Day 16 (Tuesday June 1, 2010): Half Moon Bay to San Simeon

Coastal riding is amazing. There is a reason why every half a mile there is a turn off for people to pull over to enjoy the scenery.

Delicious smelling strawberry fields with huge strings of workers picking the fruit.

 The view of Monterey from the balcony of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The sun is starting to set, the twisties aren't getting less twisty, and we still feel the need to stop for some photos.

I really need to cut down a lot of weight on my bike. Going into a corner 30kph maximum corner with 200lbs of weight on the rear is not a fun time. The Givi side case setup causes the bike to jiggle while riding. The jiggle is not noticeable while riding

Day 15 (Monday May 31, 2010): On the Road Again.... San Francisco to Half Moon Bay

After being in San Francisco for so long, it feels like we are leaving home. Although, it's still a great feeling to be back on the road even if it was for a very short while... 40 km short. The fog was so thick that it soaked us like rain.

Day 11-14 (Thursday May 27, 2010 to Sunday May 30, 2010): San Francisco

Fixing the bike and enjoying San Francisco while using an amazing loft as a base. Thank you Erik!

This is exactly the kind of bachelor pad that I would want.

Day 10 (Wednesday May 26, 2010): San Francisco

Beautiful sunny day. Beautiful roads. Beautiful scenery. This is exactly what I needed.

View from the base of Coit Tower

Lombard Street

Bird Island (white from the droppings)

Sausilito Beach

Muir Woods (Amazing tight banked corners with lots of elevation changes... Driving heaven)

Day 9 (Tuesday May 25.2010): San Francisco

Probably the lowest point in my trip. . . I am constantly considering calling off the trip. It is a combination of the accident, stuff constantly going wrong, and missing certain people.

Day 8 (Monday May 24, 2010): Weed to San Francisco

The ride from Weed was uneventful. The shoulder pains from the accident are worsening. At the start of my trip I told myself that the journey was more important than the destination but by this point I just want to get to San Francisco to start making repairs to my bike, re-energize, and re-excite myself about this trip.

The more abused a KLR 650 looks the more one knows that the owner has used the bike for the purpose it was made... To get you through anything, to anywhere.

   

Day 7 (Sunday May 23, 2010): Bend to Weed

We start a bit late and can't seem to find the turnoff that we need to get to Eugene. It is freezing while we ride so we decide to take the shorter route to San Francisco. As we pull back onto highway 97 we stop for gas and fortunately, at that exact moment, my tire decides to go flat. If we had been in the middle of nowhere the situation would have been much more difficult to resolve. One mile back there is a service station that is open and the attendant is extremely helpful. (We have been unable to find the right sized tire irons to purchase so we need to use someone's tools.) The annoying thing about the flat is that I had just bought the tire the day before and it seems like either the installation was not good, or the inner tube was defective since there seem to be fold marks on the tube. The tubeless tire that I bought is difficult to remove (remind me never to go tubeless again) and difficult to remount.

Thank you sir. Without your tools we would not have been able to fix our bike.

Mt. Shasta near Weed, California (no I didn't buy a t-shirt that says 'I love weed').

Never go tubeless, never be annoyed when stuff goes wrong because it probably could be a lot worse, just roll with the punches and hope one of those punches isn't a knockout.