Author Topic: Did you ride today? (Read 96259 times)

jeets · « **Reply #50 on:** March 18, 2014, 06:19:42 AM »

Sounds like a plan, and I'm hoping you know the way

Quote from: Mustang on March 17, 2014, 01:24:39 PM

Hi Jeets, Im going Friday, so stay in touch!

Mustang · « **Reply #51 on:** March 18, 2014, 06:38:51 AM »

That's why we need Frank!

Skee · « **Reply #52 on:** March 18, 2014, 08:58:01 PM »

From the Wawa in Fogelsville to Hawks Nest lodge is 428 miles on slab: I-78 to I-81 to I-68 to I-79. I don't think I've ever been on I-79. I figure it would take 9 hours with gas stops and lunch. Funny story - I was talking to a fellow today who rode down to the Dragon last year. They started on 219, but it got "too twisty" as they got down into WV so they hopped over onto I-81. Lot better riding.

My route is a tad over 500 miles. Not sure it's the brightest plan I ever had. Starts out on I-81 to Bath, picks up 9 & 28 down to old WV 55 (Doodles for lunch), then 220 from Petersburg south to 250 across to Thornwood, then down 219 (unfortunately, that is south of the parts that are too twisty) and across 39.

I figure that should take about 14 hours - Dawn Patrol - if I leave my house at daybreak I should arrive by dusk. I really don't want to be riding 39 after dark. Maybe need to rethink this and spend a little more time on the slab.

PAGING JJ TO THE WHITE COURTESY PHONE. Need a dose of road wisdom.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 18, 2014, 09:15:31 PM »

Quote from: Skee on March 18, 2014, 08:58:01 PM

Funny story - I was talking to a fellow today who rode down to the Dragon last year. They started on 219, but it got "too twisty" as they got down into WV so they hopped over onto I-81. Lot better riding.

Skee · « **Reply #54 on:** March 18, 2014, 10:01:29 PM »

I was actually feeling sorry for him as we spoke. Anyway...

I started thinking (a habitual hazard) about my proposed route down. We pick up some time if we stay on I-78 down to Bath. Still take 9 - cause that hill above Berkely Castle is just such a hoot - down to Doodles and for a change of pace, head west on 50 over Cheat Mt and Cool Springs Exxon. Turn south on 92 or 119 to 33 west.

From there we head out to I-79 if it starts getting late, or turn south on 20 with the option to bail west at 15 or 39 onto I-79 later, or stay on 20 all the way down to 60 as long as it's light and we are enjoying the ride.

Meemuh · « **Reply #55 on:** March 18, 2014, 10:06:10 PM »

Well - I'm not R6, and I have no pictures...but the KLR made it's way out of the garage and over the icy driveway again today. Wasn't long - wasn't far, but two of the three kids got to go for their first rides of the year. And I think I'm really going to like that dirt bag bike.

Skee · « **Reply #56 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:14:52 PM »

Nice warm day - must'va been all of 33 F in the garage - continued prepping the bike for the Spring Meet. Added Ram mounts for my GPS.

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Found the switched auxiliary leads up front for powering the GPS. Alice (from the Dilbert strip) must have worked on engineering the leads to be just a hair short and perfectly frustrating for any man with normal sized fingers to reach. You can see them there just out of my reach.

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Well I finally got them connected and hidden back in the boot. You can see the blue shrink tube I used on the negative lead because I used all my black tubes up on a previous job.

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Test fired the GPS up. Man that Wee is a good lookin' bike.!

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Got the Sena connected - sort of - I made a single point connection to my Zumo for music, phone and navigation.

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Summer's coming - I just luv tank tops.

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After all that, it was time for cappuccino - I like mine homemade in the early afternoon - I don't care if that's the "wrong" time of day to drink it.

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Followed by a short test ride. Fairly dirty power - lots of noise in the bluetooth connection. Halfway through the Zumo dropped the connection and the phone automatically picked it up and then routed the mp3 player through in the background. WIERD. I'm going to have to ask the neighbor's 13-year old to straighten it out for me. That's Rt 519 in Sussex county NJ. Fairly clean and pothole free.

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Think I'm almost ready to go.

Mustang · « **Reply #57 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:48:18 PM »

OSJ · « **Reply #58 on:** March 24, 2014, 01:39:13 PM »

couple days in a row for the OSJ's

First on the new 1000r
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then on the 800ss
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Skee · « **Reply #59 on:** March 24, 2014, 10:24:23 PM »

Good thing you got out over the weekend, cause it looks like more buc-yuck weather is on the way.

oilhed · « **Reply #60 on:** May 28, 2014, 06:56:21 PM »

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Mark F.
aka OILHED
Central CT

Stripes · « **Reply #61 on:** May 28, 2014, 09:13:54 PM »

mxvet57 · « **Reply #62 on:** May 28, 2014, 11:19:45 PM »

Maybe.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #63 on:** May 29, 2014, 02:33:45 PM »

Yup...cold and wet.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #64 on:** June 30, 2014, 04:15:38 PM »

Cool and damp this morning. HOT and humid this afternoon.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 30, 2014, 04:27:25 PM »

How observant. Are you a meteorologist?

Scratch · « **Reply #66 on:** June 30, 2014, 04:30:42 PM »

Yesterday Tammy & I rode to a KTM Demo event in Clarksburg, sponsored by JT Motorsports of Frederick. She took her GSA and I was on my Dorsoduro. We got there early and snagged spots in the first group - she got to test ride the 1290 Super Duke and I got a 690 Duke. The route was pretty good and included some decent twisties, She raved about the Super's power, but found the seating position cramped. I found the 690's ergos excellent but the performance was just okay for a thumper. I wanted to try the SD next, but the line for test rides was pretty long by the time we got back. Blew it off and rode to the Olney Ale House for brunch instead.

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Cablebandit · « **Reply #67 on:** June 30, 2014, 06:37:37 PM »

Quote from: mxvet57 on June 30, 2014, 04:27:25 PM

How observant. Are you a meteorologist?

A Junior Meteorologist.

Shouldn't you be in your basement clutching the Corelle? Big winds are a blowin'

Cablebandit · « **Reply #68 on:** July 01, 2014, 02:24:42 PM »

Cool and foggy this morning.

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It was 90° when I left the shop at 2:30pm. I had to beat feet home to outrun the lightning.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #69 on:** July 30, 2014, 02:58:44 PM »

Crisp and dry this morning. 44 degrees on the way in with the mesh gear on.

The ride home was damn near perfect weather though. 72 degrees and almost no humidity. Felt like an Autumn day.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #70 on:** July 31, 2014, 03:45:35 PM »

It was so dark and foggy this morning that I pretty much rode in on instinct. Dodged the thunderstorms on the way home. $:-\$

Still better than driving the Tundra in.

sleazy rider · « **Reply #71 on:** July 31, 2014, 03:55:25 PM »

Rode to work, put in 4 hours, then went shopping at Bass Pro. I really hate that place. It's worse than an ice cream shop.

Max Wedge · « **Reply #72 on:** July 31, 2014, 05:24:05 PM »

I rode. Still trying to get one in row.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #73 on:** July 31, 2014, 06:19:16 PM »

Quote from: sleazy rider on July 31, 2014, 03:55:25 PM

Rode to work, put in 4 hours, then went shopping at Bass Pro. I really hate that place. It's worse than an ice cream shop.

They sell ice cream? Cool.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #74 on:** August 01, 2014, 04:55:00 AM »

Glad there was a car to follow the last 4 miles in this morning. Thick, dense fog is blanketing the valley this morning. I got a little moist riding through the clouds. Lets hope I make it home before tonight's thunderstorms.

slayman · « **Reply #75 on:** August 18, 2014, 08:20:59 PM »

Not everyday you spot a dromedary:
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mxvet57 · « **Reply #76 on:** August 18, 2014, 10:20:46 PM »

What? No sheep.

slayman · « **Reply #77 on:** August 19, 2014, 07:12:36 AM »

No but I did create a stampede of goats on the way in yesterday. I'll stop for a photo the next time I pass that pasture.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #78 on:** August 19, 2014, 02:52:58 PM »

Yup, like every other day. This is the majority of the view on the way in. Add a deer here and there.

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I got soaked on the way home today.

maddjack · « **Reply #79 on:** September 07, 2014, 04:25:47 PM »

Short but sweet ride while all the footballites were trapped in their houses watching the NFL on a wonderful 70 degree, sunny day.200 total.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #80 on:** September 07, 2014, 04:59:30 PM »

Yes I fu@#en did.

sodapop6620 · « **Reply #81 on:** September 08, 2014, 10:58:44 AM »

Second time on the bike since being hit. I felt a lot more comfortable. Next weekend I might even get out of third gear.

Going from a wee Strom to a zrx is a big difference in handling and speed.

Max Wedge · « **Reply #82 on:** September 08, 2014, 11:40:23 AM »

300 on Saturday, 350 on Sunday and 60 today...just not in region 6.

GRN · « **Reply #83 on:** September 08, 2014, 05:42:14 PM »

122 with my bride for lunch today, a little over 400 mile loop through WV yesterday

malbojah · « **Reply #84 on:** September 24, 2014, 04:09:54 PM »

Rode to Boston today for lunch, came home and found a mouse nest in my tool box that had been there a while. 7 babies, mom got away. Destroyed my soldering gun and the case it was in. And she stripped my Domo-kun

satchmo · « **Reply #85 on:** September 29, 2014, 06:02:49 PM »

Rode 190 miles on back country roads in northeast PA yesterday with three friends. (They were riding an GSXR750 and two CBR1100XXs.) Stopped at North American Warhorse and got a neat pair of Joe Rocket roo/kevlar guantlet gloves at an awesome price. Had lunch in Clarks Summit and burgers on the grill for dinner with family outside of Towanda. What a great day!

Not too bad for a CBR250ra.

Skee · « **Reply #86 on:** October 05, 2014, 10:09:07 AM »

Sort of - but it was on one of these - to the Achelse Kluis Abbey for a beer.

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<<AT LEAST I WAS RIDING FOR BEER>> Not half as much fun on a trail as my Wee, but it does turn in faster.

Hope that fuel stabilizer stuff I put in at home works.

Scratch · « **Reply #87 on:** October 05, 2014, 02:26:42 PM »

Tammy & I rode our GSA's to Thurmont & back - 225 miles. Leaves haven't really started turning yet.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #88 on:** October 06, 2014, 08:34:03 AM »

Rode to the range and back yesterday. It was cold, damp and windy.

Must be fall. I guess winter will be here in a week or so. Time to dig the magic plug out from under the seat.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #89 on:** October 13, 2014, 06:34:56 AM »

Quote from: Cablebandit on October 06, 2014, 08:34:03 AM

Must be fall. I guess winter will be here in a week or so. Time to dig the magic plug out from under the seat.

Well, a week later and it was 28 degrees on the way to the range yesterday and the training bikes were covered in frost.

mxvet57 · « **Reply #90 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:47:10 AM »

Quote from: Cablebandit on October 13, 2014, 06:34:56 AM

Quote from: Cablebandit on October 06, 2014, 08:34:03 AM

Must be fall. I guess winter will be here in a week or so. Time to dig the magic plug out from under the seat.

Well, a week later and it was 28 degrees on the way to the range yesterday and the training bikes were covered in frost.

Well that will make for an interesting day.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #91 on:** October 13, 2014, 08:00:45 AM »

Once the sun rose over the mountain everything was ok. There was even a hot air balloon flying through the pass into the valley.

Scratch · « **Reply #92 on:** October 18, 2014, 06:55:37 PM »

Tammy & I are doing a leaf-peeping run this weekend. Tonight we're staying at the Koolwink Motel in Romney; a nifty spin in the wayback machine. Tomorrow we'll Fugawi down to Staunton.

Cookie · « **Reply #93 on:** October 18, 2014, 07:02:39 PM »

Had a sweet ride in to work early this morning in a warm fog.

It rained a lot during the day so I had to hear all the "you're gonna get wet, its raining on your bike" crap.

Fukkem.
Nice sunny ride home.

I overheard the emus telling the llamas.,....

mxvet57 · « **Reply #94 on:** October 18, 2014, 08:26:12 PM »

Quote from: Cookie on October 18, 2014, 07:02:39 PM

Had a sweet ride in to work early this morning in a warm fog.

It rained a lot during the day so I had to hear all the "you're gonna get wet, its raining on your bike" crap.

Fukkem.
Nice sunny ride home.

I overheard the emus telling the llamas.,....

I always said "so your point is?"

JReazor · « **Reply #95 on:** October 18, 2014, 08:46:27 PM »

I did ride today. I rode this.

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And it was good.

Scratch · « **Reply #96 on:** October 21, 2014, 08:54:25 AM »

Quote from: Scratch on October 18, 2014, 06:55:37 PM

Tammy & I are doing a leaf-peeping run this weekend. Tonight we're staying at the Koolwink Motel in Romney; a nifty spin in the wayback machine. Tomorrow we'll Fugawi down to Staunton.

Some pics from last weekend's ride.

View from overlook on Route 9 outside Berkeley Springs (near the Panorama Steak House).

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View along Smoke Hole Road.

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View from top of Reddish Knob.

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http://youtu.be/iYv0S4rQxRM

Spanky · « **Reply #97 on:** October 21, 2014, 07:20:35 PM »

Nice pics!

Scratch · « **Reply #98 on:** October 21, 2014, 07:32:09 PM »

Thanks. It was one of those perfect weekend rides.

2RR2NV · « **Reply #99 on:** October 21, 2014, 07:48:05 PM »

I wish. I got my "1 ride a month" already in.