Motorcycle Nonsense

My first bike, a 1993 GS500E. This taught me many valuable lessons, like it's better to park it next to your Miata than your Porsche, because "dropping it on a miata will leave a dent," and "crashing hurts." - I don't recommend either one.

I now ride a 2001 Suzuki SV650. I recently had the forks redone with RaceTech cartridge emulators and the rear suspension reworked with a Penske Double-Adjustable race shock. It's awesome!

Other stuff: Heated grips (www.hotgrips.com), and a nifty heated vest thermostat integrated into the right throttle housing from www.warmnsafe.com.

Random Things:
Modifying the right throttle housing to hold a thermostat.
Some pictures of the nifty aluminum bracket Jim made for me to mount my Penske reservoir.
Me accidentally riding through a bicycle race.
Press photo for the 2001 SV650.
Handy motorcycling instructions, translated from Japanese.


Ride Pictures

Northern California, February 4th and 5th (Text Route)
[battery in my camera was being lame, so these are pretty random]
One of the many lakes along the way
Mostly just us and cows!
Pretty easy roads, though. Apparently no hands required
A winery where we stopped for lunch.
One of the state parks
Under the redwoods.
Under the redwoods.
Under the redwoods.

Mt. Hamilton, about 3/4 up. November 26th, 2004.
Panoramic shot of one of the zillion switchbacks.
Road up through the clouds #1
Road up through the clouds #2
On top of the clouds
Bikes on clouds

Big Sur and Pt. Lobos, October 29th, 2004
Pt Lobos
More Lobos
More Lobos
Panoramic Shot From Pt. Lobos
Panoramic #2 Shot From Pt. Lobos
Panoramic #3 Shot From Pt. Lobos
Panoramic of Whaler's Cove at Pt. Lobos
Damn bird that kept trying to steal my french fries

The Meat Tour May 1st, 2004
Coralitos Rd Panographic Shot
Our first stop, Corralitos market! SMOKED MEATS TO GO!
Our second stop, Central Texas BBQ in Castroville.
Inside the BBQ joint
LOOK AT THAT MEAT! GLORIOUS!

Felter Rd, April 2004
Panoramic picture
Taken right around #3 waypoint on this map, looking toward the reservoir.

Highway 1, March 28 2004
Scenery
Scenery
Scenery
Scenery
Scenery
Scenery

Mid-February, 2004 (Mt. Hamilton/Mines Rd)
Quimby Rd
The way up
More on the way up
The top
Scenery from the top
More
More
More
Valley on the other side

January 31st, 2004 (East Bay.)
View from the wall.
Some dorks at the wall.

Pescadero/Alpine/Page Mill, January 17th, 2004:
Pescadero Beach
Another Pescadero Beach
Alpine Road under the trees
A view from Alpine or Page Mill - I can't remember.
Another view from Alpine or Page Mill - I can't remember.
The road bit

Felter/Calaveras Rd, January 11th, 2004:
Calaveras Road
Another from Calaveras Rd.