Wrightwood, CA

[Moedad]

Originally Posted by mr. softie

I am saving up for a goldwing or an ST1100 for slab work. I will keep GZ for sure.

I want a Wee Strom like Water Warrior.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by Moedad

I want a Wee Strom like Water Warrior.

Yup, they are a pretty decent bike. Looked at them for a couple years before I got mine. Basically the Swiss Army knife of bikes. The surprising/wonderful part is the aftermarket products made specifically for the Stroms.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Well, believe it or not, in Southern California there are:

Yes :poked: Alan :poked: It was a joke. :poked:
Chill ! :roll:

It's the penalty you pay for good weather 51-1/2 weeks a year. :neener:

[deadman13]

Id be happy with a motorcycle only lane. That'd be nice. Have it blocked off from cages...oh the dream.

[music man]

I Would hate it if there were a motorcycle only lane, because people who ride motorcycles have been arguing for years that a motorcycle is just transportation just like any other vehicle, a motorcycle lane would squash any hopes of that becoming a fact, a motorcycle would become MORE of a novelty item (or a recreational toy) to people who don't ride them than they already are.

[deadman13]

Ah, I see the point there....crap. Well they have carpool lanes...meh. I do wish lane splitting was more or less legal everywhere. And I do know the dangers, but it makes more sence, especially on an air cooled bike (summer heat in sc, not fun.)

I was just thinking for safety. There's a vid somewhere online of a group ride near the mexican border, about 6 bikes lane splitting and they come to a closed off lane, jump through it and basically cruise till they hit the border and get waved through. *sigh*

[alanmcorcoran]

At the risk of pissing Easy off some more (a risk I'm willing to take), "In California..."

....we do have lots of "HOV" lanes, or High Occupancy Vehicle lanes. The funny thing is, in car crazy California, TWO people in the car (one can be a baby [But it mus have actually exited the birth canal]) qualify as "High Occupancy."

If you're on a motorcycle, or a hybrid purchased before they changed their minds, ONE person qualifies as High Occupancy.

So, although it's not exclusively for motorcycles, there is a sort of reserved lane. Haven't actually used it though. They typically go about 85 minimum in that lane... cause they can!

[deadman13]

Maybe we can make some narrow lanes, kinda like a toll road but for bikes. But instead of a straight line from a-b, they are a bunch of twisties, a few nice straights, bypassing cities altogether? Kinda like trail riding, but paved, and with a gas station or 2? (Again, this is just a "dream" in my head.) Could you imagine a mini Blue Ridge ride to work in the morning? Or a costal cruise to kill rush hour? I don't think thered be as much road rage if everyone could see the ocean, hell even pull off and swim some. Ah, in my world I guess.

[alanmcorcoran]

We have a few roads where the bikes almost outnumber the cars, Santiago Canyon and Ortega Highway among them.

Lot of bikers still manage to end up in trouble on them, though...