Sounds like a great trip & glad you got such a good deal on the Sportster. We should meet up when you get close to Lake Elsinor in Calif, My friends & I ride the mountain roads in that area a lot and I can show you a much nicer way from there to L.A. then taking the freeway. You can take the Ortega Hwy from the Lake up & over the mountain it's a blast and from there over to the coast & go through the beach cities with the Pacific Ocean view all the way up to L.A. It's a lot more fun then our boring freeway. There is a lot of cool Norton stuff at a shop in L.A. Called the Garage Company you should check it out, he also has a ton of vintage Harley race stuff & bikes too if by then your realy liking the 883. I'll P.M. You my contact info & hope it works out for a nice days ride. Glenn.