MEMORY FULL

Riding the Northern Pacific Coast Highway

STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEFF DAVISON

It had been a long time coming. Fifteen years ago, I set out to ride the Pacific Coast Highway, but mechanical problems had collided with my timeline and, while I successfully experienced L.A. to San Francisco, I was forced to skip the Oregon Coast in favour of a more efficient Interstate 5. Now, at long last, I was back — this time on a long-term test ride of the then all-new Suzuki V-Strom 800DE — and I was excited not only to put Suzette through her paces but also to finally finish what I’d started. I found my trail exactly where I left it: north of the Golden Gate Bridge. There, the PCH rolled through Sausalito, a seaside town that had intrigued me since I was a teen and Diesel’s road-tripping…

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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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