A Saturday adventure to Skaggs - BARF

Eisernkreuz · 12-03-2006, 08:39 PM

My partner in speedcrime, Mark, and I decided against highway 36 (too far, too much freeway), but didn't want to ride the same old Lake Berryessa loop, so we settled for a ride to Skaggs.

Here's the proposed route:

We ended up starting kinda late and taking lots of breaks for my horribly achy back (chiropractor couldn't set me straight), and by the time 4:30 rolled around, we were barely finishing up with Skaggs, forcing us to take the freeway (101 to 12 to 80) home. We didn't want to hit some deer on the way back down 121/128.

The bikes under a tree on Hwy 128

Mountain pass between St Helena and Santa Rosa, called Spring Mountain Road. Very curvy, with a ton of wetness (even around 10-11am) and even some spots of ice. No experience quite like both of your tires sliding mid-corner

But, no one crashed, so it was good.

I stopped to take pictures, Mark thought I crashed, so he came back slowly, looking for dust clouds and body parts

Eisernkreuz · 12-03-2006, 08:40 PM

After we gassed up at Santa Rosa (weee, 1.1 gallons) we took 12 to 116. Here's a part of 116. The densely-forested hill looked like a wall of trees

116 went past Russian River. That was nice and scenic

Highway 1 at Jenner; refuel stop: 1.8 gallons

Striking a pose

Eisernkreuz · 12-03-2006, 08:54 PM

Mark and his awesome Seca

The goaty part of Skaggs wasn't all that fast with the wetness and what not, especially on the downhill portions, but I still had fun. Should be great fun on a summer afternoon.

Coming up the hill on Skaggs

Eisernkreuz · 12-03-2006, 09:12 PM

This was right before Skaggs got good

Once Skaggs became a two-lane racetrack, we didn't bother stopping much, plus it was getting late. There was literally no one on the road the entire way, until we got to the main intersection that got us to Healdsburg. We still took it pretty easy.

Ratters · 12-03-2006, 09:30 PM

You told me you were going to get all sorts of pictures of Skaggs.

Glad you guys had a fun safe time.

mrtnz · 12-03-2006, 09:40 PM

Sweet!

Eisernkreuz · 12-03-2006, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ratters
You told me you were going to get all sorts of pictures of Skaggs.

Glad you guys had a fun safe time.

Yeah, we were just trying to get home in time. It still took us 3 hours after that point

It was so nice riding Skaggs with no one around though. Didn't see any cops either. I'd highly recommend it. I gotta get an R-GS adventure though

XXshawnXX · 12-03-2006, 11:48 PM

that goaty shit is the BEST evar!!!!!!!11!!!!

EASTcoastRIDAH · 12-04-2006, 05:01 AM

Since this weekend was so nice a friend and i took the trip all the way up to skaggs, which was alot of highway from san jose but well worth it at least once. my fist impression is how nice it is up there; no cars, driveways, cops (at least today), ect. like he said the first part (starting east going west) is alot like a race track, for lack of better wording, picture hw 9 but 20 mph faster. the second part was my favorite though goaty as hell but so nice out there as you get toward hw 1 there are a few mounds that if you hit just right launch you into the air!

from there we took hw 1 south to the GG bridge and back to san jose on 101. today was prob the best ride that ive ever done almost 400 miles total and more then half of those in the twisties

sorry for the picture quality it was taken with my camera phone on the later part of skaggs

oh yeah i had no idea hw 1 was so twisty north of the GG man that raod is almost as nice as anything else we road today minus the traffic

Hooli · 12-04-2006, 08:23 AM

I don't see anything?

Oh wait, let me edit my ignore list.

NoGall · 12-04-2006, 08:38 AM

Sounds like a good ride

Eisernkreuz · 12-04-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hooli
I don't see anything?

Oh wait, let me edit my ignore list.

Nah, don't bother

12-03-2006, 08:39 PM	#1
Eisernkreuz unteroffizier Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento Valley Motorcycles: BMW R1100S Name: Miran	A Saturday adventure to Skaggs My partner in speedcrime, Mark, and I decided against highway 36 (too far, too much freeway), but didn't want to ride the same old Lake Berryessa loop, so we settled for a ride to Skaggs. Here's the proposed route: We ended up starting kinda late and taking lots of breaks for my horribly achy back (chiropractor couldn't set me straight), and by the time 4:30 rolled around, we were barely finishing up with Skaggs, forcing us to take the freeway (101 to 12 to 80) home. We didn't want to hit some deer on the way back down 121/128. The bikes under a tree on Hwy 128 Mountain pass between St Helena and Santa Rosa, called Spring Mountain Road. Very curvy, with a ton of wetness (even around 10-11am) and even some spots of ice. No experience quite like both of your tires sliding mid-corner But, no one crashed, so it was good. I stopped to take pictures, Mark thought I crashed, so he came back slowly, looking for dust clouds and body parts

12-03-2006, 08:40 PM	#2
Eisernkreuz unteroffizier Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento Valley Motorcycles: BMW R1100S Name: Miran	After we gassed up at Santa Rosa (weee, 1.1 gallons) we took 12 to 116. Here's a part of 116. The densely-forested hill looked like a wall of trees 116 went past Russian River. That was nice and scenic Highway 1 at Jenner; refuel stop: 1.8 gallons Striking a pose Last edited by Eisernkreuz; 12-03-2006 at 09:00 PM..

12-03-2006, 08:54 PM	#3
Eisernkreuz unteroffizier Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento Valley Motorcycles: BMW R1100S Name: Miran	Mark and his awesome Seca The goaty part of Skaggs wasn't all that fast with the wetness and what not, especially on the downhill portions, but I still had fun. Should be great fun on a summer afternoon. Coming up the hill on Skaggs Last edited by Eisernkreuz; 12-03-2006 at 08:56 PM..

12-03-2006, 09:30 PM	#5
Ratters Is it summer yet? Contributor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Cordelia Junction Motorcycles: '00.5 RSV Mille, '00 SV650 trackbike Name: Maynard	You told me you were going to get all sorts of pictures of Skaggs. Glad you guys had a fun safe time. __________________ The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. H. L. Mencken -- "Political tags -- such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth--are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire" -- Robert A. Heinlein.

12-03-2006, 09:40 PM	#6
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12-03-2006, 09:12 PM	#4
Eisernkreuz unteroffizier Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sacramento Valley Motorcycles: BMW R1100S Name: Miran	This was right before Skaggs got good Once Skaggs became a two-lane racetrack, we didn't bother stopping much, plus it was getting late. There was literally no one on the road the entire way, until we got to the main intersection that got us to Healdsburg. We still took it pretty easy.

12-03-2006, 11:48 PM	#8
XXshawnXX Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vacaville Motorcycles: '01 929/'86 XR 640, ape factory 04' Name: Shawn	that goaty shit is the BEST evar!!!!!!!11!!!! __________________ I broke my femure before... It rocked - seesm

12-04-2006, 05:01 AM	#9
EASTcoastRIDAH Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Milpitas Motorcycles: Katana 600 (Sold), 2000 Aprilia Mille, 1975 RD350B Name:	Since this weekend was so nice a friend and i took the trip all the way up to skaggs, which was alot of highway from san jose but well worth it at least once. my fist impression is how nice it is up there; no cars, driveways, cops (at least today), ect. like he said the first part (starting east going west) is alot like a race track, for lack of better wording, picture hw 9 but 20 mph faster. the second part was my favorite though goaty as hell but so nice out there as you get toward hw 1 there are a few mounds that if you hit just right launch you into the air! from there we took hw 1 south to the GG bridge and back to san jose on 101. today was prob the best ride that ive ever done almost 400 miles total and more then half of those in the twisties sorry for the picture quality it was taken with my camera phone on the later part of skaggs oh yeah i had no idea hw 1 was so twisty north of the GG man that raod is almost as nice as anything else we road today minus the traffic

12-04-2006, 08:23 AM	#10
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12-04-2006, 08:38 AM	#11
NoGall .. AMA #: 690440 BARF Admin Founding Member BARFies '06, '08, '10, '14 Contributor ++++BB Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Bay Motorcycles: FJR1300 Name: Tom	Sounds like a good ride __________________ BARF TOS \| Be a BARF Contributor \| Join the AMA \| Berkeley Honda Yamaha \| Berkeley Performance \| CA Sport Touring \| Craig Hightower

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