Tech day, home on the range, and more…

For starters, a compilation of a few helmet-cam videos I grabbed last week on our RX3 ride…

The route was a good one…we rode the freeways up to Lytle Creek, then it was over the mountains on a dirt road (Sheep Canyon), up into Wrightwood, and then on around the northern side of the San Gabriels.

Hey, anyone here interested in a Tech Day during one of our upcoming Donuts and Dual Sports Saturdays?   We’d like to have you visit and we’d do a tutorial on whatever aspect of your bike you feel is most relevant.   For starters, we could do a tutorial on replacing your chain, I think, and we might even offer a discount on a new chain if you order one during our Tech Day.  We might stream it as live video on Periscope, too.  It’s just a thought…let us know what you think!

Next topic…I’m up for a weekend ride.  I’m thinking either a two-day journey through Death Valley, or a three-day trip to San Felipe in Baja.   We’d start from the plant in Azusa, and if we do San Felipe, we’d leave early on Friday.   If it’s Death Valley, we’d leave early on a Saturday.   Dates are TBD right now; you folks let me know and I’ll set it up.  Shoot me an email (jberk@cscmotorcycles.com) if you have an interest in a Tech Day, a Death Valley ride, or a quick run to San Felipe.  Or all three!

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to get to the range this morning, and we did.  It was a grand day.   It got hot again here in So Cal, but my buddy Greg and I were on the range early and we beat the heat.   I took my Mini 14 and the mighty M1.  The Mini 14 is a relatively modern rifle based on the old M1 Garand.  Both use a gas-actuated rotary bolt design, and both are, as the old saying goes, good enough for government work.  Actually, both are quite a bit better than just “good enough.”  These are awesome toys.

The Mini 14 uses the diminuitive .223 cartridge (that’s the smaller one you see above), and the old M1 uses the World War I/World War II era .30 06 (that’s the big round you see in the clip on the left).   The .30 06 is a monster, but don’t let the comparative size fool you.   That little .223 is very powerful, too.  I like shooting both of them.

Ah, just a quick post this evening, boys and girls.   I’m firing up the RX3 in a few minutes and heading over to the gym.  Time for another midnight ride.