Downieville ride anyone going?

Quinn808 · August 11, 2012, 06:07:02 PM

Is anyone still wanting to go to downieville?

288RR · August 11, 2012, 06:40:30 PM

I think I'm down to go.

Tahoebrian5 · August 11, 2012, 08:42:00 PM

I'm in for a ride. Might be hot in dville but I heard the new pavement is really good.

Tahoebrian5 · August 11, 2012, 08:43:51 PM

Looks like the schedule calls for 8:00 start time

288RR · August 11, 2012, 08:52:05 PM

Do we want to start at 8. Or 8:30?

Tahoebrian5 · August 11, 2012, 08:53:17 PM

I would prefer 8:30.. Not much of an early morning person.

288RR · August 11, 2012, 08:56:18 PM

Well I'm good for 8:30.

Quinn808 · August 11, 2012, 09:06:07 PM

I'll be there 830 breaking in new suit first time out with it

288RR · August 11, 2012, 09:55:36 PM

So far looks like 3 of us. Anyone else wanting to go?

GreenMachine · August 12, 2012, 07:38:34 AM

I think I can make it, but I have work later, so it'll have to be an out and back. Besides, the Plumas fire is raging north of there.

288RR · August 12, 2012, 07:39:55 AM

Out and back is fine with me

Tahoebrian5 · August 12, 2012, 04:33:41 PM

Thanks everyone for a great ride. Hey GM what happened to you at the end there? Saw you turn around but you never caught up. Hoping you didn't get nabbed by the cop sitting at prosser

GreenMachine · August 12, 2012, 05:28:15 PM

Great ride today. Thank you everyone for showing up and riding so well. Couldn't ask for a better group of riders!

Almost got nabbed trying to play catchup with your safe group. I thought I'd be clever while you guys were waiting at the I-80 onramp light. Damn if cars didn't just keep coming to foul my plan.

Once on I-80, there was a whole gaggle of cars going by the weigh station and the CHP there at Prosser, but he did come out to play. You guys were just in front of that gaggle and I was at the tail end. By the time I cleared the a**holes blocking the roadway going by Boca Reservior, you guys were pulling about a mile on me and stretching that. Took the pace way up, but again got detained by unyielding traffic going down the big long downhill and by then you guys were almost out of sight. There was another west-bound CHP at Floriston and I was thankful he didn't whip around to go after me, so I just cooled back to traffic speed. I never seem to have BC's pace going home.

Got home just as the skys opened up. Washed the bugs and chain grease off. Bike's all cleaned up for next time.

288RR · August 12, 2012, 06:19:55 PM

Thank you guys it was a great ride. Had a good time

Team Gorgonzola · August 15, 2012, 01:28:45 AM

Sound like a great ride...beside the traffic for GM.