REWIND - A trip along the Pacific Coast Highway in California - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

AnuragAshok · 03-09-2010, 07:58 PM

There comes a time in life when one wants to REWIND and go back to reclaim the things one leaves behind in the process of participating in the rat race. In 2008, the yearning began for me and I bought the Intruder in Feb 09. It could have been a flash in the pan but I did manage to do a decent 8000 Kms of touring that year riding all over in North India.

The bike brought about a new dimension in my life! In addition to giving peace to me that I so longed for, It brought in my life wonderful people who I would have never met had I not taken this path. Soon I met 4 other guys with whom we created a group called REWIND and we became REWINDERS!

The PCH Trip in California was born out of one discussion we had during the Auto Expo in Delhi and we wholeheartedly painted it into reality and rapidly too. Come March and here we are.

We left Delhi to arrive in Los Angeles on 8th March and planned to keep one day to recover from the jetlag. The actual ride is scheduled to begin on the 10th at 10AM in the morning. However, yesterday night, we decided that one day was too precious to waste and we will try to advance the trip to today, 9th March. Its 6 AM here as I type the Introduction of this post sitting in my hotel room at the WESTIN hotel near the Los Angeles Airport, I can see planes landing every minute from my window. I intend to keep it very interesting with lots of pictures and details.

THE PLAN.

All those who have made time tables in school know that it is more a statement of intent. What happens actually is always different but the time table does help in forming the agenda. Our agenda for the trip in brief is given below and is an extract from a mail I received from Chief Planner of the trip - Amar Kohli aka Tinu:

A road trip riding along the coast of Pacific Ocean, Mountains and wine country of California [Napa Valley] up to San Francisco then return via the Yosemite National Forest [game reserve] back into LA. We plan to make it a 7-10 day trip starting March 10th onwards, the bikes are proposed to be Electra glides, Goldwings and road king as per our choice.

The Trip starts in Malibu Beach and we ride north approximately 150 Kms to the a small Dutch village Solvang in the start of the Napa Valley which is California wine country, we will stay one night at the Robert Mondavi wine estate of in any other wine estate. In the morning we proceed to Big Sur which is at an elevation of 8000 feet and is a hill station resort, this is a 250 Km drive from the wineries into the sierra Nevada mountains. We have lunch atop the summit and rest for awhile before descending the same day into the town of Carmel along the PCH and ride along the coastal road stopping to swim in the ocean and eat long the several texmex restaurants on the beach side, this is another 100 KM or so.
From there we proceed towards the bay areas and cross the bay bridge and then the golden gate into San Francisco! This will be the 4th day depending on how much we stop.

We leave Frisco for the Yosemite National Park which is the largest game reserve in California, once again it’s at a climb of around 4000-8000 ft, this ride is around 300 kms into the forest. We stay the night or so in the lodge and leave back for Los Angeles which is again 450 kms or so.

In my next post, I will introduce the riders (REWINDERS) and the RIDES!!

Aryan · 03-09-2010, 08:24 PM

Topic Approved.

@Anurag sir: Lovely start to what I am sure is going to be an awesome ride! I have been excited to hear about the updates since the time you mentioned about it. I sure hope to read some really good text from you, sir.

Also, I know you would put your wonderful photography equipment (Canon 5D Mark-II + Canon EF-24-105 f4L + Canon EF 100-400mm L f4.5-f5.6 [my dream equipment, really!] to some tremendous use; can't wait for the photographs eiter.

Waiting eagerly for the "next post"!

All the very best, Anurag sir.

ken cool · 03-09-2010, 09:54 PM

Damn. I missed out on approving this thread! What a HUGE surprise you have sprung on us. Now this is gonna be brilliant stuff I am sure. Will be keeping a close watch on this one as much as possible since I will also be travelling with little or slow connections.

Good one Anurag. All the best to you and the Rewinders!

blisteringintelligence · 03-09-2010, 10:03 PM

All the very best Anurag sir. I am sure the Rewinders would treat us to some awesome photographs and fantastic descriptions...

Would be eagerly waiting for the updates and your experience on the Goldwing... Ride Safe...!!!

AnuragAshok · 03-09-2010, 10:19 PM

@Aryan - Thanks Aryan. I will do my best with the photography, and while I desperately want to be good at it, only time will tell.

@Ken - Thanks buddy. I am very keen to make every kilometer count! Have been brimming with anticipation all these days and hope this works out good. Am riding a Honda Goldwing 1800 but will have the opportunity to ride the Electra Glides etc.. too as other guys have taken them.

@Blistering - Thanks. Lets keep in touch on the thread and hope you like it.

Satellite.kid · 03-09-2010, 10:46 PM

Hi Anurag,

good luck...

And yeah, I like the name REWIND - a very unique name for a group with a simple word. Holds meaning and makes lot of sense

I might steal it someday

Abhishek2433 · 03-09-2010, 11:00 PM

I'm more than sure that this rewind ride is going to be wonderful experience for the riders on one hand and for the readers (here on xbhp) on other.

Wishing you all the very best & waiting for details..... text log and pics.

AnuragAshok · 03-09-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satellite.kid

Hi Anurag,

good luck...

And yeah, I like the name REWIND - a very unique name for a group with a simple word. Holds meaning and makes lot of sense

I might steal it someday

.......or join up when you are ready to REWIND!

tourer_kashif · 03-10-2010, 12:05 AM

Excited to see the trip through your lens and words.
Good luck guys

Sunny · 03-10-2010, 04:37 AM

Great, so its finally on. Best of luck for the ride and get us some good pictures.

03-09-2010, 07:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
AnuragAshok Super Mentor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 288	REWIND - A trip along the Pacific Coast Highway in California There comes a time in life when one wants to REWIND and go back to reclaim the things one leaves behind in the process of participating in the rat race. In 2008, the yearning began for me and I bought the Intruder in Feb 09. It could have been a flash in the pan but I did manage to do a decent 8000 Kms of touring that year riding all over in North India. The bike brought about a new dimension in my life! In addition to giving peace to me that I so longed for, It brought in my life wonderful people who I would have never met had I not taken this path. Soon I met 4 other guys with whom we created a group called REWIND and we became REWINDERS! The PCH Trip in California was born out of one discussion we had during the Auto Expo in Delhi and we wholeheartedly painted it into reality and rapidly too. Come March and here we are. We left Delhi to arrive in Los Angeles on 8th March and planned to keep one day to recover from the jetlag. The actual ride is scheduled to begin on the 10th at 10AM in the morning. However, yesterday night, we decided that one day was too precious to waste and we will try to advance the trip to today, 9th March. Its 6 AM here as I type the Introduction of this post sitting in my hotel room at the WESTIN hotel near the Los Angeles Airport, I can see planes landing every minute from my window. I intend to keep it very interesting with lots of pictures and details. THE PLAN. All those who have made time tables in school know that it is more a statement of intent. What happens actually is always different but the time table does help in forming the agenda. Our agenda for the trip in brief is given below and is an extract from a mail I received from Chief Planner of the trip - Amar Kohli aka Tinu: A road trip riding along the coast of Pacific Ocean, Mountains and wine country of California [Napa Valley] up to San Francisco then return via the Yosemite National Forest [game reserve] back into LA. We plan to make it a 7-10 day trip starting March 10th onwards, the bikes are proposed to be Electra glides, Goldwings and road king as per our choice. The Trip starts in Malibu Beach and we ride north approximately 150 Kms to the a small Dutch village Solvang in the start of the Napa Valley which is California wine country, we will stay one night at the Robert Mondavi wine estate of in any other wine estate. In the morning we proceed to Big Sur which is at an elevation of 8000 feet and is a hill station resort, this is a 250 Km drive from the wineries into the sierra Nevada mountains. We have lunch atop the summit and rest for awhile before descending the same day into the town of Carmel along the PCH and ride along the coastal road stopping to swim in the ocean and eat long the several texmex restaurants on the beach side, this is another 100 KM or so. From there we proceed towards the bay areas and cross the bay bridge and then the golden gate into San Francisco! This will be the 4th day depending on how much we stop. We leave Frisco for the Yosemite National Park which is the largest game reserve in California, once again it’s at a climb of around 4000-8000 ft, this ride is around 300 kms into the forest. We stay the night or so in the lodge and leave back for Los Angeles which is again 450 kms or so. In my next post, I will introduce the riders (REWINDERS) and the RIDES!! __________________ Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.

03-09-2010, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aryan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi/ Shillong Posts: 18,275	Topic Approved. @Anurag sir: Lovely start to what I am sure is going to be an awesome ride! I have been excited to hear about the updates since the time you mentioned about it. I sure hope to read some really good text from you, sir. Also, I know you would put your wonderful photography equipment (Canon 5D Mark-II + Canon EF-24-105 f4L + Canon EF 100-400mm L f4.5-f5.6 [my dream equipment, really!] to some tremendous use; can't wait for the photographs eiter. Waiting eagerly for the "next post"! All the very best, Anurag sir. __________________ ...in search of that perfect world - My Travel Blog :) Last edited by Aryan; 03-09-2010 at 08:28 PM.

03-09-2010, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
ken cool Been Around Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4,649	Damn. I missed out on approving this thread! What a HUGE surprise you have sprung on us. Now this is gonna be brilliant stuff I am sure. Will be keeping a close watch on this one as much as possible since I will also be travelling with little or slow connections. Good one Anurag. All the best to you and the Rewinders! __________________ The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better! BMW Motorrad Days 2011 Xbhp's Indo-French Kashmir-Ladakh Tour

03-09-2010, 10:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
blisteringintelligence Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Delhi / Guwahati Posts: 790	All the very best Anurag sir. I am sure the Rewinders would treat us to some awesome photographs and fantastic descriptions... Would be eagerly waiting for the updates and your experience on the Goldwing... Ride Safe...!!! __________________ PERSEVERE... failure is not an option! '88 Premier Padmini \| '99 Maruti 800 \| '99 Yamaha RX135 \| '10 Wagon R \| '11 Yamaha FZ16

03-09-2010, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
AnuragAshok Super Mentor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 288	@Aryan - Thanks Aryan. I will do my best with the photography, and while I desperately want to be good at it, only time will tell. @Ken - Thanks buddy. I am very keen to make every kilometer count! Have been brimming with anticipation all these days and hope this works out good. Am riding a Honda Goldwing 1800 but will have the opportunity to ride the Electra Glides etc.. too as other guys have taken them. @Blistering - Thanks. Lets keep in touch on the thread and hope you like it. __________________ Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.

03-09-2010, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Satellite.kid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 342	Hi Anurag, good luck... And yeah, I like the name REWIND - a very unique name for a group with a simple word. Holds meaning and makes lot of sense I might steal it someday __________________ The Chronicles of Motorcycling - The Man, The Machine and The Road

03-09-2010, 11:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Abhishek2433 THE BEAST Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Delhi / Lucknow Posts: 321	I'm more than sure that this rewind ride is going to be wonderful experience for the riders on one hand and for the readers (here on xbhp) on other. Wishing you all the very best & waiting for details..... text log and pics. __________________ LIFE IS SHORT !!! GO HARD

03-10-2010, 12:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
tourer_kashif Touring Breed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 788	Excited to see the trip through your lens and words. Good luck guys __________________ Click Here To Visit My Biking World

03-10-2010, 04:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sunny SlowMotionInfinity Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Delhi Posts: 6,824	Great, so its finally on. Best of luck for the ride and get us some good pictures. __________________ Join xBhp On

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