Brake bleeding procrastination ride 2-12

Hello all. It's time for another journey into that alternate reality I like to refer to as Reggie's World.

After trying to do everything else, I decided I was gonna finally drain and refill my brakes lines. The fluid was pretty golden. Gear up, fix the headphones on my new cell phone so I can have some tunes while I ride.

Up to Kragen's. Pick up some brake fluid. I'm going with the valvoline sythetic stuff that says it meets or exceeds DOT 3 & 4. This should be good enough. Out the door, time to get these brakes done.

Probably should fill up the tank while I'm out. Done. Ok, now time to get started. Well, while I'm on the bike, I could get a short ride in. I have time. Ok, hit the 41 west exit toward morro bay.



Hmm, well I'm out this far, may as well look around. It's a nice day today. Brisk but not cold at all. Temp gauge says 61. Feels cooler but very nice. Let's take a left up here at this little side street and see where it goes...



Well, I guess it's a dead end. Rich folk up this way. I'm not gonna buzz through their private community. Not much chance of a thru street up there... Boy that's a big house up on the right.



Guess I'll get outta here and back on the 41. More traffic today than I expected on a Monday. Oh well, I'm in no hurry. I may pull out here at this little campground Cerro Alto and see where the road goes. Maybe some neat scenery. Glad this phone can snap pics while I'm listening to tunes.



Hmm, pretty nice. Maybe I should camp here sometime. Seems kind of weird to camp this close to home, though. It would be cool to hike some of these trails, though. Okay, back to hwy 41. I really should get to work on these brakes, but I may as well head west a little bit longer just to check the weather over there.





This new surface they put on is really nice. Too bad they don't close it down to cages once a week and let the 2 wheelers have some fun. Oh well, and monkey's might fly outta my butt.





Boy, it's a long way down there. Wonder if anyone ever goes over the side here.



Well, on to Morro Bay. I should get a pic of the big blue thing for the guys landlocked. Hmm, should I get one with the rock or just the waves... What the hell, I'll get both.





Well, I should head on back home now and do these brakes. But maybe I'll just take a short trip north for a bit and take Old Creek Rd back. It's not far out of the way, and there's plenty of daylight.





That was a good shot. The guy's will like that. What's this, a text message from Tori. 'Yep, I went to work.' Hmm, let's just send this photo since we just got his message. That's the nice thing to do for a buddy at work. Hmm, back on the bike. Here's a different road to the left. Where does it go? Let's see...



Not bad. Other side of the resevior. Nice cows looking at me wondering why I'm on their road. Oh well. Back to Old Creek Road. Lots of cages out on OCR today. Prob wondering why I'm puling over and holding up my cell phone.





A little cooler up here between the hills. Hmm, 59 degrees. Bet it's almost that cold up there in the PNW now. hehe Too bad I don't have numbers for those guys, I could send them a current pic. That would be the nice thing to do.



Ok, back on the main road now. Hwy 46 e will get me home in a jif. Well, I could take a little detour on York Mtn Rd since I'm out this way. It's only a couple miles more. What the hell.



The road is not that great but wow there is some cool scenery. Gotta stay on the bike to snap a pic of this downhill. Neat trees back here.



Ok, back to hwy 46 e then one more pic and we'll head on home and take care of these brakes. I'll stop here where I can catch the vineyards and the turn onto vineyard drive.



Ok, that's enough. I am onto vineyard then Hwy 101 home. Gotta get these brakes done.

Nuff said.

Well, hopefully you all enjoyed your journey into my alternate reality once again. I now return you to your regularly scheduled boredom. :tongue:

 

come on out. we're always open!

Got about half way through. Got new fluid in but it was getting dark so didn't quite finish up the air bleeding.

Oh great! Now you tell me. I have the new fluid in but I'm not done bleeding. Just how bad is this supposed to be? I looked at all the fluid Kragen had before deciding Valvoline probably knows their business!

 

whew! Thanks for the quick reply. now to see if I can finish up before dark!

thanks. I get that a lot ( in a sarcastic tone ) love them, hate them, at least they're different from most everyone else. I have red ones on my blue YZ also but the previous owner put them on it.

 

I'm from Missouri, and I remember what it was like. I had the choice to live anywhere in the world when I got divorced and Cali is the first place I came. I was bikeless while I was working as a traveler, but as soon as I put down roots, I got a bike. I worked from Santa Barbara up to San Francisco so I'm familiar with the coast all through the middle and the roads here are the best. Of course, my new wife is why I settled here, but the year-round riding was helpful in the decision. :smile: When we get the youngest out of the house, we will probably start traveling again. Hopefully taking a bike with us. Not sure if it'll be a VFR or possibly something like a Duke. Who knows. We have lots of time before that happens. Anyway, you guys hang in there, and I'll keep taking pictures a gabbing like a schoolgirl after her first kiss.

peace.