anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Hayabuser]

Don't you love when old bikes come back into your life? I thought I was happy when I got the chance to buy my B-King back but when I scored my old 2012 Thruxton a couple of weeks ago, I couldn't have been happier! I really love this bike, so nice to have it back! So nice to be able to do my birthday ride on it today too!

[Big T]

Just out wandering around today with 60 or 80 othersIMG_20180325_100416556_HDR.jpg

[Big T]

Last week -test run on the GPzIMG_20180320_160607607_HDR.jpg

[Redman]

...................... I scored my old 2012 Thruxton a couple of weeks ago, I couldn't have been happier! .............
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Exciting.
How did that happen?

Happy Birthday.

[Jedz123]

Exciting.
How did that happen?

Happy Birthday.

I'm also interested!
I rode my buddies 2017 T120 when I was down in Florida and I LOVED IT! The 900 is probably a bit slower than the T120 but all in all the bike was nearly flawless for a true "standard" motorcycle. If I wasn't so drawn to the Z900RS I would have a Bonneville on my radar for next purchase...
Hope you had a great B-day!

[alke46]

Don't you love when old bikes come back into your life? I thought I was happy when I got the chance to buy my B-King back but when I scored my old 2012 Thruxton a couple of weeks ago, I couldn't have been happier! I really love this bike, so nice to have it back! So nice to be able to do my birthday ride on it today too!

Oh yeah, that is one nice looking bike. I too like the looks of the Thruxton and maybe this year I will finally get to test ride one.

Happy Birthday by the way.

[Hayabuser]

Exciting.
How did that happen?

Happy Birthday.

When I sold it, I was guaranteed first right of refusal if the new owner ever decided to part with it. You see, the only reason I let it go in the first place is I had found myself suddenly out of work and liquidating some of my motorcycles was the quickest way that I could raise some money. I sold a ZX14 at the same time.

That was 2014.

Back in January, I received an e-mail from the then-current owner saying that it was time for him to sell and was I still interested? Obviously I was but he didn't have a price in mind at that point and wanted a bit of time to work that out. Two months passed with no word so I presumed that he'd changed his mind and decided to keep it, until it popped up on a local online classifieds website priced almost a grand more than I had sold it to him for... four years prior. I sent a reply to the ad asking if my first right of refusal was still valid, but he didn't respond. Two days later, the ad was marked as SOLD and disappeared. I was pretty choked. Within 24 hours however, the bike re-appeared on the same site (UsedVictoria.com, for those interested) but this time for less money and being sold by the local BMW dealership.

The same dealership at which I used to work!

As luck would have it, my friend still works at the Motorrad shop and had recently been promoted to General Manager, so I sent him a message and relayed my story and he replied with "Well buy it from me!". I asked for his best cash price and when he gave it to me, it was the proverbial offer that I couldn't refuse. Less than I what I had sold it for in 2014 and less than I was prepared to pay to get it back. Some times things just work out the way that they should!

The icing on the cake? Island BMW delivered it to my house in their shop van so props to them! All in all, a fantastic reunion with my old love.

[Boriqua]

Went out for a ride yesterday with the wife. Ohhhhh the new chain and clutch cable make it so silky smooth but I had the strangest experience. Came across a low lying black cloud which was a swarm of bees. I mean the air was almost black. I tucked my head down and bapp bapp bapp bapp as the bugs were bouncing off my freshly cleaned bike and my bubble shield. Another 10 yards and another cloud of bugs. Bap Bapp bapp

At the time I didnt notice it was bees but I have been riding out here for a dozen years and had never run through large bugs. Knats and such yea but never a large cloud of large bugs. I get to a place where I can pull over and assess and my hands and arms were sticky and there were dead and half dead bees stuck to my cloths. I had to chase my wife off the bike and start swatting half dead bees off her that were still crawling on her jacket.

It was TRIPPY!!

Arizona loses a couple of people each year to bee attacks and with spring coming maybe this group was moving but .... looking down and having my shirt full of half dead bees was disconcerting!!

[Burque73]

That's crazy! We ran through a similar cloud in NM. Sounded like driving through a hail storm. We had a car though, couldn't imagine if we were on the bike.

[Boriqua]

That's crazy! We ran through a similar cloud in NM. Sounded like driving through a hail storm. We had a car though, couldn't imagine if we were on the bike.

That is perfect ... that is exactly what it sounded like .. Hail .. I never wanted a full face helmet so bad in all my life. Being all sticky and then having to swat the bees off my wife was ... well another one of those things that makes you wonder if we are all Crazy!!

Still ... I cant imagine not riding.

[Redman]

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........... Some times things just work out the way that they should!...........

Sure did that time.

[Jedz123]

IN the 30's today but grabbed 70ish miles... Nice to ride on the not so great roads on the little 250 today!

Come on Spring!!!!

[Boriqua]

That is perfect ... that is exactly what it sounded like .. Hail .. I never wanted a full face helmet so bad in all my life. Being all sticky and then having to swat the bees off my wife was ... well another one of those things that makes you wonder if we are all Crazy!!

Still ... I cant imagine not riding.

alright so I went out to check on something else and happened to glance at my headlight. Between the tiny crack between the headlight and trim ... 5 bees who met their maker. Front end covered in bee glop...

Now over the years I have been through all sorts of torrential downpours, ridden regularly in the snow, Dust storms so bad you had to pull off the road, Baked under 120 degree heat, rode when it was below freezing ..... but never ever never once did I drive straight through a full on swarm of bees. A true WTH moment if there ever was one.

[Jedz123]

31' when I left the house... It's riding season!!!

B-12 is out and running great! New PR4GT tires, pads, SS lines, fork seals, fork boots, Givi rack and plate landed yesterday and I'll be going through it all this weekend so she's ready for inspection next week! New plate on it yesterday. This slug will be my primary motorcycle this season.

[storm 64]

Looking good Jedz, I'm glad you're not going to drag that HD around all summer. 👍