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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:15 PM

A couple months late, but thought i'de post up a few pictures from my Cali trip in late June. It was AWESOME riding. Wish I had the Busa, but it was even fun on the BMW tanker...

I left Vegas and headed north to try and avoid crossing Death Valley in peak heat. I took the 95 to North of Beatty and took the 168 heading west. The 168 is AWESOME and you should all mark it down as a MUST RIDE. Curvey once you get into it and some incredible scenery. In fact, it goes to one lane for a short while between the mountains. Just amazing. I was hitting it pretty hard on the BMW, and almost lost it big time on an off-camber curve (would have been easy on a sport bike). Still it was a blast.

I took the 395 North and stayed the night at the El Rancho motel in Bishop. Great little place with some kind ederly folks running the joint.

Here'z a pic.

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:18 PM

Note the snow, it was a bit cold in them there hills...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:20 PM

Hit Mono Lake on the way to Yosemite...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:22 PM

The pass over Yosemite was closed, and they said it would be closed until JULY due to heavy snow. So, I went North to Sonora Pass, WHAT A TREAT! Totally curvey and amazing scenery...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:24 PM

Quite a bit of SNOW on the pass. I guess it just opened...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:29 PM

San Fran was great, did Alcatraz, Fisherman's Warf, Golden Gate, etc. But Yosemite with the snow melt was incredible.

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LVR6owner · 09-13-2005, 04:30 PM

Nice one!

Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:33 PM

Kings Canyon KICKED ASS!!! Wicked curves all the way in and out. Not much traffic. Perfect temp. AMAZING scenery!!!

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digidelia · 09-13-2005, 04:33 PM

you can see why ansel adams spent so much time in yosemite

it never dissapoints

Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:35 PM

And then there was the Land of the Giants... SEQUOIA! Simply awesome...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:38 PM

Here's another of King's Canyon... try to make out the road on the mountain side, great for meltin' rubber...

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Doc · 09-13-2005, 04:43 PM

One last picture of Sequoia... I wish I had taken some pictures of the road that leads out of Sequoia to the South. It will BLOW your mind. Probably 10 miles of switchback hairpins. I was wishing I was on a sportbike, but the BMW did me good...

You guys should REALLY consider this route sometime. Very much worth the rump sores from the miles and miles of killer scenery.

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ars0n750 · 09-13-2005, 08:22 PM

looks awesome doc! glad you had fun, wish you could post some more pics! =] good to hear from ya!

Mustang · 09-13-2005, 09:42 PM

awesome pic Shane, when did you do that ride?

R1_Demon · 09-13-2005, 11:08 PM

Nice pics and looks like a damn fun ride!

Doc · 09-14-2005, 07:43 AM

Took the ride in late June of this year. While riding, I was thinking "this is the best ride ever". The only one that even came close, in my mind, was the twists and turns of the Malibu area followed by the ride to Laguna Seca on highway 1.

You guys should plan a ride like this one, it is very fun and memorable. I would have prefered a sportbike, but there is no way I would want to trailer there, then ride. I am back to thinking a Busa or FJR may be in my future, and not the BMW...

09-13-2005, 04:30 PM	#7
LVR6owner Moderator Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,408	Nice one! __________________ Greggie

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digidelia Racing Junkie Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 199	you can see why ansel adams spent so much time in yosemite it never dissapoints __________________ 2002 Suzuki SV650 - 2002 Impreza WRX Wagon<br /><br />Holy Jesus, what are these goddamn animals?

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09-13-2005, 04:15 PM	#1
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	A couple months late, but thought i'de post up a few pictures from my Cali trip in late June. It was AWESOME riding. Wish I had the Busa, but it was even fun on the BMW tanker... I left Vegas and headed north to try and avoid crossing Death Valley in peak heat. I took the 95 to North of Beatty and took the 168 heading west. The 168 is AWESOME and you should all mark it down as a MUST RIDE. Curvey once you get into it and some incredible scenery. In fact, it goes to one lane for a short while between the mountains. Just amazing. I was hitting it pretty hard on the BMW, and almost lost it big time on an off-camber curve (would have been easy on a sport bike). Still it was a blast. I took the 395 North and stayed the night at the El Rancho motel in Bishop. Great little place with some kind ederly folks running the joint. Here'z a pic. [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:18 PM	#2
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	Note the snow, it was a bit cold in them there hills... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:20 PM	#3
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	Hit Mono Lake on the way to Yosemite... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:22 PM	#4
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	The pass over Yosemite was closed, and they said it would be closed until JULY due to heavy snow. So, I went North to Sonora Pass, WHAT A TREAT! Totally curvey and amazing scenery... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:24 PM	#5
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	Quite a bit of SNOW on the pass. I guess it just opened... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:29 PM	#6
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	San Fran was great, did Alcatraz, Fisherman's Warf, Golden Gate, etc. But Yosemite with the snow melt was incredible. [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:35 PM	#10
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	And then there was the Land of the Giants... SEQUOIA! Simply awesome... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:38 PM	#11
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	Here's another of King's Canyon... try to make out the road on the mountain side, great for meltin' rubber... [attachment deleted by admin]

09-13-2005, 04:43 PM	#12
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	One last picture of Sequoia... I wish I had taken some pictures of the road that leads out of Sequoia to the South. It will BLOW your mind. Probably 10 miles of switchback hairpins. I was wishing I was on a sportbike, but the BMW did me good... You guys should REALLY consider this route sometime. Very much worth the rump sores from the miles and miles of killer scenery. [attachment deleted by admin]

09-14-2005, 07:43 AM	#16
Doc AMA Champ Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 344	Took the ride in late June of this year. While riding, I was thinking "this is the best ride ever". The only one that even came close, in my mind, was the twists and turns of the Malibu area followed by the ride to Laguna Seca on highway 1. You guys should plan a ride like this one, it is very fun and memorable. I would have prefered a sportbike, but there is no way I would want to trailer there, then ride. I am back to thinking a Busa or FJR may be in my future, and not the BMW...