California SuperBike tour after work. Hayabusa ->

Squeaked out of work early! 185 mile ride today.
Had very generous loaner bike from my friend… Green Magic was puking fuel 3 nights before after I flew out to the west coast. I got GM running… but pouring fuel out of the carbs.
The SuperBike to the rescue!

Half Moon Bay was gorgeous warm weather and got to eat my fantastic burrito out in the sunshine after work.

Route 1 down to Arata’s Farm. A place I am obsessed with. I would love to own that place and live there. Took the left there off the Rt 1 and into the Tunitas Creek Cutoff.

The 1300cc monster Suzuki Hayabusa is very docile bike to ride – despite what you might think. It is also a quick turner and handles really well. Razor sharp brakes. It has a 190 mph speedometer and actually needs the highest markers unlike many poser cars. That’s how fast this thing is.

The gear ratios are so wide, I rode Tunitas Creek in mostly 1st gear and 2nd gear. I had a near take out several years back on that road on a blind corner with some ass local so I am very leery of that road and blind left corners. Tunitas Creek is loaded with blind corners thru the redwoods and huge california Cedar trees.

Alices Restaurant of course at 4 corners. Pescadero, and some spirited blasts on Rt 1 over the cliffs and ocean. Rode back to Woodside 84 via Pescadero Road from the ocean. Dunbarton bridge had absolutely horrible Friday night traffic – the worst traffic I have ever seen.
Escaped to Niles Canyon and then Palomares Canyon was equal time back to Oakland… DUH! Of course you’re going to ride an empty no car road over a mountain pass.

It’s hard on my wrists though. And the mirrors took tons of fidgeting to get just right. Originally I deemed them useless to me which is scary when you’re lane splitting California rush hour for 3 days. If I owned this I would have to put 1.5″ minimum bar risers on it to tolerate it. I don’t always squeeze my thighs and abs when riding and load a lot of weight on my wrists unfortunately.
But a pretty magical day, and out riding in fresh air and a respite from the cold east 🙂


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Hauled a guitar back on a Superbike. Epiphone PR5E/B on a Hayabusa to be precise

Well, that just happened. I don’t think many have ever tried this trick.
Bought a 26 year old Korean built original series Epiphone PR5E/B guitar.
It’s gorgeous, featuring a “florentine” cutaway body with “snowflake” fretboard inlays and all black body and neck with double white binding. It’s pretty stunning, and has a great looking headstock with abalone logo on it. I really like it.

I borrowed two bungee cords from work, and a foam block they were recycling. I removed the back seat cowl or really ‘hump’ and stuffed it in my tank bag and then strapped it all down. Seller had a small bungee cord and we cut an electrical cord up to give it four attachment points.

On the way home at one point I was up to 60 mph and it was stable. No disasters and got it home in one piece!On the way home at one point I was up to 60 mph and it was stable. No disasters and got it home in one piece!

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Green Magic runs… after 15 months… but puking fuel.

I charged the battery for 4 hours.
I was then just able to start Green Magic and get it running!
Unfortunately the carbs kept running and running an puking pouring fuel everywhere.
I kept shutting off the fuel petcock to stop the pouring fuel and kept the motor running, when fuel was getting very lean in the clear gas tube I installed I would open the petcock again to keep motor running, and fuel would pour out of carbs in a second.
Very annoying and troubling. Fuel was everywhere.
I finally was able to narrow it down to the third carb from the petcock side of bike (right as sitting #3) that was pouring fuel in a huge stream. I guess the valve seat needle must be sticking there and won’t unstick with heat or knocking the side of the bowl doesn’t work either 🙁


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