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Title: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: MJR on May 30, 2017, 04:02:54 AM
Took a couple of hours riding up the coast on my white B650 from Costa Mesa, Palos Verde Penninsula, Point Vincente Lighthouse, Manhattan Beach, and a short bus driver almost popping wheelies at every stop light starting out a few days ago and just getting around to posting. Nice views out to Catalina Island.

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Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: GLV55 on May 30, 2017, 05:34:30 AM
Thanks for sharing your ride with us - that's some beautiful country you covered there.  :)
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: Scooter Dan on May 30, 2017, 12:28:05 PM
Super duper pics, nice  ride area and very clean Burgy. That's the color I never had but wanted. I had a silver and red 650 and a blue 400. Gotta love those vw buses. I had several in CA. and one in Tx. They're hugely underpowered and a gas to drive. Kinda like a scooter except of course for the big boys like the mighty Burgman. With that bike you can smoke most bikes off the line in sport mode.
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 30, 2017, 12:38:54 PM
Your excellent pictures bring back memories! Thanks!

Karl
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: ole two wheels on May 30, 2017, 04:49:18 PM
Great "bike in"pics. Thanks MJR. That Bug Bus might not be under powered, the way the front end is
sitting so low, or it could be due to it's braking for the light. What ever, nice shot. Thanks for sharing.


Mac
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: Snorvey on May 30, 2017, 08:15:11 PM
Nice pics. Nice bike. Very nice indeed.
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: Redk on May 31, 2017, 09:04:51 PM
Nice pics, mjr ! tnx for posting.
Question:  How much would it cost to take a couple of scooters over to Catalina, for the day ?
tnx
redk
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on June 01, 2017, 10:27:01 AM
Great photos MJ....
almost too painful for a scooter rider in middle America to view....but thanks anyway.
The USA is a fine looking country....
Stig
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: MJR on June 01, 2017, 06:14:31 PM
Quote from: Redk on May 31, 2017, 09:04:51 PM
Question:  How much would it cost to take a couple of scooters over to Catalina, for the day ?

Interesting question. A search online provides no information on that. Catalina Express lists bicycles but not scooters. The city of Avalon lists procedures for golf carts and cars to bring them in but nothing about say a day use permit. I've have never been on the island in my years but if I could take a scoot that would be fun.
Title: Re: Short Ride up the Coast
Post by: Redk on June 02, 2017, 11:34:41 PM
It has been many, many years since I was on Catalina, and did have fun wandering about Avalon...
But they do have a few other sites that a scooter might come in real handy for.
I am almost sure there are significant hills to get up out of Avalon, so a motorized bicycle probably would not work.
There must be some place to check on local regs...
redk

Yep, there are regs...
https://www.catalinachamber.com/about/getting-around-catalina/ (https://www.catalinachamber.com/about/getting-around-catalina/)

Interesting to read a little of the main bit...

There's a number of sites that discuss renting golf carts and E-bikes, and taking them across of the California Flyer.

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