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« Reply #360 on: July 10, 2009, 07:51:36 AM » |
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Rode to work today stopped to make a house call for an elderly client then down to the Bronx, bike is settin in the parking lot, in the shade and looking all lonely. She is safe behind a wrought iron gate protected by a big ole chain and lock Must be a full moon cause seemed like every driver was on a cell phone or drinking their latte and reading the paper  Cant wait to ride home during the rush hour this evening, but knowing that I will miss my exit (again) and not turn for home till I have ridden thru some of my favorite little used roads in the hills makes it better |
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When you come to the fork in the road, take it
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« Reply #361 on: July 10, 2009, 07:06:24 PM » |
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Rode today too, thermometer show 114 in my little piece of the desert, as I left the yard @ 330pm ...
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« Reply #362 on: July 10, 2009, 09:10:43 PM » |
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5 for 5, a perfect 79 degree day, ride safe over the weekend!
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« Reply #363 on: July 10, 2009, 09:50:09 PM » |
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Severe T-Storm warnings today ... didn't ride & I REALLY missed that midnight ride home tonight!
Ken V (a friend of a friend) took his Rte 66 dream ride & never made it all the way home; his return trip was cut short the other day... thoughts and prayers out to Ken's wife and kids.
Ever wish you had rode to work just to clear your head?
I can't remember whose tag line it was, but this says it all...
"On your head-stone ... your birth, your death, and a dash in between ... make that dash count."
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"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10
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« Reply #364 on: July 11, 2009, 04:55:34 AM » |
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Rode Thurs and Fri. Cleaned the airfilter on the Lady, took out pre filter for ha ha's to see if it ran better. Yes made a difference but I do have Vik pipes and needles. Will check mix today.Was a very nice day too,sucked to go to work and burn soooo much daylight doing bs. Rdie safe and have fun. Doug.
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If you dont put in,you cant take out.
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« Reply #365 on: July 12, 2009, 05:54:45 PM » |
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It was a 25th Wedding Anniversary party for one of the guys in the band, but we ended up playing for our supper, so it sounds to me like a ride to work. A picture perfect New England day, with uncrowded streets in and around Boston. Can't ask for much more. Good food, good friends & good music, all sandwiched between two rides. Hope your weekends were equally pleasurable. Looks like I'll have to ride again tomorrow, the mp3 is up to 8.3 gig...
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« Reply #366 on: July 15, 2009, 04:29:12 AM » |
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I've been missing my posts, rode yesteday the day before the day before that..well everyday. I find it funny now that it is over 100 at times poeple ask, "Did you ride that bike in all this heat?" Seems like just 6 months ago it was "did you ride in all this cold?"
Go figger.
Raymond
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #367 on: July 15, 2009, 08:19:11 AM » |
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I rode yesterday, but one of our computers got hacked, so I never got around to posting... I had to go to Laurens yesterday afternoon (about 60 miles, hour and a half on country roads). It was hot on the way there, but it was 8pm when I came back... what a nice ride... it was cooled down, country roads with fields and woods and great smells (well, they spread cow-fertilizer some places  )... and I'm not usually out at sunset, it was great. Followed a "snarley" in the last 10 miles, not too loud I guess  -Mike |
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« Reply #368 on: July 18, 2009, 02:54:23 PM » |
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Rode 5 for 5 again...
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« Reply #369 on: July 19, 2009, 10:24:33 PM » |
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I didn't ride to work but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night ... actually it was King Copper Motel... and , I did IronButt back from Copper Harbor MI with Ironman - 12 hours, five rain storms & wonderful cross winds on the Big Mac Bridge ... still better than a good day at work!
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"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10
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« Reply #370 on: July 20, 2009, 02:55:30 AM » |
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Another great trip in! 57 miles door to door, Chester NY to Rye NY.
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Blackduck KS
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« Reply #371 on: July 20, 2009, 04:36:42 AM » |
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Yea I rode to work today after my very eventful weekend what timing, just before I`m get ready to go to CO.I went an event up to Galva KS. it just so happens they had a dyno there,see where I`m going with this, my buddies said put that thing on there we want to see what that thing will do, (first mistake listening to my Buddies) I was real hesatent to do it, sence I haven`t ever had it done before, but was interested also ,about what it would do sence I can`t seem to get it barely over 100 becuase I`m to SCARED to do it. long story a little shorter they blew my tire up it had less than 2000 miles on it, I got it fixed last night so I get to travel 600 miles tomorrow on my first tire change by my self,I hope I got everything back right and tight.  |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #372 on: July 20, 2009, 04:51:24 AM » |
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(first mistake listening to my Buddies)
no doubt... the only thing that could be worse would be preceded by you saying "Hey y'all, watch this!"... glad you got it back together... -Mike |
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« Reply #373 on: July 20, 2009, 05:53:46 AM » |
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After being on vacation all last week, I am back to work today...on the bike.
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« Reply #374 on: July 23, 2009, 07:26:16 AM » |
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Kinsey to Headland and back, Kinsey to Lake Seminole to customers house, to Donalsonville, GA., to Blakely, to Ft. Gaines, Eufaula, AL, Baker Hill, Edwin, Clopton, Skipperville, (another customer), Echo, Headland, Kinsey. 250 miles. and lots of wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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« Reply #375 on: July 23, 2009, 07:46:19 AM » |
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I'm back from vacation too, again.... Time to go back to work and the only way to do it right is to ride. Sure felt good to get back on.
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« Reply #376 on: July 23, 2009, 08:29:20 AM » |
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I'm in too I guess. I've been riding everyday just forgetting to post all about it. I'm sure many were worried!  Raymond |
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« Reply #377 on: July 23, 2009, 06:58:00 PM » |
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Yup I was really worried that nobody but me was riding to work... I didn't want to make anybody jealous, so I didn't say anything, but I'm 4 for 4 so far this week. Life is good!
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« Reply #378 on: July 24, 2009, 04:29:38 AM » |
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Darn right I rode today, I knew I had to stay even with 5 for 5 Karen. HAHA
TGIFIRMBTW
Raymond
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« Reply #379 on: July 24, 2009, 05:39:36 AM » |
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Rode (swam) to work today during our never ending monsoons, darn good test of the rain gear. The gear passed the test!!
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cutter
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« Reply #380 on: July 24, 2009, 06:36:50 AM » |
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It was tough to do this morning.... that is, get out of bed! The ride in was nice and the rain stayed away. Wet ride home last night, haven't done that in like 2 months..... New rain gear did good!
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« Reply #381 on: July 24, 2009, 10:19:04 AM » |
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Wonderful Mid-west T-Storms all week ... haven't rode to work since Monday ... guess its time to "belly up to the bar" and dodge lightening bolts ... Here we go!  PS. Weather Channel says 80% chance of T-Storms tonight ... I say it's 100% chance since I just got done detailing the Valk.  |
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"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10
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« Reply #382 on: July 24, 2009, 11:20:16 AM » |
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We've had crappy weather here all week too. I rode to work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. I actually had to drive the Jeep twice this week...that's the first time in severall weeks I had to get it out of the garage.
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« Reply #383 on: July 24, 2009, 01:30:15 PM » |
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Rode to work today...
Got there just in time to miss seeing my boss, and my boss' boss getting walked out of the building from being laid off, and another of my team mates...
*sigh*
(And yeah, my boss was one of the good ones...)
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Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away...  IBA# 22107 VRCC# 7976 VRCCDS# 226 1998 Valkyrie Standard 2008 Gold Wing Taxation is theft. μολὼν λαβέ |
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« Reply #384 on: July 24, 2009, 08:50:21 PM » |
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Wonderful Mid-west T-Storms all week ... haven't rode to work since Monday ... guess its time to "belly up to the bar" and dodge lightening bolts ... Here we go! PS. Weather Channel says 80% chance of T-Storms tonight ... I say it's 100% chance since I just got done detailing the Valk. Work & Home with no rain and no lightening ... life IS good (despite the roof leak from yesterday's storm). |
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"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10
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« Reply #385 on: July 25, 2009, 05:52:02 AM » |
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It was raining lightly yesterday morning, but I still rode. Wore my Frogg Toggs & helmet onto the elevator (who can carry the helmet with a purse, lunch, etc.?) and got a couple of laughs when I said I was still celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Tomorrow will make it 6 for 6, Raymond...
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« Reply #386 on: July 27, 2009, 02:24:43 AM » |
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Been leaving early for the last 2 weeks, just to make the 6 mile morning ride to work a 15 miler! Nothing like seeing the sun come up from the top of a big sweeping Texas interchange ramp! Here's to 2-wheelin'!
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« Reply #387 on: July 27, 2009, 05:03:33 AM » |
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It's Monday and I'm here at work...on the bike. So far-so good. |
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« Reply #388 on: July 27, 2009, 07:46:23 AM » |
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« Reply #389 on: July 31, 2009, 12:41:24 PM » |
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I rode everyday this week... I wished that today I hadn't ridden to work, that instead I had ridden here: http://tinyurl.com/mek9ntI know like nothing about what it is like from "E" south to Highlands... I think that is the "Hellbender"... Is it a touristy mess between "E" and "F", or not so bad? I'm on-call next week, but I want to do this loop soon... I might post my map outside this thread and see if I can rouse up some interest... -Mike |
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« Reply #390 on: July 31, 2009, 01:55:14 PM » |
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« Reply #391 on: July 31, 2009, 06:51:08 PM » |
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I rode everyday this week... I wished that today I hadn't ridden to work, that instead I had ridden here: http://tinyurl.com/mek9ntI know like nothing about what it is like from "E" south to Highlands... I think that is the "Hellbender"... Is it a touristy mess between "E" and "F", or not so bad? I'm on-call next week, but I want to do this loop soon... I might post my map outside this thread and see if I can rouse up some interest... -Mike I do believe the Hellbender is Hwy 28 which is west of Bryson City, goes through Almond and follows Fontana Lake and puts you out on Hwy 129, the Tail of the Dragon. However, the roads you have mapped out are great riding as well. |
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« Reply #392 on: July 31, 2009, 06:52:16 PM » |
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Your call Willow. I've rode all week but not posted that fact. Now I have, just trying to keep up with Karen i suppose.
Raymond
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« Reply #393 on: August 04, 2009, 04:34:39 AM » |
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Work work work, anybody else stuck at work?
I'm here and I took the long way round, the loop around wichita not around the the world. But that don't sound half bad either.
Yo Willow, wanna ride around the world with me? Who else?
Sign up here.
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« Reply #394 on: August 04, 2009, 07:49:34 AM » |
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work work work, hello boy's.... seem thats all I've been doing, but at least I have been riding to it.  |
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« Reply #395 on: August 05, 2009, 07:00:57 AM » |
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I rode my wife's Valk in to work today, it's not had enough miles on it this summer so I did what any good husband would do, I rode "Bert".
It was nice and the bypass curves at 80 felt great.
I'm here...
Raymond
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« Reply #397 on: August 05, 2009, 04:24:21 PM » |
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I rode my wife's Valk in to work today, it's not had enough miles on it this summer so I did what any good husband would do, I rode "Bert".
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« Reply #398 on: August 05, 2009, 04:27:25 PM » |
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I rode my wife's Valk in to work today, it's not had enough miles on it this summer so I did what any good husband would do, I rode "Bert".
You rode a "girl" bike????? Someone has to blow the cobs out of it ever so often! Raymond |
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« Reply #399 on: August 05, 2009, 05:37:08 PM » |
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117 degrees for the ride home... I hate to say this out load, but "Come on Winter"!!! Ride Safe Don...
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