August 08, 2010
Motorcycle Ride
We are having a Scavenger Hunt. Last week found the mostest a ex-church, about a dozen including a Bar and Grill in an ex-church building. So I got to the next place to find. I told them "Elmadag mountain, near Ankara Turkey. There were the equipment room and antennas, right at the top of the mountain. A road, about a half a mile to ride to the barracks a bit below the top. Also a path. If you needed to get from the barracks to the equipment, in a rush, you could run up the stairs up the mountain, about 178 stairs." (The radio site is long gone, Elmadag mountain is now a Ski Resort.)
I cheat on the Scavenger -- am in Los Angeles. We have anything in Los Angeles. So I went to the steps even though I will not be in the running, just to let them know that Los Angeles is Still Top!
Wendy, naturally, knew where to look:
Rode to the Sliverlake neighborhood, stopped by the sign. Then before I could catch a cop I went and parked it legally by a side street.
Whew!!! That was the climb to the top. Street to the stop is divided to a north bound lane with eight more steps to the south bound lane. The post on the Music Box Steps leads to the dark down stair.
I counted 146 steps up the climb to the top. I counted 153 steps on the down. I think I didn't keep count on the way down I as I was getting winded. Posted by Paladin at August 8, 2010 04:18 PM
That's a steep climb! I hope you took it nice and slow, enjoying the view!
I was going to ask if you were still riding your bike because I hadn't seen any reference to it in a while. What is it? A Suzi something (pre Intruder?)
Posted by: jevvv at August 11, 2010 01:51 PMI was not riding, driving, etc., for about a month or so while my sternum mended. It still feels different then it before.
My Suzuki is a 2000 year model LS650. The Suzuki LS650 Savage was originally produced in 1986. There were a couple of years they did not bring the LS650 in the U.S., but they were continued elsewhere. The 2011 LS650, now called an S40, is basically the same motorcycle that has been made for 25 years. There is also a LS400, the same bike except just shy of 400cc, the was (is?) Japan only, because of a 400cc limit class. A few slipped out for grey market in other countries.
Posted by: Paladin at August 11, 2010 03:28 PMNice looking bike! We were looking at the Suzi Intruders (second hand ones here are nicer than the newer ones) but ended up picking up a BMW K100 for about half the price of locally available Intruders.
I noticed any photo with you on your bike you have that smile on :) Good to see it too.
Posted by: jevvv at August 12, 2010 04:11 PM