Day 2, 125 miles, Toluca Lake to Ojai

Today just an easy day, taking Laurel Canyon to Mulholland Hwy, one wonders why they have never been West of the 405 fwy on Mulholland and now we know. The road doesn't go very far and it truly is a trashed piece of asphalt. No worries though, we detoured over to Topanga Canyon, headed for Gladstones for some clam chowder, oysters and seafood. Our journey took us up PCH, to the highlight of the day = Decker Canyon. Amazingly twisted and tight turns, with little traffic except for all the moto's (including a scooter) barely got out of second gear. Something that I must experience again on the RC51 without a passenger and 120 lbs of gear! Great day of riding, some highway, some city, some twisties. Ojai was the final destination, checked in at the Blue Iguana Inn and headed back to town.

Day 1, 120 miles, Dinner & friends

Okay so the best laid plans are meant to go astray - right? After planning for weeks and working deals for the best bargains, the last minute new tires had their own agenda, thus putting us back a couple hours for the one day early start we had decided upon. After much running around, San Diego BMW rose to occasion and took care of us. After packing, repacking, removing, and repacking again, a few critical items were decided to be not so critical. Mainly the DSLR that with all its attachments and weight, didn't make the cut. We put in 120 miles the first day from La Jolla to Toluca Lake, in less than 2 hours during prime time commute hours, you have to love splitting traffic on a moto. LA traffic never looked so easy to navigate. Dinner with Dubrow's & Bandini's was wonderful. Photo's to follow.