Where did you ride today?

We had a nice 60 degree day on the East Coast so I took a ride to the marina and back to enjoy the bike and the day! It was a nice 50 to 60 mile ride round trip. Met a fellow rider during my stop at a store. He was checking out my bike, come to find out he had owned multiple bikes over the years, including two STs. We made plans to ride when we get good weather again.
 

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Bright Rider said:
We had a nice 60 degree day on the East Coast so I took a ride to the marina and back to enjoy the bike and the day! It was a nice 50 to 60 mile ride round trip. Met a fellow rider during my stop at a store. He was checking out my bike, come to find out he had owned multiple bikes over the years, including two STs. We made plans to ride when we get good weather again.
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Nice, another one of those ST's that have a kick stand on the right side. HAHA. (picture reversed by selfie for all you wonderers) I haven't made it to Oracoke yet. I need to soon.
 
I forgot that taking a selfie still does that on SOME cellphones. Mine always automatically corrects the picture so it's right.
 
Lite rain today did not stop me from getting out and riding on Hwy 33 as it has been closed since last winter where the road was washed out in numerous places, it is still a mess with 5 places where the road is one lane with a red light.

Did 295 miles today in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

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Started out this morning with dense fog but then this afternoon it cleared out to become one of the last nicer days of this year so I broke away and went out for a ride. Tomorrow and Christmas day are expected to be around 100% rain. VERY unusual for central Iowa for Christmas. Average temps are supposed to be 31F/14F and equal chances of snow but we are getting between 40F-50F for highs and maybe as low as 31F for lows.

It was partly cloudy and right around 50F the entire ride (+/-2F). Rode about 49 miles staying as much out in the country as I could... except my wife asked if I would stop by the store for a Pineapple so I did that at the end just before stopping to fill up the tank.
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BTW - In my previous post pics you can see I still had my Kemimoto handlebar muffs on. My hands were roasting most of the ride. I just didn't feel like removing them since next week starts a cold spell with more normal temps. I should have worn my summer gloves.
 
WØQNX said:
Nice, another one of those ST's that have a kick stand on the right side. HAHA. (picture reversed by selfie for all you wonderers) I haven't made it to Oracoke yet. I need to soon.
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I don't think mine is the only one, as it seems I've seen pictures of others like mine. :) Come on! It would be great to meet you and ride with you. Let me know when you want to go check it out and we can figure out the logistics.
 
My last ride of 2023. It was nice sunny day +9C (48F "for you at the other side of the pond"), rode to closed mountain border check point between Turkey and Georgia (again, not the one that you used to know)) Guards asked to delete pictures, sorry for that( Enjoyed nice views of untouched country.

Visited ruins of VI BC Gvara temple on the way back home, was quite nervous on wet concrete roads.


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Happy New Year )
 
Alberto said:
My last ride of 2023. It was nice sunny day +9C (48F "for you at the other side of the pond"), rode to closed mountain border check point between Turkey and Georgia (again, not the one that you used to know)) Guards asked to delete pictures, sorry for that( Enjoyed nice views of untouched country.

Visited ruins of VI BC Gvara temple on the way back home, was quite nervous on wet concrete roads.


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Happy New Year )
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I always enjoy your posts and the view from your part of the world
Happy New Year!
 
Rode yesterday to White River Lake for hamburger basket. Closed until January 2. Circled around to Dickens, TX and had a BBQ sandwich at TC's Ponderosa store (TC stands for Tom Cat, I grew up with him). Place was packed with folks having BBQ. Got my sandwich and went to the roadside park east of town, woofed it down and headed home. If you get to Dickens you can't miss this place. Population under 300.

Would make a good RTE for those of us who don't live within an hour of the metroplex. 3.5 hours from Texas Motor Speedway, just take Texas 118 west and you are there.

Had to really hammer down to get home before dark. Proud the days are getting longer.
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Alberto I like seeing the riding pics from everywhere around the world also so give us more!

It was a pretty good day here for a last ride of the year. Temps where 51 to 65 on my ride about today. I went up to Stockton again for some reason and then crossed the 5 rivers that all end and create Mobile Bay in ALABAMA and then back to the house.

I said I'd ride 123.123 miles today but I got excited by the good temps and did 160 miles. I even got a pic at the giant beaver (Buc-ee's gas superstore) stop in BAMA! They have 120 gas pumps at this location. Across the road was close enough today with all the holiday tourist stopping there.

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