Mt Hamilton Ride - Sunday, Oct. 28th

lolibater · October 17th, 2012, 11:17 PM

You all most likely know where this is if you're reading this. If you don't it's a nice twisty road in between Livermore and San Jose.

Starbucks at 2707 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127. (intersection of Capitol & McKee, behind the Chevron station)

Oct 28th at 10:00 am, clutches out at 10:30 am sharp

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/k3m0F

lolibater · October 17th, 2012, 11:19 PM

@138 @Jiggles @Alex @CThunder-blue @iceknyght @Stamatos

Jiggles · October 17th, 2012, 11:21 PM

Before noon

Stamatos · October 17th, 2012, 11:23 PM

This would be bad ass! I have a dinner on highway 9 Saturday night and I'm running (can't believe I'm saying this in "public") a Dungeons and Dragons game most of the day Sunday. If you guys do this and one of my plans changes, I'd love to go.
Thread subscribed and thanks for the invite!

lolibater · October 17th, 2012, 11:42 PM

Feel free to invite other local riders too! How long is the round trip usually, for those who have done this ride before?

CThunder-blue · October 18th, 2012, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stamatos

This would be bad ass! I have a dinner on highway 9 Saturday night and I'm running (can't believe I'm saying this in "public") a Dungeons and Dragons game most of the day Sunday. If you guys do this and one of my plans changes, I'd love to go.
Thread subscribed and thanks for the invite!

I used to game for years when I was younger!

138 · October 18th, 2012, 07:28 AM

Let me hop on my vacuum cleaner and give that a whirl lol! You're trolling me bray!

For the record, D&D is dope! LOVE that game.

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 07:44 AM

yeah D&D is pretty sick. I still geek out to that stuff.

So in other words...... we all ride to the top of hamilton......then we play D&D?

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 138

Let me hop on my vacuum cleaner and give that a whirl lol! You're trolling me bray!

For the record, D&D is dope! LOVE that game.

lol no trollin here brahhhhhh. Get your ****ing permit already. I will help you get the bike working.

138 · October 18th, 2012, 07:46 AM

Oy! I will know more Sunday if I will even be able to ride.

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 08:02 AM

Sounds good.

138 · October 18th, 2012, 08:06 AM

That road looks like fun. I'll have to catch up on the straights though lol. I definitely won't be trying to lean that cruiser.

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 08:14 AM

It's not like we're drag racing up that thing. It's brutal switchbacks. There's a restaurant up at the top I think. "The Junction"

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-junction-livermore

http://www.thejunctionbarandgrill.com/

Do you guys want to go back down the Livermore side, or back down the San Jose side? Or we could always take it down to I-5......

138 · October 18th, 2012, 08:16 AM

That sounds fun. I'll suck.. I mean eat a hot dog if they have them there at The Junction.

http://www.thejunctionbarandgrill.com/

As close to the old west as you can get!

LOL. A ****ing BOARS head on a platter bro? AHHHH!!!!

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 08:22 AM

"As close to the old west as you can get"

Shows cowboys inside; sportbikes outside.....hmmmmm something isn't adding up lol

iceknyght · October 18th, 2012, 08:57 AM

Man, I would love to go to this, but I'll be out of town that weekend...

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 09:01 AM

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. We'll plan another one in the future for sure. Going anywhere fun?

iceknyght · October 18th, 2012, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolibater

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. We'll plan another one in the future for sure. Going anywhere fun?

Disneyland... It's the wife's and my anniversary...

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 09:13 AM

That sounds pretty fun actually! enjoy

happy anniversary

iceknyght · October 18th, 2012, 09:20 AM

Thanks! We will! We go every year for our anniversary and it works out well cause they also have a costume party at the same time, so we dress up for that... Always a lot of fun!

Jiggles · October 18th, 2012, 03:51 PM

@rusninja should come, there's nothing like the fear of lowsiding off a cliff to your death to teach you how to ride!

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 03:58 PM

There's an easy fix to that. Just don't lowside. EZ

rusninja · October 18th, 2012, 10:32 PM

sorry @Jiggles Still to fresh still need practice and getting use to my p diablos 2s just broke them in today. :]

Jiggles · October 18th, 2012, 10:41 PM

Y U REPLACE TYRS

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 10:44 PM

I just got schooled by a friend/pro racer as to how ****** my tires are. So I will be taking this road at a nice leisurely pace haha.

Jiggles · October 18th, 2012, 10:46 PM

They don't get much worse than IRC's and those are perfectly capable of anything on the street

lolibater · October 18th, 2012, 10:48 PM

I have scooter tires.

Alex · October 19th, 2012, 07:04 AM

The Pirelli Diablo Scooters? They are some of the better tires you can get for the pregen bikes, nothing to worry about at all.

Stamatos · October 19th, 2012, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolibater

yeah D&D is pretty sick. I still geek out to that stuff.

So in other words...... we all ride to the top of hamilton......then we play D&D?

Now we're talk'n!
If I'm not on this one, I look forward to a thread full of pictures.

lolibater · October 19th, 2012, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

The Pirelli Diablo Scooters? They are some of the better tires you can get for the pregen bikes, nothing to worry about at all.

Good to know

How many miles do they usually last? I have 3300 on them now.

Alex · October 19th, 2012, 09:56 AM

No such thing as "usual" when it comes to tire wear. All you can do is look at your own tires, monitor them as they approach the wear bars or start to get cupped or flat-spotted past what you're comfortable with.

funkshn · October 19th, 2012, 08:49 PM

Every time I've zoomed past that exit on I-5, I've been curious. But I virtually never have time to indulge my curiosity. I live in the L.A. area, and when I'm on that part of I-5, I'm always hurrying to somewhere else. So what's it like, from I-5 to that junction on your ride? I like taking back roads. I used to work for a company in Silicon Valley and I worked out a route that involved about an hour on the freeway, and the rest on unpopulated twisties, all the way from L.A. to San Jose. Nice country, that. My favorite: Parkfield.

Alex · October 19th, 2012, 08:52 PM

The Junction and Patterson are connected by a road called Del Puerto Canyon. Fun little two-lane road with nothing on it other than some farms. It goes through a dirtbiking park right in the middle. Here's a video of a part of that road coming back west.

greenaero · October 20th, 2012, 10:05 AM

Great Choice. I'm in for the weekend of 10/27 and 10/28. Sometime in the morning for the start is good. Just let me know the details and I'll be there.
thanks , GA

Jiggles · October 20th, 2012, 12:21 PM

Ah sweet the space ship is coming!

greenaero · October 20th, 2012, 01:09 PM

Yes!! Got my hall pass and it is on the calendar. I"ll invite my hypermiling buddy Alan Smith so you guys can check out his beautiful streamlined Ninja . Hopefully he can make it too. See you soon

tuan3742 · October 20th, 2012, 11:39 PM

I just went up to mt Hamilton myself with a couple buds. it was a lot of fun and a great learning experience. id love to go again with you guys if you don't mind? I tried getting @rusninja to go today but he said no

Jiggles · October 21st, 2012, 12:26 AM

Les do eet

twong85 · October 21st, 2012, 01:00 AM

I'm in if it's the 28th.

rojoracing53 · October 21st, 2012, 08:04 AM

If you guys decide to go pass the summit toward mines rd. and Del Puerto canyon ill try to make it out there. I have a running race in the morning but if I really haul ass(minus heart attack) I should be able to do both. I'll be coming up mines rd toward Hamilton if anyone wants to join me from the Livermore side.

October 17th, 2012, 11:17 PM	#1
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	Mt Hamilton Ride - Sunday, Oct. 28th You all most likely know where this is if you're reading this. If you don't it's a nice twisty road in between Livermore and San Jose. Starbucks at 2707 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127. (intersection of Capitol & McKee, behind the Chevron station) Oct 28th at 10:00 am, clutches out at 10:30 am sharp Map: http://goo.gl/maps/k3m0F __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi Last futzed with by lolibater; October 22nd, 2012 at 08:28 PM.

October 17th, 2012, 11:19 PM	#2
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	@138 @Jiggles @Alex @CThunder-blue @iceknyght @Stamatos __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 17th, 2012, 11:21 PM	#3
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Before noon __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 17th, 2012, 11:42 PM	#5
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	Feel free to invite other local riders too! How long is the round trip usually, for those who have done this ride before? __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 07:44 AM	#8
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	yeah D&D is pretty sick. I still geek out to that stuff. So in other words...... we all ride to the top of hamilton......then we play D&D? __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 17th, 2012, 11:23 PM	#4
Stamatos ninjette.org member Name: Derrick Location: Livermore Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 250 CLG Posts: 51	This would be bad ass! I have a dinner on highway 9 Saturday night and I'm running (can't believe I'm saying this in "public") a Dungeons and Dragons game most of the day Sunday. If you guys do this and one of my plans changes, I'd love to go. Thread subscribed and thanks for the invite!

October 18th, 2012, 07:28 AM	#7
138 ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Concord Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): Lil' Scoots Posts: 23	Let me hop on my vacuum cleaner and give that a whirl lol! You're trolling me bray! For the record, D&D is dope! LOVE that game.

October 18th, 2012, 07:46 AM	#10
138 ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Concord Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): Lil' Scoots Posts: 23	Oy! I will know more Sunday if I will even be able to ride.

October 18th, 2012, 08:02 AM	#11
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	Sounds good. __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 08:06 AM	#12
138 ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Concord Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): Lil' Scoots Posts: 23	That road looks like fun. I'll have to catch up on the straights though lol. I definitely won't be trying to lean that cruiser.

October 18th, 2012, 08:14 AM	#13
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	It's not like we're drag racing up that thing. It's brutal switchbacks. There's a restaurant up at the top I think. "The Junction" http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-junction-livermore http://www.thejunctionbarandgrill.com/ Do you guys want to go back down the Livermore side, or back down the San Jose side? Or we could always take it down to I-5...... __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 08:16 AM	#14
138 ninjette.org member Name: Matt Location: Concord Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): Lil' Scoots Posts: 23	That sounds fun. I'll suck.. I mean eat a hot dog if they have them there at The Junction. http://www.thejunctionbarandgrill.com/ As close to the old west as you can get! LOL. A ****ing BOARS head on a platter bro? AHHHH!!!!

October 18th, 2012, 08:22 AM	#15
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	"As close to the old west as you can get" Shows cowboys inside; sportbikes outside.....hmmmmm something isn't adding up lol __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 08:57 AM	#16
iceknyght Recalculating. . . Name: Jason Location: Colorado Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 (sold) '12 Ninja 650 Posts: 353	Man, I would love to go to this, but I'll be out of town that weekend... __________________________________________________ jasontracewell.com

October 18th, 2012, 09:01 AM	#17
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. We'll plan another one in the future for sure. Going anywhere fun? __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 09:13 AM	#19
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	That sounds pretty fun actually! enjoy happy anniversary __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 09:20 AM	#20
iceknyght Recalculating. . . Name: Jason Location: Colorado Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 (sold) '12 Ninja 650 Posts: 353	Thanks! We will! We go every year for our anniversary and it works out well cause they also have a costume party at the same time, so we dress up for that... Always a lot of fun! __________________________________________________ jasontracewell.com

October 18th, 2012, 03:51 PM	#21
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	@rusninja should come, there's nothing like the fear of lowsiding off a cliff to your death to teach you how to ride! __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 18th, 2012, 03:58 PM	#22
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	There's an easy fix to that. Just don't lowside. EZ __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 10:32 PM	#23
rusninja Ninjette wanabe :D Name: Ruslan Location: San Jose Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): white 300 :D Posts: A lot.	sorry @Jiggles Still to fresh still need practice and getting use to my p diablos 2s just broke them in today. :] __________________________________________________ VROOOM vrooom >.>

October 18th, 2012, 10:41 PM	#24
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Y U REPLACE TYRS __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 18th, 2012, 10:44 PM	#25
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	I just got schooled by a friend/pro racer as to how ****** my tires are. So I will be taking this road at a nice leisurely pace haha. __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 18th, 2012, 10:46 PM	#26
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	They don't get much worse than IRC's and those are perfectly capable of anything on the street __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 18th, 2012, 10:48 PM	#27
lolibater ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Napa, CA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2005 ZX6R, 2011 Sprint GT Posts: A lot.	I have scooter tires. __________________________________________________ "The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear." - Gandhi

October 19th, 2012, 07:04 AM	#28
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	The Pirelli Diablo Scooters? They are some of the better tires you can get for the pregen bikes, nothing to worry about at all. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 19th, 2012, 09:56 AM	#31
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	No such thing as "usual" when it comes to tire wear. All you can do is look at your own tires, monitor them as they approach the wear bars or start to get cupped or flat-spotted past what you're comfortable with. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 19th, 2012, 08:49 PM	#32
funkshn ninjette.org newbie Name: Mark Location: Foot of Angeles Crest Highway Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250 Posts: 6	Tell me about the road to Patterson Every time I've zoomed past that exit on I-5, I've been curious. But I virtually never have time to indulge my curiosity. I live in the L.A. area, and when I'm on that part of I-5, I'm always hurrying to somewhere else. So what's it like, from I-5 to that junction on your ride? I like taking back roads. I used to work for a company in Silicon Valley and I worked out a route that involved about an hour on the freeway, and the rest on unpopulated twisties, all the way from L.A. to San Jose. Nice country, that. My favorite: Parkfield.

October 19th, 2012, 08:52 PM	#33
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	The Junction and Patterson are connected by a road called Del Puerto Canyon. Fun little two-lane road with nothing on it other than some farms. It goes through a dirtbiking park right in the middle. Here's a video of a part of that road coming back west. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 20th, 2012, 10:05 AM	#34
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	Great Choice. I'm in for the weekend of 10/27 and 10/28. Sometime in the morning for the start is good. Just let me know the details and I'll be there. thanks , GA

October 20th, 2012, 12:21 PM	#35
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Ah sweet the space ship is coming! __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 20th, 2012, 01:09 PM	#36
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	Yes!! Got my hall pass and it is on the calendar. I"ll invite my hypermiling buddy Alan Smith so you guys can check out his beautiful streamlined Ninja . Hopefully he can make it too. See you soon

October 20th, 2012, 11:39 PM	#37
tuan3742 ninjette.org member Name: Eric Location: Portland Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 13' zx-6r 636 Posts: 155	I just went up to mt Hamilton myself with a couple buds. it was a lot of fun and a great learning experience. id love to go again with you guys if you don't mind? I tried getting @rusninja to go today but he said no __________________________________________________ Yes, I'm a squid. But it's okay, I love squid, so can you

October 21st, 2012, 12:26 AM	#38
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Les do eet __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 21st, 2012, 01:00 AM	#39
twong85 ninjette.org newbie Name: Tim Location: Sunnyvale, CA Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 2	I'm in if it's the 28th.

October 21st, 2012, 08:04 AM	#40
rojoracing53 Fast-Guy wannabe Name: Jason Location: Brentwood, Ca Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '13	If you guys decide to go pass the summit toward mines rd. and Del Puerto canyon ill try to make it out there. I have a running race in the morning but if I really haul ass(minus heart attack) I should be able to do both. I'll be coming up mines rd toward Hamilton if anyone wants to join me from the Livermore side.