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I like snow that falls in pretty flurries but melts away when it hits the ground. Sure, I would have liked some snow cream, however the need for clear roads trumps my taste buds. The local weather folk were in a tizzy of on-the-spot reports that showed clear roads this morning. Luckily, my non-televised route looked good too.
It was chilly but safe this morning.
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« Reply #1641 on: February 22, 2012, 06:21:10 PM » |
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Cool start to morning, but the ride to lunch and the ride home was wonderful. Low tonight 50 and high of 75. Gassed up tonight and gonna ride tomorrow too!
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« Reply #1642 on: February 23, 2012, 07:59:40 PM » |
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70's today! felt great at lunch and I didn't even mind the commuter traffic on the way home.
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« Reply #1644 on: February 24, 2012, 03:25:03 AM » |
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I didn't go to campus and teach yesterday, but instead went to a conference in upstate SC and presented at a conference. It was work related and I rode. It was a nice change up to my daily routine. I slept in. I ate a big breakfast. I rode down after rush hour. I ate more when when I arrived at the conference. I learned. I ate again. I taught. I grabbed some water. I rode home in 70+ degree weather. It was a nice day.
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« Reply #1645 on: February 24, 2012, 03:26:09 AM » |
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70's today! felt great at lunch and I didn't even mind the commuter traffic on the way home.
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« Reply #1646 on: February 24, 2012, 02:21:43 PM » |
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For the last year or so, where I work had no place safe and secure to park a motorcycle, so no riding to work for me. Last week we moved into a very secure, locked yard to park our big rigs and our personal vehicles, so now its back to riding to work. I can't wait, because most weeks the only time I have to ride is back and forth to work. I have a question for the group here though, I have three bikes I need to rotate, a '91 GoldWing, a '98 KLR 650, and my '97 Valkyrie, so can I post here when I ride to work even when I don't ride the Valkyrie, or is this a Valkyrie only thread? Don't want to break any rules. I'll wait to hear an answer before I post. I should be riding back and forth on my 70 mile round trip commute by next week.
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« Reply #1647 on: February 24, 2012, 02:45:55 PM » |
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... so can I post here when I ride to work even when I don't ride the Valkyrie, or is this a Valkyrie only thread? Ride. Post.  |
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« Reply #1648 on: February 24, 2012, 02:55:15 PM » |
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Gotcha. Thanks......
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« Reply #1650 on: March 05, 2012, 06:37:29 AM » |
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Rode to work and then home yesterday, temps were in the thirties, wasn't bad but pretty gusty so, it wasn't the most enjoyable ride I've had lately. Regardless, had big plans to ride Monday and Tuesday, my normal days off. Woke up this morning and there's 4 inches of frigg'n snow on the ground. Don't mind the cold so much but, I don't ride on snow or ice. Well, tomorrow is suppose to be in the sixties, will give it another shot tomorrow.
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« Reply #1651 on: March 05, 2012, 07:16:30 AM » |
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« Reply #1652 on: March 05, 2012, 07:20:35 AM » |
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Twenty-five when I left the house, but the sun was shining.
It's March so it has to be Springtime, right?
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« Reply #1653 on: March 06, 2012, 08:21:18 AM » |
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19 on my way home this morning. Didn't even put my chaps on.
(but it was a little brisk for the first couple of miles)
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« Reply #1654 on: March 06, 2012, 08:28:18 AM » |
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I'm in. 'Twas a little windy this AM.
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« Reply #1655 on: March 06, 2012, 09:04:44 AM » |
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Since I is retarded, that's what my youngest grandson says, I don't ride to work, but I do get in a few miles every once in awhile. 3/5/2012, I had a Dr's appointment so I rode to his office and the long way home. Only got in 30 miles in on the Chevy. Damn I love that degree tree I got from Daryl's store. Today it is 66* and it isn't even noon yet. Guess I'll go stretch the Chevy's legs a little bit more today. See ya later.  |
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« Reply #1656 on: March 06, 2012, 09:39:27 AM » |
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I rode to werk again today... 60 deg on the way in and should be 75 on the way out... Watch that horsepower there RJ! Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #1657 on: March 06, 2012, 09:42:14 AM » |
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I rode in this morning, was 58 when I left the house at 6:30 am.. Should be over 70 on the way home... It is plenty windy here too!
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« Reply #1658 on: March 06, 2012, 09:46:18 AM » |
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I ride the 10 blocks to work most mornings. Yesterday, I had to run over to our bureau in New Boston, TX. (About 22 miles.) Sun was shining, temp about 60°. Doing about 55 down hwy 82 with the wind and sun in my face almost put me to sleep.
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« Reply #1659 on: March 06, 2012, 10:26:24 AM » |
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I rode to werk again today... 60 deg on the way in and should be 75 on the way out... Watch that horsepower there RJ! Hay Jimmyt Jimmyt, it is not the HP I'm worried about, it is the Torque this big heifer has now with the NASCAR muffler on it. All 4" except for the 3" muffler. The muffler came out of the Heinrick Motors Race car portion of the company.  |
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« Reply #1660 on: March 06, 2012, 11:32:06 AM » |
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I'm back at work this week and back to riding the Valk of course.
Weathermen and newscasters regard I-40 as a magic barrier in NC. To hear them talk weather either happens north or south of the road. Because of the topography and elevation it is easy for people 50 miles south to think that is true. People living within sight of the road may see it differently, but mileage does vary. Monday 2 inches of snow was falling north of I-40. Weathermen said south was pretty, sunny, and only a light breeze.
Living south of 40, I didn't see a reason why I shouldn't be able to ride.
Facebok messages reported snowfall in the town I was leaving and the town I was headed to, but that seemed unlikely since my thermometer read 37 degrees. Off to work I went. Something was falling but I think it was a light rain. It's hard to tell on warm asphalt.
On the way home, the cool morning ride was a distant memory, until I realized the road was flecked with large white spots for miles. The morning discussion of snow rushed to mind. Turns out it was a box of packing peanuts that had blown off of a truck, but it made me slow down a bit.
Otherwise it was a great way to start the week.
Tuesday is a similarly pretty day thus far.
Commute to ride, ride to commute.
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« Reply #1661 on: March 06, 2012, 02:20:41 PM » |
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« Reply #1662 on: March 06, 2012, 02:44:03 PM » |
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Another Great Ride to work and back.
Dark in the morning, windy in the afternoon.
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« Reply #1663 on: March 09, 2012, 03:53:20 AM » |
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Is it too early on Friday to think about the end of the week? One more set of commuting and then it is the weekend.
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« Reply #1664 on: March 09, 2012, 08:22:41 PM » |
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Thursday and Friday. Nice days!
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« Reply #1665 on: March 14, 2012, 05:27:48 PM » |
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Started out with 60 degree morning and made it into 80s this afternoon. Leather jacket was a bit much on the ride home. Happy to be in the Carolinas.
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« Reply #1666 on: March 14, 2012, 05:33:25 PM » |
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great day to ride to work and to court so I did both
think it was close to 70 or maybe above that lunchtime
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« Reply #1667 on: March 15, 2012, 07:12:34 AM » |
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Started out with 60 degree morning and made it into 80s this afternoon. Leather jacket was a bit much on the ride home. Happy to be in the Carolinas.
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« Reply #1668 on: March 15, 2012, 07:18:07 AM » |
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« Reply #1669 on: March 15, 2012, 09:50:18 AM » |
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« Reply #1670 on: March 15, 2012, 10:19:21 AM » |
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Rode in to work today, for first time..... ever... 85 and 285 in ATL, 37 miles door to door. Everyone in the office thought I was nuts, when I walked in carrying my helmet (and I questioned it myself about 1/2 way in ), but people in the parking lot walking up asking what it is, and people in the office wanting to go down to look at it - makes it all worth it I did learn, after a ride like that, in ATL rush hour traffic, you no longer require coffee I came through Atlanta on I85, from 20 on to the SC state line a while back... sheesh... BigBF horn got a workout , they returned to their lanes... I have a full face helmet, and sunglasses... when you go under those in-town overpasses (what are they 14 lanes wide  ) its like being in a dark tunnel. In heavy traffic. On a sweeper. -Mike |
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« Reply #1672 on: March 15, 2012, 11:19:33 AM » |
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Shucks, I can't legally post in this one, I no workie anymore.
I do get out once in awhile, like yesterday, it was 82 degrees, and it set a record for this date.
I kind of let the Chevy get away from me for a minute. Then I backed off, pretty hard, and thank God for that, as I topped the hill on the speed limit, on the other side was a radar car.
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« Reply #1673 on: March 15, 2012, 12:10:32 PM » |
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« Reply #1674 on: March 15, 2012, 01:17:24 PM » |
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« Reply #1675 on: March 15, 2012, 02:30:29 PM » |
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« Reply #1676 on: March 15, 2012, 08:04:08 PM » |
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Started at 56 this morning. High around mid 80's. Sprinkled on me just as I got off I-77. Beautiful day to ride.
bigguy, Like the map!!
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« Reply #1677 on: March 16, 2012, 05:18:23 AM » |
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« Reply #1678 on: March 16, 2012, 05:22:57 AM » |
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Same ole 10 blocks.
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