LOL. I am GLAD it is a Harley.
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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?
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LOL. I am GLAD it is a Harley.
Went out again today....And damn, another dam stop. Douglas Dam....about an hour from the house.
Triumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on Flickr
Triumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on Flickr
Triumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on Flickr
Triumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on Flickr
Triumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on FlickrTriumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on FlickrTriumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on FlickrTriumph Trophy at Douglas Dam by R John Thieda, on Flickr
Reminds me of how I rode motorcycles - Violent surges occur suddenly.
There were not too many. It was quite refreshing in that all makes of motorcycles were waving to each other. Usually, each segment waves to its own and ignores the other. Its just nice to see the mutual respect.
Good times...
Another mountain ride, another Timber Rattler. When I first rode by this fella, I thought it was a road apple (horse poop). Didn?t see the pattern til a was passing about 3? from it. Stopped and walked back to have a look but kept a polite distance. He stayed coiled up but flicked his tail out and rattled at me to let me know I was disturbing his nap.
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Did a quick run to Alta (8 hour ride, about 560 kilometers) to test everything and visit a friend. Bike ran great, it was a little cold and to beat the weather I avoided all non-essential stops.
I was planning on doing Nordkapp but I have decided against it beause it is cold and Id rather go when I have more time. Need to be back home before the day after monday.
Ill get more pictures on the way back, Ill take my time going back.
Gorgeous as always Noreg
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Been stiflingly hot here for a few days, the only bearable time for me to ride was when the sun was setting... well it was Saturday evening anyway, our overnight temps for the past two nights have been too close to 30*C for comfortably gearing up so I stayed at home cuddled up next to the a/c...
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My ride back from Alta was like the perfect ride, at least for the first half. I wake up, the sun is up, the weather is warm. I say godbye to my friends parents (he was still asleep) and load my bike. My paracord solution to attach my spider and cargo net was brilliant, loading it was fast and easy, but I need to make bigger loops.
The bike started as soon as I looked at the starter button and it just ran SMOOOTH. The temperature was just right, the exhaust fix worked wonders for torque and I was just having a great time. I was a bit bad at stopping, I was just in the zone and it was all so good. Like this is what I want from a trip, decent weather, working bike, easy loading.
The bike started as soon as I looked at the starter button and it just ran SMOOOTH. The temperature was just right, the exhaust fix worked wonders for torque and I was just having a great time. I was a bit bad at stopping, I was just in the zone and it was all so good. Like this is what I want from a trip, decent weather, working bike, easy loading.
I rode through town last night dodging thunderstorms and enjoying fireworks. It seemed like every street/ house and city park had some sort of diplay going on. I never got rained on and the light show was phenominal. Man, what an exilharating ride! Sure beats sitting in a lawn chair watching fireworks from one spot.
Went for ride this evening with Mr Cowboy who is in the area here enroute to further north and the UP.
That's so cool. Glad y'all got to ride together some. Weird seeing picture of the two of you and it not be in Brown County.
Took a few days off last week and rode over to visit Joe Nardy. It's a nice ride from my place to his that includes roads such as the Cherohola Skyway and The Tail Of The Dragon. Joe and I rode the Foothills Parkway and then through The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It being the few days leading up to the 4th of July holiday, we were suprised at how little traffice there was. Mostly we had the roads to ourselves. And, mostly, when we came up behind someone, they pulled over and let us play through.
Of course we didn't stop to take any pictures, but Killboy was there to catch us slaying the Dragon!
Lookout, here we come
Dragon_mile_zero by Greg White, on Flickr
Two Tigers on The Dragon...coming and going
3339445 by Greg White, on Flickr
3339443 by Greg White, on Flickr
Always good to ride with Joe. Especially nice now that he has the motorcycle equivalent of Disneyland in his backyard. Can't wait to do it again.
Of course we didn't stop to take any pictures, but Killboy was there to catch us slaying the Dragon!
Lookout, here we come
Dragon_mile_zero by Greg White, on FlickrTwo Tigers on The Dragon...coming and going
3339445 by Greg White, on Flickr3339443 by Greg White, on FlickrAlways good to ride with Joe. Especially nice now that he has the motorcycle equivalent of Disneyland in his backyard. Can't wait to do it again.
Took a few days off last week and rode over to visit Joe Nardy. It's a nice ride from my place to his that includes roads such as the Cherohola Skyway and The Tail Of The Dragon. Joe and I rode the Foothills Parkway and then through The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It being the few days leading up to the 4th of July holiday, we were suprised at how little traffice there was. Mostly we had the roads to ourselves. And, mostly, when we came up behind someone, they pulled over and let us play through.
Of course we didn't stop to take any pictures, but Killboy was there to catch us slaying the Dragon!
Lookout, here we come
Two Tigers on The Dragon...coming and going
Always good to ride with Joe. Especially nice now that he has the motorcycle equivalent of Disneyland in his backyard. Can't wait to do it again.
Yes, we had a couple great days of riding. Thanks to Greg for getting me out. Due to a lot of pesky life stuff going on I have been doing very little riding lately. Despite being the Thursday and Friday before the Fourth of July weekend traffic was surprisingly light. Roads were a bit damp but well worth the trade off of clean runs through Deal's Gap and Cherahola Skyway.
Joe
Well, It happened again.
Cowboy Scott came thru area, again, on his return trip, after being in western UP.
We meet for breakfast, and I heard about miscellaneous adventures on M-22, M-119, across the bridge, and around the UP, into Wisconsin (some stories involved rain gear), and then across the lake on the Manitowoc-Ludington ferry.
After breakfast went for ride south along the lakeshore for a while. Here stopped at a park for a quick view and chat.
THen he continued south to Indiana& Ohio.
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Glad you guys had a chance to meet up and do some riding. Sounds like Scott had a nice trip. My FZ1 has been acting up a bit since Bedford and I discovered the exup valve was in need of servicing and proper cable adjustment. Running like a champ now.Well, It happened again.
Cowboy Scott came thru area, again, on his return trip, after being in western UP.
We meet for breakfast, and I heard about miscellaneous adventures on M-22, M-119, across the bridge, and around the UP, into Wisconsin (some stories involved rain gear), and then across the lake on the Manitowoc-Ludington ferry.
After breakfast went for ride south along the lakeshore for a while. Here stopped at a park for a quick view and chat.
THen he continued south to Indiana& Ohio.
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You certainly have done a lot of work on that bike.
Hum.... exup ... ? is that a typo??
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Yamaha Technology 1987: Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve - EXUP ... A variable valve system that eliminates “valleys” in the torque development curve in 4-stroke
The EXUP system was a four-stroke power valve system, placed in the bottom-end of the exhaust's downpipes to fool the pipe into thinking it was the best 'length' for both mid-range and high-rpm operation
A four-stroke power valve is a device fitted to four-stroke engines that constantly adjusts the internal diameter of the exhaust system to better suit the speed of the engine
Yamaha was the first to develop such a system, called the Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve (EXUP).[SUP][1][/SUP] It first appeared on the Yamaha FZR EXUP and was later used on many other Yamahas.
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SOmething that new bikes have, eh....
With now having the lower seated RT, I though might be better able to handle wife as passenger. And she expressed interest in trying that out. So we went for a short ride, and it was better than on the previous RT. So Friday we rode on roads along the Grand River into Grand Rapids (~25miles) to a family restaurant there for a late lunch. And then back. Near home, coming to a stop at a light in left turn lane, I noticed some debris in that lane, and when I put down my left foot, my boot slipped quite a bit, was a patch of some oil or xmission fluid there. I dont mean it was a bit slippery, I mean my foot slipped a ways. Was able to get foot back under me and also tilt bike other way to hold with right foot. And push back with right foot a couple steps to get away from the slick patch. Had that been on the other RT, we would have gone down for sure. Then I notice the debris in road looks kinda like fresh crash stuff, and then notice two cars up ahead off the side of the road and a cop car there. One car leaving and cop giving ticket to other driver. I was going to pull up next to cop to report the slick spot, but I thought they were gonna needs some time to chat, and was no good place for me stop. And wife was already annoyed with the situation.
No pics. That is part of wifes conditions for going for ride.
Has to be between this and that temperature. Not this certain busy road, not that busy road, and not the highway. No more than so many miles. And Had better involve lunch or dinner or at least ice cream. And not stopping along the side of the road for pictures.
Over all it was good. She liked it.
THat evening we went to the beach (without camera) for a walk in the water together. (just ankle deep. Water temp 68 which is about not bad for July).
Was a good day.
No pics. That is part of wifes conditions for going for ride.
Has to be between this and that temperature. Not this certain busy road, not that busy road, and not the highway. No more than so many miles. And Had better involve lunch or dinner or at least ice cream. And not stopping along the side of the road for pictures.
Over all it was good. She liked it.
THat evening we went to the beach (without camera) for a walk in the water together. (just ankle deep. Water temp 68 which is about not bad for July).
Was a good day.
