The I rode to work today never ending thread.

Wetrudgeon · Tue 26, May 2009, 17:02:23

BP's: The saddle on Big Mama is a custom job. It is quite comfortable. We like it a lot.

We trudge on (comfortably seated).

Bob E. · Wed 27, May 2009, 07:37:07

I rode to work today. Actually, I've been riding almost every day, but I slacked off on replying to this thread. Yesterday was actually the first day in a couple weeks that I drove the Jeep to work because it was raining in the morning. And last week, I actually had a 600 mile day of riding for work travelling around central PA looking at potential bridge projects.

Hey Varmintist...where are you located in Western PA. I'm in Canonsburg.

cutter · Wed 27, May 2009, 07:54:42

If I were to post only when I drove my truck, y'all would almost never hear from me. If I can't ride to work I might as well stay home! 75 and humid, rain later today......... so what, liquid sunshine.
bike needs a bath anyway.......

Black Pearl's Captain · Wed 27, May 2009, 09:08:23

Well I had liquid sunshine all the to work today myself. It will make the ride home better feeling I'm sure.

Thanks for the seat update trudgeon. Nice job and it does look comfortable.

Later all,

Raymond

BeeSharp · Thu 28, May 2009, 07:35:49

Great morning for a ride in the DFW MetroMess - cool morning and should be nice this afternoon

Jim

cutter · Thu 28, May 2009, 07:57:03

It was a nice morning here too in H-town or at least on the out skirts of it. Glad I don't have to go downtown.

Black Pearl's Captain · Thu 28, May 2009, 08:42:10

Perfect weather here in Kansas, only problem was I came to work.

Ride on y'all.

Raymond

houstone · Fri 29, May 2009, 10:26:09

Concur with the posting when NOT riding to work. It's a daily thing, and y'all get it!
;-)

cutter · Fri 29, May 2009, 10:35:47

Shhhhhhh........Took me 3 hours to get here but I did........

Oh and I didn't have any HD problems either.... Everybody was waving today! It's awsome out....

Black Pearl's Captain · Fri 29, May 2009, 12:39:31

Am I too late to say I'm here? At work anyway. I did arrive via 2wheels so the Earth was titled correctly as far as I could see.

Raymond

Varmintmist · Fri 29, May 2009, 13:06:51

Quote from: Bob E. on Wed 27, May 2009, 07:37:07

Hey Varmintist...where are you located in Western PA. I'm in Canonsburg.

N of Butler a bit, off of 68, little town of Chicora.

I rode to work today, with a continuing flight to Niagra Falls this afternoon. The Boy Scouts are going camping near there and its the sons first year and camping trip with them, so they wanted me to show up.

Not a problem I says. Threw the tents (they wanted a extra so I brought the Taj MaTent also, big enough for me to stand in) in the scout leaders truck and have my chair, shooting mat (for under sleeping bag), and seabag strapped on the back of the Valk standing by for 4:30pm.

All I have to do is remain able to read a map and things should go well

Bob E. · Fri 29, May 2009, 15:09:11

Quote from: Varmintmist on Fri 29, May 2009, 13:06:51
N of Butler a bit, off of 68, little town of Chicora.

Cool...I get up to Butler area quite often. We have a camper at Moraine Camplands just off of 528 that we try and get to pretty often through the summer. In fact, we were there last weekend for Memorial Day and are planning to go there next weekend (I have 3-day weekends every other week). This will be our 3rd trip up this year. My in-laws bought the camper about 4 years ago. It's a nice campground...a little crowded, but a nice place to get away.

fudgie · Sat 30, May 2009, 09:03:10

I tried to ride to work this morning. My battery was dead......

Black Pearl's Captain · Mon 01, Jun 2009, 09:02:43

wOw, It's Monday already? How fast the weekends go.

Raymond

Blackduck KS · Mon 01, Jun 2009, 09:10:01

I rode today , couldn`t ask for any better weather (the rain is gone for awhile I hope

)

Cliff · Mon 01, Jun 2009, 09:46:23

Rode to work to day at 6am a bit chilly but nothing like some of the early April morning rides to work that were down to 20 degrees- leathers do help though.

Varmintmist · Mon 01, Jun 2009, 13:14:33

Rode to work this morning. Was running late because I stowed my card key/work ID in the kids bag while we were camping. It ended up in the laundry with the wet clothes.

Good thing the trooper at the church was busy with paperwork and not running the radar. Thanks buddy

It is had to adjust to 45 after 4 hours straight of 70+. The hand just wants to hang down lower.

Bob E. · Tue 02, Jun 2009, 06:58:46

I rode to work yesterday and today. Yesterday was nice, but pretty cool in the morning. Today was much warmer...but it rained last night so the roads are wet. And it is looking like I'll be wet going home this afternoon.

Blackduck KS · Tue 02, Jun 2009, 09:03:42

I rode today very nice weather in deed.

Stealth Biker · Thu 04, Jun 2009, 22:40:37

I have ridden a differnet bike to work everyday this week and I will ride tomorrow on Stealth Bike (03 Standard). Great week and it's been a lot of fun to compare different bikes. The Valk is still the best, nothing compares to it. My 06 FJR is great and is more fun in some respects, but is not nearly as comfortable to ride as the Valkyrie. Everyone ride safe and any day you ride is a good day.

Blackduck KS · Tue 09, Jun 2009, 09:09:40

I rode today very nice out but suppose to get stormy this afternoon.

cutter · Tue 09, Jun 2009, 10:08:27

Damn it, couldn't ride yesterday cause the bike was missing front tire and forks! Got it all back together last night and scrubbed in the tire this morning! Had the forks off to replace the bushings (mainly) and seals since I had a flat and needed to fix that.

Cliff · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 05:35:47

Rode the IS to work today at 6am dark and gloomy skies and a bit misty, all day forecast only 10% chance of liquid but what the heck she was made to be ridden. (Rain gear in side bag if needed)

Blackduck KS · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 06:31:07

Wasn`t to bad today a little hazy due to the storm that is going thoriugh,
left a litte mist on the windsheild but overall real nice rideing don`t know
what the temp is but cool and great for rideing.

Black Pearl's Captain · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 06:31:50

I'm Here!!!

Raymond

cutter · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 08:23:15

me too......

Serk · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 08:24:57

D'oh! I've been ignoring this thread... But I ride to work most days...

...including this one...

hubcapsc · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 09:05:22

I rode to work today. I pulled my rear wheel after Britman's Memorial Day ride, replaced the tire and the dampers,
pulled the drive shaft and lubed both ends of it.

The pinion-end of my driveshaft is wearing poorly. I think the universal-end looks good, but
I didn't take a close up picture to double-check my farsighted old eyes... Assuming the universal-end
is good, I guess a new drive shaft and a pinion cup will fix me up... I hope pinion cups are easy to change
out...

Put on a bag drop kit while I was in there.

Tightened the last few bolts this morning and rode to work to test her out... Blue Gray ride starts
tomorrow!

Rode smooth as silk on the test-ride to work today - love that Avon and Mark Parnes balancer...

Bob E. · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 10:04:02

I rode Monday and yesterday. But, even though it was nice this morning I took the Jeep. I usually don't worry about the threat of rain...but when they mention the threat of large hail starting around 4pm (I get off at 5pm), I thought twice about it. With my luck, it will probably be sunny all evening. $:-\$

Black Pearl's Captain · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 12:28:15

Quote from: hubcapsc on Wed 10, Jun 2009, 09:05:22

I rode to work today. I pulled my rear wheel after Britman's Memorial Day ride, replaced the tire and the dampers,
pulled the drive shaft and lubed both ends of it.

The pinion-end of my driveshaft is wearing poorly. I think the universal-end looks good, but
I didn't take a close up picture to double-check my farsighted old eyes... Assuming the universal-end
is good, I guess a new drive shaft and a pinion cup will fix me up... I hope pinion cups are easy to change
out...

Put on a bag drop kit while I was in there.

Tightened the last few bolts this morning and rode to work to test her out... Blue Gray ride starts
tomorrow!

Rode smooth as silk on the test-ride to work today - love that Avon and Mark Parnes balancer...

Pinion cups are real easy to change out with an Impact, zip off zippp on. The u-joint is probably fine.

That one is gone and would not last another 2,000 miles probably. I feel the driveshaft pinion cup is the number 1 consumable part on a Valk. They wear out.

Raymond

hubcapsc · Wed 10, Jun 2009, 12:51:55

Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Wed 10, Jun 2009, 12:28:15

Pinion cups are real easy to change out with an Impact, zip off zippp on. The u-joint is probably fine.

That one is gone and would not last another 2,000 miles probably. I feel the driveshaft pinion cup is the number 1 consumable part on a Valk. They wear out.

Raymond

I went on BMDR with a bald tire, and now I'm headed to Gettysburg with a drive-shaft/pinion-cup whose
days are numbered.

My plan is to show up at the fall color ride with a blown engine

-Mike

Black Pearl's Captain · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 06:29:07

It's s lovely day in KAKEland. I had a pleasant ride into work on my new ST1300. A two seater Benz thought was has really making me look bad away from a county stop light. We ran up to 100 in a half mile but I never broke 5,000 rpm shifting and he was floored. HAHA joke was on him but he never knew (or did he??).

I hope everyone who rides to work arrives with the same smile I did today.

Raymond

cutter · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 08:03:21

here..... going to be a warm ride home. Just have to turn up the AC by twisting the wrist a bit more.

Blackduck KS · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 12:02:24

I rode today still stormy but no rain pretty great day for a ride but what day isn`t.

Hoser · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 17:41:49

I rode in, the interstate is sitting outside the dispatch center in the rain, I'll probly get wet at 2300 when I go home, I just got it out if the shop and washed it all up.

Hoser

R J · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 19:50:23

Rode MGM to work, and got my arse wet on the way home. So, I figured I'd dry out when I got home. NO biggie.......

Tomorrow I'll probably take the Trike as I have to take a big bowl of Tator salad for our Friday noon cookout at the dealership. Tried carrying it one other time on MGM and it did not make it to the 2nd corner from home.

AND, I thought I had it pretty well bungee corded down.

john · Thu 11, Jun 2009, 21:45:27

if i can get to work without get'in wet ... i'm ride'in

ride'in home in the summer rain is ok ...

i'm headed to the shower anywhoo

cutter · Fri 12, Jun 2009, 08:08:55

another fine ride to work today.... traffic is lighter on frydays.. as in it's going to be a hot one going home.
y'all ride safe

deacon · Fri 12, Jun 2009, 08:31:49

Beautiful ride in this morning, other than the construction. Cooler than I thought, it was brisk baby! Should be up to 70 when I leave, I just may have to avoid the construction and take the long way home.

Blackduck KS · Fri 12, Jun 2009, 09:11:28

I rode to work in the sprikles and it dawned on me why , A felow cowork has been in the hospital sence last Saturday and he passed away yesterday he will be missed. So I personally thank GOD for the rain to honor him.

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