That was a fun ride.    I wasn't expecting to make it this morning, as I was supposed to be out of town and didn't have a bike.  I managed to get back to CA earlier than expected and datv graciously lent me his monster.  I arrived late at Zeitgeist to find the group still waiting and a lone passenger/straggler whose rider bailed on her.  Marcela--the passenger--jumped on the back after we got her some gear at DesmoQ's and off we went.  Woohoo!

Good riding.  MM, you can make that scooter move.  [moto]  Eric and dude on yellow 1098 (forgot your name-sorry), hope you'll forgive me taking off toward the end of Hwy 1.  The little head started talkin' when I saw the racetrack, and I'd just found out my new passenger liked the speedy bits.  <grin>.   Evan, you should come with us on our short high speed run.  Marcela, if you end up reading this, I hope ya had a good time.  You're a great first time passenger.   

Thanks for organizing, belle.  I like the 2-up ride.   [moto]

Good times  I haven't had a passenger on such twisty roads like that! My cupcake said it felt like a roller coaster 

Thanks everyone for coming out and for Mostrobelle organizing 

I think our very first two-up ride went pretty well.  Fantastic turn out.  Very cool day.  I haven't done a prettier ride than the one we had today.  Or maybe it's just that I'm not normally in a position (literally) to enjoy it.  

to Enzo and MichaelMoore for leading our groups today.  Another round for DanTheMan and Tigre/Jammen/CharliesAngel for sweeping.  

Michael I owe you a beer for totin' me around all day.  I've never done a ride like that on a scooter.    I was telling someone in our group about passing cars on the inside corners of 1, two up, on a scooter and some cyclist over heard me and starting chuckling.  Fun times.  Can't wait to see the video.  Perhaps I can take you on the back of my Monster at some point to return the favor. 

Quote from: mostrobelle on December 06, 2008, 06:58:22 PM
 I was telling someone in our group about passing cars on the inside corners of 1, two up, on a scooter and some cyclist over heard me and starting chuckling.  Fun times.  Can't wait to see the video.  

Ditto, on the video. I was a cpl bikes back from you guys and I couldn't believe my eyes -- you were movin' on that scoot! 

Quote from: ducnymph on December 06, 2008, 07:05:43 PM
Ditto, on the video. I was a cpl bikes back from you guys and I couldn't believe my eyes -- you were movin' on that scoot! 

What's funny is that it didn't feel like we were doing anything crazy or going all that fast.  --A testament to MM's skills.  That or I was still drunk from last night.  It's really a 50/50 on that one.   

You were movin' at a pretty damn good clip for two up, 'specially on the tight stuff at the beginning of PCH.  A motorcycle can feel pretty heavy in the tight turns, but that scooter just zips through 'em.

I think I'm in some of the vids.  In fact, I know I am.  I rode up MM's ass a coupla times just so he could get a close-up.   

My one and only good photo of the day.  That's a happy girl.   

Here ya go kids...   enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-edyYv6Hnfk

Quote from: mostrobelle on December 06, 2008, 06:58:22 PM
  Perhaps I can take you on the back of my Monster at some point to return the favor. 

Sure thing - just no wheelies though, OK? They scare me.

Quote from: Spidey on December 06, 2008, 07:10:58 PM
You were movin' at a pretty damn good clip for two up, 'specially on the tight stuff at the beginning of PCH.  A motorcycle can feel pretty heavy in the tight turns, but that scooter just zips through 'em.

I think I'm in some of the vids.  In fact, I know I am.  I rode up MM's ass a coupla times just so he could get a close-up.   

I made sure to include your "little head" moment in the video. 

Quote from: Michael Moore on December 06, 2008, 08:01:26 PM
Here ya go kids...   enjoy!

Awesome, thank you for posting 

Quote from: mostrobelle on December 06, 2008, 07:26:08 PM
My one and only good photo of the day.  That's a happy girl.   

Aaaaawwww, that's my cupcake! She loved it and there's the proof  [moto]


When we started on 1, after we had passed a cpl cars she started getting a little motion sickness so we dropped back a little. She obviously recovered well!

Here's a cpl pics I got from today...

That was a blast! What a prefect day. Thanks everyone for such a great riding experience. It seemed to be a nice introduction for the new folks.

I wasn't sure what that was going to be like riding +100 miles 2 up on a superbike. It wasn't bad at all actually. That was a first for me. We took it easy and then ended the day in a parking lot practicing stoppies with DQ. As if that would be a surprise. 

Quote from: Michael Moore on December 06, 2008, 08:01:26 PM
Here ya go kids...   enjoy!

And enjoy, I did.  Thanks, Michael.     BTW, what was the roll call for today?  I'd love to be able to put names or logins to faces.

Enzo + passenger
Mostrobelle
Tigre + Beckie
DanTheMan
Jammen
MrIncredible aka  Someguy aka Somebastid
Ducnymph + passenger(?)
Desmoquattro
Biker Goddess
Desmostro + passenger (?)
Charlie's Angel
Michael Moore
smducman
Me (Spidey)+ Marcela
Tom (login?)
Yellow 1098?
The rest?

Enzo's passenger was Jocelyn, a friend of ours (not on the board...)

Jocelyn's sister, Kelly and her husband, Nick were another set of riders. (not on the board...)

Tom =  Salamanga7?  I forget. 

Desmostro's passenger's name was Lauren. (not on the board...)

Jacobi (sp?) was the airplane guy, but you missed that great story at the restaurant.  I forget what SN he lurks under...

I believe Ducnymph's passenger was Tiffany.  (not on the board...)

That's all I got. 

Cool video, looks like fun.

The yellow 1098 was Jacombi(?), who was really nice. 
I can identify Charlie's Angel, Jammen, Desmostro, DQ and BG, MostroB, Spidey, Mr Incredible, MMoore, Tigre... The rest I'm stil a little IZ_ on though I've seen a lot of the faces 

My avatar shows who I am(aka Rebekah) and the grinning happy girl is my gf Tiffany.

Here's a link to my Flickr album of pics from yesterday:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sfducatigirl/3090196529/in/photostream/?rotated=1&cb=1228691426272

Mostrobelle: Thank you for organizing an awesome ride - really fun, organized, and good choice on the lunch venue!
Everyone: Great seeing familiar and meeting new faces!

I'm still amazed that a) Jammen let me take him as a cupcake and that b) I've FINALLY done it - woohoo! (although we'll forget the fact that I nearly dropped the bike with us on it from stopping on the curved hill...)