Comments for Twisting Asphalt - A SoCal Ducati Motorcycle Blog

Comment on The Puzzle Comes Together by Dylan

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:47 +0000

Thanks James and congrats on the new Beemer

Comment on The Puzzle Comes Together by james

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:05:45 +0000

Nice write up as usual Dylan (and great photos). I always love your posts!

james

Comment on Palomar Mountain : Hope Exists by Jason

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:49:57 +0000

I used to be one of the guys screaming up and down Palomar in the mid/late 90’s until I grew up.
I understand the rush one gets from riding like an embicile, but I also understand why the CHP spends lots of money trying to prevent it. Because ultimately, the man hours it costs to do so are less expensive than lawsuits and ambulance rides that the state has to pay some portion of.
Nowadays, as a cyclist who regularly rides my bicycle up that mountain, I have to remind myself that I was, in fact, at one time, one of the many, many asshats I now resent for diminishing the pleasure of such a wonderful stretch of road. Because of that, I am in no position to tell anyone to stop. But I fully understand the frustration the area residents must feel when, every few minutes, the golden silence is shattered by some two-bit moron who feels the need to ride the same stretch of road. Over, and over, and over again.

Comment on Cornering Speed : The Past Year of My Life by Little Red Metal Head

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:36:06 +0000

Hello,

Thanks, I especially enjoyed the photos. The one with the houses by the ocean - where was that taken?

I mainly ride in and around London Town on my Honda CB1 with occasional trips to Europe on my NTV. I have always wanted to do bike trips in the States. When I get there I think I’ll start with the Pacific Coast Highway >:-)

Comment on A Dual Sport Monster by JC

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:39:43 +0000

Hell YA! The most exciting bike I have seen in years and I totally immerse myself in the bike scene 24/7. Damn cool. A bit too heavy, I guess, but I’ll avoid some nasty single track and stay on the fire roads or easy single track.
I’m smitten… BIG TIME!
J

Comment on OneWheelDrive.Net - BMW K1200S Review by BMW

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:53:28 +0000

Very nive, love the K1200S.

Comment on An Angry Mountain That Needs Some Respect by Frank

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:28:15 +0000

Really enjoyed the Angry Mountain article. Thanks for taking the time to put such well written articles available for the masses to read.

Frank

Comment on Second Ride: A Santa Paula Loop by Hank

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:06:14 +0000

Dude;
Too much HWY. We leave Santa Monica for Ojai or points North. 2 lane all the way. Rock Store in Malibu-Camirillo-Somis-Moorpark-Fillmore-Santa Paula( the museum has changing exhibits. Worth a look)-Ojai(Barts Books a must see)- Hwy 33 North-Lockwood Valley Road to Frazier Park.
Just a general outline. Many roads in the area.

Comment on The Palms to Pines Highway by Hank

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:17:03 +0000

Hwy 74 has always been fun. Just did it this weekend on my ST2 for a weekend in Palm Springs. Another great road is 243 that goes out of Idyllwild down to Banning.

Comment on An Angry Mountain That Needs Some Respect by Daniel

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:04:05 +0000

Great write up, we gotta be safe as a community of people. There are plenty of places do push your limits without putting others at risk.

Comment on Now That Pierre Terblanche Has Left Ducati by Ivan

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:03:45 +0000

Terblanche, bye bye, and please take all Multistrada with you!
This man said that “riders are without motorbike’s design culture” in front an horrible multistrada.

Ivan

Comment on The Monster 696 Drops by Graham

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:45:34 +0000

Well, IMHO it looks good enough to spur me on to finally sort my licence, and I cant see me getting to the end of the month with out putting a deposit down !!!!!

I finally weakend and popped into the Local Ducati Store, to look at monsters, and they had the 696 pre-production bike next to the 695… Im sold

It really looks the dogs in the flesh, and tidies up a few biks on the older bike..G

Comment on Twist The Throttle - your Reaction, some Commentary, and a Contest by Dylan

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:55:18 +0000

Hey ya David-

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the films It’s always nice to know the work is appreciated… And if you dig curvy roads, you simply can’t go wrong taking a trip to the Futa Pass. It’s magical… absolutely magical… And the best part is that unlike so many areas around the world where there is really only one or two good sections with curves, the Futa Pass is really just a gateway to an entire region of delicious asphalt. My best advice is to allow - perhaps even plan - on letting yourself get ‘lost’ - I know that’s somewhat counterintuitive, but there are simply a myriad of magnificent roads running between Bologna and Florance and each one just gets better and better

Cheers,
Dylan

Comment on Twist The Throttle - your Reaction, some Commentary, and a Contest by David Harper

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:06:55 +0000

I discovered the films through a forum link and I must say that I loved them, and I too was surprised to find such quality content available freely over the web. Here in the UK we’ve had some good motorcycle programming but this seems to have dried up a little lately. There’s definitely a market for it, and sometimes it can even reach out to a far wider audience as ‘Long Way Round/Down’ has proved.

The great thing about making this kind of content available on-line is, I’d imagine, that in the long-term it can actually reach a greater number of viewers than traditional broadcast. It’s easy to miss stuff that only ever goes out via TV broadcast, although clearly many traditional broadcasters are still struggling to come to terms with the new medium (echoes of the music industry there…). Discovery Turbo have definitely got it right, with a nicely designed site and outstanding video image quality.

And as a Ducati owner I was particularly delighted to watch your films about the marque’s history and the insight into the factory. Even though the Ducati factory has been well covered before I’d venture that your account was among the best I’ve seen.

Perhaps most importantly on a personal level, the instalment about the Futa Pass has inspired me - I’d not heard of this place before, but now I’ve started looking into the practicalities of riding down there from the UK on my 749 this summer, dropping in at Ducati in passing.

Great work. I look forward to your future productions.

Comment on Twist The Throttle - your Reaction, some Commentary, and a Contest by andy cochrane

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:18:56 +0000

yes, do let’s make more of them!