Not out there now, but I was for a couple of years and I fell in love with that area. Best overall riding roads I've ever been on. And when things start to bloom, it's the prettiest place I've ever seen. An FZ8 ought to be a great bike for that area.
Gonna be home next month if anyone wants to meet up and go on a ride. It will be my last ride with the fz8 for a while... Marine Corps is stationing me in Okinawa for next 2 years. This also means i'm gonna miss stance wars...