Dirty Dave and I go trolling around Simi and Santa Clarita Valleys for bonuses for the Pace Podcast’s Equinox to Equinox Rally. The weather was a little gloomy, but since it had been about a year since the accident that destroyed my last bike, I really wanted to get out and ride. And since I’m a big fan of the Pace Podcast, I’m glad I was able to get in on it.
I usually ride Dirty’s Sportster but it’s been refusing to start, so it was either his Dyna or the Burgman. “You’ll have more fun on the Burgman.” So Burgie it was. We only had the morning before I had to get back to family time, so we stayed fairly local, starting about 8am. Met the family for lunch, then grabbed a few more bonuses on the way home.
We had a pretty good system down. We’d stop at a bonus, I’d hand the camera to Dirty, he’d snap the pix, and we’d be off to the next one.
What kinda surprised me is how rusty my motorcycle skills have become in the last year of not riding. I was definitely a little wobbly out there.
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- First bonus! The Ford matches my loaner bike perfectly!
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- 2nd stop, first forestation
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- Welcome to Simi! First welcome to bonus
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- Big 10 pointer, Chadman in front of the Reagan Library
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- First police bonus
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- First post office bonus - Simi Valley
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- 2nd police bonus
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- First courthouse
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- First veteran's memorial
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- 2nd post office - the old road Santa Clarita
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- 1st "big roadside thingy"
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- Questionable bonus: railcar
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- 3rd post office - newhall
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- 2nd fire station - santa clarita
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- Dirty Dave in front of the 3rd police bonus
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- 2nd courthouse
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- 2nd war memorial
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- A real train engine @ Hart Park
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- 4th post office - McBean & Magic Mountain
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- Ridge Route landmark
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- Oak of the Golden Dream landmark
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- Amusement (or terror) park: Magic Mountain
