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Russ "NeonMan" Knock
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Managed to get out for a 95 mile Taco Tuesday run today.....Russ.
Where did you ride today?
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Last night went to Hardware store, IGA for burgers and buns, cleaned up Barbecue works good. G
This mornings ride, around Birch Bay area, Blaine Washington. Home for lunch and a nap, afterwards who knows. G
Erdoc48
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Well, not today but within the past week- went to see my brother in Colorado and got to ride up in the mountains vs the flats where I am now in SC:
^^ Elk in Estes Park
^^ Base of Mt. Evans (road to the top was closed that day). Sorry, I am NOT photogenic.
^^ Brother and I at the Mansion on Lookout Mountain
^^ The 04 ST and my brother’s VMax (2001)
I think we were headed to Estes Park in this one. Amazing weather (got hit by a storm near his house on the first day’s ride but no big deal) and I think the whole ride distance was 800 or so miles (we stopped a lot for the scenery)- up in the mountains, 150 miles takes a while like 6 hrs, on the flats by me, it takes only about 3 hrs because, well, straight roads on the flats.
It was an amazing trip- just got back home yesterday.
^^ Elk in Estes Park
^^ Base of Mt. Evans (road to the top was closed that day). Sorry, I am NOT photogenic.
^^ Brother and I at the Mansion on Lookout Mountain
^^ The 04 ST and my brother’s VMax (2001)
I think we were headed to Estes Park in this one. Amazing weather (got hit by a storm near his house on the first day’s ride but no big deal) and I think the whole ride distance was 800 or so miles (we stopped a lot for the scenery)- up in the mountains, 150 miles takes a while like 6 hrs, on the flats by me, it takes only about 3 hrs because, well, straight roads on the flats.
It was an amazing trip- just got back home yesterday.
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Finally got out to ride today. Temps were just over 70F with few clouds. Needed to deliver some stuff to my son at his work, then took the long way home. Rode 30+ miles today.
ardykay54
Russ "NeonMan" Knock
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Rode the bike to warm it up for an oil change.......went 90 miles.....never did change the oil 
Russ.
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Rode the bike to warm it up for an oil change.......went 90 miles.....never did change the oil
That just means you have to do it all over again!
Erdoc48
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I’m back home, and wow is it hot! Nice when I left at 6:30 AM, but I just got back at 1:30PM and it’s 90+. I got a little lost in SC (broke out the GPS to get back home) and total distance was 290 miles.
ardykay54
Russ "NeonMan" Knock
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Warmed the bike, changed the oil and filter, and checked for leaks.......it warmed me up so went to the bathroom and checked myself for leaks!!?? Russ.
Russ.
Mark B
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Russ, You are a sick Puppy!!!!Warmed the bike, changed the oil and filter, and checked for leaks.......it warmed me up so went to the bathroom and checked myself for leaks!!??
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You only noticed that now?
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I've Known it for years.
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Another day... another 31+ miles. The rain stopped sooner than expected so took advantage. I'd rather ride than mow the lawn. Both needed to be done 
The lawn will be done another time.
The lawn will be done another time.
ardykay54
Russ "NeonMan" Knock
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No mowing today for me either.......262 miles of killing bugs! Russ.
Russ.
I left last Wednesday and pulled into my daughter's home in Palo Alto yesterday afternoon. Hwy 101 and CA1 are wonderful motorcycle roads. I got a lot of riding on roads with great pavement and turns ranging from tight 15 mph corners to nice fast sweepers. But there was also a lot of time where you had to make a choice between the scenery and the road...the consequences of straying wide in a turn would be disastrous. No shoulder. No guard rail. And a vertical cliff to the right. Great ride.
Here's some pics from the trip down. Still not sure how I want to go home.
Natural Bridge If you look close, you can see two more energetic souls than I on top in the middle.
Thor's Well.
Cape Perpetua
I ate my dinner one night looking out on Rockaway Beach.
Chris
Here's some pics from the trip down. Still not sure how I want to go home.
Natural Bridge If you look close, you can see two more energetic souls than I on top in the middle.
Thor's Well.
Cape Perpetua
I ate my dinner one night looking out on Rockaway Beach.
Chris
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Awesome!I left last Wednesday and pulled into my daughter's home in Palo Alto yesterday afternoon. Hwy 101 and CA1 are wonderful motorcycle roads. I got a lot of riding on roads with great pavement and turns ranging from tight 15 mph corners to nice fast sweepers. But there was also a lot of time where you had to make a choice between the scenery and the road...the consequences of straying wide in a turn would be disastrous. No shoulder. No guard rail. And a vertical cliff to the right. Great ride.
Here's some pics from the trip down. Still not sure how I want to go home.
Natural Bridge If you look close, you can see two more energetic souls than I on top in the middle.
Thor's Well.
Cape Perpetua
I ate my dinner one night looking out on Rockaway Beach.
Chris
I thought many times over the last couple days how everyone raves about "the Dragon", yet each state has it's own version of the Dragon. And many don't have the traffic. CA1 was phenomenal for the most part. Virtually everyone I came across was polite and pulled off on one of the turnouts to let me by. Only one was especially memorable. A driver in a Tesla driving it like a Prius and going 10-15 mph under the speed limit for about 10 miles. A local I think, judging from where they eventually pulled off at. I'd say there were about 15 cars behind him.
But otherwise, it was like a dance with the bike falling into the corners without effort. Just one turn after another. And no one in front of me.
And that scenery! I didn't show all the pictures, and I didn't take as many as I'd have liked. Simply because each one was special, yet another in a spectacular ride.
The XR really contributed to the ride. I've put 17K miles on it in the last year. It's a great balance between a bike that will eat up the miles for long distance riding...yet when it comes to those twisties, it'll handle like a dream.
Chris
The dragon is crap, you can get your pic taken in a curve, cool but that's it.
Lots of better places there and all over the country that have versions of beauty not to be missed.
Lots of better places there and all over the country that have versions of beauty not to be missed.
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LMAO
That's great Joe, and the rest of your post is also true! In the end the Dragon is just a road with curves. If it wasn't named you would just say 129 is cool too.