anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Sandy]

Went for a 375 mile jaunt today. Rain threatening but only rode through maybe 15 minutes of light drizzle total there and back. If I'm not mistaken, I got 52 mpg on 90 ethanol free on the way there, and 40 on 10%-92 on the way back. Rode a bit harder on the way back. Went over North Cascades Hwy 20 from Bellingham to Winthrop. 188 miles when I filled up 3.6 gallons, hadn't hit reserve yet. Not bad for a 3mm over big bore. Weird when I got back I put 4.6 @187.
Was nice to get a long ride in, the pass just opened the day before.

That's definitely one of my favorites routes. Isn't that a really early opening? Winter ended here quite early too.

 

[Eli69]

long day of motorcycling activities yesterday. my brother is quite obsessed with his new concourse so he's always in my grill to ride. started out down at seneca allegheny casino. parked at the top of the parking garage for fun. 8th floor.

then wandered around little rock city state forest and even did some old guy rock climbing.

most of the riding was cold as .... but who cares right? i did notice a little wobbliness in the turns. seems i need new front bearings. always somethin....

 

[Charlie G]

Went for a 375 mile jaunt today. Rain threatening but only rode through maybe 15 minutes of light drizzle total there and back. If I'm not mistaken, I got 52 mpg on 90 ethanol free on the way there, and 40 on 10%-92 on the way back. Rode a bit harder on the way back. Went over North Cascades Hwy 20 from Bellingham to Winthrop. 188 miles when I filled up 3.6 gallons, hadn't hit reserve yet. Not bad for a 3mm over big bore. Weird when I got back I put 4.6 @187.
Was nice to get a long ride in, the pass just opened the day before.

That was a great trip when we did hwy 20

 

[Redman]

.............I put 4.6 @187
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nola comperhendia

Thanks for posting.

Pass just opened. Would that be pretty high elevation....?


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[Carter Turk]

nola comperhendia

Thanks for posting.

Pass just opened. Would that be pretty high elevation....?

5500' At Washington Pass. Not super high, but for the Cascade concrete snow we get, some of the snow banks were still about 5-6'.

4.6 gallons of gas yielded 187 miles.


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[Carter Turk]

That's definitely one of my favorites routes. Isn't that a really early opening? Winter ended here quite early too.

Looks like 3/22 in 2001 the pass opened.
3/24 in 1992

 

[Carter Turk]

That was a great trip when we did hwy 20

Yeah, that was hot one. I remember it being 104 when came through Republic on our way to Curlew

 

[Guest]

Went for a 375 mile jaunt today. Rain threatening but only rode through maybe 15 minutes of light drizzle total there and back. If I'm not mistaken, I got 52 mpg on 90 ethanol free on the way there, and 40 on 10%-92 on the way back. Rode a bit harder on the way back. Went over North Cascades Hwy 20 from Bellingham to Winthrop. 188 miles when I filled up 3.6 gallons, hadn't hit reserve yet. Not bad for a 3mm over big bore. Weird when I got back I put 4.6 @187.
Was nice to get a long ride in, the pass just opened the day before.

Always love seeing a Kat in the wild

What pipe do you have on that?

 

[Carter Turk]

Always love seeing a Kat in the wild

What pipe do you have on that?

It's an old Kerker K-2 that has been shortened because the original can kept coming off.
Had this silly crimp collar on the can that wouldn't stay tight on the mid pipe.
Actually the can is thin gauge aluminum and the bolt holes holding it would wear through,
so it keeps getting shorter.

 

[Redman]

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Who is who there?

 

[Charlie G]

Yeah, that was hot one. I remember it being 104 when came through Republic on our way to Curlew

Charlie G in the foreground in the red jacket

Black shirted fellow is a friend (?) of Ronnin's

Gustov (Vince) has the yellow shirt on.

I seem to forget the 104 temperature. I know the beer and food tasted good when we got there.

 

[Guest]

It's an old Kerker K-2 that has been shortened because the original can kept coming off.
Had this silly crimp collar on the can that wouldn't stay tight on the mid pipe.
Actually the can is thin gauge aluminum and the bolt holes holding it would wear through,
so it keeps getting shorter.

Haha ok, making good use of what you have, I like that! Kerkers do have a nice sound to them too... While it's a long way away yet I'm contemplating what to do about a pipe for my Kat.

Charlie G in the foreground in the red jacket

Black shirted fellow is a friend (?) of Ronnin's

Gustov (Vince) has the yellow shirt on.

I seem to forget the 104 temperature. I know the beer and food tasted good when we got there.

Good to put a face to the name Charlie!

 

[cowboyup3371]

Turned a two hour Dayton to Marion IN ride into 4 hours of fun through Southern Indiana before crossing over I-70 and racing another two hours up to Kokomo IN

 

[Redman]

Turned a two hour Dayton to Marion IN ride into 4 hours of fun through Southern Indiana before crossing over I-70 and racing another two hours up to Kokomo IN
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Ah, So you did take the bike for the out-of-town work assignment.
Good.

THat 2nd picture doesn't look like a road you would take to get anywhere.

 

[cowboyup3371]

You'd be right if I knew it was there beforehand but it was a shocker and I didn't know another way around at the moment; plus I didn't want to look at the phone to figure it out. It only lasted about a mile if that and I took it slow since I had the work laptop in the tail bag.

 

[gustovh]

Took a short 170 mile ride with my buddy Shawn to Astoria.

 

[Carter Turk]

Any cords showing on that tire Vince?

 

[gustovh]

No cords Carter, just about due for another rear tire though.


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[Redman]

Rode out to have breakfast with some friends (non-riders, "isn't it kinda cold for that?").

38-40 degF, suppose to rain later in day, so went for a ride after breakfast.

On way back home I went down by beach were I knew the road had been closed just a couple days ago for construction. THought maybe the road not tore up yet, and maybe I could get in there and not have traffic interfere with getting a picture. That was true, but had other obsticals to deal with.

I thought of having the bike in the road, but that would have been complicated what the view would be like up from where the picture was taken ... ... ... .... and I didn't want to be there for long at all, has been folks ticketed around here for going around "road closed" signs lately.

Oh, THe "obstacle" is not the sand. THat is not an unusual amount of sand for that road. SOmetimes its so deep that cant see the curb (and I have learnt to not go there if its that deep). In fact, that opening there, about where bike is parked, is for the city equipment to have access to the beach so they can scoop the sand out of the road and take back to the beach.

There was more construction equipment further up the road (to the left). And that trench form crib thing (whatever its called) was an obstical relative to how it might block the view once I got up the stairs to the platform (some resort/cottage, hopefully unoccupied) were I took the picture.



Then a few minutes with Paint.Net ..... .....

Ah, should have had bike in the road.

 

[sinkankan]

The first ride for my revamped GS850G, after two years of bad mechanics and sitting in the back of the shed, the bike had it's maiden run today. A club meeting at Captain Munchies in Fremantle Harbour, a popular greasy spoon for bike and car clubs to meet. There were about 40 bikes of various vintages, from a 1930's Royal Enfield to about five GS Suzuki's. Two sidecar units, one was a GS850 in a bedframe sidecar unit, another as a GS1100K done professionally. And in the background was a GS750 in black livery.
One fella had just found a 1960 BMW in a farm shed that was still road registered, the previous owner had lost interest but kept up the rego, and offered it to club member who use to service his car. A couple of new spark plugs and fresh fuel and the bike started second kick. Mice had eaten away the seat, and the brakes are pretty dodgy, but he rode this morning to the Meet and Greet, stuff urban myths are made of.