monki.moto

What a good day. I went out to Angeles Crest Highway with my good friends where we only planned to ride to Newcomb's Ranch and back. Part of the road was closed (at Mt Wilson) so we ended up on Angeles Forest Highway. We pulled over to take a break and reconvene and by chance, met two other riders. A seasoned man on an Yamaha R1 and a newer rider (at least to the area) on a Ducati Monster. R1 invited us to follow , speaking of a four-mile long straight-away where the offer of topping out the bikes was promised. We agreed to join this fairy and his colleague on their adventure and proceeded towards the said destination. Along the way the mountains held us snug in their valleys until we reached the end of the mountains and were spit out onto a long stretch of desert. There was nothing for almost as long as my eyes could see. In the distance, there was a city (I later learned the name) but there was nothing except the occasional shrub and tree.   By this time, this was the longest I h...

I may have wobbly knees, stall too often, and be a little clumsy when shifting but I love motorcycling. I'm addicted! Choosing to start riding is one of the best decisions I made this year. It's certainly new to be on a sport bike in Southern California. I started several years ago on Honda CT90. That little yellow thing was all fun and sounded bubbly.  I noticed I'm improving on street confidence, turning, and clutch control. At first, I was very hard on my clutch on the street because I felt the need for #speed 😂 or... just nervous that I needed to speed up faster since cars would pass me and honk. Now I don't mind them so much and I noticed my clutch control is smoother. Less nerves more focus.

Hello world of 45 MPH and sudden right turning drivers! Today was my first ride on the streets, out of the neighborhood and over 40 MPH. Of course, I stalled more than once and was extremely cautious should a car pull out in front of me. This time I roe with my bf who has been showing me the streets. There were more than a few challenges along our route, but overall, good ride! We started by riding about 2 miles to Cycle Gear. The route started through neighborhoods and crossed a few major streets. There were plenty of stop signs the first bit, then once we reached the second main street, the speed picked up to 40 MPH. At this point, acceleration was less scary for me even though my maximum speed was 25 MPH. Shifting was becoming easier but not faster. I was slow to speed up, causing cars to change to the left lane to pass us. We came to one maneuver that I hadn't tried on a motobike yet, left turn, then change to the right lane to make a right turn. I turned my signal, checked my ...