Frontage Roads » Motorcycle Trips http://www.frontageroads.com Lookin' for somethin' Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:41:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Moto Time http://www.frontageroads.com/2010/03/12/moto-time/ http://www.frontageroads.com/2010/03/12/moto-time/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:01:20 +0000 Errin http://www.frontageroads.com/?p=1087 I received an email out of the blue this week from an old friend of mine. A motorcyclist, and the leader for my trip to Baja in 2008. I hadn’t kept in contact since my crash and I’d felt bad about it. Bicycling has become my main activity, hobby, passion, (whatever you want to call it) so I don’t have much time to motorcycle any more. Or I don’t make time. Yeah, maybe that’s it. However, I see the KTM 990 Adventure everyday, reminding me to get out and ride it.

I know that I need to make time to ride the moto, somehow. I do love riding the damn thing. I guess I just have a thing for two wheeled travel. I notice that my bikes are setup like my moto. Panniers, racks etc. Ready to go anywhere.


He was inviting me along for a ride, a good one too. His plan is to ride up 395 to Big Pines and then headout to Saline Valley. The trip will end at the annual Warped Trip in Kernville. I let him know that I wouldn’t be able to make this trip, I’ve already got plans for that particular weekend, but I hope to ride with him soon. Maybe Baja, maybe not, but he’s good company to keep, and I’m glad that we’ve kept in contact.

Maybe a weekend trip to the Sierras is in order? Yeah, I think so. Have a great weekend.

]]> http://www.frontageroads.com/2010/03/12/moto-time/feed/ 3 Been thinkin’ about this place. http://www.frontageroads.com/2009/10/14/been-thinkin-about-this-place/ http://www.frontageroads.com/2009/10/14/been-thinkin-about-this-place/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:41:08 +0000 Errin http://www.frontageroads.com/?p=334 It’s been almost a year now. Thinkin’ that maybe I should make plans to head back down and finish the trip. Better start lookin’ into it now I guess.

]]> http://www.frontageroads.com/2009/10/14/been-thinkin-about-this-place/feed/ 0 It’s about time. . . http://www.frontageroads.com/2009/09/23/its-about-time/ http://www.frontageroads.com/2009/09/23/its-about-time/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:46:15 +0000 Errin http://www.frontageroads.com/?p=303 After a very long 10 months, this past weekend I took out my motorcycle. I’ve been able to ride the moto for a long time, from the doc’s perspective at least. But it turned out that the biggest obstacle would be my own head. I was afraid of many things. Could my leg support my motorcycle? Would I stress it too much with all the starts and stops? Would I just be too scared to ride, period?

Well, it turned out that I was too scared to ride. But a funny thing happened. While working in the garage, I had to move my moto out of the way. I decided to throw a leg over it and something snapped. I wasn’t scared anymore. I fired her up and just wanted to ride. Just like that I felt comfortable again.

So this past weekend I cleared the day for a ride. Just me, my moto and the road. I headed out to Tehachapi. A favorite destination of mine. Home of the Tehachapi Loop, and very close to Caliente-Bodfish Rd. Today’s ride would only get me to breakfast and then home. It turned out to be just what I needed. Just “what the doctor ordered”.

Here are some pics from the road.

A good intersection. Vasquez huh? Has a nice ring to it.

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Kelcy’s Cafe for Breakfast.

My faithful ride. After months of patiently waiting, took me where I needed to go.

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