East Bay Ride with Burnszilla & Tessler

[Burnszilla]

Last week I received a PM from Jonathan Tessler. He's visiting from NY and working in the East Bay and wanted to hook up for a couple of beers. My friend in Oakland, Peter and I met Jon for dinner and we planned a ride for Saturday morning. Jon rented a R1200RT from Dubbleju in San Francisco.
We departed 8am and took Redwood Road to Palomares Rd into Livermore where we stopped for coffee and hooked up with our other friend Murray on his K100RS.

Tessler on Mines Road south of Livermore.
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Rib eye steak sandwiches at the Junction. San Antonio Valley Rd.
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Everywhere I go I end up meeting other MOA members.
This gentleman Ken Ray, restored a 1981 R100S from the frame up.
You could eat off of the engine it was so clean.
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Jon Tessler makes to the top of Mount Hamilton without having to use his liability insurance.
I've seen this look before. He wants to get home to change his underwear.
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On top of Mount Hamilton is the James Lick Observatory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_Observatory). We wandered in and got the tour. This 36" telescope was the world's most powerful for 9 years.

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James Lick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lick) owned a lot of land in California. He was the Tom Vu (http://infomercial.tvheaven.com/tomvu.htm) of his time. Check out that beard. You don't see beards like that around anymore.
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Some California fall color.
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Down Mt. Hamilton we decended into San Jose where we split up.
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Approaching Mt. Hamilton from the east side is much more fun than the reverse. It was a beautiful day and a great ride. It's always great to meet people from the MOA forum.
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[tessler]

Burns, is right! If you follow Tom Vu, you too can be successful millionaire just like us ;) ...
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Awesome ride with the Bay Area host with the most. And I really did want to go home and change my underwear after that climb up Mt. Hamilton on an RT.
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I'll be back up those routes again... er, next time with my K75!

[PAULBACH]

Tessler, come home, come back to Gotham. Those Left Coast Wing Nuts will corrupt you!

[ian408]

While you rode, I worked :cry

[PacWestGS]

:wave Jon you lose some weight, looking good there. Steve sorry you look the same :stick

I was in San Fran today, beautiful day for a ride, hope someone got out. Sure looked good from 12,000 feet... :D

(I rode to work, misty, cloudy in - dark, cold home)

Doc

[snoone]

Burnszilla, Sounds like you beat him up as bad as we do here in NY.. Send him packing. It's like sending the Pope to Tehran. He misses real Deli's and Pizza.

[RebeccaV]

That looks like fun! Great pictures.

[tessler]

Burnszilla, Sounds like you beat him up as bad as we do here in NY.. Send him packing. It's like sending the Pope to Tehran. He misses real Deli's and Pizza.Did someone say real pizza? :eat

Snoone, I'll see you this weekend... Doc thanks for the complimentos, sorry I missed ya while I was here, but there's a good chance I'll be back...

[Visian]

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You guys took one of my all time favorite rides. Mt. Ham is so cool, and I love the part of the ride that goes up to Livermore, especially in the wet season when the wildflowers are out.

I need to get out that way again!

Thanks for the report!

Ian