On the road CT to CA!

[UTgws]

Nick, This is great stuff! Wish I had known when you were coming down through Denton, you passed right between where I work and where I live, would have been good to meet ya. Have a great rest of your trip.

(that kerry sign probably put your gas mileage in the dumps too, I can get you a W'04 sticker if ya want )

[wrench]

Good stuff this blog,
just read this mornings post,
a night under a clear New Mexico sky, the stars must have looked awesome

[wrench]

Hmmm no update to the blog....hope everthings ok .

[Anonymous]

A-ok, John. do I have to change my GS "big brothers" to "Big Brother?"

I made it to Phoenix today, was on the NM/AZ border last night with no net connection and watching the eclipse of the moon. Also did 2 national parks in 2 days, and WOW the southwest is amazing. Although I'll gladly skip El Paso next time. Anyway...

I'm working on some posts for the blog, and lots more pictures... they'll be up tonight or tomorrow.

Nick

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Nick, glad to hear you're enjoying yourself. You lucky dog!

[terrybird]

Keep 'em coming and ride safe!

[SqDancerLynn1]

I have child hood memories of driving from Carlsbad Caverns to LA Calif with family NON STOP
Ride safe

[wrench]

Just read the latest blog update, sounds like some good partying over the weekend Nick

[zstanisi]

Nice photos, you seem to have great time...

I WANNA GO ON A TRIP ...

[Anonymous]

PCH - religious experience (heaven *and* hell)

SO today I did the Pacific Coast Highway from San Luis Opisbo to San Francisco. It was, easily, the most amazing motorcycle ride I have ever done. I actually got off of Route 1 after Monterey Bay and took Rte 9 up and over the mountains; it is an equally amazing road, and I only skipped doing the rest of Skyline Drive because the sun went down. I must have been in 5th gear only about 3 times all afternoon... there were literally thousands of turns... bright sun, little traffic... this was simply divine.

The downer came when I made a final scenic overlook camera stop, just before Carmel, and the bike skidded in the dirt and I dropped it on its right side. I'm fine, and most of the bike is OK - this was a very slow bump - but it's not the first time this has ever happened and the cover over the ignition pick-ups on the right side of the crank broke open.

I made it to San Francisco tonight withe the hole patched and the cover held on by duct tape... but I need to replace that thing before I head home, and I only planned top stay here 2 nights. I also plan to replace my tires and brake pads while I'm here... none of them will make 3000 more miles back east and now I know I'm going to go shopping.

Any advice on where/how to get these parts would be appreciated, especially from folks in the area. I have put my phone number on post in the wanted forum.

For thhose who are interested, l'll post the rest of the details from sandiego to here in my blog later on. It will include a bio of one of the most devoted motocyclists I know of, and whom I stayed with last night.

[RobGS850L]

In Concord (not too far away) a place called Cycle Gear has new parts and a place called Shermans Cycle Salvage has lots of used parts. Let me know and I can swing by and get the "goods" and get them to you.

[SqDancerLynn1]

We do have lots of terific roads here in Calif 8) 8)

[Anonymous]

Well, it looks like I'm going to be in San Fran for a few days. I took the bike to Subterranean Cycles/Supertireguy to put new rubber on, and upon removing the rear wheel we discovered that the rear sprocket had practically no teeth! They were all chewed and broken and generally amazingly unsafe. The front sprocket cavity was filled with the shredded metal chips that had been shed from the chain.

So new sprockets and chain will be in tomorrow, and will go on with some new Avons and brake pads, and in the meantime I get a no-guilt reason to stay and see more of my local amigos and discuss what I might otherwise have done with $700.

On the good side, I visited the BikeYard, a motorcycle salvage place in the city, and they had exactly the engine cover I needed, for $20. I even got to decide whether to take it off of a GS1000, GS850, or one of the other 6 or 7 GSs they had in various states from full-up to stripped of everything useful. That place is neat and certainly must be a good resource for those around here.

The fun never ends.... and I am kind of sad now to be planing my route home.

Nick

[wrench]

Todays blog and the BRP ride sounded awesome

[Anonymous]

I made it!

I made it! Arlington, Virginia, in the shadow of the nation?s capitol? 28 days, 7972 miles, 18 states, and 192 gallons of gas later, I am done. My hands are numb, my thighs and shoulders are sore, my nose is running? and I can?t get this smile off of my face.

The full final day's post is at http://nickhahn.com/blog as usual, and pics of the last few days will be up soon.

Now back to a dose of reality - apartment hunting in DC tomorrow. Ahhh the real world.