anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[RichDesmond]

Out and about in above freezing weather!

That's just about the coolest thing ever!

[RichDesmond]

Finally got a window of decent weather to take the new bike out for a nice ride. Managed to hit some decent twisty roads, but they still had salt and sand on them from recent snow storms, so the pace was pretty mellow. Photo taken in VA on US211, couple miles west of Sperryville.

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[Redman]

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Photo taken in VA on US211, couple miles west of Sperryville.
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Ah, so you did make the move to DC area.
by the photo and your report, is seems like not too far from some nice riding.
nice photo of bike and road and scenery.

[Eli69]

Yeah it'll be a while yet before the bikes come out. Just a couple small pics of my current ride though. I'm not big on riding the official trails and the snow is just right for meandering through the woods. My favorite kind of snowmobiling.




This is a cool spot. All the underground wires from about 100 wind turbines come into this substation and the power is transferred to a large overhead line that connects to the grid.

[alke46]

72 degrees here today and yesterday so I decided to take the "non ICE" two wheeler out.
As you can see, it's a R1000 model meaning I did the "ride fast and shift alot" method Mr Bwringer likes to advocate.


IMG_20220301_141555153_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

IMG_20220301_141542735_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

[Rob S.]

IMG_20220301_141542735_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Nice bike. Here's mine:

image by Bob Wayne, on Flickr

[storm 64]

72 degrees here today and yesterday so I decided to take the "non ICE" two wheeler out.
As you can see, it's a R1000 model meaning I did the "ride fast and shift alot" method Mr Bwringer likes to advocate.


IMG_20220301_141555153_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

IMG_20220301_141542735_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

I'm trying to come up with a wise crack, but I have nothing... 🙂

[Rob S.]

I'm trying to come up with a wise crack, but I have nothing... 

Remember R. Crumb's Zap Comix? "Mr. Natural says, 'Pedal, don't pollute!'"

[alke46]

Pedaling is great as long as the terrain is flat or slightly downhill. When it comes to the uphills, I'd like to have a little electrical assist. I need it now in my golden years.

[Baatfam]

Shake down run for both me and the GS. First time out this year. Bike felt good...

[bwringer]

It finally got warm enough to ride to work one day last week, and three days this week.



I've ridden all my bikes to work this week, but somehow my GS850G is the only one that seemed photo-worthy.

The old GS has survived another winter unclogged and not leaking. I bought this bike 25 years ago, in March 1997, and I plan to ride it at least 25 more. It's at somewhere between 135,000 to 140,000 total miles (original speedo wore out...). I suspect at some point I'll have to drive my electric van down to the hardware store and get a special permit to buy synthetic gasoline substitute.

Yes, I have a new seat cover on the shelf, but somehow I can't scrape together the motivation to wrestle with it just yet.


The ride to work isn't at all exciting or interesting. It's about seven miles and 20 minutes or surface streets. The potholes here in Indy are absolutely epic every spring, so that's fun. I have to head home before dark so I can spot the craters.

Fortunately, GS wheels are incredibly tough. I can't even recall anyone here damaging an alloy GS wheel outside of a serious accident.

I do have to take far more care when I'm riding my FJ-09 in the city; modern sporty wheels are far more fragile. Overall the long-travel off-road suspension on my KLR is the best suited for our third world urban environment.

[Grimly]

Fortunately, GS wheels are incredibly tough. I can't even recall anyone here damaging an alloy GS wheel outside of a serious accident.

That's for sure. I once rear-ended a Rover with some amount of force and its rear bumper fell off.
I was kind enough to inform the driver of that as I left.

[1978GS750E]

Not today, but on Tuesday, I got in 247 miles on the Tracer.

[1978GS750E]

Well, actually today I did test ride this for 4/10ths of a mile!

[Redman]

Well, actually today I did test ride this for 4/10ths of a mile!
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and what did the "4/10th" of mile testride determine ?