Happy Birthday, Jimbo!

Hey, Jimbo, I’ll bet you thought we forgot…but there’s no way that’s going to happen!

Jimbo and his lovely wife during a recent CSC visit. That's Wade's Harley behind them, and it's the color we're using on the next two CSC Bobbers.

Jim, here’s wishing you many more miles going down the road on your Mustangs and your California Scooter.

Loaded up, pointed out, and ready to roll!

Speaking of many more miles, my KLR is just about all loaded up, and it’s pointed in the right direction…out!

I’m hitting the trail tomorrow for the run up to Tahoe.   According to Google maps, it’s just under 500 miles.   I’m pumped!  I’ll be leaving super early, and I’m going to get up there in a day.  That’s a lot of miles in one day on a motorcycle.   It will be a great ride, and I’m probably going to have a hard time falling asleep tonight.  Maybe I’ll have a sip of Tequila before I hit the sack.  For medicinal purposes.  You know.

500 miles.  Gonna be fun.  I’ve done a little over 400 miles in a day on my California Scooter when we did the Hell’s Loop Rally earlier this year.   When we did the Baja ride on our CSC’s, we did 357 miles one day.  That was our longest mileage day in Mexico.  The weather was really rough down there (it was ultra hot and humid), and that wore us out every day.

When we do the CSC ride up to Tahoe on our California Scooters in August, we’ll take a more relaxed pace and do the trip up in 2 days, and we’ll take 2 days coming back to So Cal.  There’s actually a lot to see on the 395 as you head north, and it really gets pretty when you get up to Bishop and beyond.  The 395 runs right along the Sierra Nevadas, and they are magnificent.  The 395 is one of my favorite roads.  It runs all the way into Canada.  Some day…

On my ride tomorrow, I’ll cross the Sierra Nevadas on the Kingsbury Grade.    I think that’s going to be a first for me.  I’ll take lots of photos, but I won’t be posting them until Monday or so.

More good stuff, folks…take a look at a guy I’ve mentioned a few times in the last several days…Twin Peaks Steve!

Twin Peaks Steve taking delivery of his black Bobber...a stunning bike!

Yep, Steve picked up his new Bobber today, and it looks very, very cool.   Steve makes that bike look good.   We may just have to hire him as one of our male models!

That’s it for now.   Twin Peaks Steve, you enjoy your new CSC Bobber.  Jimbo, you enjoy your birthday!  And me, I’m going to enjoy getting my knees in the breeze!  Later, boys and girls!

Oh, wait…one more thing!  You guys and gals be sure to check the LA Times business section on Saturday….