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2018 West Coast Meetup June 15th - 17th
@JACKIE TREEHORN sent me a PM and thought it was time to discuss our West Coat Meetup plans. Let's get this ball rolling....
Dates: June 15th - 17th (some/many of us will arrive on the 14th)
Location: Fort Bragg, CA at The Surf Motel and Gardens
Call for your reservation and mention you will be with Scott Faulk. The owner insisted on using my name for people to mention, not the Ducati Meetup.
Rooms are $109-$139 depending on the type of room.
You can call to book at:
800-339-5361
Address:
1220 South Main St., Fort Bragg, CA, 95437
Dates: June 15th - 17th (some/many of us will arrive on the 14th)
Location: Fort Bragg, CA at The Surf Motel and Gardens
Call for your reservation and mention you will be with Scott Faulk. The owner insisted on using my name for people to mention, not the Ducati Meetup.
Rooms are $109-$139 depending on the type of room.
You can call to book at:
800-339-5361
Address:
1220 South Main St., Fort Bragg, CA, 95437
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Fort Bragg is an excellent choice. Great restaurants/bars, good coffee shops and next to some amazing roads. Wanna hear the bad news? Hwy1 is highly patrolled, especially in Mendocino county. Don't ask me how I know. :/
There are tons of goat roads that venture off Hwy1 into the mountains.
I love to ride Hwy 1 as the sun is setting.
You can spot whales from the road too.
More important than the actual city, it the lodging accommodations. Trying to replicate the Weaverville Red Hill motel is going to be tricky. The fact that we could park the bikes right next to our rooms, have a picnic table to sit on and share a pizza and beer,,, that was a lot of fun for me. Staying at a Holiday Inn just wouldn't be the same.
Maybe some locals can give us recommendations.
June is perfect. In the morning you hop over to the Valley where its 70, then by noon head over to the coast where it's 65.
Skaggs Spring Road is a favorite road of mine. There is an overlook at the East end called "Lake Sonoma Overlook[/URL]". A must stop location. It's a 3 or 4 story tall wood deck/tree house that allows some awesome views. And you get pretty close to the Eagles b/c you're at tree top level. The east end of the road was built by the army corp of engineers. It's glass smooth and race track perfect. And never patrolled.
There are tons of goat roads that venture off Hwy1 into the mountains.
I love to ride Hwy 1 as the sun is setting.
You can spot whales from the road too.
More important than the actual city, it the lodging accommodations. Trying to replicate the Weaverville Red Hill motel is going to be tricky. The fact that we could park the bikes right next to our rooms, have a picnic table to sit on and share a pizza and beer,,, that was a lot of fun for me. Staying at a Holiday Inn just wouldn't be the same.
Maybe some locals can give us recommendations.
June is perfect. In the morning you hop over to the Valley where its 70, then by noon head over to the coast where it's 65.
Skaggs Spring Road is a favorite road of mine. There is an overlook at the East end called "Lake Sonoma Overlook[/URL]". A must stop location. It's a 3 or 4 story tall wood deck/tree house that allows some awesome views. And you get pretty close to the Eagles b/c you're at tree top level. The east end of the road was built by the army corp of engineers. It's glass smooth and race track perfect. And never patrolled.
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Don't take too long looking for whales - or you might be joining them in the water!!:surprise:
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Do it! I am sure we can get you a bike to ride.
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I think I can make the WCM this year. Fort Bragg is a good choice for most folks. However, don't forget that the races at Laguna Seca are the 22nd thru the 24th. A meet before the races further south would be good - I'll just keep on travelin'.
If we are close to the races, I may be driving my van down with bikes enclosed. If that is the case I will be staying at the Pomo RV park and campground (you gonna have your toyhauler Scott?) outside of town. My cousins do business with this park and I feel good about supporting them. As for motels, someone else probably knows more than I do.
I am sorry to have missed last year, and look forward to seeing everybody once again this summer.
Ciao for now. sg
If we are close to the races, I may be driving my van down with bikes enclosed. If that is the case I will be staying at the Pomo RV park and campground (you gonna have your toyhauler Scott?) outside of town. My cousins do business with this park and I feel good about supporting them. As for motels, someone else probably knows more than I do.
I am sorry to have missed last year, and look forward to seeing everybody once again this summer.
Ciao for now. sg
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Yes, I'm the pest, guilty as charged. I just had such a great time meeting all of you last year, I wanted to make sure I got to do it again. The weekend was the highlight of my year (the last 30 miles on Saturday, surreal). I don't really give a shit where it is, because I had such a great time meeting all of you, I wIll travel. Hopefully the date can be pinned down as soon as possible, so I can coincide it with my company on my move north. That's my only concern. Well, that and the panigale brothers bring a jerry can on their trip up.:grin2:
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Well, I have three ducs. Just tell me which one you want so I can put the throttle on the other side ( I'm assuming the throttles are backwards like the way your toilets flush:grin2
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^^ This.
This is what makes this forum so great. Whether you're on the east coast or the west, get out to one of our Coast Meets and join the fun. You will not regret it.
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I'm good with both of those weekends. If forced to choose, I'd gravitate towards the earlier of the two.
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Ooo...I'd love to attend this. I know...Focker and Scott have made it very clear that I'm invited and they'd help in any way, etc...
Sumer and I are looking at the financial aspects now. It's not too good coming right after ECM but...
Sumer and I are looking at the financial aspects now. It's not too good coming right after ECM but...
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I don't have anything to add. But I saw those ECM guys thrad was at the top, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let them dickholes get top billing. -
VIVA EL WEST COAST!!!
-VIVA EL WEST COAST!!!
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