Wow, the ride to Crystal Lake today was awesome. I think 17 people in total participated and it was perfect. Great weather, great scenery, great people, and great riding. I met new people and made new friends, and I reconnected with old friends.
First, a quick look at our group riding in the San Gabriel Mountains this morning…
And now the photos…this is Jeff and his amazing KLR…
Sara, our Baja explorer…
Dale, our intrepid blue RX3 adventurer…
On the road, headed to Crystal Lake…
It was a glorious morning…
The reservoir, with much higher water levels since the recent rains…
Another shot from the RX3 saddle on the way up…
Check out the road…it’s hard to believe this is in our backyard…the riding in the San Gabriel Mountains is magnificent…
Marty and Sara on the way up. Both are great riding partners. I’ve been riding with Marty for 15 years. Sara rode with us on the Baja trip last year, and she liked it so much she went back by herself and explored Baja on her RX3 for three weeks!
Syl, the fastest man in the world on a motor scooter. You might think I’m exaggerating or taking literary license when I say that, but I’m not. Syl holds the motor scooter land speed record, and he did it on a CSC 150!
Roland, our factory CSC RC3 racer, on his 700cc Honda. You just cannot keep up with this guy! Roland won his class the first time out on his RC3. Imagine that…two CSC motorcycle racers on this ride – Syl and Roland!
Bruce, another Honda rider with a great 360-degree photo capability. The photos and the videos he shared with us were amazing!
Good buddy Marty and his BMW rocket ship!
Steven, one of the scooter riders…
Marc, another scooterista…
Good buddy Dan’s TT250…check out the custom leather saddlebags!
Steve and our good friend Adam at the Crystal Lake Café…
Me, reflected in a chrome Moto Guzzi gas tank…
Kitty and Sean, a couple of IT folks who are definitely not geeks!
The gang at the top of the trail…
I grabbed a bunch of shots on the way down. It’s a lot easier to work the camera going downhill…
I was somewhere in the middle of the pack on the ride back to Azusa…
Sean and Kitty on their Honda V4…
Wow, check out the road…the views on this ride are stunning!
There were lots of hairpin turns…
My good buddy Marty on the road…
Dan the Man…on his TT250 in the San Gabriels…
Twin Peaks Steve on his fully-equipped and awesomely red RX3…Steve has done a lot of traveling on his RX3.
Duane on his CSC 250 Mustang replica…Duane is a cool guy…
Peter on his customized RX3…I’ve got a couple more cool shots of him I’ll show you in a bit.
The grand treat at the end of the ride was lunch at the California Grill Express. You just can’t get a bad meal there…everything is delicious!
Sean and Kitty, a very photogenic couple…check out their burgers!
Burgers, onion rings, great motorcycle riding…life just doesn’t get any better than this!
Peter and his RX3 after lunch…
..and one more photo of Peter. Check out the custom exhaust system!
Today was a grand day, but today is over and planning for our next CSC ride is in work. Stay tuned, and we’ll announce the April ride right here on the CSC blog and on our Meetup.com web page!
TT250 Enduro
RX4 450cc Adventure
SG250 San Gabriel Cafe Racer