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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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I got balding tires too bro, planning on some drifting with my GoPro!
Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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I got balding tires too bro, planning on some drifting with my GoPro!
yea!!
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:19 AM
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Might have a twin wagon coming muhahahaha!!
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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HOLY SPEED TRAP!


The big guy was looking out for me this morning. I leave my house and I'm doing about 68 or so in a 55 on 129. Just cruising. Come around a corner just as CHP is pulling out on the road. End up following that dude for a while on 101. Just taking it easy. Then I have this feeling I know where he went because I lost eyes on him... So I slow from 70 to about 62... boom. There he is.

So I'm chilling doing like 62-65 in a 55 construction zone. Going the speed of traffic. Usually I'm going much quicker. Then BOOM CHP bikes EVERYWHERE.

One dude standing there pointing and 4 bikes pulling people over.

I got so damn lucky. It's a 55 double fine zone right now. Me and the truck behind me where blocked by a field truck. The next car wasn't. I looked in my mirror just in time to see the dude with the gun point at that car 2 cars behind me... they got tagged.

Had 3 CHP bikes writing tickets and one getting ready to write a ticket.

Then there was a fat accident on 101 so I had jump off and go the round about way to work.

Odd morning.


Oh.... my front end links are here... WOOT! Now I need to get some rears. I think I may have snapped something. My rear end got real loose on the way home from work last night. Gotta take a look today.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 10:13 AM
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Glad they didn't get ya! I hate speed traps, seems like they pull people over for whatever just to make quota's.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Urban_Grey_2.5
Might have a twin wagon coming muhahahaha!!
Hey guys, I'm going down to Monterey tomorrow and will be returning on Saturday...maybe I will hook up with you guys in Watsonville and roll up Madonna with you? Where is the meet point again?
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Nevermind found it ...

*repost*

The Plan 1/28/12

Meet: 11am
When: Saturday 1-28-12
Where: lowes in gilroy
Drive: mt Madonna
Pics: mt Madonna inn
Eat: sushi in Watsonville

After our meet whomever wants to can roll to the camberwear.net meet in Marina
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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Nevermind found it ...

*repost*

The Plan 1/28/12

Meet: 11am
When: Saturday 1-28-12
Where: lowes in gilroy
Drive: mt Madonna
Pics: mt Madonna inn
Eat: sushi in Watsonville

After our meet whomever wants to can roll to the camberwear.net meet in Marina
Hit up mt. madonna then take 17. I did that drive one time it was AMAZING!
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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If you think that's amazing you need to get out and drive more.

Buddy of mine and I smashed our cars literally for a full day. That was an epic drive. Probably 300 miles of curves. Another great drive is to head out to tracy via hammy/mines, etc.

17 is by no means a great drive. I hate that road.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Best road I've ever been on has to be HWY 198 down south. Easily one of the most fun roads I've ever been to.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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Well excuse me LOL

I thought it was fun, very little traffic on 17 and had a couple subies mobbin with me. Went to Great America was the reason for the route.

I actually like to smash 101 south to aroyo seco rd then hit Carmel valley rd to laureless grade to 68. Such a sick drive!
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ptownBob
Hey guys, I'm going down to Monterey tomorrow and will be returning on Saturday...maybe I will hook up with you guys in Watsonville and roll up Madonna with you? Where is the meet point again?

Duh, just saw the start location, lowes in gilroy, I don't think I'm gonna make the run, maybe next time, drive safe fellas
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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Duh, just saw the start location, lowes in gilroy, I don't think I'm gonna make the run, maybe next time, drive safe fellas
How is Gilroy any different that anywhere else to meet? The drive is still the same if you meet there or you meet in monterey.

If you're gonna be in the area you should roll out. Gilroy seems far but it's really not. Especially if you're planning on a run like this anyways. You could loop down 101. Meet up. Drive over then take highway 1 back through Salinas.
Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
How is Gilroy any different that anywhere else to meet? The drive is still the same if you meet there or you meet in monterey.

If you're gonna be in the area you should roll out. Gilroy seems far but it's really not. Especially if you're planning on a run like this anyways. You could loop down 101. Meet up. Drive over then take highway 1 back through Salinas.
I live in Pleasanton. Meeting in gilroy and driving all the way over to Watsonville is out of my way. I was going to come back hwy 1 and head up Madonna from there. I don't want to traverse all the way home, but it is an interesting idea.

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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OneManArmy are you going?

You should just get a radar detector so you don't have to avoid the CHP...



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