Our autocross requires lots of 1-2 work with a few 2-3.... Autocross is tight turns, not big sweepers....

Although I also like Latigo (except for the rough bits) and Stunt/Piuma.

Fast Mulholland has some nice turns between the Rock Store and Las Virgines.

There are lots of nice roads out here. :)

WOW!
Never had to drive in snow.
How the hell do you drive in snow that thick?

The Snake is not tight turns either. 3rd gear is downhill for less engine braking. Uphill is a lot of second gear, revving up to 6K or more in places.

One word, Peggy:cool:

I like riding my bike from "Rockstorphotos" to "The Rock Store"

http://www.highwayphotos.net/images/Large_Map.jpg

That's certainly the most technically-challenging part of Mul. I'm 2nd gear all through there. There are times when I even feel the desire to be in 1st.

Not sure if it was your photog friend who named it that. I still think it (the nickname) is totally ghey. Kind of an attempt to garner "Tail of the Dragon"-type fame.

Ah, now I see why you all drive those trucks. :)

Yes, Vas.... High clearance 4wd vehicle is a must for deep snow....

I don't know if it was Paul or the regular riders. Paul is from North Carolina so I have a feeling it was him. He knows the photographers on the Dragon.

It helps differentiate it from fast Mulholland, and it is easier than saying Mulholland Highway (not Drive) from the intersection with Kanan Road down to the Rock Store.

That was an unusual snow for this area, we got several feet several times the winter before last. It sucked big ol' sweaty donkey nads. And it was all Pete's fault

We have a snake out here.

In your best Crocodile Dundee voice. :)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1325898626.jpg

How long is it like that?

If I am not mistaken, you have lots of very deadly snakes.....

Thats what the girls keep saying to me! :cool:

I actually like "The Snake" best on my bicycle. Haven't tried a motorcycle yet.

By the way, how do you learn to ride, before you have your license? Having never ridden a motorcycle I imagine I will need some sort of experience beyond classroom to pass the test?

Do they have track days for beginners?

Like I said it was an unusual winter for us. Sid and Glen get much more snow than I do as a general rule

Umm...

no comment.

No we dont Rick....

It has yet to really snow in OK this winter... A heavy snow for us is 4 inches.....

Buy a dirt bike.

Okay I stand corrected. A foot here is generally considered a heavy snow. 4 inches just pisses us off. Hell I drive the Boxster in 4 inches of snow

Well I wish it would snow or rain here.
The lawn looks like a moonscape.

The issue with snow here, is it usually comes with a high wind, so it will drift deep in places that are smooth with a fence on the south side..... AKA ROADS.... So we can get a little bit of snow and it will drift the roads deep...

Okay guys this is great fun but I am going to play with the blonde sitting next to me. Night Y'all

Night rick... Don't do anything G wouldn't do...

hehe :)

Nite ,Rick.
Dont forget the G50.

or Joe. ;)

To get a motorcycle license, all you need to do is pass a written test (to get your permit) and then a riding test (to get your license). Or, in place of the riding test you can pass a MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course. The permit allows you to ride on the street, but I think there are restrictions such as you must ride only during the day, no passengers, and there has to be another licensed motorcyclist (on another motorcycle) riding with you. That's theoretically how you practice for the riding test.

MSF has beginner (and advanced) classes. Universally recommended, as in: you're an idiot for not doing it. It's pretty short, with maybe 2 classroom sessions and 2 range sessions. Not expensive. I may have done it years ago at either Pierce or Valley College--they probably offer it closer to your home, too. If you pass the course (almost everybody does) you can avoid taking the riding test at the DMV. You still have to take the DMV permit (paper) exam, though. You don't need a motorcycle for the MSF course, as they will set you up on a beginner-type bike (125 or 250 cc) for the range days. These MSF courses are often pretty popular, so they may be booked out 3 or 4 months in advance.

Once you pass that (and have your license), you'll feel woefully unprepared to ride a bike on the street. That's good, as it's a healthy reminder of your newbie-level skills. It's the people who feel confidently invincible that are imminent dangers to themselves. So then you just start riding. You drive a manual-tranny car and you ride a bicycle, so you have a knowledge of traffic patterns and know how you're often invisible to cages. Go ride in residential neighborhoods at off hours. Weekend mornings, for example. Use empty parking lots.

There are track days for all sorts of levels. Even a beginner motorcyclist would benefit from learning bike control in the relatively safe environment of a track. But then you would have to figure out a way to get the bike to and from Willow, for example.

Apparently, I'll do damn near anything.....

hehe :D

Lets wait for that video.

Thanks. I suppose I am most nervous about having all that extra weight and making sure I stop where I can put my feet down to keep from tipping over. That and the shifting.

i am sure they have a new rider cert course. you probably wouldn't even have to use your own bike, but a little 250 for 500 cc of theirs and do their course. then, get licensed. then take their intermediate course, and so on.

i bet if you google motorcycle education for your geographic area, you will find something that is endorsed by the LEO in your area.

Watch the obituaries. She may friggin kill me......

The dirt bike thing does sound fun, as well.

Just make sure you get it on video.

I know there will be one in that area.... Hell there is one out here....

A friend of my dads teaches it, and was trying to get me to come help.... I pointed out to him that its been 4yrs since I spent much time on a bike....

or, you can do like i did and learn it all the hard way. try taking the practical on a yamaha fazer. LOL!

I took my practical on a yamaha too...

Albeit a 250 virago....

In OK the riding test, they clip a radio speaker to your collar and tell you where to turn and they follow you.... After a few blocks the radio quit working, the examiner told me to drive back to the station, and he gave me a perfect score!

Home. What a round trip flight. Radios not working right and handheld backup was choppy.