on the ocean side, there was great visibility on the mountain side. Gibralter reservoir in the distance.


This is where the asphalt changes to dirt.


And the fun begins.


Joel


Jim


Joel


Don and Jim


Jameson Lake


Joel X3


Vic X3


Jon F X3


Jim X3


Don X4


Mike X3


Joel X2


Bob X1


Another album cover pose.


Huskies X3


The elusive Terry


Vic


Jim and Joel


Jim

Thanks to Jim, Joel, Vic,Eric, JonF, Doug and other names I don't remember for a nice ride. Sorry I did not finish with you all but I had enough riding for the day. My KLR worked better than I expected. Thanks again

Don