Where did you ride today?

I rode to work this morning, 48°, country twisties. No wildlife this time. Last time, plenty of deer, rabbits, and I had to stop for a turkey tom all puffed up in the middle of the road, showing off for a hen standing on the side of the road.:rolleyes:
Maybe one of these days I'll actually post a picture of my bike :)
 
Upt' North said:
Before I :rofl1:, did you at least get a burger?
Upt'North.
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Heck no!
I like the pay, but their burgers are some of the worst I've ever had. And I would know, because I ate 2 of them. Months apart.
Plus, I work on their tech and I'm in their kitchens all the time.
So, I'll rephrase:
Laugh all you like.
I got to ride, so it's OK.
 
Sadlsor said:
I got to ride, so it's OK.
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I wouldn't laugh anyways, That's what I was thinking. The important part was you got to ride. I had one of their burgers for the first time, a couple months ago in Florida, and I didn't think it was too bad. Maybe I got lucky? :cool:
 
TPadden said:
My wife would say: " It's a lake you moron; that's dirt"', but I'd never say that! :rofl1:

Uh... maybe that was one of the other Toms...:shrug2:

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I recall you saying I hate camping on sand, it gets everywhere... ok it lake dirt, Your wife is probably smarter the both of us :thumb::rofl1:
 
Just so we can move on with REAL rides, I'll just mention maybe they are not *the worst* I've ever had.
Just nothing to write home about, although obviously I AM writing about them.
I was waiting for my first cup of coffee (yeah, late today), so until I get that first sip, my entire world is a tad bleaker.
But it's all better now.
And they have Barqs Root Beer, so I get a cup for the drive home. I often have to carry parts to replace that don't fit on the bike.
We can move on now, with my sincere apologies dor my disruption.
And it is OK to laugh.
It's good for us.
 
Mellow said:
That's just a little sand...this is a lot

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Looks like about 80% of the Michigan shoreline. Pretty cool!
 
Well we are heading for winter here in Godzone, and the riding days are meant to be getting fewer, but I managed to get out on both Saturday (300km on my VFR) and Sunday (on the mighty ST). To top that off we had a public holiday on Monday (Queen's Birthday) so I got to watch the MotoGP races from Catalunya from the couch.

Sunday's forecast was pretty rubbish around my Auckland home, but looked decent further south so that's where I went, and ended up covering just under 600km. I replaced the front tyre during the week so I now have a matching pair of PR5GTs, and the bike is steering in such a surefooted yet agile manner. I love new tyre time! The weather was very cooperative and I rode out from under impending showers into sunny but cool weather; I was glad of the heated grips as it dropped to 9C at one point through the Pureora Forest. My general trajectory was south along the Waikato River (which is broken up into a string of hydro lakes/dams), and I crossed three dams at Karapiro, Arapuni and Whakamaru, which was my most southerly point, before taking the sweeping road back to Te Kuiti, and then home northwards via my favourite SH22. The heavens opened about 40 minutes from home but I can report that a combination of the ST1300 and Alpinestars riding gear kept me warm and dry, and the Michelin tyres did their thing nicely too.

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On the shores of Lake Waikare; the pink water is a result of dairy farm run-off and resulting algal bloom...

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At Arapuni Village; the adjacent lake is the home track for most of NZ's dominating rowers and kayakers.

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Some nice autumn colour, at Whakamaru.
 
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