Where did you ride today?

Nothing special to report. Went to Costco for a hearing aid appt. Then to Trader Joe's to pick up flowers for my 98 yr old FIL. Then to Whole Foods to return some crab meat. As my wife put it, the crab meat tasted like dog poop. Not having tasted dog poop or that particular crab meet, I can only take her word for it. But it did smell like low tide, which probably means it is better left for seagulls.

The parking lot at Whole Foods was jammed. But on a motorcycle, one can almost always find a parking space.

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Chris
 
No ride today, still drizzly/miserable weather!
Supposed to be decent on Thursday so expect to ride out to MiL house to mow and mulch leaves.
 
A lady rider in the Seattle area once posted something I've never forgotten. "If you don't ride in the rain in Seattle, you don't ride." Another saying I've heard is there's no such thing as bad weather...just bad gear.

Go out and ride...and enjoy!

Chris
 
I have never liked riding in rain!
Especially since an incident 40 years ago when a cage decided it wanted my space on the road!
My reaction was to kick a dent into their door and never ride in rain, especially at night again!
 
Daboo said:
A lady rider in the Seattle area once posted something I've never forgotten. "If you don't ride in the rain in Seattle, you don't ride." Another saying I've heard is there's no such thing as bad weather...just bad gear.

Go out and ride...and enjoy!

Chris
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That also applies to Vancouver BC area , or the Wet Coast, most admit the ST is pretty good at handling wet weather, but at 65 I prefer Sunny warm days, ironic part of riding in the rain is most engines give you more power than the tires can handle.
 
RJG1300 said:
and never ride in rain, especially at night again!
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I agree. I tell people who look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them I ride all year long that I don't mind riding in the rain, and I don't mind riding at night. But to do both at the same time, is crazy. The grey pavement soaks up all the light so you can't see the road, and if you get any rain drops on the inside of the visor, it is like looking through a bathroom window with the headlights coming at you.

I can tell Fall has come. I am now wearing my winter gear. Turned on the heated jacket liner and gloves today. Low was 36F.

Chris
 
I finally got the 2012 ( :dr13: ) out of the garage and took it for a spin on my local figure-eight ride! Although, instead of turning off SR56 to the Chevron, I rode down to Main Street, stop at my favorite hamburger place, ran into one of Chris's friends, so I had company while I ate and talked to her and her longtime (since childhood friend). I then hit Harbor Freight for a new battery maintainer, then rode over to the Chevron and gassed up, before heading home. 58 miles, total for the day.

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Donk said:
Was a 373 mile round trip lunch ride.
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People who don't own a sport-touring bike would never understand that. Before the COVID lockdowns, I was thinking of riding down to Death Valley for a breakfast with some guys. That's two states away, and how many miles? Yet I looked on it as an opportunity, not a negative.

But with the right bike, it's all a good time. The wind in your face and an open road in front of you. No one but another motorcyclist would understand why anyone would ride that far for lunch with a friend...except a dog. :)

Chris
 
Daboo said:
People who don't own a sport-touring bike would never understand that. Before the COVID lockdowns, I was thinking of riding down to Death Valley for a breakfast with some guys. That's two states away, and how many miles? Yet I looked on it as an opportunity, not a negative.

But with the right bike, it's all a good time. The wind in your face and an open road in front of you. No one but another motorcyclist would understand why anyone would ride that far for lunch with a friend...except a dog. :)

Chris
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People who own almost any kind of bike or only know small bikes or mopeds don't understand. They think a long ride is maybe 30-40 miles. I'm finding that trying to sell my AK. I get a lot of people who say they are interested but are turned off by what they call the "high miles" that are on it. Less than 19K for 4 years! Those of us on this forum look at those numbers as rather LOW miles and just getting broke in (which is very true). Those who only know small bikes are scared that it's at the end of life. NOT!
 
It was such a nice day today. Temps sitting around 72F. Somewhat cloudy but clear air otherwise. So I took off for a little 61 miles ride. Went on some road sections that were closed all summer for construction but are open now. Rode down toward John Wayne's birthplace but turned onto a county highway before getting there. A nice road with a few curves.

My wife convinced me that my riding jacket was in desperate need of being washed. So after returning from the ride I emptied the pockets and removed the armor and threw it in the washer. It will likely be a few days now before I can wear it since I expect it to take that long to air dry.
 
Yup, the RFVC [only true hemi thumper] with the dual sequential carbs.... blah blah blah... could use a set of knobbies Thought it would be a good idea to ride down the fraser shore this am, well, it wasn't, you can see how far I got, I'm definitely not twenty any more, and it definitely weighs 345 pounds :laugh: almost set it [the rest of the way] down and kicked some mud over it





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