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South Bay Group Ride (San Jose > Lick Observatory > Patterson) - Saturday July 19th

I don't have access to Mr Musk's walled garden. I have to use the regular peoples charger at the Flying J. Its a 10 minute walk. No biggie
 
motoproponent said:
I don't have access to Mr Musk's walled garden. I have to use the regular peoples charger at the Flying J. Its a 10 minute walk. No biggie
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Maybe yes... maybe no...
Some of the sites I saw say only if the Tesla station supports Magic Dock / CCS connections.

 
Yep, all the V4 Supercharger Cabinets have Magic Dock and some V3 were retrofitted when Magic Dock launched but the charger has to recognize the vehicle as being authorized.

Many are "open to non-Tesla" meaning companies that have given fealty to the NACS charging standard that will have vehicles with the Tesla plug for native supercharging. Ford, Rivian, Hyundai, Chevy, etc.

There are a handfull of Superchargers that are "Open to all" like in Jackson and Scotts Valley that I can activate with the app and use the Magic Dock, but there are only enough of those to allow for access to government subsidies.

The adapter only works on cars made by the select manufacturers that dont yet have the NACS plug.

I totally would if I could, but I seriously cant.

Verge motorcycles will have NACS, but they havent finalized the deal with Tesla yet. They are already getting deposits. But Musk is very public about his disdain for motorcycles ever since some relatives got hurt in a crash. It is absolutely a walled garden and motorcycles will be the last to get in.

But here in California there are plenty of regular people chargers around. Im used to it.
 
Don't think I'm going to make this, might have a torn rotator cuff. I can do the commute into work but likely not the commitment to those twisties...
 
I am planning on meeting at Bux and riding to the Observatory with you guys. Then run back home.. might fly by the SCCA Zero open house to say congrats if time allows.
 
@civiclx and I are planning a south bay buddy ride tomorrow morning (he's keeping it nice and simple for newbie me!) so I won't be joining what is sure to be a fun ride. But if I wake up early enough, I might swing by the Starbucks you're all meeting at and say hi on my way to meet up with him. Or I might sleep in...:laughing I would enjoy meeting a few more barfers if I have the capacity to be fully conscious that early on a Saturday. No promises :ride
 
kawakakana said:
@civiclx and I are planning a south bay buddy ride tomorrow morning (he's keeping it nice and simple for newbie me!) so I won't be joining what is sure to be a fun ride. But if I wake up early enough, I might swing by the Starbucks you're all meeting at and say hi on my way to meet up with him. Or I might sleep in...:laughing I would enjoy meeting a few more barfers if I have the capacity to be fully conscious that early on a Saturday. No promises :ride
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Feel free to come for coffee... the next ride I organize is going to start at 6AM just so when people say they don't know if they can wake up early enough I don't have to bust out laughing ;)
 
I HAVE to ask....the “long” way up to the Lick? Is there a short way?! I’ve only ever done 130.
 
kawakakana said:
@civiclx and I are planning a south bay buddy ride tomorrow morning (he's keeping it nice and simple for newbie me!) so I won't be joining what is sure to be a fun ride. But if I wake up early enough, I might swing by the Starbucks you're all meeting at and say hi on my way to meet up with him. Or I might sleep in...:laughing I would enjoy meeting a few more barfers if I have the capacity to be fully conscious that early on a Saturday. No promises :ride
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What, is knowing this BARFer not good enough for you? Not the first time a woman has told me that I’m not good enough
:ROFLMAO:😜
 
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I'm in for this if I don't over sleep. If I wake at 6:30 I should be fed and caffeinated by 7:30 and on the road by 7:45 from El Cerrito.
 
PorradaVFR said:
I HAVE to ask....the “long” way up to the Lick? Is there a short way?! I’ve only ever done 130.
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:laughing

I kind of thought the same and looked at the route twice. It is simply the best way.
I wouldn't mind 100 more miles of just like that.
 
CrashNBurn said:
Feel free to come for coffee... the next ride I organize is going to start at 6AM just so when people say they don't know if they can wake up early enough I don't have to bust out laughing ;)
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I’m a morning person but 6AM is pushing it.
 
Tempted, but too much going on this weekend. :(

Do another one next month?
 
Shit came up with the Mrs. Spoiled the plan. Hoping to sneak out tomorrow for a short one.

You guys have fun.
 
Great weather, great food, great people—and a damn good ride! Big thanks to everyone who came out, even if just for part of it. For those who couldn’t make it… yeah, you definitely missed out, but don’t worry—there will be a next time.

The ride was a success, and I really hope it inspires a few of you to post up your own rides too.

I’ve got hours of GoPro footage to upload (yay…), so I’ll drop that in here once it’s ready. I’ll be adding a telemetry overlay too, but won’t be sharing those publicly since it includes speed data. If you were on the ride, you’ll get a private link.

I actually talked with the developer of the Telemetry Overlay software—he’s based in Spain and was super cool and helpful. Not the cheapest tool, but definitely worth it if you're into this kind of thing. Here’s the link if you’re curious:
https://goprotelemetryextractor.com/telemetry-overlay-gps-video-sensors

And just for fun, here’s a clip I made using the software from a track day. Be gentle—yes, I know I’m slow. I used to hit 1:48s before my injury, and this run was a nice little ego check:
https://gopro.com/v/DkGk6nwEz7LbR
 
"Raj rides like he stole something from us and is trying to escape" -Motoproponent

Yes, super fun day. I have a little bit of video i might post if its any good. Not much in the way of pics. I was trying to be present for the ride. Good times. The conversation had the meats!!
 
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