Retreat Hell

[Privateer]

To borrow a phrase from 2/5 Marines:

"Turn back?  Hell, we just got here."


Apparently Riverside County doesn't really give a crap about warning you of road closures before you get to the closure.


My buddy Dan and I explored the Rancho Santa Rosa Plateau and the hills of Murietta and Fallbrook.  Or at least the 2 lane road parts of it.  De Luz Rd for those who know...

http://twoslow.com/2013/04/24/post-birthday-hump-day-ride/

[b.]

Nice.  I need to ride Ortega Hwy!

[Privateer]

ortega is fun, but too many yahoos and inattentives for my taste.  It's a means to end for me, just a way to get inland faster than going 91/15.

[NAKID]

hmmmm, faster than the 91 to the 15 you say....?

Looking at google, says parts are either private or restricted. I head from SJC to Riverside 215/60 a few times a month...

[b.]

ortega is fun, but too many yahoos and inattentives for my taste. 

Like Mulholland on a weekend?  Or not quite that bad?

[Privateer]

Like Mulholland on a weekend?  Or not quite that bad?

I don't normally read the LA news but seems like a couple people a month are killed on Ortega.  Either due to their own abilities or someone crossing the center line.

[b.]

 

Well, perhaps I'll have to play hookie on a weekday...

[kendallb]

If thats your red duc.. i notice theres no rear tire cover.

Looks better? any adverse affects?

It doesnt rain much here in cali, so im wondering if i need it.

[Privateer]

If thats your red duc.. i notice theres no rear tire cover.

Looks better? any adverse affects?

It doesnt rain much here in cali, so im wondering if i need it.

Yup, that's me.


It does look better, opens up the rear tire area.  The shock gets more dirty but meh.  The under seat area also gets more dirty, again meh.

I dug around and found some better pictures. (click the thumb to go through to a full size)

I took this off:



And Nick/Speeddog fabricated this:




Before anyone says it, yes, it looks familiar.  Yes, someone else has this same chain guard and mud guard and you could say I 'copied' them.  Complaints can be sent to /dev/null.

[kendallb]

Nice, yea it looks nice. Much cleaner. Think i might do that..

and doest seem all that difficult to remove.

[Privateer]

Nice, yea it looks nice. Much cleaner. Think i might do that..

and doest seem all that difficult to remove.

Nick made mine.  it's just two bolts in the same holes that the plastic mud guard used.

[Privateer]

hmmmm, faster than the 91 to the 15 you say....?

Looking at google, says parts are either private or restricted. I head from SJC to Riverside 215/60 a few times a month...

Sorry missed your message before.  I find, even on the weekends, the 91 east comes to a crawl, pretty much from Imperial highway to .. well.. it even sucks on the 15S once you transition, sometimes all the way down to Temescal. If it's early enough, 91 to 15 is MUCH faster.  I mean it's full highway speed.  There's only so fast you can go on Ortega.


I have friends who used to live in Wildomar and I'd take Ortega to get to their place.  They live in East Temecula now, so it's about a break even, but at least I'm not parked on the 91/15.  I'd rather move and get there in the same time, than stop/go for an hour.  I'll take Ortega west bound instead of sitting on the 91 on a sunday afternoon.  Or parked on that big fly-over transition from 15N to 91W.  Eff that. 

Parts of Ortega are private or restricted?  Not sure what parts that would be,  go through there all the time with no trouble.