Where did you ride today?

I got my old race bike out today. It's a 2002 Honda CR250. The last time I raced it was in 2008. I drained the tank and carb, put in fresh fuel, changed the air filter, and it started on the fourth kick. I was surprised that it started so easily because it hadn't been started in over two years. I rode it around the neighborhood for ten minutes, then put it up again.

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We had rainy weather Saturday and today. After it cleared out a little, I got in about a 45-mile late afternoon ride. I visited the Blue Whale on Rt. 66 in Catoosa, Oklahoma. It was the first time I've been there since they replaced the welcome center. I hurried back to get home in time for dinner. After I pulled into my driveway, I realized that I hadn't reset the clock on my bike. :oops:

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Went to Costco yesterday to order new glasses. Fall is here. Wind blowing hard with some pretty decent gusts. Leaves falling everywhere. Wet roads.

Got out and I forgot the sun no longer goes down at 6 pm. Pitch black and with just as much wind and wet leaves everywhere to watch out for.

Still, it was fun! Any excuse to ride is a good excuse. :)

Fawlty said:
It truly is an odd thing we bikers do, riding through miserable conditions like this. We don’t invite then or look for them, surely, but when they are upon us we relish the challenge and silently claim the superiority of adventure over comfort, wilderness over warmth, discovery over certainty.”
― Foster Kinn, Freedom's Rush II: More Tales from the Biker and the Beast
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Chris
 
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Made it home alive! Rode a 20 mile section of the TAT (Maple Sally Rd) outside of Blowing Rock NC today.
That was the hardest gravel road I've been on yet. Lots of leaves on the road made it tough to see the big rocks and gulleys.
I made a wrong turn and came up on a closed gate. I thought I was going to drop my big ass Super Tenere about 3 times trying to get it turned around. Finally got turned around, soaked in sweat and got back on track.
Then, a Tenere 700 came around a curve in front of me. We saw each other and had no problems. But, his buddy on what looked like a CRF450 came hauling ass behind him. He was in my track headed straight at me standing on his rear brake with the bike fishtailing like crazy trying to slow it down. I couldn't stop because I was going up hill on the rutted rock filled 2 track. He got it slowed enough to jump back over to his side and miss me, thank God.
All in all, it was definitely an adventure ride. I need to go with at least one other rider on a road like that. I did make it through without dropping the bike in any of the mud holes I went through. The big ole pig wanted to wash out the front end in those. I just gave her some throttle and hoped for the best! I sure was glad to see pavement at the end of that 20 something miles. A beautiful day to ride though.
 

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Took a ride out to Escondido, CA for some business there and on the way back swung down below I 10 to Nogales, Tombstone, and Douglas, AZ. IMG_7466.jpgIMG_7467.jpgIMG_7469.jpgIMG_7470.jpgIMG_7471.jpgIMG_7475.jpgIMG_7478.jpgIMG_7480.jpgNever had been down that way so left Tuscon headed to Nogales and low and behold all the mile markers and mileages on road signs are measured in kilometers. Thought I had somehow slipped into Mexico and didn't realize it. This old redneck doesn't know klicks from miles so just kept going that way and ended up there anyway. Just some pics of sights along the way. Very nice motorcycle roads down that way as I met many motorcycles out for the day on Friday. Took a right turn in Nogales and ended up at the wall. Sad in a way but necessary I guess. Javelina roaming in the city park, Masons since 1881, border crossings, and nice pavement. 60's and 70's for the trip. Warm N Safe shirt is worth the money.
On the way home back through Almagordo, NM, decided to take the Cloudcroft route with a nice twistie that rounds back to Ruidoso. Not a good idea on the 7th of November. Going up was fine, once in Cloudcroft temp was at 39F and foggy. On out toward Ruidoso temp dropped to 33F and I'm thinking wet roads and almost freezing was not a good choice. Never dropped below 33F so no ice but with the fog, temp, and wet roads I could have chosen better. Flatlander trying to read mountain weather. Weather channel did not say anything about these conditions.

How did Lewis and Clark ever make it own their own??
 
56 miles today. Trying to catch up to my wife’s mileage for the year. I don’t know if I can do it. Especially, she might want to ride along. Came across this. IMG_2916.jpeg
What is this mythical creature they speak of. I know we have deer 🦌 here. Some very large and wise. Has anyone seen one. Or they like the penguins in Arkansas.
 
NTausch said:
56 miles today. Trying to catch up to my wife’s mileage for the year. I don’t know if I can do it. Especially, she might want to ride along. Came across this. IMG_2916.jpeg
What is this mythical creature they speak of. I know we have deer 🦌 here. Some very large and wise. Has anyone seen one. Or they like the penguins in Arkansas.
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The reason you haven't seen one is they are "hiding". ;)

Chris
 
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the calm before the storm Im sure but always good to get out IMG_3469.jpeg
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I know what you mean. It's the same just south of you. Today is supposed to break a record for the high, and tomorrow will surprisingly be dry and warm. Rode to Damascus House today. Beautiful day for a ride!

Chris
 
One whole round circle doing the famous “Peninsula Sweep” Clockwise
 

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