2021 Brown County Indiana GS Thang - June 10-13 - SAVE THE DATE!

[Redman]

Just today, I washed the Indiana Bugs off the bike. THere was a lot.

Am well accustom to wetting the bugs, do something somewhere else, wett some more, do something somewhere else, come back wett them some more, wipe a little, wett again, before most of it softens up and comes off without scrubbing too hard (so not scratching shield with bug shells etcetera). But was one area, at bottom of windscreen where the dryed up bugg gutts just were not comming off. Took me a while to realize they were on the backside of the windscreen! Yah, were so many bug gutts splatters, was even some that were on the backside of the windscreen. Bug Probably hit the fairing and the splatter went under/behind the windshield.

But that does not diminish the fine experience of the weekend.

[gbw]

Yeah, those spattered cicadas were something else. I hit the coin-operated power wash by my house on the way home. That took care of most of them. I need to ride through a good rain shower to get my jacket clean though.

[marvinsc]

Don't come this way, I rode through a willow fly swarm crossing Kentucky Lake yesterday.

[ddaniels]

Those cicadas make a mighty fine "large" splat on your helmet face shield, I can tell you. So glad they are gone again! It seemed to me they were the worse up in Bloomington area.

[salty_monk]

I can’t believe none of you guys have the nice lady a ride..... she must have smelt the presence of the “hillbilly whisperer”

[bwringer]

I can’t believe none of you guys have the nice lady a ride..... she must have smelt the presence of the “hillbilly whisperer”

She did ask me for a ride; must have been attracted to the shiny red bike. I already had my ear plugs in and was departing for dinner, so I mumbled something about needing a helmet and vanished.

So I missed all the excitement, which I'm pretty happy about, honestly.



In other news, I delivered Spyder's bike to his driveway a few weeks ago. He's healing well, and has already collected many of the parts needed to put the GSXR back on the road. Fortunately, corn fields are fairly soft (but not soft enough...), so the bike escaped a fair bit of damage, and not much is bent.

[Spyder]

Still can't thank you enough Brian. Don't forget to reach out one of these trips north. We will meet up for lunch somewhere. I owe you at LEAST that.

All replacement part have been acquired. Slowly working on getting them prepped for paint. Still a bit sore, and the back start yelling at me after a couple hours out in the garage. We're getting there though...

Again, thanks to all that helped get my girl out of the cornfield and back to the motel. Really can't say enough about the hospitality, and great nature of this group.

[alke46]

Glad to hear you are getting the bike back to pre- cornfield condition. Also glad to hear you are recovering as well as can be expected.

[phydeauxmutt]

Again, thanks to all that helped get my girl out of the cornfield and back to the motel. Really can't say enough about the hospitality, and great nature of this group.

It's too bad when something like this has to happen, but you KNOW we'll be there to help.

[Dogma]

Still can't thank you enough Brian. Don't forget to reach out one of these trips north. We will meet up for lunch somewhere. I owe you at LEAST that.

All replacement part have been acquired. Slowly working on getting them prepped for paint. Still a bit sore, and the back start yelling at me after a couple hours out in the garage. We're getting there though...

Again, thanks to all that helped get my girl out of the cornfield and back to the motel. Really can't say enough about the hospitality, and great nature of this group.

Are you doing black again? After all the paint discussion, I can't believe I don't know what you have in mind. Glad to hear you're feeling well enough to get sore in the garage.

[Spyder]

Not going black. I have been keeping my color choice a small secret. I may as well keep it going for a little while longer. I just hope it turns out well. It’s not an easy mix to apply. Fingers crossed.

[Dogma]

Not going black. I have been keeping my color choice a small secret. I may as well keep it going for a little while longer. I just hope it turns out well. It’s not an easy mix to apply. Fingers crossed.

Chrome to match the polished frame? Isn't that technically black?

[Redman]

Great pics, see a lot of old friends. I will get back one of these years.....

. . . . 2024 . . . ?