Day 1 - July 8th
JJ and Brad trailered the bikes down to Santa Monica, California from Portland, Oregon.
Pete and Orlando flew down the next day to meet up with them.
The bikes:
JJ - P200: kitted Pinasco motor
Pete - P200: kitted Malossi motor
Orlando - P200: stock
Brad - Sprint Veloce: kitted DR177
The first day begins with Pete driving support for the 200 mile ride to San Luis Obispo.
JJ, Orlando, and Brad start their ride at Santa Monica Pier; the start of the Pacific Coast Highway 1.
The ride was beautiful along the coast. Brad had a little trouble about 20 miles in and had to bump start his scoot to get it running. The ride took us through Oxnard, CA where we caught the 101. Lane splitting is legal in California, which makes ridding a scooter really nice because you get to cut through the busy 101 traffic. The next scheduled gas stop was suppose to be Santa Barbara. It was only 40 miles further up the coast, but we all over shot and decided to set our sites on Lompoc, CA for gas. Along the way to Lompoc, Brad started having issues with his bike again, and due to time constraints, decided to put his scoot on the trailer. This gave Pete his first chance to ride the 101. Orlando ran out of gas before he could reach Lompoc. The rest of the team caught up, filled their tanks, and made it to Lompoc in one piece.
We all had lunch at this Mexican joint. The food was good.
Along the way to SLO, Orlando decided to down-jet as his bike was kinda running like crap. Down-jetting made O's scoot run better, faster... till it soft-seized. With only 20 miles left to SLO, Orlando trailers his scoot. The gang continued on to Guadeloupe, CA for gas. As Pete and JJ fill their tanks, they spot a wild pack of chihuahuas roaming savagely through the streets.
We make it to SLO and find a hotel. A good first day, but tomorrow should be better. We're headed to San Francisco to meet up with Todd and Laura.
Pete and Orlando flew down the next day to meet up with them.
The bikes:
JJ - P200: kitted Pinasco motor
Pete - P200: kitted Malossi motor
Orlando - P200: stock
Brad - Sprint Veloce: kitted DR177
The first day begins with Pete driving support for the 200 mile ride to San Luis Obispo.
JJ, Orlando, and Brad start their ride at Santa Monica Pier; the start of the Pacific Coast Highway 1.
The ride was beautiful along the coast. Brad had a little trouble about 20 miles in and had to bump start his scoot to get it running. The ride took us through Oxnard, CA where we caught the 101. Lane splitting is legal in California, which makes ridding a scooter really nice because you get to cut through the busy 101 traffic. The next scheduled gas stop was suppose to be Santa Barbara. It was only 40 miles further up the coast, but we all over shot and decided to set our sites on Lompoc, CA for gas. Along the way to Lompoc, Brad started having issues with his bike again, and due to time constraints, decided to put his scoot on the trailer. This gave Pete his first chance to ride the 101. Orlando ran out of gas before he could reach Lompoc. The rest of the team caught up, filled their tanks, and made it to Lompoc in one piece.
We all had lunch at this Mexican joint. The food was good.
Along the way to SLO, Orlando decided to down-jet as his bike was kinda running like crap. Down-jetting made O's scoot run better, faster... till it soft-seized. With only 20 miles left to SLO, Orlando trailers his scoot. The gang continued on to Guadeloupe, CA for gas. As Pete and JJ fill their tanks, they spot a wild pack of chihuahuas roaming savagely through the streets.
We make it to SLO and find a hotel. A good first day, but tomorrow should be better. We're headed to San Francisco to meet up with Todd and Laura.
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