Where did you ride today?

[W0QNX]

I looked at the 14 pictures they took at Deals Gap and I liked one so I broke down and gave them some money! Here is the Black Pearl running on the ragged edge of a car tire at the "Tail of Dragon".

 

[Andrew Shadow]

Ever scrape that highway peg?

 

[TerryS]

I am expecting to receive a violation ticket in the post for this transgression. Stopped at the Central Memorial Hall, Ruawaro for a quick break, this is an excellent semi-local area for riding, empty roads, many many twists and turns. I was out for about 4 hours today and managed a mostly dry ride, slightly tarnished by very strong winds. Even the might 1300 was getting moved around a bit today, especially leaning hard into a crosswind around bends. The Racetech parts up front were as good as I hoped. A rear shock upgrade might be needed in the future although TBH its pretty good at 116,000km.

 

[Hound]

Went to my usual café where this 1993 Yamaha V-Max parked next to me. Even more of a V4 shaft drive hooligan than my Crosstourer.

 

[oude geit]

Took her to Starbucks for expresso....100 mile test ride for Thursday trip tp NB,NS,NF.

 

[gringo88]

North Lake forest service road side trip on way back Egmont and Earls Cove. Missus remarks how comfortable this bike is. I say it's a very easy bike to ride smoothly.

 

[TerryS]

A bonus second day of riding today; 18C and completely calm, that's my kind of winter's day!
I did a favourite loop to the north of Auckland, enjoying SH16 to Wellsford, then SH1 (being very well behaved on this heavily policed stretch) and turned off to Paparoa. The road from here to Oakleigh is magic, mostly empty and a nice mix of tight corners and sweepers thorugh farmland. Then back down SH1 to Waipu, and a turn-off around the coast road to Mangawhai, with a brief stop at picturesque Langs Beach (below). Even saw someone taking a dip, the waves looked lovely. I put the top-box back on today, but I think I prefer the bike without; a little more nimble, and less susceptible to vehicle wakes.

 

[drbuzzard]

130 miles Saturday to get a haircut and got these on the way

 

[Bulitt]

A couple hundred miles around my area today, still getting to know this bike. Nice morning….

 

[phantom]

Went for a spin today on the mighty ST around the outer rural roads of the Sunshine Coast, situated about 100 klms North of Brisbane.
A fantastic winters day of riding. A shot of the Glasshouse Mountains in the background from McCarthys Lookout at Maleny

 

[Tdinova]

Nice ride in Nova Scotia with a Hayabusa friend

 

[tt48]

Nowhere....temp was 104° F and humid

 

[ardykay54]

Rode to a Kawasaki dealership to look at a bike they advertised on their website....they didn't have it.....so I visited with ST 1100 legend John O. for a while before going home...Russ.

 

[gringo88]

Took the KZ1100 LTD up to the Earls cove ferry and had a cheeseburger at Sharon's Grill-it! food truck. Another guy on a new FZ09 passed me along the way, then passed the car ahead in a very unsafe manner, with not much room to spare with oncoming traffic. Returned home and took the KLR650 up for gas. So not an ST kind of a day, but tomorrow....!

 

[Homer62]

Not done much this year, diagnosed with heart disease (HCM) adjusting to new meds, then 4 weeks ago covid, yesterday and today felt really good and finally some decent weather, went for a short 55 mile jaunt each day and loved it, being back on the bike just feels right.


STopped at small village called Scotlandwell, looking over Loch Leven in Fife, there’s two Lochs with the same name in Scotland, one on the west coast, 23C bike running great and have now reached a young 51001 miles, that’s now 4000 on the same set of tyres, my previous bikes were 4000 on the front and 3000 on the rear, ahhhhh aren’t bikes just the best.

 

[gringo88]

We had a nice ride, the missus and I, up to the Cove, turn around, out to Daniel Point, down to John Henry's Marina where there was outdoor music and all the yachties were assembled on dry land telling tall tales and bending the elbow. Worse than bikers them yachties.....i ought to know.

 

[ardykay54]

No where yet!!....I'm still in bed

 

[TerryS]

We've had quite a lot of rain over the past week, and our biggest river (the Waikato) is looking very swollen. This is down by the Rangariri bridge.


Earlier in the week I drove across Arthurs Pass in the South Island for work a few days after the pass had been closed by snow. Most impressive, sadly I was in a rented Toyota, but the heater worked great.

 

[Daboo]

I left on Thursday, the 7th of July for the COG Sierra Sidewinder 2022 rally at Topaz Lake. FWIW, this is the same resort as WESTOC will be at next month. I can send GPX files of the routes I took in the area to anyone who PMs me.

My route south to get there took me by Crater Lake, late in the day.

Heading up Monitor Pass.

Caples Lake

Coming back down from Monitor Pass. That valley is huge! Topaz Lake is down off the left side of the pic.

I love to look at rock formations. Questions pop into my mind like why is the soil and rock on the left a lighter color than that on the right?

Topaz Lake

Heading home on Sunday, going over Sonora Pass.

Look closely in the center of the picture and you'll see the way the road was with one curve after another.

I'd been riding for a couple hours enjoying Sonora Pass, and then I came around the corner to this.

They were already doing over 30 mph. I think I'll stick to less dangerous sports like motorcycling!

I spent a couple days at my daughter's home in Palo Alto, then headed north up Hwy 101.

Chris

 

[craigstys]

190 miles round trip from Madison to my old hometown of Milwaukee to catch the Blue Angels do the airshow over Lake Michigan. Your bike seems worthless and weak. Super hot with no lake breeze. Found shade and lemonade at a perfect seat as they would scream right over my head at 400 plus mph. Still brilliant, beautiful and legendary.