Mark,
Best of luck to Dawn, I know shes been working hard twords this.
An idea for a ride is to head down the coast on hwy 1 to Half moon bay. The Half Moon Bay air port had good breakfasts from what I remembered. From there , there are several options.
1) head east on 92 until you get to Skyline Blvd. Right/south on skyline(rt35). this is a great twisty road perfect for motercycles. It will be about 10 miles to rt 84. At the corner of 35 & 84 is a gathering spot for bikes at the resturaunt. It was common for there to be a hundred or more bikes on a weekend morning. From there you could go west on 84 back to hwy 1 and go south to Santa Cruz for a beach- surfing type town. If your interested in seeing gigantic Redwoods, continue south on 35 until hwy9 and go south or west to Big basin redwoods st park. This will take the whole day as the road in the park is very twisty and slow. My wifes coment after going thru the park was "ive seen more f ing trees today than the rest of my life combined", so on second thought stick to the coast!
2) go south on hwy 1 all the way to Carmel and eat at the Hogs Breath Saloon, this was Clint Eastwoods resturant.
You could also just head north on hwy 1 over the Golden Gate bridge, and keep going. the coast is a nice ride. when you have gone far enough, head east to hwy101 to get back to the city.
Have a great time out there and be safe, those CA drivers are nuts.
Walt