anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Grimly]

That bike is so cool.

It got a bit hot and bothered yesterday, though.
I took it for a motorway blat to see what the fuelling is like at a sustained 90-ish. Hmm... oil temp off the scale, but I suspect the gauge is lying. However, it was a bit hot, there's no doubt of that. The apparent high temp wasn't accompanied by the usual signs of a genuinely overheated engine, but some fiddling is needed. A small oil weep from the valve cover was entertaining me by smoking like a campfire when I stopped, and the downpipes at the exhaust ports are turning purpley-blue. I don't like that.
Even though the AFR gauge was telling me things are ok, they're not quite.
Just as well these are tough old brutes.
Yesterday was the inaugural run-out of my recently acquired Canon 5DII and just for fun I stuck on a Tamron SP 35-80, which has given me many good shots on my Pentaxes.

 

[Sandy]

Oh god....they have a double lot and are applying to build another house behind their house. This is what happens when you live in a place with real-estate prices like ours.

Too bad could be a lot worse if they went Vancouver style and knocked down the whole block of houses and put up condos. LOL

 

[trevor]

Too bad could be a lot worse if they went Vancouver style and knocked down the whole block of houses and put up condos. LOL

LOL, that?s true...

 

[Hayabuser]

Too bad could be a lot worse if they went Vancouver style and knocked down the whole block of houses and put up condos. LOL

They're doing that near me. I barely recognize 'Sidney By The Sea' anymore.

 

[trevor]

Got out on the 83 750 today...love this bike.

 

[cowboyup3371]

Had to go to Walgreen's this morning and though I'm not sure how or when it got on, I found this guy walking up onto my clutch reservoir as I was parking in my driveway. He let me get a few head shots but the humidity fogged up my lens pretty good and I didn't bother to wipe it off. By the time it started to clear up some, he decided he had enough

Grasshopper on Bandit by Scott Baker, on Flickr

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Got out on the 83 750 today...love this bike.

Did you ceramic-coat the tires, too?! Bike looks like it rides as good as it looks. Absolutely Beautiful!

 

[trevor]

Did you ceramic-coat the tires, too?! Bike looks like it rides as good as it looks. Absolutely Beautiful!

Lol...thanks Rich. I didn't ceramic coat this bike...just elbow grease. I did powder coat the rims semi-gloss black.

 

[Rob S.]

Lol...thanks Rich. I didn't ceramic coat this bike...just elbow grease. I did powder coat the rims semi-gloss black.

The side covers look quite extensive. Are they a single piece on each side?

 

[trevor]

The side covers look quite extensive. Are they a single piece on each side?

They are...yeah they are huge...and of course one of the nipples broke off the other day...used JB weld plastic weld to fix. Not like I've ever had to do that before....lol

 

[storm 64]

I'm going storm chasing this afternoon. There is a band of storms coming across Ohio. I'm going to head dead west and intercept it..
Why? I haven't been on the bike since last Saturday, the temperature is in the 80's and why not? It will be fun!

 

[storm 64]

Up date, I'm in Canton, Ohio. The temperature has went up 4? since leaving home. The wind picked up quite a bit. So far no rain. But it's coming. I'm at a restaurant now. It's about to get crazy!

 

[Sandy]

Up date, I'm in Canton, Ohio. The temperature has went up 4? since leaving home. The wind picked up quite a bit. So far no rain. But it's coming. I'm at a restaurant now. It's about to get crazy!

How I understand where your forum handle comes from. LOL.

 

[storm 64]

I'm back home: I woofed down my food and left the restaurant in pouring rain. The temperature went from 80? from when I left home. It climbed to 88? as I got closer to the storm front. In the 20 minutes I was in the restaurant the temperature dropped 18? to 70. I took off heading east to get in front of the storm. I could see the line in the sky, but I couldn't catch up to it. I pretty much got soaked to the bone. I'm sitting in my garage, the sun is wanting to pop out. It will be a beautiful sunset tonight... Who sings that song "It's a Summer Time Thing "?

 

[Redman]

So Norm , you were IN the Storm.

yep , you were participating in the weather, not just an observer.

 

[storm 64]

Forecast for today. 92? 58% chance of afternoon rain/thunderstorms. Looks like another great evening for riding. I'm heading north tonight. North towards Ashtabula, Ohio. If it's anything like last night, the sunset at Mosquito Lake should be spectacular.

 

[Redman]

Forecast for today. 92? 58% chance of afternoon rain/thunderstorms. Looks like another great evening for riding. I'm heading north tonight. North towards Ashtabula, Ohio. If it's anything like last night, the sunset at Mosquito Lake should be spectacular. ��

You have been reporting on weather, and route, and dinner, and other adventures. WHich is good to read, and know that you are getting out. But, what bike?

Stormed where I was at last night (daughters house). Power still out there, so have grandkids here today, and probably tommorow. Maybe making another trip there with generator.

Maybe Ill get out for ride in a couple days.

 

[storm 64]

What motorcycle? It's funny that you asked. It seems that I've been riding the FJR way more than the Triumph Tiger. It got to the point where I was considering selling the Tiger. I thought I wanted a lighter motorcycle, and I do. But the FJR is just so much more comfortable than the Tiger. And the power of the FJR is intoxicating. The handling of the FJR is so much more stable. The Tiger seems like it's one twitch away from a high speed wobble. I mentioned my concerns on the ADV forum, only to stir up a bee hive! One fellow even called me a troll! (whatever that is)... So, lately I've been riding the Tiger. Trying to spread the love equally...

 

[Burque73]

Took a spin on a buddy's VFR800 today. It sure is a fun bike and gets really fun at about 6500 rpm's. Had never felt a linked braking system before, which I really like.



Maybe if I can get the FJR repaired and sold I'll buy this from him.
Still ordering parts for the poor FJR. Some of those plastics are really hard to find. I just keep scratching other parts off the list one by one hoping in the mean time to come acrossed the fairing parts I still need.

 

[Wingsconsin]

Took a spin on a buddy's VFR800 today. It sure is a fun bike and gets really fun at about 6500 rpm's. Had never felt a linked braking system before, which I really like.



Maybe if I can get the FJR repaired and sold I'll buy this from him.
Still ordering parts for the poor FJR. Some of those plastics are really hard to find. I just keep scratching other parts off the list one by one hoping in the mean time to come acrossed the fairing parts I still need.

Shoulda sold the FJR to me when you had the chance at Brown County -
I think my last offer was $200 AND a PLANE ticket home

Good Luck and ride safe - it was great meeting you guys