anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Carter Turk]

How is the road course there? Have they kept it up? It was pretty ratty a few years ago. The drag strip is in a LOT better shape. The owners had the track on the market for a couple years, then decided to fix it up a bit. I am only about 8 miles away....

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for the wishes. The road course is not too bad, some bumps, seams, hokey bus stop corner with cones, but overall a fun challenging layout.
They repaved several corners recently, but the track has virtually no run off room if a mistake is made, mainly corners 5-8.
It feels much more compact than the Ridge, with the Ridge having only .30 length difference PR is 2.24 miles, the Ridge 2.47.

 

[Jedz123]

Blasted to work... Parked in the temp MC parking...

Plan to take a ride for my lunch break today!

 

[Redman]

Ha Ha Ha!!! Technically he is correct however the text is true. Didn't have a tripod or anything handy to set the camera on so I improvised .......so sue me. LOL.

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Ah !

I will have to keep that in mind.

Thanks.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

It'll be 108 here today, but it looks to be cooling off to under 100 Sunday through Tuesday, so those will be riding days.

 

[Redman]

Ha Ha Ha!!! Technically he is correct however the text is true. Didn't have a tripod or anything handy to set the camera on so I improvised .......so sue me. LOL.

by soates50, on Flickr

And as long as doing some editing.....

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[bccap]

Ha Ha Ha!!! Technically he is correct however the text is true. Didn't have a tripod or anything handy to set the camera on so I improvised .......so sue me. LOL.

by soates50, on Flickr

Using Photoshop to deceive and mislead us ! I'm truly shocked Sandy !

 

[kerrfunk]

https://flic.kr/p/V1vQX7
Heading to an out of town conference for a few days. I decided I wanted my daughter's suitcase. Right size, and is hard. Sorry if pic size is crazy, I'm using the phone to post.

 

[Charlie G]

Daughters inspire fathers to do many things. I wore "Big Bird" band aids.

 

[Carter Turk]

Haven't ridden since the 3rd. Heading to the Ridge on Sunday.

 

[Charlie G]

Haven't ridden since the 3rd. Heading to the Ridge on Sunday.

Gees Carter, don't be afraid to lean that thing over! Wish I had the nerve.....

 

[steve murdoch]

A couple hours misbehaving along the Niagara Parkway. A nice ride before all the tourists show up.
That is the Niagara River in the background about 7 miles down stream from the Falls.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Spoked wheels on a CBx? That's interesting!

 

[Guest]

It's getting cold here, well the start of winter and it's cooling down. 5 C and a bit foggy. pic taken at meeting point at busy little cafe for a long coffee/breakfast in Berwick VIC. I stayed behind the Harleys for the first 20kms then had to overtake them. Too slow in corners and they were wearing sunglasses which fogged up in the er.. fog. If you know what I mean? So they said.
There were a couple of meeting/waiting points along the way. I had to overtake them again. hehe.
From King Lake down the mountain I went ahead and caught up to a small quick hatch-back turbo, you know one of those low to the ground big exhaust sticking out from bumper. It took a couple kms to find enough straight to get past him. He wasn't a great driver, usually those things are pretty quick.
We stopped at St. Andrews pub for lunch. Nice place. Good food. Open fire, which was good for some of the guys. I wasn't cold with all the fairing. A few bikes parked out front. Then we parted and went home. Bike ran great. About 200km ride.

 

[Burque73]

Going West to Arizona later today. My wife is heading East from Southern CA. and we'll meet in the middle, Seligman, AZ. which is about 400 miles from here. We'll hang out there for a bit then come home. Wish we had a radio to talk on the road between the bike and car, oh well. Should be a nice ride though. She's been gone for two weeks so I'm excited to see her.

 

[nvr2old]

A couple hours misbehaving along the Niagara Parkway. A nice ride before all the tourists show up.
That is the Niagara River in the background about 7 miles down stream from the Falls.

A 6-pack of mufflers and wire wheels..I'm so jealous. My dream bike is a 1979-'80 CBX with a sport control kit. I should've never had the opportunity to ride one 1,000 miles when I worked at a Honda dealership. The only bike I would ever consider trading my S for.

 

[steve murdoch]

Guys, thanks for the kind words.
They are Sun rims with CBR rotors. 2.5"/3.5" @18" rims allow for a 110/150 BT45 combo.
The more rubber the better for this tubby bike.
The PipeMaster exhaust makes a lovely racket.

Larry it does have the Sportkit. Kept the rearsets but changed the bars for some lower Tommasselli clip-ons.

 

[Guest]

I went for a nice after work ride to "Zookies" my favorite wing restaurant. On the way home I stopped by the airport for a picture. This motorcycle is running so good, I'd take it over a new motorcycle any day! ☺

This bike I once owned has now evolved into something very special, a testament to your abilities, time, and effort! I bet it is an absolute pleasure to ride!

 

[Guest]

Spoked wheels on a CBx? That's interesting!

Why not? Consider it an upgrade, never liked the ComStars it came stock with.

 

[Burque73]

The trip to meet my lovely bride in Seligman, AZ went well for the most part. 400 miles each way all interstate and VERY windy both days. I definitely would not do a ride like that just to get out and ride. Honestly, it was my least enjoyable trip to date with the fewest smiles per mile. From Albuquerque to Gallup, NM heading West I thought for sure I could continue on to California if I wanted to but as soon as I crossed into Arizona the wind kicked my butt! My fuel mileage was cut in half hitting the reserve at 80 miles and the gauge was beyond empty at 120 miles. Just for perspective in the past I have been at 225 miles on a tank pulling up to the pump. That made it really hard to plan fuel stops. If I had backed off the throttle a bit my mileage would have been better I'm sure. I actually lost time by going faster. I must be crazy to go through this just to see a girl, I thought. Yep, crazy what love does to us. I know she was on her way home but the challenge of getting out there made it even more special. Ok, yeah I'll quit being a sap, moving on now....
At first glance it seems the town blew away.



There were bikes everywhere in this little town. Come to find out there was a rally, too broke for Sturgis it was called, somewhere nearby. The tiny motel called The Supai had paking up to the room so I pulled the GS in behind our truck.



One little shop called the Route 66 Motoporium was super cool. In the front was a typical post card and T-shirt gift shop but in back was a museum of sorts.









We ate at The Roadkill Cafe on Friday night. Neat place for beer, $2.50 draft beers, but the food wasn't very good. Overcooked chicken fried steak covered with watery gravy served with previously frozen rubbery green beans and a cool baked potato. Like I said, drink a few beers and enjoy the place but maybe walk a crossed the street for food. Oh, the bike stayed at the room and we walked around town. It's one street, haha not even one stoplight.

On Saturday we headed home. She is much better at staying at the speed limit or a little under so mileage was much better. I found it relieving to lay on the tank with my feet on the rear pegs to get under the windjammer. My neck took a beating in the cross winds but tucking in helped a whole lot.

Aside from the occasional plaster dinosaur or petrified tree, there isn't much to look at on that stretch of I-40 through Arizona. Stopped in Winslow for one of many fuel stops. I pulled up close to the truck and put my 4.5 gallons on the same purchase.



We stopped in Gallup for dinner which was interesting as there was a drunk causing problems in the restaurant. Three police officers came and escorted him away. Then stopped again at the Continental Divide for a candy bar and rest for a minute. Finally back home. Wind beaten and glad to be home. 800 miles in two days is a new personal best. Quantity isn't the same as quality though.

 

[GSXR7ED]

I like your adventure Roger. Too bad about the wind but your pics are way cool!

Wind was never that bad between Alamogordo and Las Cruces when I visited Mr Bill. There's got to be an explanation for that.

Anyway, thanks for sharing.


Ed