RE: [ST] Ride report (sort of)

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad you could get out Matt, in spite of the adversity.  One of these days
I'd like to head down your way with the Sprint and a (yet to be purchased)
dual sport bike for some extended exploration. . .

BTW, our spring opener this year will be the first weekend in June.  Details
to follow.

- --Rick in Oregon
  '01 Sprint ST

Matt Knowles wrote:
> After too many weeks of not having a weekend where I could go riding, I
> thought having an extra day off this weekend might be the ticket. Last
> weekend I was in the Bay Area and I had brought down the rear wheel of
> my Sprint to get new rubber at Road Rider. So yesterday when the
> weather started clearing, I decided to go out to the garage and
> reinstall the wheel. First thing I noticed was that Road Rider mounted
> the tire backwards. Damn!  They're 350 miles away, so it's not like I
> can just run down there and call do over! I'm going to ask that they
> reimburse me for getting it remounted up here.
> 
> I thought about taking out the quad, but it was parked behind the
> Sprint, and I didn't feel like mounting the tire just so I could move
> it and then have to take it off again.
> 
> Fortunately, I always have more than one back up plan. I took the KLR
> out and pointed it east with no real destination in mind. I discovered
> yet another wonderful dirt backroad, Redwood House Road, that runs the
> back way from Carlotta to Bridgeville, making a very hilly loop off of
> Hwy 36. Beautiful cascades, wonderful transitions from deep redwood
> forests to oak studded hills, and scenic farm vistas. The road was in
> perfect condition, just wet enough to keep the dust down, but not real
> muddy. I spotted several locations that will be great for future
> photoshoots, and I'm anxious to return when the wildflowers start
> blooming.


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