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« Reply #1080 on: April 01, 2010, 04:57:48 AM » |
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Garage door opens, the Valk is FREE  !!! Rode in this morning...frost on the ground...what a great ride in....in the 70's this afternoon, is it 3:30 yet??? |
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« Reply #1081 on: April 01, 2010, 05:03:11 AM » |
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This is my 3rd day in a row on the Valk. That' snot happened since my son was born 3 years ago.
Starting Junw 1st this year, he's going to a montessori school only 3 doors away from home. I'll get to ride a lot more THIS year.
Mom works 10 hour days... and it's a burden for her to run daycare.
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« Reply #1082 on: April 01, 2010, 05:21:34 AM » |
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Rode today. 1st time this year to this station. 20 miles or so and it was 50 deg out. Nice.
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« Reply #1083 on: April 01, 2010, 05:40:36 AM » |
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« Reply #1084 on: April 01, 2010, 07:05:19 AM » |
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4 in a row had to unplug my gloves this mourning they got to hot. got a Dr. appt. this afternoon so the ride home will be longer than 7 miles Woo Hoo Blackduck |
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« Reply #1085 on: April 01, 2010, 10:38:09 AM » |
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Summer gloves! Summer hat! Sixty degrees (F). What a grand morning for a ride!
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« Reply #1086 on: April 01, 2010, 11:13:10 AM » |
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Summer gloves! Summer hat! Sixty degrees (F). What a grand morning for a ride!
I'm guessing it was about 50 when I left this morning, but I know for sure I had to take the jacket liner out during my awesome lunch ride... -Mike |
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« Reply #1087 on: April 01, 2010, 02:24:55 PM » |
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« Reply #1088 on: April 01, 2010, 02:32:23 PM » |
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how sweet it is took the rt today Valk gets her turn tomorrow |
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« Reply #1089 on: April 01, 2010, 07:05:36 PM » |
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Not only did I get to ride to work & back, I got to do an additional 100 miles to see my dentist! Sometimes there is a silver lining to a failed root canal, especially when it's an old one from when they were still using silver... The ride back to work was sunny approaching 60. Had a real hard time pulling in to the parking lot. About ready to get the mesh gear out.
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« Reply #1090 on: April 02, 2010, 06:11:28 AM » |
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record time this morning riding in. Haven't seen the roads this bare since Christmas...  Weatherman says rain for the ride home, or in my case to job #2. May have to leave early  Y'all be safe out there. Happy Easter |
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« Reply #1091 on: April 02, 2010, 07:04:46 AM » |
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5 for 5 this week. Seems like spring now. Storms passing over today but nice this weekend.
Later all,
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« Reply #1092 on: April 04, 2010, 12:04:59 PM » |
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Did the 4 mile trek into work today. Hid the bike in the garage from security.  |
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« Reply #1093 on: April 05, 2010, 05:37:47 AM » |
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I rode in today, even though there is the threat of rain...which it did just as I was pulling into my parking lot at the office. I knew it would rain because I spent all day Friday cleaning and polishing.  |
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« Reply #1094 on: April 05, 2010, 06:14:43 AM » |
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65 degrees this morning...what I ride...mid 80's by the middle of the week....
Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather...
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« Reply #1095 on: April 05, 2010, 06:50:08 AM » |
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I finished off my rear tire with last week's Grits and Groceries run... my buddy Henry's bike is on my lift, I hope the parts we need all come this week...  -Mike "my new tire is sitting there waiting..." |
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« Reply #1096 on: April 08, 2010, 05:01:53 AM » |
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today just felt like cheating. I'm still not used to leaving my jacket hanging on the door knob as I leave in the morning. Jumping on the valk and not hitting the choke is odd too. It is a beautiful day to commute so I did.
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« Reply #1097 on: April 08, 2010, 05:29:10 AM » |
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I rode Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week, but didn't ride today even though it is nice out. They are calling for some pretty major thunderstorms later this morning and all afternoon...and I just wasn't feeling it. So I took the Jeep.  |
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« Reply #1098 on: April 10, 2010, 09:26:10 AM » |
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Am I the only one riding today to work? Had a freeze warning last night but did the 25 mile trek to work. Wont get off till noon on sunday so it should be nice by then.  |
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« Reply #1099 on: April 12, 2010, 06:58:26 AM » |
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I didn't ride to work on the 10th, that's a Saturday. I did ride, but I didn't come nowhere near to work. Lucky me.
Monday has snuck back up and come around again. So off to work I go. I only have about 3 more weeks of this job and in this state until I leave it all behind and ride north. These last three weeks will either be the longest or the shortest possible.
Commute to ride, ride to commute.
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« Reply #1100 on: April 12, 2010, 07:43:40 AM » |
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Picked up the bike from the shop on Saturday, 95K check-up, got it washed so naturally there were a few raindrops on the way in to work otherwise a wonderful day to ride to work. Only thing to make it better would to be not at work and riding. Ten more days until I head out for Key West.
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« Reply #1101 on: April 12, 2010, 07:46:15 AM » |
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Am I the only one riding today to work? Had a freeze warning last night but did the 25 mile trek to work. Wont get off till noon on sunday so it should be nice by then. Yup, your the weekedn man it appears. Karen must be carrying her bass fiddle to work in the car. Raymond (rode today) |
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« Reply #1102 on: April 12, 2010, 08:11:54 AM » |
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I rode to work on my noo tar today...  -Mike |
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« Reply #1103 on: April 13, 2010, 05:23:54 AM » |
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^^^^^^^^Nice looking tar there shadetree.!! ^^^^^^^^
Well it's the lucky 13th, no surprises riding in this morning. The wind is supposed to howl at 25 to 50 mph today. I guess if we were down on the coast they would issue a hurricane warning but hey, it's just Kansas in April, it's all normal. Chain the cats and dogs down so they don't blow away.
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« Reply #1104 on: April 13, 2010, 06:54:07 AM » |
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Dropped my roommate off at the airport and went back to the house to swap the cage for the bike. A little on the chilly side but hey, it is April in Chicago .... just hope it don't snow!  |
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« Reply #1107 on: April 13, 2010, 09:15:32 AM » |
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Did the 4 mile trek today. Didn't even wear the chaps.  |
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« Reply #1108 on: April 13, 2010, 11:19:01 AM » |
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Rode again today. Took the long way home last night past the library. Nice.
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« Reply #1109 on: April 13, 2010, 03:57:34 PM » |
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Everyday for the last 2 1/2 weeks 'cept for last Friday.... Had to pick up four 6x8 privacy fence panels. A bit hard to do on the Valk!  Even when I dropped off the Valk for the new tire I rode Kim's Valk instead!  |
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« Reply #1110 on: April 14, 2010, 07:07:01 AM » |
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Ummm... I don't think I missed a day yet.. I did skip outta town last week and had to run to the hill country for 4 days. The blue bonnets and the rest of the wild flowers are outstanding this year. Best I've seen in many years. |
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« Reply #1112 on: April 14, 2010, 08:19:31 AM » |
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A bit chilly on the way in today (43 F), but lunch time and the ride home this afternoon should be really good. Unrelated: Why is it when I think there's a problem with the Valk, it always turns out to be my supidity? Washed the bike a couple of weekends ago and had 70+ miles on the trip odo. During the wash, I inadvertently rotated the reset knob, so I had to roll it back to zero and made a mental note that I already had 70 miles on this tank of fuel. Put about 60 more miles on last Saturday (see where this is going?) Replaced the carb springs last weekend with I/S springs. Went out Monday after work for a quick spin and five miles down the road she started sputtering. I immediately questioned myself about what I screwed up when replacing the carb springs. Switched to reserve and she perked right up. What? No way she can be low on fuel after only 68 miles! Back on normal.....sputtering resumes. Back to reserve and everything's right. Head to the gas station and only then did I remember that I had reset the trip odo two weekends ago, as the tank sucked up 4.1 gallons of fuel. Idiot!  |
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« Reply #1113 on: April 15, 2010, 02:06:08 PM » |
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the only thing enjoyable about work the past several days has been the ride in. It is being one of those weeks.
oh well it is almost over.
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« Reply #1114 on: April 16, 2010, 05:30:44 AM » |
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I rode today. It's been a pretty good week...4 out of 5. Only drove the Jeep on Tuesday because it was raining. It looks like rain out there today and is supposed to storm this evening, but was dry when I left the house. I just hope it holds off until after lunch. I have a lunch meeting to go to. I don't really care about riding home in the rain at the end of the day. It's just a pain to have to put rain gear on for a 3 mile ride to the restaurant where I'm meeting this other guy for work.
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« Reply #1115 on: April 16, 2010, 05:38:25 AM » |
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« Reply #1116 on: April 16, 2010, 06:17:54 AM » |
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here..... need coffee I rode today... there's plenty of coffee here... -Mike |
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« Reply #1117 on: April 16, 2010, 10:42:46 AM » |
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I rode to work. Now, I just have to convince myself to stay at work for another hour before I can take the long way home on this Friday afternoon.
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« Reply #1118 on: April 16, 2010, 06:09:00 PM » |
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This week was an all-Valk week! 3 1/2 days on my Valk & 1 1/2 days on Kim's Valk.  I usually go home for lunch.   |
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« Reply #1119 on: April 16, 2010, 08:12:17 PM » |
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All Y'alls is killing me  Guess I is jealous In Jan I tore a tendon in my left calf. 8 weeks off work. Go back to work for 2 weeks and during a training exercise, a 200 lb metal beam slipped and dropped on my chest  . Yea it hurt. The hospital gave me 3 rounds of morphine (15mg), wasn't enough...but with another med I was in la la land and then out Don't laugh, cough or sneeze.... any way, been off for 2 weeks at this point and going for a bone scan on Tue to see if I fractured the cartilage connecting the sternum and ribs. Needless to say, haven't been able to ride since Jan. I thank God that I am alive... Right now I'm on arm chair duty |
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