Love my primes....best way to go. I almost never use a zoom lens.
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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?
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Love my primes....best way to go. I almost never use a zoom lens.
Hahaha....You are in it deep now....
Setting up the Panasonic GX85
Lumix DMC-GX85 Training Guide
That'll get ya started....
Thanks, I'll take a look. Yesterday was busy, and I really didn't get to fiddle with it until late. I took a few low light pics of the Christmas tree and our of dog. Initial impressions are wonderful.
Go for ride?
Once a week ago, and once 5 weeks prior.
Mostly looking at pics & stories here.
Sometimes. ANd I wonder if they they are just yacking or if they have some appreciation-experience-familiarity with vintage bikes. So I often asks them if they have any guess as to what year. Then I can tell their level of experience-knowledge in about 2 seconds. If they seem puzzled or have no idea then I know they are just yacking, and I let them off the hook and I tell them. If they seem to have some familiarity-experience they will say something like "I had a blah blah and my buddy had a yaddi yaddi kinda like that......", so then I know they may want to talk or are actually interested.
Once a week ago, and once 5 weeks prior.
Mostly looking at pics & stories here.
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.................a guy came out of the store and said, "BEAUTIFUL bike. ........................, I'm sure it happens to you too.
Sometimes. ANd I wonder if they they are just yacking or if they have some appreciation-experience-familiarity with vintage bikes. So I often asks them if they have any guess as to what year. Then I can tell their level of experience-knowledge in about 2 seconds. If they seem puzzled or have no idea then I know they are just yacking, and I let them off the hook and I tell them. If they seem to have some familiarity-experience they will say something like "I had a blah blah and my buddy had a yaddi yaddi kinda like that......", so then I know they may want to talk or are actually interested.
One of the best and most puzzling compliments I got about my motorcycle was when I was in downtown Cleveland. It was a Sunday morning, not much traffic at all. As I was sitting at a red light a Mercedes Benz pulled up next to me, a sharp dressed colored man with his wife and two kids in the back. He said to me "Now that's a classic!" He turned to his wife and told her what a classic motorcycle it was. She had a look on her face that said very nice honey but quit bothering the man. I told him "it's a 79" He shook his head and gave me the thumbs up as I rode off... I would have liked to have chatted with the fellow, he seemed to know about motorcycles.
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Going to ride to meet a friend for coffee this afternoon. I'll try to snap a pic if there's someplace semi-scenic to do so. 50 degrees out, rained all last night, cloudy still. Cozy weather.
Great pic's, everyone. Thanks for sharing.
Dave, that is a great photo of a great looking bike.
Some of the pics you have posted of it could be used in a BMW brochure.
Some of the pics you have posted of it could be used in a BMW brochure.
Although yesterday was the nicer of the weekend, I spent the day watching Cheyenne bowl in one of her school tournaments (Girls placed 3rd overall). So today, I grabbed some warmer clothes and wheeled the GS550 out of the garage and fired it up for the first ride of the new year. It felt very nice to be out again as it's been since late October and the 550 handled very nicely though I seem to have a high idle that only shows up when it warms up. I noticed it last year but the garage is too full with my horse trailer sitting in it that I haven't had time to figure out why yet.
I stayed in town on one of my favorite loops close to the house and as I always ride by a local park/overlook that was set aside in 1815 without stopping, I decided to see what's there. Sadly, houses line the side of what once had to be a very pretty overlook of this valley. I left the phone at the bike so I didn't get a picture of it. I only put in forty miles due to other responsibilities but I can't wait for better weather again (temperatures are dropping later this week to highs in the low 30s)
Milo Beck Park by Scott Baker, on Flickr
I stayed in town on one of my favorite loops close to the house and as I always ride by a local park/overlook that was set aside in 1815 without stopping, I decided to see what's there. Sadly, houses line the side of what once had to be a very pretty overlook of this valley. I left the phone at the bike so I didn't get a picture of it. I only put in forty miles due to other responsibilities but I can't wait for better weather again (temperatures are dropping later this week to highs in the low 30s)
Milo Beck Park by Scott Baker, on Flickr
Got a couple of 70 mile loops in on Friday and Saturday on the ES, mid 40's and dry.
Bike seemed happy with the cool air.
Bike seemed happy with the cool air.
Man Last few days have been good riding!
Took the DT out in the snow to run some errands!
Just got back from some awesome riding.. On the sleds with Jethro!!!
Shannon and Jethro put this big snowmobile weekend on for my birthday. I have some awesome people in my life, very blessed!
Shan on the 800 2 stroke!
Trying to keep up with Jethro...
Fearless leader trying to point us into some good riding.
A couple of the steads...
The posted trail system...
Allot of fun... I foresee a Sled in my future, probably.
Took the DT out in the snow to run some errands!
Just got back from some awesome riding.. On the sleds with Jethro!!!
Shannon and Jethro put this big snowmobile weekend on for my birthday. I have some awesome people in my life, very blessed!
Shan on the 800 2 stroke!
Trying to keep up with Jethro...
Fearless leader trying to point us into some good riding.
A couple of the steads...
The posted trail system...
Allot of fun... I foresee a Sled in my future, probably.
Good day to be on 2 wheels in the woods!
Very challenging for I was experiencing frost bite after just a mile at 30mph, temp was at 6' so the wind-chill must have been Sub zero. Once I got all my uncovered skin COVERED I could only ride for about 2 minutes at 50mph, I learned that 30MPH was about as fast as you wanted to go due to exposure and wind chill factor. Shy of 20 miles miles but most at 10-25mph I was out for about an hour. I am enjoying a beer next to the fire right now.
So Stayed in the Woods! Warmer there.
Very challenging for I was experiencing frost bite after just a mile at 30mph, temp was at 6' so the wind-chill must have been Sub zero. Once I got all my uncovered skin COVERED I could only ride for about 2 minutes at 50mph, I learned that 30MPH was about as fast as you wanted to go due to exposure and wind chill factor. Shy of 20 miles miles but most at 10-25mph I was out for about an hour. I am enjoying a beer next to the fire right now.
So Stayed in the Woods! Warmer there.
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NICE,Good day to be on 2 wheels in the woods!
Very challenging for I was experiencing frost bite after just a mile at 30mph, temp was at 6' so the wind-chill must have been Sub zero. Once I got all my uncovered skin COVERED I could only ride for about 2 minutes at 50mph, I learned that 30MPH was about as fast as you wanted to go due to exposure and wind chill factor. Shy of 20 miles miles but most at 10-25mph I was out for about an hour. I am enjoying a beer next to the fire right now.
So Stayed in the Woods! Warmer there.
I had a 77 DT400 yellow and black and I might have had more fun on that bike than any other.
I had a great time riding today. Left early at about 7:30 and realized my heated glove liners had blown a fuse. It did warm up nicely but man I wished early on I had an extra fuse in my stash. I do now!
I just liked this tree, so here's my first photo stop.
One more, peeking through a fence at the GS...
And just a neat view of the Manzano Mountains.
I just liked this tree, so here's my first photo stop.
One more, peeking through a fence at the GS...
And just a neat view of the Manzano Mountains.
Awesome! My dad was big time into snowmobiling and him and two close friends took a few trips ever year. Usually to NY state, occasionally Pa, once to VT, and once out west where they rented machines.
As a teenager, I was allowed to skip school a few times and go with them. Great memories. In NY, lakes are a part of the trail systems, and the scale of them was unbelievable to me at the time. A few miles across on average, and one was 10 miles across, if I recall. Supposedly many a sled were blown up there from extended WOT runs.
As a teenager, I was allowed to skip school a few times and go with them. Great memories. In NY, lakes are a part of the trail systems, and the scale of them was unbelievable to me at the time. A few miles across on average, and one was 10 miles across, if I recall. Supposedly many a sled were blown up there from extended WOT runs.
