Where did you ride today?

[Chris09]

Got out for a couple hours around the tri cities Sunday, only light rain but a bit of wind and a few good gusts. Temperatures read between 7 and as high as 12C. A light wash / rinse off of a bit of salt from earlier ride. Great bike especially for this time of year.

 

[rjs987]

I did one more test fit to measure a few things for my hitch project. Then I put the AK back together yesterday. Today I went out for a long overdue ride. Ended up with about 42 miles. No, the hitch is not mounted yet. There is some welding yet to be completed first. But I did check all the lights before I rode just to be sure I plugged in everything correctly. Today was perfect. Sunny and temps stayed at 73F.

 

[ardykay54]

122 miles today.......Me "Ride ride ride...I need the practice to become a good rider".......My friends "You need to ride a LOT MORE" Russ.

 

[Igofar]

Did 100 miles on the CT125 to see if my neck surgery could withstand the bumps.
Can’t blast down the trails like I did with the CRF250L, but then again, that’s how I hurt myself in the first place.
When ridden like a trail bike, I’m finding this little guy goes anywhere I want, with a lot less discomfort, and I can carry a lot more tools

 

[Valker]

Did 100 miles on the CT125 to see if my neck surgery could withstand the bumps.
Can’t blast down the trails like I did with the CRF250L, but then again, that’s how I hurt myself in the first place.
When ridden like a trail bike, I’m finding this little guy goes anywhere I want, with a lot less discomfort, and I can carry a lot more tools

I rode my 125 Trail for 100 miles on mostly paved roads. That is a LONG ride on one of these. Kudos to you.

 

[Larry Fine]

Did 100 miles on the CT125 to see if my neck surgery could withstand the bumps.

That's one heck of a way to test it.

"Nope, still too soon!"

 

[dtcoleman]

It's been nice north of the border lately. Unseasonably warm. A little bit of snow here and there.

 

[dduelin]

Video is 1:00 and extremely home-made. This parking lot is only 1.5 miles from my house.

 

[ardykay54]

Rode 157 miles for lunch today........Did I throw the universe out of balance by eating a chili dog on Taco Tuesday??!! Russ.

 

[dtcoleman]

Rode 157 miles for lunch today........Did I throw the universe out of balance by eating a chili dog on Taco Tuesday??!! Russ.

Nah! You're fine.
We had tacos on Monday. No worries.

 

[wbgva_roadkill]

Wanted to check out some roads in the WV mountains but too much salt and abrasives on the mountain roads from Sundays snow so I only got in137 miles in riding in the river valley. Pretty sure this Dunlop Roadsmart 4 GT rear tire is ready to be replaced anyhow so I'll be putting on a new Michelin Road 6 GT.

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[Mophead]

Rode to Ft Collins, CO on Monday for a seat rebuild on Tuesday. Got home about midnight last night. Much better after the seat rebuild.

 

[W0QNX]

Hey Russ, Steak Wednesday! I rode to Slidell and back just cuz no snow or ice. Look Russ, chrome will get you home but the Black Pearl will get you nowhere! She's bottomless!

 

[TPadden]

Hey Russ, Steak Wednesday! I rode to Slidell and back just cuz no snow or ice. Look Russ, chrome will get you home but the Black Pearl will get you nowhere! She's bottomless!

Hey Raymond, Black Pearl is nothing special...

 

[ardykay54]

She's bottomless!

Put some clothes on that near naked bike.....pretty soon you'll be riding naked!!

 

[ardykay54]

"I like to ride my motorcycle, I like to ride my bike, I like to ride my motorcycle, I like to ride it when I like!!!" 102 miles today because I like Russ.

 

[GhenghisKen]

Got out today in the sunshine. A bit blustery still and plenty of road mess, but it was still glorious to get back on the bike for the first time since November.

 

[Valker]

I did a quick 150 miles today riding around my area looking at the burn devastation around Pampa, Canadian, and Miami Texas. Lots of black prairie.

 

[Mophead]

I did a quick 150 miles today riding around my area looking at the burn devastation around Pampa, Canadian, and Miami Texas. Lots of black prairie.

Good time to be selling wooden fence posts. If we ever get any rain it will make some really green pastures where the burns happened. I did see some burnt structures around Fritch and Canadian. Not too sure those around Canadian were burned in the last big fire they had several years ago.

 

[TerryS]

And now for something completely different. I have been a closet Vesperati for a few years and while I loved the cute factor of the 150, it was always a bit limited in the places we could go. Full noise (on the flat, tucked in) was just about 100km/hr, but throw a hill or wind in and it was a bit too slow for the open road or freeway. Not so the mighty 2020 GTS300 that I have just acquired, with a (mildly) searing 26 bhp and (small) stump-pulling torque, this one is actually open-road capable and very comfortable cruising at 110km/hr or more, including up hills. I've been performing an overdue service this week, so a fine autumn day was perfect to see if I had chronically screwed anything up when I replaced brake pads, the drive belt and rollers, brake fluid, coolant, oil and filters and adjusted the tappets. I covered about 200km and took in some lovely scenic spots around the Firth of Thames and Waitemata Harbour.

With 12" wheels there is psychological terror that bumps at speed might set off a wobble, but actually I had a fear-free ride, with just some adjustment needed for the very light steering and odd brake balance (very rear biased due to the weight of the engine and trans) and obviously a bit lacking in acceleration for high-speed overtakes. Lots of fun though! are going to