anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[trevor]

An honest question here: What kind of seat is yours?

The 1980 stock seat on the 1000s had a step to it...mine is more exaggerated than stock....it has been shaved more, then recovered. That was done shortly after it was purchased....it was quite common for guys to do it as it looked closer to what Wes Cooley raced on the track. And given the period correct things done to my bike (S&W shocks, Fork Brace, Deraile oil cooler, Kerker pipe) I'm not surprised that this "mod" was also done.

 

[Guest]

It really does look a lot like an 'L' seat though, doesn't it.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

I do have the luxury of having a garage and keeping my bikes ready for riding throughout our winter. But I do have to work to keep the snow and ice clear on the driveway to have any chance of navigating the first 75 feet out to a clear, sun melted road!

Same here!

 

[storm 64]

Another question: are you planning on changing over to the "L" handle bars too? Or, better yet "T" handle bars.. HaHa☺

 

[trevor]

Another question: are you planning on changing over to the "L" handle bars too? Or, better yet "T" handle bars.. HaHa☺

lol....I have clubmans for it.... also going to wrap the header....and upgrade the headlight to one with a black high performance "X" on it.

 

[Charlie G]

It really does look a lot like an 'L' seat though, doesn't it.

Now that you mention it..........

 

[GSXR7ED]

Another question: are you planning on changing over to the "L" handle bars too? Or, better yet "T" handle bars.. HaHa☺

STFD (Shut The Front Door) Norm! Lol

Just cause I brought up the "L" doesn't mean it gives you the green light to bring the "T" into it!


Ed

 

[bobgroger]

lol....I have clubmans for it.... also going to wrap the header....and upgrade the headlight to one with a black high performance "X" on it.

Sure you are. Want to borrow my Sawzall?

 

[TxGSrider]

Sure you are. Want to borrow my Sawzall?

When you get finished I expect to see it in the "Craigslist Funnies" section.

 

[bobgroger]

For WAY more than a "normal" Cooley because it is "better" with all that excess stuff removed.

 

[Jedz123]

For WAY more than a "normal" Cooley because it is "better" with all that excess stuff removed.

OK That just made me aroused....

Awesome pic!

 

[Jedz123]

Nice ride in today!!! Flying by the AWD Subarus on my 1WD Beast!

Had to do some digging first LOLOL

Good day to ride!

 

[bobgroger]

I did that for one winter, and we don't have bad winters. Riding in snow and ice with feet for skis. No thank you, I will crank up the heat and the tunes in the cage.

 

[Jedz123]

I did that for one winter, and we don't have bad winters. Riding in snow and ice with feet for skis. No thank you, I will crank up the heat and the tunes in the cage.

That's why I bought this little duffer:

I just keep loosing pressure in the front tire... I think I pinched the tube (again)... I have a heavy duty Tube and I'm bringing it in this time!!! The Connie will be limited to clear road days moving forward...

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Had to do some digging first LOLOL

Good day to ride!

WTF??? You spent all your money on bikes, when you ain't got a dry garage to store them in????
So buy some tarps with grommet holes and cover over the ends of that hillbilly shed, Jed!!!

 

[trevor]

WTF??? You spent all your money on bikes, when you ain't got a dry garage to store them in????
So buy some tarps with grommet holes and cover over the ends of that hillbilly shed, Jed!!!

Yeah I gotta say I was thinking the same thing. Get your sh*t together Jedz!

 

[Sandy]

WTF??? You spent all your money on bikes, when you ain't got a dry garage to store them in????
So buy some tarps with grommet holes and cover over the ends of that hillbilly shed, Jed!!!

I see a leanto in the picture. I bet all the crap in there probably doesn't run while all the good stuff sits outside. Better watch it, you're becoming very Canadian.

 

[Jedz123]

Th pull barn has no road access... When it snows whatever is down there is stuck for the winter and since I ride all year round keeping my daily bike down there is not a feasible option... I don't own this house so I'm not investing in a garage, saving up for my own home... Average house around here that's worth a damn is in the $250K mark so it will be a bit.

Bah the Kawasaki is fine, bike racks big miles and runs great. I'm already at 40K miles on it now and by the time I go to trade it in it will be pushing the 100K mile mark so it won't be worth much any way, regardless if it's a garage queen or not. The GS650G is going into storage when I get a day off 20 day work stint so far... TUX is in storage now but I will be pulling it out to ride once I get the front tire issue resolved... Connie is my brute and it's fine outside, just like last year. Once I get the Tux up to speed for winter travel, Connie will go into the pull barn. But something needs to stay out... I got priorities!!!

This was Connie for (Almost) 2 months last year:

I had it covered, cleaned and happy(It will be there again, once I get a day off or two in a row)... We got NO snow last year so I had it out allot last winter. Knew snow was going to smoke us this year so I bought the TUX in anticipation!

Don't worry guys I may have a couple decades less then you guys but I know what I'm doing!

Thanks for the scolding!

 

[Jedz123]

WTF??? You spent all your money on bikes, when you ain't got a dry garage to store them in????
So buy some tarps with grommet holes and cover over the ends of that hillbilly shed, Jed!!!

All my, money??? Oh god no... Allot of debt from my divorce is now settled, allot of my cash makes it to the bank, saving for that new home! I did treat myself and buy the Infiniti...

 

[Burque73]

We headed out yesterday afternoon for what turned out to be about 140 mile trip. East on old Rt 66 to Moriarty where we saw the airport Google built for their Titan project. They have since pulled the plug on this airport and the most interesting thing there was an operational EV charging station.



Here's a cool mural on a truck stop we came acrossed in Moriarty. My GS 850 and my friend's 78 KZ 1000.



After the pit stop we headed south through the nothingness of central New Mexico through Willard and ended up in Mountainair. Here's a little gem of a town. Almost like a living ghost town, just neat old buildings from the early 1900's. There's an old motel in Mountainair that is a bit odd.


This was built before the Nazi party adopted a similar symbol but I really don't know what it was intended to symbolize.


The concrete fence was a bit creepy. The builder was a blacksmith and threw his scrap steel in the cement while casting the fence rails and posts.








From Mountainair, it was a nice ride back to Albuquerque. Heading north through the little towns that seemed frozen in time, we came a crossed a cool old gas station. The price on the pump for a gallon of gas was $.13. I was about to hop off for a pic but a white pit bull approaching my bike made me reconsider. The sun was about going down as we were approaching the twisty roads through the Manzano Mountains. Too dark for pics but we stopped so the guy I was riding with could bundle up a bit more. I forgot that when we stopped earlier I unzipped my arm vents and the front zipper on my jacket was still down. The Vetter fairing is sooo nice in cold weather! Back in town just in time for the football game.