Recorded 16 Jul 2020
Recorded 16 Jul 2020
Considering the length (and remoteness) of road, no, not that many, just that I didn't expect them. I can say with assurance that Mattole is completely Busa-capable.Still haven't fixed that gravel at 2:25? Lots of gravel sections? Fun video!
Not yet. Editing isn't as much fun as I imagined. In fact, it feels a lot like work. Also did Hwy 36 to Alderpoint Rd and took that all the way back into Garberville - again meeting up with some unexpected road conditions. And Hwy 1 out of Leggett into Ft Bragg, which genuinely ranks as the perfect Hayabusa Highway IMO. But the point is I came home with 5+ hrs of raw video. I keep putting it off, hoping it'll edit itself.Is there a non-org edit that you have uploaded to YT?
I made a note about this, wasn't gonna share it, but since you (sort of) brought it up...As the season wears to an end I notice I'm getting accustomed to feeling the back and even the front skip out just a bit when I run over a stone at a good lean. I guess it's good that the season is wearing to an end because that seems maybe just a little too confident on my part. Take it safe HayaWakened.
Man, lots more dirt than I recall, but it has been a few years. As I remember, the road turned into dirt after turning towards Shelter Cove, not if I rode towards Honeydew and Weott. Which section is on the vid? Did you catch it west out of Ferndale? See the black sand beach? Ride it all the way to the Avenue?View attachment 1624231
Bounced off the 101N to the Avenue somewhere around Weott until it intersects Mattole. Overnighted at Albee Creek (at the Redwoods park), then continued on Mattole from there to Ferndale, thru Petrolia.
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So yes, all of it, I'm happy to report, including Honeydew. Saw plenty of beach with black sand but, no, not the actual Black Sand Beach.
The section in the video is around Cape Mendocino. This vid starts at a place called Devils Gate - not an actual place except on the topo - which is the road's closest point to ocean, (about 2 mi S of the cape) then travels NNE thru Capetown. Although the raw beauty of the area was well worth the trip, it was frustrating on a Hayabusa, but only because Mattole is paved with some near-perfect runs (road conditions) that quickly (and often) give in to the dirt/gravel seen in the vid. At first, dodging the wheel-ending potholes was fun, but after a while I began to feel for the bike (worrying about the ride home). Turns out the Busa didn't seem to care one bit. What an amazing, multi-platform bike.
My only complaint is the roughly 1,000 mi I had to ride to get up there & back (from SoCal). Otherwise I was ready to head back about an hour after arriving home from the trip. Started checking the listings up there the next day.
What are the winters like?
No, but wish I had.Did you ride the entire Avenue?
Rode Hwy 1 from Leggett into Ft Bragg - talk about beat up: Hwy 1 from Rockport to Ft Bragg is frequently torn up/single lane/dirt n gravel. Skipped Hwy 20; stayed on Hwy 1 to Hwy 128. This was a mistake cuz it was a weekend and Hwy 1 and Hwy 128 were both packed but 128 headed more southward before connecting with 101.Hiway 20 between Mendocino and Willits? How about 1 from Leggett to the coast?