Lunch-hour with Dan L.

ells · 05-23-2008, 10:06 PM

Succumbed to the lure of Dan L's report of the Lookout Rd ride, I suggested that I could meet him for a noontime ride to repeat that run. For lunch today we had a feast of hairpin turns and views over the eastern plains of Colorado that would blow you away. We met at the base of Lookout Mountain and proceeded upward. I was concerned that I would not be able to master the curves as well as Dan and suggested that if he led I might fall behind but if I led he would not get the enjoyment he was there for. Made sense that he would lead and I would keep up the best I could. At each tight, and I mean TIGHT, curve his entry speed speed was just what I could handle. All the way up, hairpin after hairpin I had no problem keeping up. Except for a couple sudden tight U-turns on the narrow two lane road, but with ample visibility, I was right behind him all the way. Up and down the run it was a great time. And as I suspected and he subtly let me know, he had led through the maze that makes up Lookout Rd at a pace he thought I could handle. So, we made it back to the bottom, back in suburban Golden and said our farewells. Then, Dan says, "I going to do it again." and he heads back up ( I hope he didn't look for shortcuts on the way back down). By then I was out of time for my extended lunch-hour so headed back to the grind of my job about 25 minutes away. Dan was last seen heading back up the Mt and I'm sure at a pace that exceeded ours earlier, which had been at a lot-of-floor- board-dragging pace . Check out Dan's original post on the Lookout Rd ride for details of the road, There are a lot of twisties leading into the Rockies from the eastern plains but this is the best of what I've seen.

PS Went out out on the town with my wife for a warn up to the Memorial Day weekend before having time to write this up so hope it all comes across okay.

Thanks for a good ride Dan.

Ells

**biscuitsngravy** · 05-23-2008, 11:32 PM

I wish I could do lunches like that. Lots of fun! Thanks for the write-up. BnG

audiogooroo · 05-24-2008, 05:11 AM

Sounds fun Ells!

dantama · 05-24-2008, 09:01 AM

Once again, Ells is a very competent rider. He is experienced enough not to get pushed into going too fast to keep up with the guy in front of him, and on some corners I expected to look in the mirror and not see him, as it was a fairly aggressive corner. I'd look in the mirror and he was right behind me.

Some of my Harley friends go so slow it takes the fun out of it riding and waiting for them. Perhaps its a Nomad thing :)

Here are some pictures I took on our ride.

We pulled over to let somebody going slower get up ahead of us.

Going up.

Going back down.

It's hard to imagine that any of Ells coworkers had a better lunch than he did :)

If anyone else is ever up for a lunch ride, hit me up.

waterman · 05-24-2008, 09:16 AM

Glad you two had a good time. I wonder if I could get a 6 hour lunch break (2.5 there 1 hour lunch ride, 2.5 to get home) ::).

I wish we had more twisties in this area (Ells knows). At least I can say I can take most of our twisties at 80+ mph.

.

audiogooroo · 05-24-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by waterman

Glad you two had a good time. I wonder if I could get a 6 hour lunch break (2.5 there 1 hour lunch ride, 2.5 to get home) ::).

I wish we had more twisties in this area (Ells knows). At least I can say I can take most of our twisties at 80+ mph.

.

lol! And with no hands on the handlebars!

waterman · 05-24-2008, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by audiogooroo

Quote:

Originally Posted by waterman

Glad you two had a good time. I wonder if I could get a 6 hour lunch break (2.5 there 1 hour lunch ride, 2.5 to get home) ::).

I wish we had more twisties in this area (Ells knows). At least I can say I can take most of our twisties at 80+ mph.

.

lol! And with no hands on the handlebars!

Haven't tried that. But I have had my legs up while taking a nap. ::)

05-24-2008, 10:36 AM

Cool pics Dan...(am I seeing double in that first pic?)

**Top Cat** · 05-24-2008, 07:51 PM

The fourth pic down, you are taking a pic in your mirror while approaching a SHARP left hand turn. I admire your riding ability

dantama · 05-24-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by suennico

Cool pics Dan...(am I seeing double in that first pic?)

Not quite double, one of them is one of the fast colors

**ringadingh** · 05-24-2008, 09:50 PM

I kinda expected to see knobby tires and an upturned exhaust on one of the bikes.

It looks like a great place to spend an afternoon.

dantama · 05-25-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ringadingh

I kinda expected to see knobby tires and an upturned exhaust on one of the bikes.

It looks like a great place to spend an afternoon.

Ells was on his best behavior ;)

05-23-2008, 10:06 PM	#1
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	Lunch-hour with Dan L. Succumbed to the lure of Dan L's report of the Lookout Rd ride, I suggested that I could meet him for a noontime ride to repeat that run. For lunch today we had a feast of hairpin turns and views over the eastern plains of Colorado that would blow you away. We met at the base of Lookout Mountain and proceeded upward. I was concerned that I would not be able to master the curves as well as Dan and suggested that if he led I might fall behind but if I led he would not get the enjoyment he was there for. Made sense that he would lead and I would keep up the best I could. At each tight, and I mean TIGHT, curve his entry speed speed was just what I could handle. All the way up, hairpin after hairpin I had no problem keeping up. Except for a couple sudden tight U-turns on the narrow two lane road, but with ample visibility, I was right behind him all the way. Up and down the run it was a great time. And as I suspected and he subtly let me know, he had led through the maze that makes up Lookout Rd at a pace he thought I could handle. So, we made it back to the bottom, back in suburban Golden and said our farewells. Then, Dan says, "I going to do it again." and he heads back up ( I hope he didn't look for shortcuts on the way back down). By then I was out of time for my extended lunch-hour so headed back to the grind of my job about 25 minutes away. Dan was last seen heading back up the Mt and I'm sure at a pace that exceeded ours earlier, which had been at a lot-of-floor- board-dragging pace . Check out Dan's original post on the Lookout Rd ride for details of the road, There are a lot of twisties leading into the Rockies from the eastern plains but this is the best of what I've seen. PS Went out out on the town with my wife for a warn up to the Memorial Day weekend before having time to write this up so hope it all comes across okay. Thanks for a good ride Dan. Ells Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-23-2008, 11:32 PM	#2
biscuitsngravy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gowrie, IA Posts: 803	Lunch-hour with Dan L. I wish I could do lunches like that. Lots of fun! Thanks for the write-up. BnG __________________ Dave Mills AKA BiscuitsNGravy 2006 Vulcan Nomad "BiscuitsNGravy" Kawanow #150 Vietnam @ Jan67-Jan68 Retired USAF Patriot Guard Riders/American Legion #431
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05-24-2008, 05:11 AM	#3
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Lunch-hour with Dan L. Sounds fun Ells! __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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05-24-2008, 09:01 AM	#4
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Lunch-hour with Dan L. Once again, Ells is a very competent rider. He is experienced enough not to get pushed into going too fast to keep up with the guy in front of him, and on some corners I expected to look in the mirror and not see him, as it was a fairly aggressive corner. I'd look in the mirror and he was right behind me. Some of my Harley friends go so slow it takes the fun out of it riding and waiting for them. Perhaps its a Nomad thing :) Here are some pictures I took on our ride. We pulled over to let somebody going slower get up ahead of us. Going up. Going back down. It's hard to imagine that any of Ells coworkers had a better lunch than he did :) If anyone else is ever up for a lunch ride, hit me up.
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05-24-2008, 09:16 AM	#5
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Lunch-hour with Dan L. Glad you two had a good time. I wonder if I could get a 6 hour lunch break (2.5 there 1 hour lunch ride, 2.5 to get home) ::). I wish we had more twisties in this area (Ells knows). At least I can say I can take most of our twisties at 80+ mph. . __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-24-2008, 10:36 AM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	Lunch-hour with Dan L. Cool pics Dan...(am I seeing double in that first pic?)
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05-24-2008, 07:51 PM	#9
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Lunch-hour with Dan L. The fourth pic down, you are taking a pic in your mirror while approaching a SHARP left hand turn. I admire your riding ability __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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05-24-2008, 09:50 PM	#11
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Lunch-hour with Dan L. I kinda expected to see knobby tires and an upturned exhaust on one of the bikes. It looks like a great place to spend an afternoon. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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