First Ride in a While

The weather was nice, with a break from the powerful winds that have been sweeping the So Cal area for the last week.  I saddled up and met my friend Kris for a ride to Temecula, Ca.

Our first stop in Temecula was The Mix 101.3 FM radio station to pick up some tickets to the Riverside County Fair and Date Festival.  I grabbed my family four pack of tickets and we headed to Quaid Harley Davidson of Temecula.

Arriving at Quaid, Kris immediately quizzed one of the salespeople on the subject of the new Blackline motorcycle.  To Kris' surprise, the salesperson had no clue as to what he was talking about.  The sales guy got on the phone and called someone who knew about the new bike.  After all was said and done, we were taken to a building across the street to view the new model.  It was sweet, and very comfortable.

Leaving Quaid, Kris had a route planned to take us to Hell's Kitchen, located on the beautiful Ortega Highway.  The back roads taken were awesome.  Mansions situated on large chunks of land, orchards, and coyotes were to be found.  This was one of the coolest relatively unknown locations for riding in an area full of great motorcycle adventures.

After eating a bit and enjoying the fresh air at Hell's Kitchen, it was time to head to Skip Fordyce Harley in Riverside, Ca, where I would buy a windshield from one the salespeople for my bike.

This would pretty much end our day of riding, save for the fact that I still had a decent ride to get home in the mountains.  It was a great day of riding and exploring.  It was just what I needed.

Beautiful Weather in So Cal

Well, the last few days have been perfect for riding.  Unfortunately, there have also been some great football games to enjoy.  Taking advantage of both of these options, I decided to ride to my brother's house to watch the games on Sunday.  It was my first time on my bike in about a month - it took a while for the snow to melt at my place after that 9 days of storms we had.

It was great to get back on the bike. I look forward to taking it for another spin this weekend.

Here's a pic of the bike.  That's my brother's truck in the background.  I thought it'd make a nice backdrop.  Unfortunately, I only had my Blackberry phone as a camera and I've been less than enthusiastic about the quality of the images I get from it.