Motorcycle diary of Joy Dutta

Thanks to Dan’s super short notice, a wonderful ride happened today after a very long time.

Usual suspects: Dan, Ken, Ron, Jeff. I was surprised Jeff got Nancy along too. And what a guy, just because the ST is a great touring bike, he rode it non stop 130 miles to Cloverdale while Nancy on her first ride on the ST got a hefty dose of hypothermia. Took her a while to defrost !!! I guess at this rate Jeff is gonna ride that wonderful two-up bike one-up all the time, lol.

In short, 11 bikes, 12 people, twisties of CA-128 and CA-1, and an awesome feast at a private ranch on CA-1 near Stewart’s point made a memorable day.

Bikes: 2 ST13, 1 VFR, 1 Concours14, 1 F800ST, 5 Concours and Dan’s awesome ZGRX1200.

Route: Breakfast meet at Star restaurant, Cloverdale. All the way on 101N. Then CA-128 to CA-1 and down to the ranch for a late lunch. Then CA-1 down to Bodega bay and catch up on 101S at Petaluma.

I rode really good this time, thanks to the ST’s sportiness. But I still got stiff on the sharp curves of CA-1, when I could catch a glimpse of the pacific far down below. Makes a lot of difference (and panic) in the mind.

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