anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Charlie G]

Love that plate :-)

[pete]

Not really a ride as such but went to watch a mate run in his two recently completed track bikes yesterday. Not sure exactly what the specs are on either but they certainly run well! The GSX is immaculate.

[stu78]

Just shook the cobwebs off my '83 400E. Machine is running well for the first real ride. I was a little rusty so I took it easy. Wandered around my area for a couple of hours. So many nice quiet roads around the Pitt Meadows Airport. Now she's got a fresh tank of gas for my next ride.

[gregp]

quick ride about town mostly...stopped by the military museum for an interesting background

[cowboyup3371]

What a Difference Two Years Make

Charmayne and I started out on what was supposed to be a 125 mile ride this morning but ended up turning around early as her Bluetooth headset warned its battery was at 25% . Still, the ride was good for both of us and we still finished up with 77 miles under our belt today making it her longest day yet. I also tested out the Scenic GPS app for the IPhone using it to record our route today. I intend to try building out a GPX file from some other program and uploading to it next week.

Although the horses weren't out today, we had to stop at the same barn we did two years ago

Two years ago on May 4th 2015



Today

[Big T]

Didn't ride any GS today, took my ATK out into the Coast range with Marcos and his Africa Twin. Found too many blocked roads, ended up going in a big circle

[Burque73]

We set alarms for a sunrise ride but two pushes on the snooze button and the sun was up. So...may as well make breakfast burritos and sandwiches, then make a day of riding! Boy did we ever. The wife and I spent 11 hours riding today. Plenty of stop and stretch time so only 330 ish miles racked up. We headed to Santa Fe then took the High Road To Taos. Here's our route today.

Saw a wooden aqueduct carrying irrigation water across the ravine and a church built in 1760.







Through the twisty roads my wife was having fun snapping pics. Here's a cool shot showing where we've been, where we are and where we're going. I stopped for this one as she felt she may drop the camera.



A picnic lunch in the tall pines just a bit off the beaten path.



Then on to Taos for gas and coffee. There were hundreds of Harleys all around. I saw one other Suzuki, a GSXR 1300 Busa. The rider of that Busa was very friendly and we chatted at the pump for a bit. Ok, on to the Gorge bridge... This is the Rio Grande Gorge just West of Taos. It's about 650 feet down to the water. An attractive spot for jumpers.





Not the Gorge bridge but a much less crowded spot to get the bike in the pic. Somewhere between Tres Piedras and Espanola.




We thoroughly enjoy this GS and our little corner of the world.

[dorkburger]

Roger, great pictures. That aqueduct is cool. We have a tall bridge near us with a crisis hotline number as well. No push button fanciness though. Ours does have English and Spanish writing though....

[Buffalo Bill]

All great photos of great rides! I view this thread everyday!

[Redman]

Roger,
Great picture of what seems to be a great day or riding. Good to hear you say you wife enjoys it also (something not all of us can say).
Ah, pictures showing the view in the mirror.... what kind of strange person thinks of that....

[B.C.G.S.]

roger that, Roger

[Burque73]

I was so tempted to push the button and see what happened. For some reason I could just hear a voice say, your call is important to us please hold to speak with the next available operator, and then some Steely Dan played while you hold on. Suppose I could have at least cleaned the mirror for her photo, huh Dave? Lol! She's not always as keen on riding as I am so it was a great day indeed!

over and out!

[alke46]

Thanks for making us flatlanders jealous. JK. It would be wonderful to have some nice scenic areas to ride through. Great pictures and the GS is really looking good as a full dress touring machine.

[kerrfunk]

I went for a ride today. No pictures, but some twisty switchbacks.
Also, I stopped for a Frostie cuz those are my kryptonite, and I wandered over near a bridge by the Wendy's parking lot and startled a groundhog who earned his name of whistlepig by whistling at me. More like a screech than a whistle. Huh.

[storm 64]

I went for a early morning ride to avoid afternoon thunderstorms today. I took off towards the west toward Akron Ohio. I decided to see if the Goodyear Blimp was at home, and it was! You can't get to close to it but they had a observation parking lot open where I took a couple of pictures.