anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Redman]

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Nice T Mr PB.

Yah, if you can store it somewhere, and start it every couple weeks, yah, then less need to "winterize/store" it.
Do keep tank full. And stable in gas good idea.
When start it, I found it best to stand next to the bike, dont sit on it if road conditions don't allow a ride. Is less annoying to stand next to bike when can't ride than to be sitting on it with engine running and cant go for ride.

Nice picture. I cant tell if the Is the road dissapearing into sky or water.

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[Carter Turk]

Been riding quads on the beach and in town in Mexico the last few weeks.
1 day on Suzuki, another on a Honda, and most of the time, lately on Can-Am 800 v-twin Rotax.
Have to admit, the Honda is a solid reliable machine. Starts everytime, has carried up to 6 people in the sand in the heat for the last 8 years.
Mounted a surf rack on it a carried a couple of boards to surf with my son. Got worked surfing, felt like the old man that I am, still fun though.

 

[BurntKittyForge]

^^^^^^Liking ALL the pics, despite the weather Going to go for a ride today. MC been sitting too long.
It was nice day before, and on Christmas. Too busy though. Going to go for spin today ...waxing up the aluminum for salt protection.

I forgot to put a cut plastic bag under each pod filter like last year. Carb seems to evaporate gas out.

Need to move the 10% ethanol / gasoline with stabil blend around...

Seen great write-ups that mention 93 octane is no benefit, BUT the fact is the gas evaporates faster than ethanol AND the ethanol is lower octane AND then the ethanol content becomes higher than 10% while dropping the octane WHILE turning to sticky goo...Need to move the stabil around.

Got to run to rent a car today too. Hoping they have the Chrysler 200. They're phasing them out. Gave me a Hyundai snotta instead last time. It was OK...Chrysler was better. Both got up to 40MPG at 80 MPH according to dash computer. No idea what'll happen when they get old and the funky electronics start going out. Nice rentals though...
G'day all.

 

[Burque73]

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Hit 60 degrees Fahrenheit for quite a few hours, here in lovely central New Jersey USA on this late December day. Perfect opportunity to enjoy an unexpected " take your bike to work" day. Was especially satisfying, as the bike was runnin like a top. Got down to the 30's by nightfall, and had to put er' back in the shed. If the weather keep providing these intermittent warm days, ( which my gut tells me is likely) I may not need to winterize/store the GS for the season at all.

Beautiful bike! I'm surprised to see only one front brake rotor. Those can't be much lighter than the 850, are they?

 

[GSXR7ED]

Beautiful bike! I'm surprised to see only one front brake rotor. Those can't be much lighter than the 850, are they?

Hey Roger,

My "T" weighs just under 500lbs...Less now that I replaced the dual exhaust pipes that weighed about 30lbs and put a light weight V&H/4-1.

Single disk up front hasn't been an issue with me but I have not done too many harsh braking incidents.

Ed

 

[Guest]

Thanks fer the compliment. I find the single disk totally adequate. I practice emergency stopping all the time at the beginning of my rides in empty parking lots, and its really quite good. I haven't even put braided lines, or any upgrades to the front braking system and it grabs fine in its stock form.

 

[Burque73]

Cool, well you boys enjoy those "T"'s!

My wife just said "hey, it's been a while since we've ridden together we should ride today". I must be dreaming! Wait don't wake me I think we're gonna ride now.. hehehe

 

[limeex2]

Yes. Vintage snowmobile show today. Rode a 72 Ski-Doo 292 Elan. No pics, camera died by then. Did manage to take one.I

 

[trevor]

Met up with the BMW Island Riders club for the traditional New Years Day ride and photo shoot and Island beach...luckily it's only a 10 min ride from my house as it was cold..about 2-3 degrees..(34)...we had a little snow over night but the sun came out making the roads dry....
And one crazy guy in our club went for a swim...lol that ocean is cold in July!
I was a chance to show off my Cooley....



Me and my neighbour Bryan...

 

[crag antler]

Not on GS but on a Suzuki anyways. 39 and sunny so
I took the DR out. Great ride just forgot about getting back up the drive.
Ice under the snow. Had to air down the rear and get a running start. Oh well, fun anyhow.

 

[Burque73]

Met up with the BMW Island Riders club for the traditional New Years Day ride and photo shoot and Island beach...luckily it's only a 10 min ride from my house as it was cold..about 2-3 degrees..(34)...we had a little snow over night but the sun came out making the roads dry....
And one crazy guy in our club went for a swim...lol that ocean is cold in July!
I was a chance to show off my Cooley....

Your bike looks like a toy in this pic. Seriously, or like Wallace and Gromet get a GS or something, LOL. It sure is a purdy bike and that looked like a fun day.

 

[trevor]

Your bike looks like a toy in this pic. Seriously, or like Wallace and Gromet get a GS or something, LOL. It sure is a purdy bike and that looked like a fun day.

Lol...it's some effect on a buddy's phone camera....it's pretty cool...

 

[Burque73]

I got out for a little while this afternoon but didnt go far. Just to the north end of town on the edge of the reservation. There are bison on one side of the street and million dollar+ homes on the other. Just a slow ride up toward the mountains enjoying looking at the snow on top of the Sandia's while catching little air on the speed humps at 30mph.

I saw in the distance a huge cat with dinner hanging from it's mouth. As i pulled up to it the thing stopped and looked at me, so I let down the side stand and fumbled with my camera for a pic. It slowly walked away into the arroyo (drainage ditch) as I caught a pic.



Another showing how well these bobcats' camouflage helps them blend in with the landscape.

 

[bobgroger]

^^^^^^Liking ALL the pics, despite the weather Going to go for a ride today. MC been sitting too long.
It was nice day before, and on Christmas. Too busy though. Going to go for spin today ...waxing up the aluminum for salt protection.

I forgot to put a cut plastic bag under each pod filter like last year. Carb seems to evaporate gas out.

Need to move the 10% ethanol / gasoline with stabil blend around...

Seen great write-ups that mention 93 octane is no benefit, BUT the fact is the gas evaporates faster than ethanol AND the ethanol is lower octane AND then the ethanol content becomes higher than 10% while dropping the octane WHILE turning to sticky goo...Need to move the stabil around.

Got to run to rent a car today too. Hoping they have the Chrysler 200. They're phasing them out. Gave me a Hyundai snotta instead last time. It was OK...Chrysler was better. Both got up to 40MPG at 80 MPH according to dash computer. No idea what'll happen when they get old and the funky electronics start going out. Nice rentals though...
G'day all.

100% ethanol is 115-120 octane. Many racers run E85, like the Indy Car series. The problem with ethanol is that it attracts water which causes corrosion in older bikes, and it allows the oil companies to uuse lower quality base stock to achieve the same octane numbers. Ethanol also evaporates faster than gasoline. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10473289.1994.10467294

 

[Guest]

I hear ya. Like I said, until I can talk to them again...maybe they can shine some light after getting their wits back together.

An update, saw this couple on New years Eve, both are healing up fine and we talked about safety gear. He did say something about selling his bike too. Apparently from what he can recall he was too wide into the corner, paniced hit the brakes and slid into some loose stuff which caused him to hit the guard rail. He did say he wasn't paying attention to his line going into the turn until it was too late. She said she fell on top of him and then rolled off as he and the bike went sliding down the road. Oh yeah he had only been riding for about 4 years. On the other accident on the guy that was in the coma, he passed away last Monday, they took him off life support.

 

[Guest]

Thanks fer the compliment. I find the single disk totally adequate. I practice emergency stopping all the time at the beginning of my rides in empty parking lots, and its really quite good. I haven't even put braided lines, or any upgrades to the front braking system and it grabs fine in its stock form.

It is adequate until you start using it hard in some mountain twisties, fade hits pretty quick when heat starts to settle in.

 

[MechMessiah]

I took a ride for a few hours on New Years day. It was nice enough in Baltimore to go out as long as you layered up. I just rode around the Harbor area downtown and some back roads on the outskirts. It may have been a short ride but it was a great way to start off the new year to me. Here's a couple pics by a local landmark.

Happy New Year everyone. Have a great and safe 2017!

 

[Redman]

Not on GS but on a Suzuki anyways. 39 and sunny so
I took the DR out. Great ride just forgot about getting back up the drive.
Ice under the snow. Had to air down the rear and get a running start. Oh well, fun anyhow.
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Hum. South Conway has some snow (much more than here). I gather that is up in the northeast.
IIRP, your location used to say "....in Maine."

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[Jedz123]

Up in the White Mountains of NH

Doug are you getting snow still or are you getting that rain we are getting over here in the Greens?

 

[GSXR7ED]

I took a ride for a few hours on New Years day. It was nice enough in Baltimore to go out as long as you layered up. I just rode around the Harbor area downtown and some back roads on the outskirts. It may have been a short ride but it was a great way to start off the new year to me. Here's a couple pics by a local landmark.

Happy New Year everyone. Have a great and safe 2017!

Hey! You're in B-more!

I've yet to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (CBB) on my "T". Of course, I need to get my bike operational before I can even think of riding that way.

Nice bike (G). That seat tape doesn't stick to your pants, does it? Do you ride the "L" model as well?

We may meet in the near future. I know Cheryl and Norm have crossed the CBB. Norm in in Ohio and Cheryl is in B-more.

Post moar pics of your bike(s).


Ed