anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Burque73]

Nothing like getting high first thing in the morning. Seriously, 10,000+ feet high! Here's a couple of shots from Sandia Peak above Albuquerque. Somewhere down there my wife is still sleeping, hahaha.






This is our closest ski area to town. In warm months they take mountain bikes and hikers up in the lifts. It's not even 7AM so nobody's here yet. I wish I had checked the gauge before coming up here! I swear it was at a half tank when I left. At least it's all down hill to the gas station.





After coming down from the Sandias a little micro brewery caught my eye. Still too early, gonna have to come back another time for a pint also leave the bike at home for that one.



I went North passing through Madrid which seems to be a regular route for me these days. On up into Santa Fe to see how their ski area looks.




Ok, this ride is developing a theme. Plus, the twisty roads up to the ski areas are a blast (if their clean!) This shot over looks the Santa Fe area. Too bad there's such a haze today!



I rode on further out of Santa Fe to Espanola and thought about going to Taos. Plans had been made to be at my parents house at 4pm so I actually had to plan out my route a little bit. Hey, Pajarito ski area isn't far, I thought! Just through Los Alamos and up some more twisties, woohoo...



After Pajarito it's a nice ride through the forest into the Jemez Mountains. I had never stopped at Bandelier National Monument before. Another dirt road, but a nice one so I went for it. Glad I did too it's such a beautiful area. Green meadows, tall pines and aspens. If they hadn't been burned by recent fires that is!



Another visit to the Valles Caldera volcano then back down the mountain to Soda Dam. People jump off of this rock into the breathtakingly cold water below. Not today though.



I took so many pictures but should stop there. The ride was aroundt 300 miles but took over ten hours. I'm trying to work my way up to making a 13 hour, 700 mile each way ride. One day each way. The bike I'm sure now can handle it so any limitations are on me. I'm almost ready for the challenge.

[GSXR7ED]

Wonderful narrative Roger! Thanks for sharing.


Ed

[alke46]

I found this little 5 mile road, just 23 miles from my the driveway at our new house. I've been down it twice this week.

No pictures, just some video...Hopefully that is OK.

Bob, you should be riding that road a couple of times a day for a few weeks and your skills would improve immensely. A bit jealous here.
I rode in Northern Arkansas a couple of weeks back and am headed back down for another 3-4 days of riding after mother's day, trying to enhance my abilities.

[bobgroger]

Not today, 41 years ago. I was 21. Showing off my brand new KZ900 the fastest thing on the planet. This would have been in the first couple weeks because the exhaust was gone next paycheck. Second picture would have been my first ever burnout. I can't believe I'm still alive after the crazy $h!t I did. Thanks to my buddy Ralph for finding these pics.
Link is RSU... http://network-pros.com/bike/kz900-1.jpg

[Buffalo Bill]

Not today, 41 years ago. I was 21. Showing off my brand new KZ900 the fastest thing on the planet. This would have been in the first couple weeks because the exhaust was gone next paycheck. Second picture would have been my first ever burnout. I can't believe I'm still alive after the crazy $h!t I did. Thanks to my buddy Ralph for finding these pics.

Bob, I just wanted to get a better look at this photo, so I tweaked it.
Very cool and weird time of our lives, not grown up yet.
Amazing that one front disc was considered adequate braking for a heavy superbike.

[Baatfam]

Bob, you should be riding that road a couple of times a day for a few weeks and your skills would improve immensely. A bit jealous here.
I rode in Northern Arkansas a couple of weeks back and am headed back down for another 3-4 days of riding after mother's day, trying to enhance my abilities.

I hear ya, Larry, but it's been difficult to ride with all the rain we've had this past month. I am lucky if we have a couple of dry days a week.

[Jedz123]

Bob great share!

Gorgeous bike! I like to think much hasn't changed. I'm buying new bikes now and the stock pipes come right off...

41 years ago I was a twinkle in my 12 year old father's eye...

Just hope I turn out half as cool as you cats when I'm your age.

I'm participating in the 512 miles by 5-12. Soaking rains yesterday... Grabbed around 250 miles.


it did end up clearing out and making a gorgeous afternoon for riding.


No riding today... Might squeak a small one in but I have some more home buying projects today.

[Gorminrider]

argh. Riding along, (GSX400E) heard a "TING". No big deal...few blocks on, stopping at bikeshop to swap a wrong fit part...OIL EVERYWHERE! I swap part, take off tank, walk to Canadian tire to get stuff to get my bike home- a bottle of oil,paper towels, various Magic epoxies to glue a beer can piece on? (Suprising hard to "find" a beer can here. Tidy Canadians or just Too ManyPoor People)

However, once back, Les at Hypertek popped out and offered Real Duct Repair Tape and some solvents to clean etc..Perfect fix.

suspect? Camchain did a bounce? Tensioner off and checked seems fine.HMMM. Les at Hypertek had some interesting comments on "Self-adjusting" tensioners to do with-"No. Use the lock screw and Lock Them..."and more..

LUCKILY I have a spare cover and was going to check valves anyways

[bobgroger]

That looks a lot better, thanks! I think it was $2395, I know my mom had to co-sign.... The only bike I had ridden before that was a Suzuki 80, next day I was foolishly testing the limits. I have gained some common sense, and 100 Lbs since....

[Buffalo Bill]

That looks a lot better, thanks! I think it was $2395, I know my mom had to co-sign.... The only bike I had ridden before that was a Suzuki 80, next day I was foolishly testing the limits. I have gained some common sense, and 100 Lbs since....

Your Mom actually did co-sign, let alone tolerate the thought???
Not in my mother's house!!!

[Burque73]

Out for a cup 'o joe





Bad means good. Hot means cool. Oh and around here No actually means yes, no? It's a mad mad world!

[Redman]

45 degF.



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[azr]

Out for a cup 'o joe





Bad means good. Hot means cool. Oh and around here No actually means yes, no? It's a mad mad world!

Bike looks GREAT! that seat sure looks comfortable, it almost looks like a Corbin but I don't think they ever made one for our GS bikes, custom made?

[Burque73]

Bike looks GREAT! that seat sure looks comfortable, it almost looks like a Corbin but I don't think they ever made one for our GS bikes, custom made?

Thank you! Yes very comfy. Good eye, it is a corbin from late 80's I was told by the PO.

[thebrandonbeezy]

I did the stupidest thing today.. my buddy has a conex full of bikes and we dug out the old kick start dr650.. cleaned the ants out of the carb.. yes fire ants.. and she started right up and commenced to literally kick my but all down every trail.. tourqe monster but my goodness bout broke my leg kicking it over...