For the canyon runners! - Page 7

Mark_Dorman · 01-29-2009, 02:15 AM

If you're ever up for a road trip...the best roads to drive are the ones up near Lake Trinity (shasta) to Humbolt and the Redwoods. Check out the pics ^

Here's a little map...kinda gives you an idea...

randomxzero · 01-29-2009, 02:21 AM

haha thanks but i rather got to my local mountains..

malibu..
GMR..
TB..
Mt. Wilson..

Mark_Dorman · 01-29-2009, 02:25 AM

I drove from Washington to ride those mountains...that's how good they are. And it's almost endless.

masagsxr · 01-29-2009, 02:26 AM

Nice battle scars

... Should I even post mine? Not off the canyon tho hahahahhaa... Someone decided to drink and drive that day coz it was her b-day (according to the police report).... Yeah this was in the middle of the afternoon... Going back from a nice ride at Ortega Canyon... On the 5 northbound just passed State College and bam.....

at the hospital still trying to be cool LoL

Mark_Dorman · 01-29-2009, 02:44 AM

Ouch...

Cjung · 01-29-2009, 04:24 AM

yea dont drink n drive

deucegirl03 · 01-29-2009, 01:15 PM

just caught up...
OUCH!

(mark you got lucky i have had 1 homie die and two that couldn't walk for a few months due to riding the canyon on a bike)

Mark, those mountain pics u put up, are those the ones from the map? or somewhere else?
it was beautiful...i'd love to plan a road trip but i am a starving student so its gonna be a while before i have money or time for such things...
i will have to take some pics of my mountain and put them up for you.
yeah i am gonna do that this weekend!

As for driving the canyons i agree that it takes time to get them down, and the the more you run them the more proficient you will be.
But no matter how well you know the canyon, you can never predict the worse enemy of all....gravel (and wildlife)!

That is why i usually run grip vs. drift (that and the fact i can't afford tires!)
I think because i live by this philosophy is the reason why i haven't yet had a canyon incident in any form (*knock on wood*)

Mark_Dorman · 01-29-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deucegirl03

just caught up...
OUCH!

(mark you got lucky i have had 1 homie die and two that couldn't walk for a few months due to riding the canyon on a bike)

That's rough...I've only had one friend die from an accident and it wasn't even his fault. It's really tragic to die young...

Quote:

Originally Posted by deucegirl03

Mark, those mountain pics u put up, are those the ones from the map? or somewhere else?
it was beautiful...i'd love to plan a road trip but i am a starving student so its gonna be a while before i have money or time for such things...
i will have to take some pics of my mountain and put them up for you.
yeah i am gonna do that this weekend!

Yeah...the pictures were of the same mountains. It was a 6 hour trip though those mountains from Yreka to Humbolt. Aside from the crash it was amazing. It happend about mid way through. Just pieced a few things back together and rode it out. Didn't matter either way though...there's no cell reception through most of it.

I'm definitely down for a road trip. Maybe this summer or over a three day weekend. It'd be awesome!

Quote:

Originally Posted by deucegirl03

As for driving the canyons i agree that it takes time to get them down, and the the more you run them the more proficient you will be.
But no matter how well you know the canyon, you can never predict the worse enemy of all....gravel (and wildlife)!

That is why i usually run grip vs. drift (that and the fact i can't afford tires!)
I think because i live by this philosophy is the reason why i haven't yet had a canyon incident in any form (*knock on wood*)

Yeah...only crash I had was due to gravel (on my bike). That's my biggest fear now on twisty roads but I do feel a lot safer in a car

deucegirl03 · 01-29-2009, 03:37 PM

haha yeah u motorcyclists are nuts!
i have avoided riding because i know i will get hooked...

i am SOOO down for a road trip sometime in the near future.

we will have to play things by ear and see what happens..

Mark_Dorman · 01-29-2009, 03:43 PM

Cool...sounds good to me

masagsxr · 01-29-2009, 07:09 PM

Witness a very good friend died in front of me when he highsided over at angeles crest.

. I still feel very much responsible. It was his first time riding the canyon and I took him up there.

... The saddest thing is that, they were twins and both of them were with me

Saddest moment i've ever experienced having his twin watch his bro pass away

deucegirl03 · 01-29-2009, 07:21 PM

oh im so sorry to hear that!

my uncle just passed a few months ago (motorcycle accident, not his fault), and my homegirl just passed on the 14th (not auto related, pill and alcohol related)...

it seems every year now i am going to at least one funeral....

don't carry the weight of the blame.
he was making his own decisions and you can't fault yourself for what happened....
ah the canyons claim as many as they release...

masagsxr · 01-29-2009, 07:36 PM

I know.. thats what everyone said on the local forum I go to for sportbikes... We were only suppose to cruise it up there. It was just he did not know about the road much and didn't expect the turn

SoCalSportbikes - Everything Else - Lost a friend at ACH (DONATIONS) FINAL REPORT some pictures posted

o6spdracer · 01-29-2009, 07:44 PM

Damn Mixxer. Sorry to hear that. I'm glad you are still with us. I had a family friend loose both his legs in a motorcycle accident (not his fault), which is why I sold my bikes and stopped riding since late 2007. I count my blessings that I'm still alive after all the years I rode. There are some crazies out there and as much as I want to start riding again, its stories like these that make me give it a second thought.

masagsxr · 01-29-2009, 07:47 PM

yeah... still want to hop back on tho and will when I get a chance... I miss riding. I was a track junky after my friend pass away coz I was getting too fast for the canyon and its just not worth it. Every time I go to the canyon I just cruise it and took it to the track and open the throttle up

deucegirl03 · 01-29-2009, 07:53 PM

yeah man i respect the heck outta my mountain even tho i could prob drive it blind.
you just never know and life is too short...
that is why i run grip up there and will prob only try real drifting on a track..

randomxzero · 01-30-2009, 03:48 PM

ya drifting a canyon isnt very smart most guys that go up grip..
drifting guys are usually the ones that just got watching Initial D or Tokyo Fast and the Furious and wanna try it..

Cjung · 01-30-2009, 05:11 PM

Initial D is not all about drifting... its about who can go the fastest... and some cars grip instead of driftin in the manga... hahah

deucegirl03 · 01-30-2009, 05:22 PM

yeah the first time i was introduced to Initial D i fell in love w/ the idea of a nerdy kid in an AE86 smokin Skylines and FC's

it is to me the true heart of the sport defined

and i also like that most of the live film was live action shot

randomxzero · 01-30-2009, 05:56 PM

haha sorry im not all into it haha
saw it said it was lame and was out..

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01-29-2009, 02:15 AM	#121 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	If you're ever up for a road trip...the best roads to drive are the ones up near Lake Trinity (shasta) to Humbolt and the Redwoods. Check out the pics ^ Here's a little map...kinda gives you an idea...

01-29-2009, 02:21 AM	#122 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	haha thanks but i rather got to my local mountains.. malibu.. GMR.. TB.. Mt. Wilson..

01-29-2009, 02:25 AM	#123 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	I drove from Washington to ride those mountains...that's how good they are. And it's almost endless.

01-29-2009, 02:26 AM	#124 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Nice battle scars ... Should I even post mine? Not off the canyon tho hahahahhaa... Someone decided to drink and drive that day coz it was her b-day (according to the police report).... Yeah this was in the middle of the afternoon... Going back from a nice ride at Ortega Canyon... On the 5 northbound just passed State College and bam..... at the hospital still trying to be cool LoL

01-29-2009, 02:44 AM	#125 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Ouch...

01-29-2009, 04:24 AM	#126 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	yea dont drink n drive

01-29-2009, 01:15 PM	#127 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	just caught up... OUCH! (mark you got lucky i have had 1 homie die and two that couldn't walk for a few months due to riding the canyon on a bike) Mark, those mountain pics u put up, are those the ones from the map? or somewhere else? it was beautiful...i'd love to plan a road trip but i am a starving student so its gonna be a while before i have money or time for such things... i will have to take some pics of my mountain and put them up for you. yeah i am gonna do that this weekend! As for driving the canyons i agree that it takes time to get them down, and the the more you run them the more proficient you will be. But no matter how well you know the canyon, you can never predict the worse enemy of all....gravel (and wildlife)! That is why i usually run grip vs. drift (that and the fact i can't afford tires!) I think because i live by this philosophy is the reason why i haven't yet had a canyon incident in any form (knock on wood)

01-29-2009, 03:37 PM	#129 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	haha yeah u motorcyclists are nuts! i have avoided riding because i know i will get hooked... i am SOOO down for a road trip sometime in the near future. we will have to play things by ear and see what happens..

01-29-2009, 03:43 PM	#130 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Cool...sounds good to me

01-29-2009, 07:09 PM	#131 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Witness a very good friend died in front of me when he highsided over at angeles crest. . I still feel very much responsible. It was his first time riding the canyon and I took him up there. ... The saddest thing is that, they were twins and both of them were with me Saddest moment i've ever experienced having his twin watch his bro pass away

01-29-2009, 07:21 PM	#132 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	oh im so sorry to hear that! my uncle just passed a few months ago (motorcycle accident, not his fault), and my homegirl just passed on the 14th (not auto related, pill and alcohol related)... it seems every year now i am going to at least one funeral.... don't carry the weight of the blame. he was making his own decisions and you can't fault yourself for what happened.... ah the canyons claim as many as they release...

01-29-2009, 07:36 PM	#133 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I know.. thats what everyone said on the local forum I go to for sportbikes... We were only suppose to cruise it up there. It was just he did not know about the road much and didn't expect the turn SoCalSportbikes - Everything Else - Lost a friend at ACH (DONATIONS) FINAL REPORT some pictures posted

01-29-2009, 07:44 PM	#134 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Damn Mixxer. Sorry to hear that. I'm glad you are still with us. I had a family friend loose both his legs in a motorcycle accident (not his fault), which is why I sold my bikes and stopped riding since late 2007. I count my blessings that I'm still alive after all the years I rode. There are some crazies out there and as much as I want to start riding again, its stories like these that make me give it a second thought.

01-29-2009, 07:47 PM	#135 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yeah... still want to hop back on tho and will when I get a chance... I miss riding. I was a track junky after my friend pass away coz I was getting too fast for the canyon and its just not worth it. Every time I go to the canyon I just cruise it and took it to the track and open the throttle up

01-29-2009, 07:53 PM	#136 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yeah man i respect the heck outta my mountain even tho i could prob drive it blind. you just never know and life is too short... that is why i run grip up there and will prob only try real drifting on a track..

01-30-2009, 03:48 PM	#137 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	ya drifting a canyon isnt very smart most guys that go up grip.. drifting guys are usually the ones that just got watching Initial D or Tokyo Fast and the Furious and wanna try it..

01-30-2009, 05:11 PM	#138 (permalink)
Cjung MR2 Under construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,010 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Initial D is not all about drifting... its about who can go the fastest... and some cars grip instead of driftin in the manga... hahah

01-30-2009, 05:22 PM	#139 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 723 Thanks: 35 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yeah the first time i was introduced to Initial D i fell in love w/ the idea of a nerdy kid in an AE86 smokin Skylines and FC's it is to me the true heart of the sport defined and i also like that most of the live film was live action shot

01-30-2009, 05:56 PM	#140 (permalink)
randomxzero 562 Understeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	haha sorry im not all into it haha saw it said it was lame and was out..