anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[storm 64]

I was out on the motorcycle yesterday, I got soaked! I had to take my friend home (about 30 miles away) I asked if she wanted to take the bike, it might rain? I haven't been on the motorcycle all last week because of afternoon thunderstorms. She said YES! She hasn't been on the bike in three weeks. I got her home fine. I tried to out maneuver the dark clouds by going east then south then back west. Nope, there was no going around it. I rode about 60 miles in a pouring rain. It was about 85 degrees out, it was kind of enjoying. Finally making it home, that hot cup of coffee tasted so good!

 

[ddaniels]

I was out on the motorcycle yesterday, I got soaked! I had to take my friend home (about 30 miles away) I asked if she wanted to take the bike, it might rain? I haven't been on the motorcycle all last week because of afternoon thunderstorms. She said YES! She hasn't been on the bike in three weeks. I got her home fine. I tried to out maneuver the dark clouds by going east then south then back west. Nope, there was no going around it. I rode about 60 miles in a pouring rain. It was about 85 degrees out, it was kind of enjoying. Finally making it home, that hot cup of coffee tasted so good! 

Which bike, the 850 or 1100?

 

[storm 64]

Which bike, the 850 or 1100?

The 1000e, It needed a good bath anyway!

the 1100e would have been a handful to ride in the rain.

 

[sam000lee]

Yesterday I was doing some carb. tuning and wanted to check to see what kind of mileage I was getting. The garage where I do my bike tinkering is in the Boston suburbs, so I got on Rt. 2 and starting going west, planning on turning back after 25 miles or so. Well 115 miles later I'm in North Adams, MA.

I filled up 3 times and was getting just under 50mpg each time!

 

[dorkburger]

Sam, nice pics.

 

[dorkburger]

Fom Saturday.... nice turn signal......:stung:
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[evh]

Photo from a ride with a buddy

my bike is the 82' 1100e with 1150swap with some mods' his bike is the 77 Yamaha XS360 cafe racer bike
this is from fort erie ontario canada

 

[dorkburger]

I love it!

 

[Redman]

Photo from a ride with a buddy

my bike is the 82' 1100e with 1150swap with some mods' his bike is the 77 Yamaha XS360 cafe racer bike
this is from fort erie ontario canada

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Interesting place to pose bikes for a picture.

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[Guest]

Fom Saturday.... nice turn signal......:stung:


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What happened?

 

[dorkburger]

Don't exactly know. I found it that way when I stopped. The rubber stalk separated from the plastic housing, leaving the light hanging from the wires.

 

[JKers]

Went for a quick ride today. I've only had the bike for about 2 weeks now.

 

[Redman]

Went for a quick ride today. I've only had the bike for about 2 weeks now.

Welcome to GSR.

Interesting photo.

THat a 850 ...? Black? (cant really tell, only see the shadow side of the bike.) Maybe the maroon.

Do introduce yourself more (typically in "Owners" section), and post a couple more pics.

>>later note.
Now suspect that the marroon, and bye the colors of the stripes is an 80 ... like the one I had for 14 years, with the same/similar grips.

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[ddaniels]

Went for a quick ride today. I've only had the bike for about 2 weeks now.

Do you always ride sideways??? ;-)

 

[Redman]

Headed out this afternoon with clouds like this

Only got sprinkled on twice and found some wet roads once where had been raining before.

Found the River Rd still closed for construction, so allowed for this.

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[Guest]

Waiting out a slow car ahead of us Toronto area.. Forks of Credit > Terra Cotta > Snake Road > King's Road. Twisty ride with a few thrills

 

[Carter Turk]

Took out the ES for the first time in months. since maybe May.
It was sputtering last time I rode it.
All plugs looked fouled preride, changed them out, turned in a/f screws 1/2 turn, bike seemed happy.

 

[Burque73]

Went for an evening ride before a thunderstorm rolled in. I was trying to catch a distant lightning strike in the pic. The low light I thought made for a cool effect, and the power pole off in the distance, which I didn't notice until later, looks like a really tall cross.

 

[Eli69]

our crew at the poags hole hillclimb. it rained early in the day and so approximately 2000 harleys failed to show up. saw some of the best side by side races up the hill that i've ever seen.

 

[Redman]

our crew at the poags hole hillclimb. it rained early in the day and so approximately 2000 harleys failed to show up. saw some of the best side by side races up the hill that i've ever seen.
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Side by side hillclimb, that is something I havent seen.
I have been to Mt. Garfield National Hillclimb (nearby to here) a few times.
But was always one a bike at a time.
(For the nationals, they cut two different trenches across the hill with birms so have to jump them.)

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>>later note
https://youtu.be/1U14rwFt5Ak

Very good 5 minute vidio from this year.

300 and some feet.
that hill is so steep that cant walk it, have to climb or crawl, well, just lean forward just a little to crawl.

Finish line is now down some from the top of the hill.

In early 80s the finish line was at the top of the hill, and I saw a few go flying out of sight over the top. And I was told that a few went over the top and crashing down the back side.

2 and 1/2 minute vidio that shows the hill and grounds better in opening scenes.

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