Oh Man....I'm ready for summer

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

[Marcel]

That's a nice Rope around the snowman's head.

[fudgie]

Me to, 3 more months till I get the bike out. 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Me to, 3 more months till I get the bike out. 

Going to be near 40 here tomorrow that's pretty nice ridin' weather however the roads are still covered with nasty salt and most of the backroads still have ice in spots.My bikes are cleaned and detailed I think I'll wait for a good rain to wash the salt away before I go.

[alph]

Me to, 3 more months till I get the bike out. 

3 MORE MONTHS!! ARE YOU KRAZY!!  i'm looking at the end of march to be riding!!  just have to be extra carefull!!

[Marcel]

I'll not be riding either.

Bronchitis is what's stopping me.

The wife is on the verge of Pneumonia according to her Doc.

Both have Meds out the Wazoo.

Hope everyone else is fairng better.

Al

[hubcapsc]

I'll not be riding either.

Bronchitis is what's stopping me.

The wife is on the verge of Pneumonia according to her Doc.

Both have Meds out the Wazoo.

Hope everyone else is fairng better.

Al

Take care of yourselves and get better soon!

I was sick (just a cold) over Christmas, I'd rather have a plain old cold than a cold and be
pumped up on OTC cold pills... my mother-in-law tried to get me to take a bunch of that stuff,
it was like two forces of nature clashing (I won  )...

I went to work today, I had to use four wheel drive to get off my property. I could have ridden the
Valkyrie after that.

-Mike

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I'll not be riding either.

Bronchitis is what's stopping me.

The wife is on the verge of Pneumonia according to her Doc.

Both have Meds out the Wazoo.

Hope everyone else is fairng better.

Al

Hate to hear y'all are down Al if you need anything ( store run / drug store run etc.)  just let me know    Stay away from me   

[Marcel]

No worries mate.

It could have not been the ride in the rain I just had to do on New Years Day.

It's of my own doing.

Pushing it.

But I am staying indoors as much as possible and taking meds.

Feel Better and plan to stay that way.

Thanks Though for the offer.

[Jess from VA]

Going to be near 40 here tomorrow that's pretty nice ridin' weather however the roads are still covered with nasty salt and most of the backroads still have ice in spots.My bikes are cleaned and detailed I think I'll wait for a good rain to wash the salt away before I go.


Joe, that is exactly the situation here, except we may get to 42-3.  My bikes are very clean and the roads are all like powdered sugar from salt and sand.  I won't put a bike away covered in that crap, so if I want to ride, I have to do a major hosing soapy wash too.   What I wouldn't do for a heatable garage with a drain in the floor.  

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Going to be near 40 here tomorrow that's pretty nice ridin' weather however the roads are still covered with nasty salt and most of the backroads still have ice in spots.My bikes are cleaned and detailed I think I'll wait for a good rain to wash the salt away before I go.


Joe, that is exactly the situation here, except we may get to 42-3.  My bikes are very clean and the roads are all like powdered sugar from salt and sand.  I won't put a bike away covered in that crap, so if I want to ride, I have to do a major hosing soapy wash too.   What I wouldn't so for a heatable garage with a drain in the floor.  

I agree with heatable drain floor....I keep two of my bikes locked up with my boat the other and my 4 wheeler is in a shed built onto the garage. I've got a old wood stove in the garage however with it's size and all the pneumonia holes it does'nt do much but eat firewood....I call it a garage it's more like a barn 

[highcountry]

50s here this weekend.  Hope to get in a little saddle time this weekend.  A lot of sand at the intersections though.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

50s here this weekend.  Hope to get in a little saddle time this weekend.  A lot of sand at the intersections though.

Be careful that sand will plant you down on the asphalt 

[solo1]

Generally we get a 'wash' day once in awhile (rain).  That hasn't happened.  The roads are white with salt and snow and have been since before Christmas.

No riding here except for people without licenses and their little scooters.  Gotta give them credit (sorta).

[Hoser]

I'm goin ridin soon as the driveway and the fireman melts off!  hoser



Could be a while though, it was 2 below when I took the pic of my little fireman.     hoser

[Dubsvalk]

I was supposed to teach this weekend but an inexperienced guy in charge of the program canceled the class.  Oh well, I can spend some time in the garage  getting my new rear wheel and tire ready to mount and hook up running lights I mounted on the engine guards.  I won a Honda rear fender rack on ebay yeasterday for much less than they have been going for.  I had thought about mounting a trunk on the back but I really like the looks of a Valk without the pillion and sissy bar.  Hope to get it installed when it comes in next week too.  I still have snow and ice in my driveway and on the street so the bike will stay parked for another weekend. 
Al, sorry to hear you are sick.  Take your meds and get well; we will have some riding to do in a week or two!
Dubs

[fudgie]

lol thats funny about the mopeds solo1, your right. 

Now I have seen/ heard a farmer on his HD go up the road, usually about twice a week on his way to Laud. Even when it snowed and was in the single digit temps. Wont bother his bike since it has 1/2 a million miles on it and it looks like it to!

[Popcorn]

I got the bike shoveled out from the shop this morning and rode over to Carters Lake. I too am ready for summer. Joe have you ever been to andersonville ga  and and over to the little grand canyon of the south?

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I got the bike shoveled out from the shop this morning and rode over to Carters Lake. I too am ready for summer. Joe have you ever been to andersonville ga  and and over to the little grand canyon of the south?

Yes many times we stayed in Ft. Payne last year we could'nt get ahold of you with the phone# I had on you.We've also rode through there with the Cheaha Rally day ride a couple times as well.

[Garfield]

It got to about 50 here today, so I finally got to pull out my Valk today for the first time in 9 days. I got in about 130 miles before the temp started to drop again. It was a great day but still can't wait for spring.

[olddog1946]

Got some saddle time in yesterday and today..yesterday it actually hit 56, though we still had to stick to main roads, today was 42 and over cast.  Thought we would have to cut the ride a bit short when I saw a neighbors wife walking along the highway about 15 miles from town...neither of us had extra helmets, so called the wife and asked her to go pick her up... went back to tell the gal I'd called the wife...turns out she was out for a walk.......had to call the wife back and tell her to forget it.  Blew me away, her out walking, in a sweat shirt, 70 % chance of rain and 42 degrees...there I go making assumptions (ass-u-me)

[bg]

popcorn......"little grand canyon of the south"
where is that? i did a google search and seems a lot of states have a place called that.
looking  for a  place to ride with my grandson who lives in georgia.
sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

popcorn......"little grand canyon of the south"
where is that? i did a google search and seems a lot of states have a place called that.
looking  for a  place to ride with my grandson who lives in georgia.
sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

It's just outside Ft. Payne Alabama...Look on the map and take Hwy.136 out of Resaca, Georgia ( exit 320 on I-75 ) it's a great road with nice twisties as you get closer to Cloudland State Park ...Hwy.35 out of Ft.Payne will take you into the canyon.

[Hoser]

Dam, is there ANY bad riding out your way ?   Wait a minute, I guess any riding at all is better than none.     hoser

[Sodbuster]

I think I need to buy an enclosed trailer .... nice pics !!

[Popcorn]

popcorn......"little grand canyon of the south"
where is that? i did a google search and seems a lot of states have a place called that.
looking  for a  place to ride with my grandson who lives in georgia.
sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

bg the one I was talking about is near andersonville ga.
Joe is talking about little river canyon near ft.payne al. I lived about 3 minutes from that one.
was thinking about a rode trip to the prison in andersonville the weekend after the time changes back, some where around the 19th of march.  maybe joe could set something up??????

[donaldcc]

 

   Hate to say it but should hit 83* here today.   

[Jess from VA]

   Hate to say it but should hit 83* here today.   

But you did it anyway.   

OK, fire us your home address, we're ALL coming over for the weekend.  Can we borrow your bike?

(Eighty-frikin-three.... hells bells, I'd take half of that)

[Quicksilver]

Just in from a 5 day run. No riding for me for a while.   :'(