Overnight trip to southern CA.

Donna & I planned an overnight to southern CA. We met up with a fellow K rider we got to know from another K bike forum, named "Frankenduck" he was in the vicinity - so we met him in Big Bear City and spent some quality Motobricking time together.

The route

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We left Las Vegas at 5:15 - first stop in Primm, NV. for coffee & gas

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Early morning on I 15, riding with the sunrise

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It was a nice cool ride, needed a pit stop in Baker, CA. Had to get a pic of the world's largest thermometer

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We stopped in Yermo, CA. at Peggy Sue's diner and had breakfast. Great old style 50's diner with good fast service and great food.

Then south on HWY 247

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Into Big Bear, riding around the lake

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Frankenduck was waiting for us on the bridge

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Into Big Bear for coffee, then off we go. We now had our very own tour guide

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Following the Duck on HWY 18

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Great riding and scenery

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OK, we are having fun now

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Donna is getting pretty good with the camera as we take some fun curves

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Going down

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Onto I 10, heading east towards Banning, CA.

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We took HWY 243, stopped at a pull off, great view of the valley

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Another pull off

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Caution: fast low flying Duck !!

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Great riding on HWY 74

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The "Granny" knot on HWY 74

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Into Rancho Mirage, CA. on HWY 111

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Luxury accommodations in Rancho Mirage

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The Duck took us to the Grind, had some good burgers & onion rings. Great ending to a perfect day of riding.

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Our luxury motel didn't have a coffee pot, so it's down to the Circle K for early morning 5 am. coffee

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We met Franken the next morning, he put one of his LED kits on my bike

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I supervised the work...(notice I don't touch anything - hands kept in pockets)

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Thanks again Duck for the visit and doing a little work on the bike for us !! We will have to do this again !!

Off east bound on I 10

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Frankenduck recommended the Patton Museum at Chiriaco Summit, so we stopped there and had breakfast, and toured the museum

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One more cold drink before we hit the road

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We had planned on riding through the Joshua Tree National Park, but the road was closed, so we decided to take HWY 177 north & HWY 62 to Needles, CA.

North on HWY 177

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If anyone is looking for HWY's with "dips" - 177 & 62 are the roads for you. Not much to look at, but fun riding on the wide open desert. We stopped at Rice, CA. - what used to be some kind of structure, now a place for people to throw pairs of shoes over the lights - somewhat odd, along with a strange greeting

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We stopped at Vidal junction for a cold drink

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North on HWY 95, more dips and wide open nothingness

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but, good riding

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Construction zone just south of Needles, about a 20 minute wait

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Almost to Needles

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We gassed up in Needles and had some Mexican food, then back onto HWY 95 north

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Nice sunset on the way north

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Some odometer fun on HWY 95

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We arrived back in Vegas around 6:15 this time, avoided the rush hour

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The LED kit that Frankenduck put in looks great, a nice emerald green glow - highly recommended! Picture really doesn't capture how it glows such a green color

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Total miles for this overnighter - 708. Some of the best riding we have done!

We really enjoyed meeting Frankenduck - thanks again for riding with us and showing us around.

We look forward to doing this again!

Great RR and photos, Bob... makes me want to get out there.

Love the pictures from the bike with the feeling of motion. :thumb

Looks like you had a great ride.