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My perfect 98 Valkyrie
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« Reply #1160 on: April 30, 2010, 08:42:16 AM » |
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 I am headed out to work in about 10 minutes. I have a 50 mile commute along a beautiful stretch of highway 208 and 395 between Smith Valley Nevada (near Topaz Lake) and Carson City. I just got my 98 Valkyrie and I am excited to get on the road. I wonder though how I will actually be able to stop and go into the salt mine once I get there. Gas Money I guess. PAPABARE
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Oss
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The lower Hudson Valley
Ossining NY Chapter Rep VRCCDS0141
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« Reply #1161 on: April 30, 2010, 09:46:41 AM » |
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2 in a row, yesterday on the 1150 and today on the Valk A great day to ride, lots of pollen so the occasional sneeze inside the full face helmet  |
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
George Harrison
When you come to the fork in the road, take it
Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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« Reply #1162 on: April 30, 2010, 04:11:22 PM » |
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SNOWING THE LAST COUPLE DAYS HERE, MORE TO COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Karen
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« Reply #1163 on: April 30, 2010, 06:13:14 PM » |
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5 for five, no snow, 73 degrees on the way home!
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Big IV
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« Reply #1164 on: May 03, 2010, 07:22:24 AM » |
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Starting another week. Counting down to the end of this semester's work. I hope I can keep straight where/when I'm supposed to be different places for the next few days. Plenty of running around (on the Valk) to be had.
Riding in the rain today, but still commuting on this dirty valk. Not as much fun as yesterday's ride with my wife on the back, but I'll take the rides that I can get.
Commute to ride, ride to commute.
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"Ride Free Citizen!"
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Dag
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I have a love affair with a bumblebee
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« Reply #1165 on: May 06, 2010, 05:31:03 AM » |
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I rode to work today... the spring finally arrived.  |
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The question is not what you look at...but what you see...
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« Reply #1166 on: May 06, 2010, 05:50:46 AM » |
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Rode to work yesterday and more today.
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Freedom will ultimately cost more than we care to pay but will be worth every drop of blood to those who follow and cherrish it.
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Willow
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Excessive comfort breeds weakness. PttP
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« Reply #1167 on: May 06, 2010, 06:29:56 AM » |
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I rode to work today... the spring finally arrived. Congratulations, Dag! It's good to see the bare Norwegian ground showing. Enjoy the wind. |
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Big Rig
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« Reply #1168 on: May 06, 2010, 06:52:30 AM » |
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+3 this week...
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Big Rig
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« Reply #1169 on: May 06, 2010, 06:53:53 AM » |
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Dag,
what is the art work on your saddle bag??
Never noticed it before...
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Dag
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I have a love affair with a bumblebee
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« Reply #1170 on: May 06, 2010, 07:14:37 AM » |
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Bought these bags and got them painted this winter.   |
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Bob E.
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« Reply #1171 on: May 06, 2010, 08:48:09 AM » |
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3 out of 4 this week and I'm off tomorrow.  |
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« Reply #1172 on: May 06, 2010, 11:56:50 AM » |
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Can't quite make the images out, two of your favorite places to ride possibly?
I like the look.
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« Reply #1173 on: May 06, 2010, 08:47:03 PM » |
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100% for me this week. And I was very late on Tuesday, so all the mpg saving behaviors went out the window.  |
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« Reply #1174 on: May 07, 2010, 09:03:37 AM » |
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5 for 5 this week. It started out on Galveston Island on Monday, ride Tuesday, my birthday, and every day since. It has been beautiful weather in the Houston area this week. Y'all ride safe out there, Hay  Jimmyt |
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fudgie
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Better to be judged by 12, then carried by 6.
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« Reply #1175 on: May 10, 2010, 06:20:36 AM » |
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Did the 5 miles in 34 deg sunny weather. Gonna storm tonight.
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cutter
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First Company in... Last Company out! VRCCDS0234
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« Reply #1176 on: May 10, 2010, 06:23:38 AM » |
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I just get to keep on keeping on... two!  |
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« Reply #1177 on: May 10, 2010, 07:16:07 AM » |
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Rode today and the rest of the week looks outstanding! Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #1178 on: May 10, 2010, 07:18:04 PM » |
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Got a little chilly here in DC! I left work Sunday night (1 am) and was freezing at the jeans, neck and head. Caught me by surprise.  |
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« Reply #1179 on: May 10, 2010, 09:20:17 PM » |
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Was summond to jury duty. Rode in. Being self employed and way behind on work for the year and a couple jobs to finish got me excused. So, off to Panama City to pick up a couple faucets that should have been shipped to my home in Kinsey, AL so I could fininsh two RO installs tomorrow. All told about 210 miles round trip. Beautiful, warm, spring weather.
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« Reply #1180 on: May 11, 2010, 04:12:33 AM » |
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Took the long way home yesterday... 34 mile round trip turned into 90.  Hay Jimmyt |
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Bob E.
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« Reply #1181 on: May 11, 2010, 08:52:06 AM » |
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I was off yesterday, so I didn't ride. But I rode today, even though it was sprinkling. I didn't have much of a choice though. I have my Jeep all tore apart to replace a brake line. It is the long one from the master cylinder to the rear axle. Actually it is mostly all back together, but I couldn't get the lines bled by myself. I struggled and struggled with my mity-vac until about 10pm but just couldn't get a good pedal. So I gave up. I was fighting with the thing because I didn't have the right size nipple to fit the bleeder valve on the wheel cylinder. And I just couldn't get a good tight seal by holding the smaller one on there. So I'll have to get my dad to give me a hand tonight and do it the old fashioned way. The good news is I didn't see any leaks. So it shouldn't take much to button her up. Good thing since it is supposed to rain pretty much all week here.  |
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« Reply #1182 on: May 13, 2010, 03:55:02 PM » |
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Yesterday I was finally able to ride to work again! Early last week the rear bearings went out on the bike. I ordered a set, the appropriate seals and o rings, and what not. They finally came in on Wed. Unfortunately I picked them up on the way to work. So it was Thursday before I could hit the garage.
Thursday night I rode to work without the bags mounted on my tourer to make sure the rear was back together and functional. It shook out well and worked nicely.
So this morning's plan was to change the front tire and put on some better rubber. When I walked up to my Dad's shop I found him washing my bike. Apparently he decided while the bags were still off he should since he didn't think I would.
We pulled the front wheel easily. It is so much easier than the rear on the tourer. We carried it to the tire shop to have the rubber swapped. Then I remounted it. While it was clean and in the garage I went ahead and waxed it too. Why not. It has been quite a while.
Today I wound up leaving early and taking the long way to work. It felt good riding around on a nicely shinning motorcycle on a beautiful day.
So I'm at work. This should be my last day of work this semester unless I have to come put out fires tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
Saturday I leave to spend the summer in PA. Lots of work, but studying and not a job.
So tonight I'll ride home (eventually) for my last entry in the ride to work thread until next August.
Ride safe.
Commute to ride, ride to commute.
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« Reply #1183 on: May 13, 2010, 07:05:51 PM » |
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Woohoo!!! I am 4 out of 5 this week, because I will not work tomorrow... going out of town.. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #1184 on: May 13, 2010, 07:29:29 PM » |
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I rode to work today!
Beautiful Southeast Alabama Spring weather!
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cutter
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First Company in... Last Company out! VRCCDS0234
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« Reply #1185 on: May 14, 2010, 06:24:14 AM » |
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hmmmm.... can't remember the last time I drove the truck to work. and I'm OK with that. |
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« Reply #1186 on: May 14, 2010, 02:11:44 PM » |
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I rode to work today!
Beautiful Southeast Alabama Spring weather!
again, same as before... I love it down here |
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houstone
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Can't get enough...
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« Reply #1187 on: May 16, 2010, 02:37:41 AM » |
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If I don't ride it to work, I may have to wash it! ;-)
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« Reply #1188 on: June 04, 2010, 07:05:08 PM » |
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I rode to work today and yesterday and the day before and before that and before and and and and...
Raymond
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« Reply #1189 on: June 04, 2010, 07:17:12 PM » |
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Ditto!
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« Reply #1190 on: June 06, 2010, 04:27:29 AM » |
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I've been taking the truck in for the last week... Since we're camped out here for Bama Jam and all |
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« Reply #1191 on: June 07, 2010, 07:08:34 AM » |
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HERE!
and I rode to work in the rain...
Raymond
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ChromeDome
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60 miles West of Chicago!
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« Reply #1192 on: June 07, 2010, 08:44:29 AM » |
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Weather is excellant ... temps in the 60's .... was a nice comfortable uneventful ride ... but then I had to show up here ... oh well. Leave for the Whiskey Run on Friday the 11th.
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Wewaman
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« Reply #1193 on: June 07, 2010, 11:27:44 AM » |
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rode my 29 miles this morning foggy and HOT. Always better for the 29 or so back to the house. Fridays 29 was really about 110. A Good Ride home. See ya tommorrow |
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« Reply #1194 on: June 07, 2010, 07:50:18 PM » |
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Rode in today, nice and muggy!
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« Reply #1195 on: June 08, 2010, 04:53:06 AM » |
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Tacked on another 35 miles this morning...so much for getting in early... Will have to take the short cut home today... |
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« Reply #1196 on: June 08, 2010, 05:40:01 AM » |
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houstone
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« Reply #1197 on: June 08, 2010, 05:42:08 AM » |
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My 6 mile ride took 45 minutes yesterday, of course it was about that many miles, too! Silly bike just wouldn't turn into the work location! ;-)
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« Reply #1198 on: June 08, 2010, 07:03:06 AM » |
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Day two, the journey continues. She was waiting for me again in the garage. All hot and ready to rumble...We did it....in the dark...
Yawn. I'm here.
Raymond
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« Reply #1199 on: June 08, 2010, 09:26:16 AM » |
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Been a few weeks since I posted here, although I have been riding to work most days...more than half anyways. I'm 2 for 2 this week. I started a new job on May 17, and I don't get hardly any time to peruse the boards any more except for lunch...and I only take a half-hour lunch now versus an hour. And that's fine...I probably spent too much time on the net at my old job anyways. The new job is working out great...and I have about tripled my commute miles from around 7 to about 25 miles each way. The only bad thing is the traffic on the parkway into and out of Pittsburgh. But at the times I'm travelling, the traffic isn't too bad most days. I'm working 7:00 to 3:30 so I'm going through the Fort Pitt tunnels before the worst of it. It takes me about 45 minutes to get to/from work. If anyone is familiar with the area, I am now working in the Clark building between PNC Park and Heinz field.
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