Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coast-to-Coast trip

That's my old hood! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Javier Garcia wrote: > > Thanks Gary, I will keep your advice in mind. I rode the San Gabriel > mountains as the last leg of my trip coming here. When behind and took rt 2 > all the way to Pasadena. I still need to make it

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coast-to-Coast trip

Thanks Gary, I will keep your advice in mind. I rode the San Gabriel mountains as the last leg of my trip coming here. When behind and took rt 2 all the way to Pasadena. I still need to make it to Mt. Wilson, not only because of the ride, but also because the observatory at the top. For those inter

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coast-to-Coast trip

I did LA for years before it became 24X7 gridlock and police pursuits. Ride like you are invisible, because to car drivers you are. Even when they look right at you. Make Yosemite plans for the spring as soon as the weather warms in April or May before school lets out, or the early fall before the

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Pasadena is my old stomping ground Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:34 AM, Javier Garcia wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > Thanks a lot for your message. I am enjoy quite a lot being in Pasadena. I > haven't had time to do much riding since I arrived but I can see there are > many options a

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Coast-to-Coast trip

Hi Gary, Thanks a lot for your message. I am enjoy quite a lot being in Pasadena. I haven't had time to do much riding since I arrived but I can see there are many options almost in every direction. I agree with your appreciation of the traffic in LA, but I have to also say that I love being able

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Hi Javier, I just stumbled into this Google group while looking at stuff for the original Nighthawk - 82 CB650SC I am restoring, and saw your trip. At 65 years old I now live just outside Yosemite in a town called Oakhurst, CA., but was born & raised in LA near Pasadena in W. Covina. Your desc

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Glad you liked them George. I was fun to share the experiences and also helps to sort of keep a journal of all the places visited (after a few days everything starts to blend a bit). I want to write a little something called "things I learned". Hopefully I will find the time once I am settle in. J

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Javier, My wife, 3 of our kids & I grew up in San Gabriel/Pasadena area. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Javier Garcia wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > Yes indeed, going up to Oregon is at the top of the list of the next trips > (if I will have the time I will go all the way to Alas

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Hi Paul, Yes indeed, going up to Oregon is at the top of the list of the next trips (if I will have the time I will go all the way to Alaska). For sure I will let you know if that happens. And yes, I took a new job at Caltech so that's the reason for moving here. The area is great and I think I w

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Javier, I really enjoyed seeing your pictures along your trip. But now you MUST make the trip up the California and Oregon coastal highway up into the Pacific Northwest toward Seattle and British Columbia. :) It is a stunningly beautiful drive. But where did I miss the email about you actually MO

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One of those Noob moments was when I was talking to my friends at the Honda repair shop. They told me that the front tires wear out un-evenly, more on the left side, because we drive on the right side of roads that are crowned in the middle. I thought about this and said to myself, DUH! that makes

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] Re: Coast-to-Coast trip Hi Paul, Yes, I am worried something is funny with this bike. I didn't mentioned but recently the bike was dropped by a car backing up and pushing it off the center stand in the place where I was staying in Boston. I checked everything and it only seem to have

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You can check the alignment with florescent tubes (they're really really straight). Hold one end against the back tire at two points and let it extend towards the front. Since the back tire is wider than the front tire there will be a gap between the tube and the sidewall of the front, measure that

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Hi Paul, Yes, I am worried something is funny with this bike. I didn't mentioned but recently the bike was dropped by a car backing up and pushing it off the center stand in the place where I was staying in Boston. I checked everything and it only seem to have some scratches, but I wonder if that

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Javier, glad the trip is going well. Are you planning on having the fork checked out while you're in California? *Paul LeBoutillier * *www.hondanighthawks.net * Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group On Wed,

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Here is one of the videos I took coming back from Canyonlands Park. You can see how many turns there are. It actually gets a lot better right after I passed that blue car but unfortunately my camera battery ran out. Also, there is an annoying sound in the video that I don't know where is coming fro

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Don't forget to ask about the teaspoons ;) On Sep 27, 2016 18:27, "Javier Garcia" wrote: > Dead Horse Point Park > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Javier Garcia > wrote: > >> Here are the pictures of Arches Nat. Park. Well, some of them. I took >> many. The place is breathtaking. >> J.

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Wrong sign. Take one at the sign as you cross back from AZ into UT in Monument Valley. Need that skyline! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an

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In fact, I got worried because I started getting dizzy at the top after a few minutes. If you live near sea level going that high that fast can really make you sick. So I would advice to stay at least one night in the town and then go up. It also got very cold very quick (at the bottom was 66F, at

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Since you're going to LA, I imagined that you would go to the south rim and then go south to I-40. It's also possible to go to the north rim and then go through Las Vegas and down to LA. If you do that, you can also see the desert lake at Paige, AZ. Very nice. If you go to 4 corners, you will al

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We're given today but not promised tomorrow Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2016, at 8:21 AM, EGrider wrote: > > "Don't leave for later, later might never happen." > > These are words to live by! They say that when you are old and look back on > your life, the things you will regret most ar

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Great Glenn, I will keep that in mind. I am not sure if I can make it to the Grand Canyon today. Google says 8 and a half hours to the north rim, which in reality will be a lot more with all the stops in the parks. I am thinking in maybe reach 4 corners at the end of the day and then find a place t

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I don't mean to lecture anyone now that I am doing this, but I will say that at least in my case there was some mental barrier to surpass. I was indeed worried about how tough this will be and if I could make it or not. It is hard but also extremely fun and rewarding. There is so much to see! There