anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Burque73]

After the drive in movie last night,

We decided to take the long way home and make a 300 mile loop in and around the mountains in North/ Central NM.

A pic of the movie last night and the Taos Gorge area.

20190601_223750 by Roger, on Flickr

20190602_134739 by Roger, on Flickr

20190602_135753 by Roger, on Flickr

We dodged the rain for the most part. Boy this 850 is a great old bike! Time for another oil change though, air filter cleaning and soon some new shoes.

[LAB3]

How cold is it up in Taos? I've been along the east side of the Rockies about a week now and it's been getting into the 20's at night at about 8000' Considering moving south a few weeks, the Aspen's are just now starting to leaf out which is the same weather I left in Michigan the end of April.

[Burque73]

We came through the mountains to the East which was way cooler, but Taos was very warm. We were overdressed arriving there. Folks walking around the plaza were in shorts and flip flops. River rafters in swim suits were all up and down the Rio Grande. Bring your shorts and shoot the rapids if you have time.

[kerrfunk]

I went for a ride today.
Had a little roadside breakdown.
I wrote about it HERE.

[storm 64]

Anyone hear from Dave "Road Dog" Redman? He should be getting close to home. He's out there riding his BMW RT from San Diego to Michigan. I'm sure he'll be full of stories. 👍

[Baatfam]

Anyone hear from Dave "Road Dog" Redman? He should be getting close to home. He's out there riding his BMW RT from San Diego to Michigan. I'm sure he'll be full of stories. 

Yesterday morning got an email about Vegas traffic and a couple road delays on Saturday....
Haven't heard anything since then....

[LAB3]

We came through the mountains to the East which was way cooler, but Taos was very warm. We were overdressed arriving there. Folks walking around the plaza were in shorts and flip flops. River rafters in swim suits were all up and down the Rio Grande. Bring your shorts and shoot the rapids if you have time.

Made the run to Taos yesterday, scored BIG TIME with an Adobe camp shelter in Rio Grande Gorge! Probably had the most comfortable night sleep since I left home about six weeks ago.

[Burque73]

Made the run to Taos yesterday, scored BIG TIME with an Adobe camp shelter in Rio Grande Gorge! Probably had the most comfortable night sleep since I left home about six weeks ago.

Did you go over the Gorge bridge? That always knocks my socks off, no matter how many times I see it.

[Burque73]

Fastino's, a local restaurant, hosts a classic car night every Wednesday night. I rode over last night to see the turnout this week and saw some fantastic cars. I parked the bike off to the side and walked around for a while enjoying the super cool cars and trucks under an overcast sky. The threat of rain kept a few owners from coming out but still the turnout was fantastic.

After rounding the parking lot I went to get on my bike to ride away and the owner of a hot rod truck approached me. His reaction of my bike was similar to mine of those cars. It was humbling, honestly. I said you know, the 850 wasn't exactly Suzuki's most sought after bike of that era. He was well aware of that, but still walked around looking intently at the bike. He showed me pics of some of his custom cafe builds and we talked for another half hour. He encouraged me to enter the 850 in a show coming up and swore it would win awards. Boy, that's the highest compliment this thing's ever had.

I told him it's not a show piece, I own it to ride it and it shows. All the little nicks, scratches and signs of use add something special, he said. That "patina" can't be recreated. Even the Vetter stuff was of particular interest to this guy.

What a fun thing this was. Sorry, no pics of the cars, but I did get this one afterward.

[steve murdoch]

Not at all surprising, Roger you and your bike are both great representatives of the GS marque and this site.

[Burque73]

Not at all surprising, Roger you and your bike are both great representatives of the GS marque and this site.

Thank you for your kind words.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Redman, when you waved at the baby, did the baby wave back?

[Jedz123]

Awesome ride into work... At 6AM, still here for a few more hours. Tomorrow is the doozie 18 hour day :/
However It was a great ride in!!!

[Sandy]

It's been a real slow start to the riding season. At least I got a good 80 mile ride last yesterday evening. Went for ice cream.



Suzuki and Ice Cream by soates50, on Flickr

[Charlie G]

It's been a real slow start to the riding season. At least I got a good 80 mile ride last yesterday evening. Went for ice cream.



Suzuki and Ice Cream by soates50, on Flickr

Nice picture Sandy.