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The I rode to work today never ending thread.

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Oss

#360
Fri 10, Jul 2009, 09:51:36
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 :roll:

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

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.)

VMODON

#361
Fri 10, Jul 2009, 21:06:24
Rode today too, thermometer show 114 in my little piece of the desert, as I left the yard @ 330pm ...

Karen

#362
Fri 10, Jul 2009, 23:10:43
5 for 5, a perfect 79 degree day, ride safe over the weekend!

B

#363
Fri 10, Jul 2009, 23:50:09 Last Edit: Sat 11, Jul 2009, 11:01:49 by B
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."
"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10

saabfxr

#364
Sat 11, Jul 2009, 06:55:34
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.
If you dont put in,you cant take out.

Karen

#365
Sun 12, Jul 2009, 19:54:45
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...

Black Pearl's Captain

#366
Wed 15, Jul 2009, 06:29:12
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

hubcapsc

#367
Wed 15, Jul 2009, 10:19:11

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  :crazy2: )... 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

Karen

#368
Sat 18, Jul 2009, 16:54:23
Rode 5 for 5 again...

B

#369
Mon 20, Jul 2009, 00:24:33
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!
"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10

Bonzo

#370
Mon 20, Jul 2009, 04:55:30
Another great trip in! 57 miles door to door, Chester NY to Rye NY.
Woops, I'm sorry.

Blackduck KS

#371
Mon 20, Jul 2009, 06:36:42
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. :angel: :angel:

hubcapsc

#372
Mon 20, Jul 2009, 06:51:24
Quote from: Blackduck  KS on Mon 20, Jul 2009, 06:36:42
(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  ;)

Bob E.

#373
Mon 20, Jul 2009, 07:53:46
After being on vacation all last week, I am back to work today...on the bike.

stormrider

#374
Thu 23, Jul 2009, 09:26:16
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!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.

cutter

#375
Thu 23, Jul 2009, 09:46:19
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.
On your tombstone there is a dash between the day you were born and the day you die. Make that dash count.

Black Pearl's Captain

#376
Thu 23, Jul 2009, 10:29:20
I'm in too I guess. I've been riding everyday just forgetting to post all about it. I'm sure many were worried!  :uglystupid2:

Raymond

Karen

#377
Thu 23, Jul 2009, 20:58:00
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!

Black Pearl's Captain

#378
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 06:29:38
Darn right I rode today, I knew I had to stay even with 5 for 5 Karen. HAHA

TGIFIRMBTW

Raymond

Cliff

#379
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 07:39:36
Rode (swam) to work today during our never ending monsoons, darn good test of the rain gear.  The gear passed the test!!
VRCC # 29680

cutter

#380
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 08:36:50
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!
On your tombstone there is a dash between the day you were born and the day you die. Make that dash count.

B

#381
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 12:19:04
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! :cooldude:
PS. Weather Channel says 80% chance of T-Storms tonight ... I say it's 100% chance since I just got done detailing the Valk. :tickedoff: 
"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10

Bob E.

#382
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 13:20:16
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.

Serk

#383
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 15:30:15
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...)
Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away...



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B

#384
Fri 24, Jul 2009, 22:50:21
Quote from: B on Fri 24, Jul 2009, 12:19:04
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! :cooldude:
PS. Weather Channel says 80% chance of T-Storms tonight ... I say it's 100% chance since I just got done detailing the Valk. :tickedoff: 
Work & Home with no rain and no lightening ... life IS good (despite the roof leak from yesterday's storm).
"if I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me." TLB-Ps.139:9-10

Karen

#385
Sat 25, Jul 2009, 07:52:02
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...

houstone

#386
Mon 27, Jul 2009, 04:24:43
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'!
;-)

Bob E.

#387
Mon 27, Jul 2009, 07:03:33
It's Monday and I'm here at work...on the bike.  So far-so good. :cooldude:

cutter

#388
Mon 27, Jul 2009, 09:46:23
+1 here too.   :)
On your tombstone there is a dash between the day you were born and the day you die. Make that dash count.

hubcapsc

#389
Fri 31, Jul 2009, 14:41:24

I rode everyday this week... I wished that today I hadn't ridden to work, that instead I had ridden here:

  http://tinyurl.com/mek9nt

I 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...  :cooldude:

-Mike

Willow

#390
Fri 31, Jul 2009, 15:55:14
Quote from: Karen on Sat 25, Jul 2009, 07:52:02Wore my Frogg Toggs & helmet onto the elevator (who can carry the helmet with a purse, lunch, etc.?)

When faced with that dilemma, Karen, I leave my purse on the bike.   :)

I rode to work Wednesday and on the way home the rear wheel began to scream.   :-[ Got her home okay, but yesterday I had to ride the girl bike in.

(Raymond do we need to report every day we ride in.  Wouldn't it be easier to identify when we don't?)

Oh, I didn't ride to work today because I'm working just fifteen feet from my bedroom.   ;D

stormrider

#391
Fri 31, Jul 2009, 20:51:08
Quote from: hubcapsc on Fri 31, Jul 2009, 14:41:24

I rode everyday this week... I wished that today I hadn't ridden to work, that instead I had ridden here:

  http://tinyurl.com/mek9nt

I 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...  :cooldude:

-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.
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.

Black Pearl's Captain

#392
Fri 31, Jul 2009, 20:52:16
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

Black Pearl's Captain

#393
Tue 04, Aug 2009, 06:34:39 Last Edit: Thu 06, Aug 2009, 08:48:34 by Scott in Ok
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.

_Willow_________
_f6gal__________
_Scott_________
_______________

Raymond

cutter

#394
Tue 04, Aug 2009, 09:49:34
work work work, hello boy's.... seem thats all I've been doing, but at least I have been riding to it.  :o
On your tombstone there is a dash between the day you were born and the day you die. Make that dash count.

Black Pearl's Captain

#395
Wed 05, Aug 2009, 09:00:57
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

Willow

#396
Wed 05, Aug 2009, 18:19:13
Raymond, I'm going to need a clarification here.  Does it count if I ride someone else's bike to work?  :roll:

motomama

#397
Wed 05, Aug 2009, 18:24:21
Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Wed 05, Aug 2009, 09:00:57
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?????  :D
Motomama

Black Pearl's Captain

#398
Wed 05, Aug 2009, 18:27:25
Quote from: motomama on Wed 05, Aug 2009, 18:24:21
Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Wed 05, Aug 2009, 09:00:57
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?????  :D

Someone has to blow the cobs out of it ever so often!

Raymond

VMODON

#399
Wed 05, Aug 2009, 19:37:08
117 degrees for the ride home... I hate to say this out load, but "Come on Winter"!!! Ride Safe Don...
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