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lurch12_2000
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The chilling evening ride tonight....
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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?
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Nice, i figured a Newark boy would have to leave town to find some nice riding. Back in the old days when time was free and easy, i loved heading up to northwest NJ & dabble on either side of the Delaware river. Now i take whatever i can get
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.......... those docks are out of the river for the winter season,
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But river is now up in the parking lot.
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You like pushing the edge with that GK.
Yah.
But I did walk up on it first. And did test its stability by trying to rock it from side to side and forward and back.
And was quite cautious about leaning bike onto side stand, and very cautious as to which plank I set the sidestand on.
But, yah, I suppose anybody reading the news report about the guy and his bike tumbling into the river would say "what an idiot".
Or maybe the newspaper article might not be until an other week or so when river recedes back to normal and body found pinned to pavement with motorcycle on top. Then people can say "what an idiot, no wonder they didn't find him all this time."
And some other folks can say "ha ha, the helmet didn't do him any good."
Yah, I did shudder when thinking about it later.
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Not mine............ 38 degrees, yeah right.
Not mine............ 38 degrees, yeah right.
Not this past weekend but the week before, I found some people in the Reno/Carson City area that actually ride their bikes!
I hooked up with a sport bike riding club!
I met the first couple of riders at a Starbucks in south Reno at 8:30 A.M. at a chilly 38 degrees.
We then proceeded onto Carson City were we met up with several more riders and then off to the twisties!
A couple of pic's from the two stops during the day...
Franky did well to keep up with these speed demons and the BT-45's did well.
150 miles is what I call a good day of fun even though the temperature never got over 43 degrees.
Eric
Not mine............ 38 degrees, yeah right.
Not this past weekend but the week before, I found some people in the Reno/Carson City area that actually ride their bikes!
I hooked up with a sport bike riding club!
I met the first couple of riders at a Starbucks in south Reno at 8:30 A.M. at a chilly 38 degrees.
We then proceeded onto Carson City were we met up with several more riders and then off to the twisties!
A couple of pic's from the two stops during the day...
Franky did well to keep up with these speed demons and the BT-45's did well.
150 miles is what I call a good day of fun even though the temperature never got over 43 degrees.
Eric
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Tim Tom
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As I mentioned the other day here is a picture from my ride this saturday. This was at a friends house gathering up the group. Along with my GS and the 1100 Cooley (that you can see the tail of in this picture), we had a newly refurbished $500 R6 and a Ducati 999. Quite the odd ball group of bikers but it works for us!
The smile peeking out of my helmet reveals all I think! The Cooley tail is in the foreground and the Duc is in the background.
This is what a $500 R6 looks like, with nothing but some love and paint put on it. My GS will hopefully be getting the same treatment this winter! Guess it pays to be friends with masterful painters huh?
The smile peeking out of my helmet reveals all I think! The Cooley tail is in the foreground and the Duc is in the background.
This is what a $500 R6 looks like, with nothing but some love and paint put on it. My GS will hopefully be getting the same treatment this winter! Guess it pays to be friends with masterful painters huh?
Along the Niagara Parkway on my CBX pretending to be fast and stopped for coffee.
Parked beside this Ducati. After taxes his price tag was $82,000.00. Yikes!
It is stunning and sounds amazing but....
Parked beside this Ducati. After taxes his price tag was $82,000.00. Yikes!
It is stunning and sounds amazing but....
It better sound amazing! You know how many gsssss I could buy??Along the Niagara Parkway on my CBX pretending to be fast and stopped for coffee.
Parked beside this Ducati. After taxes his price tag was $82,000.00. Yikes!
It is stunning and sounds amazing but....
Sweet CBX!
You like pushing the edge with that GK.
GK on edge again.
On edge of parking lot, near beach and pier.
(more pics in "sunset")
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Rollerpig1
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Beautiful morning in Missouri! Motorcycle weather is finally upon us in the midwest so me and my Nightster friend here have been enjoying every mile. This is my first post so I wanted to make it in a thread that I think sums up why we do it.
Just before pulling out ^^^
Thanks all for the inspirational pics!
Just before pulling out ^^^
Thanks all for the inspirational pics!
Trevor,Beautiful evening here in Victoria BC
Vineyard with a cool house. This is a little twisty road I like to have fun on not far from my house.
Is your 750 not wearing a collector plate? Is that your "work vehicle"?
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DanTheMan
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Maybe in your part of the midwest! It's snowing again here in my part of the midwest. I took a short ride into town to mail a letter, didn't take any picts, it started snowing, I filled my bike up with gas and rode home, windshield all iced up. I've got work to do anyway, couldn't go for a decent ride today, snow or not.Beautiful morning in Missouri! Motorcycle weather is finally upon us in the midwest so me and my Nightster friend here have been enjoying every mile. This is my first post so I wanted to make it in a thread that I think sums up why we do it.
Just before pulling out ^^^
Thanks all for the inspirational pics!
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Tim Tom
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I got out for a bit today after work. Didn't head up to the twisty roads though. Instead I went to the big empty industrial park with smooth parking lots to brush up on my riding skills. Now while I consider myself a decent rider, I had an accident in October involving a serious bump in the road, and last weekend I noticed all was not right with me and my riding.
When riding downs roads that I know like the back of my hand and have done 1000's of times last weekend I found myself running wide. Especially on bumpy left handers. On smooth roads however there was no problem. Clearly my head is not as clear as it needs to be. And I have a mistrust of bumpy roads.
So tonight I went out and practiced a bunch. First I used those smooth parking lots to make sure that my bike was in good order, and the running wide issue wasn't from a mangled frame or sticking fork. Once that was cleared up, I went to the bumpy parking lot. Here's where my 'a-ha' moment happened.
When the bumps came in the road I would get a bit nervous and close the throttle subconsciously. Sometimes quite abruptly too. Like I mentioned earlier I consider myself to be a good rider, and I know that being smooth with the throttle is the key to handling harmoniously. So I worked on that. Overcoming my psychological 'bumps' and being smooth again.
While I think I'll need a few more sessions before I banish my mental demons completely, knowing where I was screwing up is a big relief.
Long story short... Never think you are too good to practice, especially if you've had a long off season like me.
When riding downs roads that I know like the back of my hand and have done 1000's of times last weekend I found myself running wide. Especially on bumpy left handers. On smooth roads however there was no problem. Clearly my head is not as clear as it needs to be. And I have a mistrust of bumpy roads.
So tonight I went out and practiced a bunch. First I used those smooth parking lots to make sure that my bike was in good order, and the running wide issue wasn't from a mangled frame or sticking fork. Once that was cleared up, I went to the bumpy parking lot. Here's where my 'a-ha' moment happened.
When the bumps came in the road I would get a bit nervous and close the throttle subconsciously. Sometimes quite abruptly too. Like I mentioned earlier I consider myself to be a good rider, and I know that being smooth with the throttle is the key to handling harmoniously. So I worked on that. Overcoming my psychological 'bumps' and being smooth again.
While I think I'll need a few more sessions before I banish my mental demons completely, knowing where I was screwing up is a big relief.
Long story short... Never think you are too good to practice, especially if you've had a long off season like me.
Went trolling around today for a while, before the dreaded second shift job.
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DanTheMan
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I went for a 60 mile round trip ride today (no picts this time either). I got done with part of the main floor renovation project in my house, some of the bricks for the fireplace are set, it's a beautiful day, sunny, 70 deg F, so I rode to Brainerd to get a haircut! Yay, best day riding so far this year! The snow is melting too, maybe by next week most of it will be gone.....:clap:
The snow is melting too, maybe by next week most of it will be gone.....:clap:
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Got the ole gal tanked up for a trip tomorrow and to make sure I don't have any issues as I'll be putting on some miles going to the Leesburg Bike Rally.
So, I washed it, painted a little here and there, and tweeked this and that. She's ready to go. But she's always ready, always waiting on me it seems.
So, I washed it, painted a little here and there, and tweeked this and that. She's ready to go. But she's always ready, always waiting on me it seems.
Nice..enjoy and have a safe trip.
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Thanks, I'll be riding with a bunch of "Harley" dudes. Hope they're better riders than the ones in "Wild Hogs."
Do take camera and post about it.
If you are talking to a H-D rider, and he tells you about this upgrade kit and that stage this or that, ask him "so just how much of the engine got replaced?".
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I coudnt watch that movie without critiquing the riding...I take a yearly daytrip with a friend from apprentice school, and some of his friends. Its always funny having both the oldest bike by far, and the only non Harley.
Also funny, is how they are always shocked at how fast it is..I generally am a calm rider, but ocassionally one just needs to turn that throttle....
