So I know there are a few guys at least who travel a lot and or live in the LA area
I will be out in Los Alamitos, South El Monte, & Bell, CA for two weeks for work, sept 2-12
I will have some time after work days and that weekend to explore
any thoughts, suggestions of cool car related stuff I can do and take advantage of?
I’ve never been, but I’d be hitting up seafood joints non stop. Have fun!
Are you into hiking or anything like that? You won’t be a far drive from some awesome national parks.
I’ll actually be out there (in and out of San Diego) from 8/30 - 9/7 but I’ll be hitting up Big Sur, and Yosemite for pretty much the whole trip.
Hiking and parks would be awesome which would you recommend in the area?
Thanks man, I’m starting to get excited about it
plus i just found out the work I’m going to be doing isn’t to difficult so it should make for a nice little trip
irvine cars and coffee
sequoia national park
Yosemite (hopefully the fires will be taken care of by then)
big sur
CA-1 from SLO to Monterey
Joshua tree
Tahoe
santa monica pier
huntington beach
disneyland
magic mountain
knottsberry farm
4th street bridge in la
hollywood
angels crest
the rockstore
famous filming locations (cough cough) http://instagram.com/p/ddaG1eo7kL/
you get the idea.
you should have no trouble finding things to explore out here.
I will add all of these to the list, funny to see the common suggestions you just listed to what my buddy who lived in LA for a year just emailed me ha
thanks for the replies guys
Bump, booked my hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles / Hollywood2005 N Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90068
maybe that will help people with some more suggestions right around that specific area
go see the tar pits, check out the getty museum and explore the abandoned old LA zoo
If you’re a fan of the prestigious 3 series BMW you will be in heaven
Also if you get a chance and have never done it drive up state route 1
after talking it over with a guy at work…I’m leaning towards renting a motorcycle instead of a car for the day one of the days and riding up route 1 all day
anyone have experiance with this? it seems to cheap and good to be true
there are two places within 4 miles of my hotel
a few years ago before i moved out here i rented a bike but it was from San Diego Harley
also. going up and down the coast in 1 day on a bike is VERY ambitious (assuming youre planning on doing the best part of the 1 which is from San Luis Obisbo to Monterey)
ive ridden from SF down to SD in 1 day and i was basically DEAD afterwards
I had no exact destination in mind
kind of just assumed i stop around mid day, rest, maybe try to get food some where? (no clue how many stops are on the way yet) then turn around
DOT.I’m struggling thinking of anything else.
-Big Bear is pretty close, great mountain and drive. Big bear Lake is awesome.
-Beaches. GO. (LaJolla cove near SD…snorkeling is amazing, or kayaking) South O. county beaches like Salt Creek or San O, incredible.
Whatever you do, do it during off traffic hours or rent a bike. Splitting lanes is fun, but stay safe!
I’ve heard people run red lights and drive like total assholes in that area so i will def be on high alert
I think the bike rental is a great move and for 150$ a day it will totally be worth it, I’m getting excited
I remember hearing about an anynymous surver done on drivers, and many admitted that they even tried to cut off bikes splitting lanes. I’m not sure it it’s true, but just keep your head on your shoulders and stay alert. Traffic gets really bad at times depending on where you are, and while splitting lanes and jumping to the front of lights is a HUGE time saver, cagers can be deadly.
I took my 74’ honda down to SD for a weekend. It took my buddy in his car 3 hours in Friday traffic to get down. it took me 1 hour 10 min. It was 65 miles. Pretty awesome.
yeah i ride my bike daily.
i havent taken the cover off my 911 in 1.5 months…ill prob take it down to SD this weekend but the point is a bike is such a great way to get around out here.
expect traffic. expect to get cut off. expect people to intentionally close up your splitting gap. i generally just ride anticipating that stuff to happen.
as far as your trip up the 1 goes…having done the route quite a few times on a bike this is what i recommend
the weather is really hit or miss when it comes to big sur but its such a great ride
^ That’s almost the exact drive I’ll be making on Sunday. Except I’ll be starting from SD.
my hotel is in hollywood, i had planned to drive route 2 right to the coast and grab 1 right there in Santa Monica then i can ride through malibu
thoughts?
ill be in SD from Fri-Mon…jussssayin
there is nothing wrong with that idea at all.
what kind of bike are you renting?
also be mindful of your fuel levels as you go from SLO to Monterey.
gas stations are sparse and about 3 weeks ago it was $6.30/gal on that stretch
there is a harley place but havent been able to get prices out of them yet
the bikes I was looking at are:
13’ Ducati monster 696
13’ gsxr 600
they have a few other bikes i would be interested in but not totally sure yet
I have a 03’ monster 620 so im leaning towards the ducati
they have some “cooler” bikes but i would feel much more comfortable a lot quicker on the monster which would allow me to enjoy the ride sooner…if that makes sense