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03-06-2010, 05:30 PM
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| Discen  Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA
Posts: 227
| Couldn't Resist A Little Ride!
After a lot of snow and cold temps for the past three months it finally got up to 56 degrees and was full sun here on the eastern edge of PA today! So I decided it would be nice day to pull the 9'er out and slap the battery in for a little fire-up. I wasn't planning on hitting the road at all, but as the bike sat idling in the driveway I couldn't help myself! It was a fairly short ride but it felt soooooo good! Anyone else take advantage of a reprieve from winter for a ride today? |
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03-06-2010, 05:33 PM
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| Discen  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clarion, IA
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i had earlier in the week, but it was raining today.
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03-06-2010, 05:58 PM
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| Alaska bound  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Youngstown, Ohio
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I couldn't resist today either. I took the RS out yesterday and the RC51 out today. Tomorrow if all goes well I'll take out the old CB350 for a little spin to blow the cobwebs out.  |
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03-06-2010, 06:11 PM
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| Pandorian  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA
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Weather here in the NW has been steadily in the 50's. Got a little frisky and even took off the windshield... |
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03-06-2010, 06:31 PM
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| Tesserarius  Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: So Cal
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feels bad for you guys ... i think i have ridden every weekend since the weekend b4 xmas.
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03-06-2010, 06:37 PM
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| Tirone Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boulder, CO (USA)
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Gorgeous here in Colorado today. Out for three hours on the 919, including a stretch of the Peak to Peak from Estes Park to Nederland. Of course, there was a short stretch of riding on ice that freaked me out a bit (what can I say, I'm a wuss), but the bike stayed upright and it was all good. JDK1962 |
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03-06-2010, 06:45 PM
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| Discen Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA
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03-06-2010, 09:34 PM
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| Night Stalkers Don't Quit  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lexington
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I did! Got new tires and a chain/sprocket set put on and took to the Kentucky roads! Wonderful!
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03-07-2010, 05:50 AM
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| Discen Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA
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03-07-2010, 08:41 AM
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| Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Joseph Missouri
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I'm thinking we'll break the scooters out today -
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03-07-2010, 02:59 PM
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| I WANNA RIDE!  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Elgin, IL
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Got the 9'er out for the first time yesterday too. Was warm enough, sun was shining and the roads were dry. I couldn't resist.
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03-07-2010, 05:42 PM
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| Adventurer  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boulder, Colorado
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I wish I'd had time to ride this weekend, unfortunately I was quite busy...I can't complain much, though. I've been riding everyday that there wasn't actual ice on the main roads here...the warm weather would have been nice though  |
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03-08-2010, 09:45 AM
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| Tirone  Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arlington VA
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got the 9er out yesterday too with the wife for a few hours. first time since late December....was good stuff. I will say the sand on the roads is really deceptive...i.e., i know it's slippery, didn't realize how slippery it was though....and lots of potholes from the snow still sneak up on ya.... can't wait for it to get even warmer.... |
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03-09-2010, 04:06 AM
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| Tirone Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnesota
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Im scared of the salt. Gonna let it rain a little bit.
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03-09-2010, 10:33 AM
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| Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boulder, Colorado
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03-11-2010, 01:37 PM
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| Alaska bound Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Youngstown, Ohio
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Did a nice 80 mile out and back ride today.  | |
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03-11-2010, 02:35 PM
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| Discen Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA
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Nice pic fehren2800! We're supposed to get a LOT of rain over the next few days around this area so hopefully a lot of the winter crud will be will be cleaned off the roads for next week and it will get warmer too! |
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03-11-2010, 03:34 PM
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| Centurion  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salinas, CA
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Only rode to work today, 37 degrees when I left the house, the new BarkBuster Storm hand gaurds did really well, wore my regular gloves and my hands got cold but none of the snapping off a fingertip cold I expected.
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03-11-2010, 05:45 PM
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| Alaska bound Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Youngstown, Ohio
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03-11-2010, 07:27 PM
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| Centurion Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salinas, CA
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http://www.barkbusters.net/products/storm.html  Last edited by voodooridr; 03-11-2010 at 07:31 PM. | |
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04-10-2010, 10:28 AM
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| Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Joseph Missouri
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Went and bought gas today, two cans. One for mowin', the other, for the old bike - Today, the 1975 CB750 drag bike came out of the garage. Slapped a tag on it, added the fuel, turned the key - still a charge from last year, good. Looked across the street, garage sale, yard full of people. nice. Check tire pressure, put the front at 40, the rear low thirties...... Slowly kick the bike over once, twice, with the key off, just to get everything moving again, try to get a piston close to TDC - felt OK, good. OK, fuel - on, flowing, wait for the bowls to fill. Key on, choke on, KICK nothing Second kick - the walls of hell itself are shattered by the sound of a inline four with a open 4-1 megaphone exhaust - sweeeeet - and I'm sure the people across the street appreciated it. Put a helmet on, still had my mowing sneekers, shorts and tee-shirt on, took it out for a warm up run. A long one |
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04-11-2010, 08:50 AM
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| Princeps Prior  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin
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This thread is worthless...blah blah blah  |
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