anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[alke46]

This past Sunday in our local newspaper there was a story about a Burr Oak tree that has lived for 377 years. Unbelievable, so naturally, I had to go check it out.

Turned out to be a beautiful day with a high of 78° and the Suzuki ran like it did when it was new. Did 350 miles total and spent about 8 hours out running around.

IMG_20211019_132835943_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Couldn't get the bike very close to it since it had the audacity to grow in a ravine about 30-40 feet below the road



I'm no Dave Redman but this is my attempt at a selfie.

IMG_20211019_133535758 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Here's a better one that I asked for a helper to show I was there.

IMG_20211019_132328048_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Here's the steps going down into the ravine to get up close and personal with the tree.

IMG_20211019_133055064_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

One more. Thats the tree closest to the trail with the darker green color.

IMG_20211019_133134321_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

[alke46]

One more just to show a size comparison. Not as huge as I would have thought but then I was informed that oaks don't usually grow real tall.

IMG_20211019_132150789_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

[steve murdoch]

Looks like a great day, Larry.
Thanks for taking the time to post the pics.

[storm 64]

Lookin' good Larr! You're looking pretty good too! I'm glad the 1000e is running good for you. Just think, when that tree was planted, you were just a young boy! 😅

[alke46]

Lookin' good Larr! You're looking pretty good too! I'm glad the 1000e is running good for you. Just think, when that tree was planted, you were just a young boy! 

Thanks Norm for your humor, but actually I wasn't even a twinkle in my father's eye yet.

[Gorminrider]

This'd be the only time of year that jacket is camouflage!

[Redman]

This past Sunday in our local newspaper there was a story about a Burr Oak tree that has lived for 377 years. Unbelievable, so naturally, I had to go check it out.
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That is enough to be fun these days, Eh.

Good enough reason for a ride anyway.

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THe one you need to order gaskets for? Or already got the gaskets and got it back together?

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I'm no Dave Redman but this is my attempt at a selfie.
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har har
Hey, it shows you at the scene.

One trick is to first figure out the camera, then pose for pic, then look at lens (not screen), then take picture.


Hey, Lar, Thanks for pics and story. Good to see you out enjoying life.
So, you do have things there more exciting than corn fields. .. .. .. Old trees.

That looks like a lot of steps to up and down.

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[Redman]

Got out on the DR today...74kms on it now...it's going to take a while to break in lol
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Nice pics Trev.

[trevor]

Nice pics Trev.

Thanks Dave. Got out for lunch on it today but that will probably be it for a week or so.....lots of rain coming.

[alke46]

[B][QUOTE=Redman;
THe one you need to order gaskets for? Or already got the gaskets and got it back together.

[/B]Yeah, the gaskets are on order. I have to do a better job this time of honing the cylinders. I guess I was afraid I would go too far the last time I did it and did not get a good enough job done. On my 350 mile ride on Tuesday, it required 40 ounces of oil to bring the level back up to just below the
upper line on the sight glass. Very frustrating to be running that well but consuming so much oil. And no, it is not visible when running down the road.

Hey, Lar, Thanks for pics and story. Good to see you out enjoying life.
So, you do have things there more exciting than corn fields. .. .. .. Old trees.

That looks like a lot of steps to up and down.

Definitely got my workout in on those steps. I went down and back up 3 times. The last time I thought I saw Jesus.

[GS1150Pilot]

I'll be taking a little 60 mile sortie across one of the local reservations today to meet a friend with whom I am conspiring to build a very different sort of school from anything around this state.

[dorkburger]

Hmmmm. The conspiracy sounds more interesting then the ride.

[GS1150Pilot]

Hmmmm. The conspiracy sounds more interesting then the ride.

The conspiracy IS interesting, but the ride is gorgeous. Red Mountain dominates it, but so do several sprawling valleys and a winding mostly dry river bed. Reservations can be utterly beautiful.

[dorkburger]

Definitely sounds epic.... but the conspiracy.. having two boys who are polar opposite regarding learning and taking in information I’m curious.

A topic for a different thread though. Enjoy the day sir.

[Eli69]

Went on an all beemer ADV camping weekend w/ my kid and a couple of his buddies. Since I got the R1150GS I've been trying to get the dirt riding thing figured out. I pretty much never rode dirt bikes so it's new to me. I'm getting much better. Didn't tip over at all and we did some gnarly stuff.




Susquehannock State Forest in PA. Sort of near our GSR friend Rich82GS750TZ's neighbourhood.


This pic is right after I made the water crossing that I failed at last spring. YAY!!! So here's the funny thing, I stopped for a moment before crossing to ponder how cold the water would be if I fell in. Put the bike in neutral and rested a moment. Decided to go for it. Headed down the hill and got to the middle of the creek and stopped dead. Had forgotten to put it in gear. Very wet feet but got through.




Here's our camping spot. It was on top of a hill surrounded by miles of forest roads. Rain was on and off.





The kids are pretty resourceful. This is how we cooked sausages. Tent stakes.





And finally a salute to our comrades in China for dutifully producing the Old Guy Camping Chair. 20 bucks at walmart and fits neatly into bike luggage with plenty of room for booze. Everyone had one of them.