Went motorsicklin today

Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:23 pm

Was a bit chilly....

My buddies driveway is shady, has a spring in it and was covered with 2" of ice most of the way up....that was not fun.
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: kootch88 On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:26 pm

Dude,

How old are you? I rode the entire winter of 80/81. Didn't have much snow that year but it was cold as hell. You are a crazy man, I know first hand how brutal winter riding can be with the sand and cold.
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: Black_And_Blue On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:29 pm

How do you like the 3 wheeler?

I haven't seen very many on the roads over the summer, maybe 2 or 3.
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: cArNaGe On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:36 pm

What? No phone call?
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: TimV On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:31 pm

Where did you ride to?? YesterYear??? :o
Thats a AMES Department Store in background. :!:
They been dead in these parts for at least 10 years :eek2:
Nice bike!
Just like snowmobiling at 20 degrees :P
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: e.alleg On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:54 pm

yeh
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:59 pm

kootch88 wrote:Dude,

How old are you? I rode the entire winter of 80/81. Didn't have much snow that year but it was cold as hell. You are a crazy man, I know first hand how brutal winter riding can be with the sand and cold.


44 years so far on God's green earth!
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:02 pm

Black_And_Blue wrote:How do you like the 3 wheeler?

I haven't seen very many on the roads over the summer, maybe 2 or 3.


It's my buddy's trike. He loves it. I've ridden it once for 30 minutes or so. Takes some getting used to, but not a bad ride. I won't buy one until I can't ride a two wheeler.

There aren't many in this area, but more are showing up all the time.
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:02 pm

cArNaGe wrote:What? No phone call?


Ya, like you'd come riding in the cold.

Who was going to strap a rope to that poor Gixxer laying on it's side under the porch?

Any blue tick hounds under there too?
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:02 pm

e.alleg wrote:yeh


'Zat you?
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:03 pm

TimV wrote:Where did you ride to?? YesterYear??? :o
Thats a AMES Department Store in background. :!:
They been dead in these parts for at least 10 years :eek2:
Nice bike!
Just like snowmobiling at 20 degrees :P


LOL....I knew someone would comment on the Ames store. It's been closed for many years.

We had a great time. Amazing how an hour on the bike can make everything look different!
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: Freddy On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:04 pm

Good fun! well...'cept for the ice part. :)
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:49 pm

Freddy wrote:Good fun! well...'cept for the ice part. :)


Ya...going up wasn't too bad...back down was a little scarier with a 600 pound bike under me. I dumped about 40 pounds of rock salt on the ice just in case!!!
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: cArNaGe On: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:03 am

av8r wrote:
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You wear your cell phone on your belt to huh?
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Re: Went motorsicklin today

PostBy: av8r On: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:29 am

cArNaGe wrote:
av8r wrote:
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Saddlebags=Old

You wear your cell phone on your belt to huh?


Saddlebags? Who has those? My bike has panniers.

cell phones go in a pocket unless you are an engineer or wannabe.
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