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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
Spent the thanksgiving weekend with family in Fresno Area, then afterwards, rode on highway 41, which is the intersection with highway 46 where James Dean died.
Rode to Pismo then jumped on PCH to Lompoc and stayed at the Embassy Suites. They had a Happy Hour with free hard liquor!!!
Next day, Sunday, the rain was just a drizzle, but needed to head home. It rained on us from Camarillo to Van Nuys and it got pretty cold on the legs.
Bike did great, didn't feel safe to drive over about 65, got home and had a cup of water in both boots.
What I learned, get better riding boots and better gloves, My summer gloves suck when it rains.
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You rode right past my place, I probably heard you but so many Harleys go by on PCH I don't pay attention to all of them.
Years ago in Florida a bike was my only transportation for a bit and riding to work in a Florida thunderstorm was no fun, especially when it's a cloudburst and there is six inches of water on the road, every car going by the other way is like getting god's own bucket dumped on you.
I'm a pussy now in my old age, if there's even a hint of rain the bike stays home
I went through that Highway 41-46 interchange probably 100 times in my life, I only found out maybe 15 years ago that that's where Dean was killed, there's a little road going north from the interchange called Cholame Valley Road, it takes you to Parkfield CA, (population 15)
https://goo.gl/maps/5SDbB
A favorite of riders and well worth the 15 mile side trip to get a bite to eat, check it out next time.