Kesh and Bern's Mild Adventure

Had a great meet-up with Bern in San Francisco - proving once again rabid Lorenzo and Stoner fan-boys can have a civilized meal of Pepper Crab at R&G Lounge. After SF me and Johnnie B rode along the coast, eventually making it to LA - where we were scheduled to meet-up with California Kid, but Kid got stuck in Boston working on a film shoot that went into a lot of overtime. But... he's moving his family to Boston, which is not far away from me - so more meet-ups will ensue.

Mick D said:

How did you end up getting on with the bike? Pretty much same as your original thoughts - great on the road, ...... in the city?

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Yeah... pretty much. The GS1200 is super nice when you're rolling. But there were times where I'd park it on an incline, get some lunch, and then spend 7 frustrating minutes trying to tip it upright in order to back it out (nothing like Barry's backing it in - it has to be said) because being 148 Lbs and 5.10 just doesn't lend itself to pushing that much mass, and I work out at the gym 3 times a week. And of course ego being what it is, I refused to ask anyone to help me tip it upright. The GS is better suited to Povol-Sized guys.

When we got to LA, I went to the rental joint and traded it in for an XSR900 which is a pisser of a bike. Totally loved it. I'm shopping around for one right now. WTF - I figure I haven't owned a Japanese superbike since I sold my R6 which I never gelled with. The XSR900 is super schweet. Feels light as a feather and pretty much needs nothing other than a aftermarket pipe and small fairing. The "famous Snake Road" through the canyons BTW - fun to ride, but not nearly as challenging as some people hype it to be. I went on a weekday so not much car traffic. Lots of good riders tho.

Bern1 said:

Hey man glad it all went well and you had pretty decent weather!

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Really great. Worked out well. A tad chilly the first few hours but I had my good Spidi cold weather jacket. 4 hours south of SF - the weather was really mild. Early mornings were chilly but we're New Yorkers... so no problem. Great hanging with you.