bdalameda
PaleoCyclist
I participated in a bit of a different kind of ride last weekend. I met up with some friends in the CJMC (Classic Japanese Motorcycle Club) and took a small bike trail ride through the Gold Country and into the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Picture 17 riders mostly in their sixties and seventies riding old Honda CT90's, Ct110,s old Hodakas, Kawasaki Bushwackers etc. and going on a 90+mile ride on old jeep trails through old mining camps and winding through small roads through Columbia, Twain Harte, etc. About 50 miles on dirt, and the rest on old paved back roads.
It was quite a sight as we came down through main street of Columbia - I was thinking of "The Wild Bunch", as we roared into town, followed by a cloud of two-stroke smoke from the Yamahas, Hodakas and Kawasakis, but truly we were more like, "The Banana Bunch". I can't remember when I've had so much fun - I felt like I was 12 again, some 50 plus years ago, and going riding on my S-90 Honda with my buddies. Yes - we looked ridiculous - no we did not care - and we were waved at, and honked at, everywhere we went. We had a total blast - I can't remember ever laughing so hard. We rode almost 10 hours, covered over 90 miles, and I burned about 1 gallon of fuel!! We all made it, though the Hodaka tended to foul spark plugs at higher altitude. (he had a pocket full of plugs with him LOL). The only casualty was the chase vehicle, (1971 Toyota Land Cruiser) that lost the hydraulic clutch cylinder, that we repaired temporarily using two stroke oil for fluid!!
I can't wait to take the Honda Ct110 out again!!
Dan
Picture 17 riders mostly in their sixties and seventies riding old Honda CT90's, Ct110,s old Hodakas, Kawasaki Bushwackers etc. and going on a 90+mile ride on old jeep trails through old mining camps and winding through small roads through Columbia, Twain Harte, etc. About 50 miles on dirt, and the rest on old paved back roads.
It was quite a sight as we came down through main street of Columbia - I was thinking of "The Wild Bunch", as we roared into town, followed by a cloud of two-stroke smoke from the Yamahas, Hodakas and Kawasakis, but truly we were more like, "The Banana Bunch". I can't remember when I've had so much fun - I felt like I was 12 again, some 50 plus years ago, and going riding on my S-90 Honda with my buddies. Yes - we looked ridiculous - no we did not care - and we were waved at, and honked at, everywhere we went. We had a total blast - I can't remember ever laughing so hard. We rode almost 10 hours, covered over 90 miles, and I burned about 1 gallon of fuel!! We all made it, though the Hodaka tended to foul spark plugs at higher altitude. (he had a pocket full of plugs with him LOL). The only casualty was the chase vehicle, (1971 Toyota Land Cruiser) that lost the hydraulic clutch cylinder, that we repaired temporarily using two stroke oil for fluid!!
I can't wait to take the Honda Ct110 out again!!
Dan
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