I thought I was gonna have to break out cabana wear for a minute with the new name of this thread. But well played. I like the way you all are thinking,

R3 - not a fan of the two-wheeled types eh? It's all good, on behalf of my moto-brothers out there, we still love you. But you bring up some good points about the type of drive and knowing when and where to do different types of driving. I'd imagine Ojai in the morn just after the sun gets up high enough to be out of your eyes would be Shangrilah! But I digress.

Coyote, deer, rabbits, squirrels - they all seem to have a serious lack of periphreal vision and think they own the road. So yes folks, watch out - there are plenty of them critters in the canyons. And if you happen to notice the oncoming lane is dirty in a turn, expect a biker or cyclist to take it wide and be ready to adjust. Loose gravel tends to scare the sh** out of the two-wheeled types in a blind turn and panic can set in real quick. :twocents:

I think trips ran over some critter when we went to ojai

Next Meet
 

How does everyone feel about a meet on the 20th of November as our next cruise? I can't make the 13th but if the 13th is better, than by all means go on without me.

fine with me

either date is fine

So I will make the 20th of November as the date for our next cruise. Post up if you can tentatively or definately make it!

On a side note: I went out really late last night through some of the suggested roads as well as some ideas I have and there are some truely gorgeous smaller roads out there. I am feeling much more comfortable pushing the car; I would say I was at my limits as a driver but the car was at 90% so I am very happy with that.

Latigo at 1am is definately, errr, fun. :)

the 20th is ok for me as of now.

Don't have problem with most motor bike riders, just the inexperienced ones are the prob. A run isn't just getting up a 11am and throwing on some kyane west music and driving like a nut thru the canyons.

A run is all about you the road & early in the morning on a weekend. The back roads im talking about have a western open face to them, so the sunset is to bight so the early the better.



abs and large brakes wont save you from this stuff , and I don't believe rocks coming thru floor board are not covered by Nissan warranty.

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a run is 2 cars :) :stirthepot:
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I had a few somewhat close calls last night on Latigo with rocks like those, you are absolutely right about that particular danger. The good thing about this regular cruise is that 'regulars' begin to emerge and everyone learns about each other's limits which makes it safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

Any run with Vic is bound to be exciting anyway haha.

Any room for a G? I love running latigo!

of course!!

:rofl2: Indeed!

Yah this time of year with rain loosing up the mountain sides, you tend to get a lot of that. Give the city/township/whatever a few days to clean up the roads after a rain and your chances will be better of not encountering those boulders.

BTW - I thought I'd give Tuna Canyon a try yesterday morning after breakfast. The road closed signs at the entrance from Saddlepeak/Fernwood were gone so I went on down Tuna with spirits high and, D'OH! Looks like the one way section (AKA, the fun part) is still closed - and will be until December. Turning around and driving up Tuna is not only just plain wrong, it's also really really sad...

i'd really chill out on the latigo drives, talked to a lot of people who live near there and bascially there are a lot of un-happy people who live on that road. and drives when there are Santa Ana winds should be avoided at all costs.

if at most limit the amount of cars you will be caravaning with.

problems with latigo - bottom section has not been paived for a very long time and its a rim bender, the other sections CHP would just need to be sitting up top and just waiting and watching week nights & random weekend days out there.


when there are 2 or more cars driving a canyon fairly close to each other, its up to the officer's discretion weather that is considered "illegal street racing" etc. weather you're in a "drive" etc.


good luck with the drive.

^I've gone around corners to see some patrols driving through....luckily I had been taking it easy at the time.

I can't go, but you guys should aim for this weekend.....nice weather and dry roads.

I can't swing this weekend, the roads will be perfect though however the good weather also brings morons out of hiding as well.