Sounds like you had a great bike ride/rides, in Norcal, this is a great time of year for rides if you can avoid the rain. As for the Harley rentals, the wife and I rented a Anniversary Softtail last September while in Honolulu. We had a great day riding to North Shore then back around the long way to Honolulu. If you get back this way say hi, we live due west of Yosemite Park, which is one of our favorite rides.
Bob and AmyLee