ACH should be open in the middle of this month per this article: http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_13634594

If the road is open prior to Sunday November 22, then this ride will be on!

Meet at the Shell gas station at 8:45am, and head out at 8:50am.


Breakfast at Newcomb's Ranch.

Route from Jay's Shell to Newcomb's Ranch.
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If the road is still closed then I'll just head up to Azusa Rte 39/GMR instead.

I'm in. We should hope for a clear weekend-RAIN BEGONE!

Another maybe, depends on what happens at work.

nb

I am in.

IN! I didn't know ACH was going to be open so quickly. I assumed at LEAST a year if not more. Glad our tax dollars are going toward something good for a change :P Hopefully the old crew will get back together again (Ken, myself, Chris, Mike).

Andrew, looking forward to meeting you as well.

Sounds good to me, I'm in.

Sounds good to me, I'm in.

Have you ridden the Crest before?

Have you ridden the Crest before?
Art rode ACH with me before.

^^ what he said.

ughh gonna have to cancel, went down today. Im fine, the bike is not (yet). Went down on GMR, be careful !

That sucks Andrew! Any pics of the damage?

That really sucks, good thing that you are ok. So, post the pics man.

nb

look in here :)

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?p=121883#post121883

ouch. sorry about the bike, but good to hear you're ok. Praise them dead cows!

Yikes, glad you're doing well. ATGATT prevails :)

ughh gonna have to cancel, went down today. Im fine, the bike is not (yet). Went down on GMR, be careful !

Sorry to hear that Andrew, GMR is not the ideal place to hone your skills unless you're vary comfortable with ACH already. With ACH you have to fight the fear of speed, with GMR is the fear of lean angles and blind & banked corners. None gets easier (at least for me) but if you know what your good at or prefer then you're better prepare when riding a particular route.

Count me in on the Sunday ride ;) if its still on

Hopefully the old crew will get back together again (Ken, myself, Chris, Mike).




Wonder powers activate! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Wondertwinsross.jpg/150px-Wondertwinsross.jpg

Nice Mike!

I just realized that it JUST might be the old crew again since Andrew seems to be out :) C'mon LA 250'ers, where are you guys!?! haha

Wow, the turnout is better than I expected.

FYI, I drove by ACH exit off the 210 FWY and as of Tuesday 3am they still have the mobile signs on the side of the freeway stating closure of ACH.

I plan to drive by there Saturday night to check on the signs.

Anyone down for Azusa Rte 39/GMR as back-up? If not, does anyone else have a suggestion? I'd hate to have a nice turnout with no place to go.

we could ride 39 and then go into pasadena for lunch at my girlfriends restaurant if ACH is closed.

Nice Mike!

I just realized that it JUST might be the old crew again since Andrew seems to be out :) C'mon LA 250'ers, where are you guys!?! haha

Frank is coming along I believe...

we could ride 39 and then go into pasadena for lunch at my girlfriends restaurant if ACH is closed.

Where's your GF's restaurant located? Plenty of parking?

Also, did you just want to go up and down on 39? Or go up 39 and take east fork road and ride GMR too?

It's a sushi place in old town...so there might be a bit of trouble finding parking, but I suppose all we need is 2 spots next to each other. I was thinking up 39/east fork/GMR. I did that last week with chris and it was a really nice ride. Looking forward to the ride, be it 39 or ACH. Check out the caltrans website for updates on route 2: http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi

thanks Chris and Frank. I just need forks and a new front wheel to get on the streets again. :) Probably going to leave the plastic alone for a while. ($$$) driving to school in the car takes forever...

Andrew...so sorry to hear about your new bike going down (I was REALLY looking forward to seeing it in person), glad your not hurt :thumbup:.

As far as the ride goes I'm still down for whatever I'm just itching to get back in the twisties.

So if ACH remains closed on Sunday, we'll head to Rte 39/GMR. The meeting place will be at the Mobil Gas station located below, and take place at the same time.
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Andrew...so sorry to hear about your new bike going down (I was REALLY looking forward to seeing it in person), glad your not hurt :thumbup:.

As far as the ride goes I'm still down for whatever I'm just itching to get back in the twisties.

thanks, when you see it next time just stand on the right side. lol :D

also, I heard ACH is closed for another 3 months at least. I didn't expect it to be open so soon anyhow.

Now how are we going to have breakfast at Newcombs if we don't got up ACH, or do you have another breakfast place in mind?

nb

http://flappyjacks.com/fjnewlogo.jpg

i didn't think about eating sushi at 10am...probably not the best. anyway, flappyjacks seems like a good spot, although I bet it's popular on weekends.


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Frank is coming along I believe...


Sure! but not sure if ACH is open? have Ken stop by to check.

thanks Chris and Frank. I just need forks and a new front wheel to get on the streets again. :) Probably going to leave the plastic alone for a while. ($$$) driving to school in the car takes forever...

Give James a call at Asylum Motorcycle in La Puente. He help another friend of mine fixed up his Gixxer that also need a new front rim. They got a good used parts source and racing take off tires if you need them.

Don't worry about the fall, most true cyclist treat their scratch plastics as badge of honor ;) and stories to tell.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/hourlyPage.php

SR 2
[IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM 2.1 MI EAST OF THE EAST JCT OF I 210
/IN LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE/ TO ISLIP SADDLE (LOS ANGELES CO) - DUE TO
FIRE DAMAGE REPAIRS - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM ISLIP SADDLE TO 6.5 MI WEST OF BIG PINES (LOS ANGELES CO)
- DUE TO ROCK & MUD SLIDES - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

ALL TRACTOR-SEMI TRAILER COMBINATIONS WITH 3 AXLES OR GREATER ARE
PROHIBITED FROM THE JCT OF I 210 /IN LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE/ TO THE
ANGELES FOREST HIGHWAY (LOS ANGELES CO) - ALTERNATE ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE



It appears that we're going up Azusa/GMR this weekend. See you guys at the Mobil station man~ana.

Ge those tires warm and have a great ride tomorrow fellas :)

OK, folks, the Brewer is going to bail. Sorry. Kjohnson21, Manycavies and I are riding up to the Rock Store tomorrow. Went up to Chaparral Motorsports in San Bernardino today and bought some gloves to replace the Scorpion Cool Hands that I have worn out. Got a pair of Cortech Scarab but will have to take them back next week because one of the seams in the palm is unraveling. Don't know about Cortechs QC but these are going back.

nb

NinjaBrewer- where's da rock store?

Alpinestars Gloves werk fer me -*shrug*.

Rock store? like rock and roll? I think they sold mike jackson's glove already - lmao_snicker*

ken, chris, frank you guys still in?

NinjaBrewer- where's da rock store?

Alpinestars Gloves werk fer me -*shrug*.

Rock store? like rock and roll? I think they sold mike jackson's glove already - lmao_snicker*

the rock store is in Malibu.

NinjaBrewer- where's da rock store?

Alpinestars Gloves werk fer me -*shrug*.

Rock store? like rock and roll? I think they sold mike jackson's glove already - lmao_snicker*

Never been there, but Ken and Crissy said there is always a lot of riders there and Jay Leno frequently hangs out there. I believe he said it is in Malibu.

nb

Never been there, but Ken and Crissy said there is always a lot of riders there and Jay Leno frequently hangs out there. I believe he said it is in Malibu.

nb

went there 2 weeks ago, saw Harrison Ford. its the guy in the grey/yellow jacket

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/sgttom/DSCF3438.jpg

kewl

ken, chris, frank you guys still in?


Yeah I'm down for GMR.

I'll probably be heading up to the rock store too. Say hi if you see me. Red 08' Ninja 250 with a jester tank pad.

Cheers!

Bit far right now fer me - but have a good time everyone.

Not going to make it guys, battery is dead. Have Fun!

Never been there, but Ken and Crissy said there is always a lot of riders there and Jay Leno frequently hangs out there. I believe he said it is in Malibu.

nb

http://www.rock-store.com/

I'll probably be heading up to the rock store too. Say hi if you see me. Red 08' Ninja 250 with a jester tank pad.

Cheers!

I think that I saw you, somewhere. Did see a green '09 SE sitting out there. Lots and lots and lots of HD and their kin. Never seen so many bikes in one place. We had a blast, hung out there for awhile, looking at bikes, drooled over a couple of Triumphs, looked at the girls on the bikes, (I did, not sure about Ken as Crissy was with us....:eek:) After we left there, we turned left instead of right and had some more fun on the turns. Twice we passed photogs, <www.rockstorephotos.com> but I have already checked twice and their not up yet. Never seen me going around the twisties.

So how was the GMR ride. Come on folks, chime in.

nb

GMR was good, although Ken and I ended up waiting for a larger group to tag along with since nobody else showed up.

When are you going to post the photos that you took when we rode Azusa? Come on now, I know you took a few!!!

nb

Hey guys, I heard ACH just re-open, Can anybody verified that? Got a new battery so I'm finally ready to go.

Hey guys, I heard ACH just re-open, Can anybody verified that? Got a new battery so I'm finally ready to go.

For reals this time? haha. I've been up there around this time of year and I remember being shocked to see snow up there. Oh and it's COLD up there. I had to wear a mask underneath my helmet :)

ACH is open. I'm going up right now.

let us make a new thread nao? With the semester coming to an end, I would really like to go next time!

i hear there is dirt everywhere and ice up higher

Maybe let the other riders go up and clean up the road on the first weekend before we attack it :D