Once again it's time for a Maddevill's Breakfast Loop. No pictures , sorry.
This time we had 6 riders. Me, George (08 Hyper) ,Nick ( 15 Hyper), Steve (FZ1), Wayne (BMW GS1200RG) and Stephen ( Ninja 400).
It was super windy. Looking back I should have probably cancelled the ride. Lots of crap on the ground, branches and bark flying through the air, dirt, needles etc. It was easier dodging the debris than riding in rain so we set out.
Got to Alice's unscathed and settled in for eggs and coffee. Along with needles, twigs and various tree parts that dropped into our food.
Filled up we headed down 84. Not too bad, it's a more sheltered road, but we kept the pace a bit lower than usual. Which turned out to be a good thing as we saw 2 cops at a pull out. They were patrolling for downed trees etc.
Cloverdale and Gazos Creek were clean and we popped out at the coast at Hwy 1. Headed south to Davenport with a strong tailwind. Made riding a breeze.( nyuk nyuk)
Had our usual BS session and geared up for the second half. Pine Flat was a bit dirty but that didn't stop me from uncorking the big girl a bit. I just can't help it on that road. Got to Empire Grade on the ridge and it was like a war zone. Huge branches in the road. Spear branches flying through the air. I hit a chunk of wood and got airborn. Thought I bent a rim or popped a tire. Turned up Hwy 9 and the group got separated into 2 groups of 3 riders each.
We eventually got back to Skyline Trading Post and waited for the second group. They finally showed up and explained that, after we passed, a large tree fell across the road. They had to figure out a way around it.
So, everyone was safe. But after the ride, on his way home, George low sided in some branches at around 15 mph. Minor damage to the Ducati, no injury to him. Whew.
We are all looking forward to the next ride, hopefully with a bit lighter breeze.
We have a couple new guys joining us. Including a guy with a 1290 Superduke…(droooool).
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