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It was gorgeous today so I decided to take a bike ride.......

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C'DaleRider

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82 degrees, sunny with an azure blue sky, very light wispy high clouds, and some 5-10 mph winds. It was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive. So, at noon, I pull the Nighthawk 750 (The Yellow Submarine) out of the garage and take off.

I go cruising along some rural highways........smelling the freshly cut grass, watch farmers begin the spring plowing/planting. Stop to talk with another biker who's on a Valkyre. (Nice bike but HUGE!!) Stop to eat at some small barbeque place I'd never been to before and it was GOOD!

Now it's 5:30 and time to head home.....only 95 miles back to the house but now traffic is beginning to pick up. I get within 25 miles of the house and it's dusk and then dark. Now comes the bad part of the ride.

Riding back roads is great..........in daylight. After dark and it seems every damned bug is aiming for me. Also, the temperature is dropping and I'm in jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I pull out the light windbreaker I've got with me and soldier on. The bugs are now coming so thick it sounds like rain hitting a tin roof. My pant legs are getting covered as is my helmet. (I've got a shield on the bike but it's so encrusted with bug remains I almost cannot see through it.)

Finally, coming around the last bend on my road and I see the porch light was left on by Debbie.......home at last!!!

Tired, sort of cold, bug-encrusted, saddle sore after 185 miles of riding.

But I had a great time!!!!!


So, how was your day today?

 
ha, nice story.

the weather has been kind of crappy here lately (after being in the 60s-70s for about a week and a half). today it was in the upper 40's, with some light fog, and drizzles here and there. but i had a good day.
 
Bastage. I am trying to get the Busa inspected and a new battery. Supposed to be cold and rainy tomorrow, and of course I have off.

Be nice when it finally warms up out of the 30's. Probably go right to 90

Ah well. Be nice to get a nice 300 or 400 mi ride in. Probably take all afternoon for that.
 
Ahhh, the pain and pleasures of living in the South. Early spring and mild winters almost guarantee rides nearly year 'round. Unfortunately, for the last few weeks the pollen has been so thick that at night, if you shined a flashlight outside, it looked like snow coming down.

Wasn't a fast ride....only 65-75 mph. Was out from noon until 7:45 pm.

The bugs came off the pants fairly easily.........in the washer, which is where they went almost as soon as I hit the door. The bike, on the other hand, is so filthy, I almost hate to take a pic of it right now.
 
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
82 degrees, sunny with an azure blue sky, very light wispy high clouds, and some 5-10 mph winds. It was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive. So, at noon, I pull the Nighthawk 750 (The Yellow Submarine) out of the garage and take off.

I go cruising along some rural highways........smelling the freshly cut grass, watch farmers begin the spring plowing/planting. Stop to talk with another biker who's on a Valkyre. (Nice bike but HUGE!!) Stop to eat at some small barbeque place I'd never been to before and it was GOOD!

Now it's 5:30 and time to head home.....only 95 miles back to the house but now traffic is beginning to pick up. I get within 25 miles of the house and it's dusk and then dark. Now comes the bad part of the ride.

Riding back roads is great..........in daylight. After dark and it seems every damned bug is aiming for me. Also, the temperature is dropping and I'm in jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I pull out the light windbreaker I've got with me and soldier on. The bugs are now coming so thick it sounds like rain hitting a tin roof. My pant legs are getting covered as is my helmet. (I've got a shield on the bike but it's so encrusted with bug remains I almost cannot see through it.)

Finally, coming around the last bend on my road and I see the porch light was left on by Debbie.......home at last!!!

Tired, sort of cold, bug-encrusted, saddle sore after 185 miles of riding.

But I had a great time!!!!!


So, how was your day today?
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YOU BASTARD! it was 44F and rainy today.

my CBR is still in the shed 🙁

i been thinking of getting the a nice cruiser rahter then the crotch rocket. i woul dlove a Goldwing but heck im only 5ft 6in so i dont really fit on them. last cruiser i had was a Honda Rebal 400cc (old bike but fun and looked great).
 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
82 degrees, sunny with an azure blue sky, very light wispy high clouds, and some 5-10 mph winds. It was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive. So, at noon, I pull the Nighthawk 750 (The Yellow Submarine) out of the garage and take off.

I go cruising along some rural highways........smelling the freshly cut grass, watch farmers begin the spring plowing/planting. Stop to talk with another biker who's on a Valkyre. (Nice bike but HUGE!!) Stop to eat at some small barbeque place I'd never been to before and it was GOOD!

Now it's 5:30 and time to head home.....only 95 miles back to the house but now traffic is beginning to pick up. I get within 25 miles of the house and it's dusk and then dark. Now comes the bad part of the ride.

Riding back roads is great..........in daylight. After dark and it seems every damned bug is aiming for me. Also, the temperature is dropping and I'm in jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I pull out the light windbreaker I've got with me and soldier on. The bugs are now coming so thick it sounds like rain hitting a tin roof. My pant legs are getting covered as is my helmet. (I've got a shield on the bike but it's so encrusted with bug remains I almost cannot see through it.)



Finally, coming around the last bend on my road and I see the porch light was left on by Debbie.......home at last!!!

Tired, sort of cold, bug-encrusted, saddle sore after 185 miles of riding.

But I had a great time!!!!!


So, how was your day today?
Click to expand...

YOU BASTARD! it was 44F and rainy today.

my CBR is still in the shed 🙁

i been thinking of getting the a nice cruiser rahter then the crotch rocket. i woul dlove a Goldwing but heck im only 5ft 6in so i dont really fit on them. last cruiser i had was a Honda Rebal 400cc (old bike but fun and looked great).
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Don't worry, I hate him too. My CBR is still in pieces and in the shed. As for a crusier, I would suggest a Honda Shadow 750 or a Suzuki Intruder 800

 
Don't hate me too much.........this is the last ride for a week. Supposed to rain from tomorrow night until next Friday. Guess the floods are coming.....and no bike riding for a while. So, it was today or two weeks form now. You'd have done the same thing!!!

😛 😉
 
Originally posted by: malbojah
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
82 degrees, sunny with an azure blue sky, very light wispy high clouds, and some 5-10 mph winds. It was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive. So, at noon, I pull the Nighthawk 750 (The Yellow Submarine) out of the garage and take off.

I go cruising along some rural highways........smelling the freshly cut grass, watch farmers begin the spring plowing/planting. Stop to talk with another biker who's on a Valkyre. (Nice bike but HUGE!!) Stop to eat at some small barbeque place I'd never been to before and it was GOOD!

Now it's 5:30 and time to head home.....only 95 miles back to the house but now traffic is beginning to pick up. I get within 25 miles of the house and it's dusk and then dark. Now comes the bad part of the ride.

Riding back roads is great..........in daylight. After dark and it seems every damned bug is aiming for me. Also, the temperature is dropping and I'm in jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I pull out the light windbreaker I've got with me and soldier on. The bugs are now coming so thick it sounds like rain hitting a tin roof. My pant legs are getting covered as is my helmet. (I've got a shield on the bike but it's so encrusted with bug remains I almost cannot see through it.)



Finally, coming around the last bend on my road and I see the porch light was left on by Debbie.......home at last!!!

Tired, sort of cold, bug-encrusted, saddle sore after 185 miles of riding.

But I had a great time!!!!!


So, how was your day today?
Click to expand...

YOU BASTARD! it was 44F and rainy today.

my CBR is still in the shed 🙁

i been thinking of getting the a nice cruiser rahter then the crotch rocket. i woul dlove a Goldwing but heck im only 5ft 6in so i dont really fit on them. last cruiser i had was a Honda Rebal 400cc (old bike but fun and looked great).
Click to expand...

Don't worry, I hate him too. My CBR is still in pieces and in the shed. As for a crusier, I would suggest a Honda Shadow 750 or a Suzuki Intruder 800
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Funny you mention a Shadow.......that's my brother's passion. He just picked up his third yesterday in NY and rode it back to his house in N. VA today. Said it was glorious!!!
 
You should have seen that Valkyrie that parked along side me. A 2001 model, was fitted with trunk and saddle bags that were matched to the bike. Now, I know my NH 750 isn't that big, but it looked like a 250 next to that monster.

I was parked at a convenience store, swigging a Coke when he drove by and turned around to schmooze. Spent 45 min. talking. I thought I was a bike nut until I talked to this guy.....apparently has quite a stable of scoots....a 900S BMW, one HD, several Hondas, a Suzi, a Kaw, and some dirt bikes.
 
hahahahahahah

I thought you meant a bike...bicycle! I was thinking damn! you must ride really really fast, but now, I understand 😉

haha...hah....ahh
 
Bastard. I went outside for a nice 2m run in the cold today, then drove home after scraping a nice layer of ice off of my car. :disgust:
 
Originally posted by: malbojah
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
82 degrees, sunny with an azure blue sky, very light wispy high clouds, and some 5-10 mph winds. It was the sort of day that makes one glad to be alive. So, at noon, I pull the Nighthawk 750 (The Yellow Submarine) out of the garage and take off.

I go cruising along some rural highways........smelling the freshly cut grass, watch farmers begin the spring plowing/planting. Stop to talk with another biker who's on a Valkyre. (Nice bike but HUGE!!) Stop to eat at some small barbeque place I'd never been to before and it was GOOD!

Now it's 5:30 and time to head home.....only 95 miles back to the house but now traffic is beginning to pick up. I get within 25 miles of the house and it's dusk and then dark. Now comes the bad part of the ride.

Riding back roads is great..........in daylight. After dark and it seems every damned bug is aiming for me. Also, the temperature is dropping and I'm in jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I pull out the light windbreaker I've got with me and soldier on. The bugs are now coming so thick it sounds like rain hitting a tin roof. My pant legs are getting covered as is my helmet. (I've got a shield on the bike but it's so encrusted with bug remains I almost cannot see through it.)



Finally, coming around the last bend on my road and I see the porch light was left on by Debbie.......home at last!!!

Tired, sort of cold, bug-encrusted, saddle sore after 185 miles of riding.

But I had a great time!!!!!


So, how was your day today?
Click to expand...

YOU BASTARD! it was 44F and rainy today.

my CBR is still in the shed 🙁

i been thinking of getting the a nice cruiser rahter then the crotch rocket. i woul dlove a Goldwing but heck im only 5ft 6in so i dont really fit on them. last cruiser i had was a Honda Rebal 400cc (old bike but fun and looked great).
Click to expand...

Don't worry, I hate him too. My CBR is still in pieces and in the shed. As for a crusier, I would suggest a Honda Shadow 750 or a Suzuki Intruder 800
Click to expand...

Whoa, I was going to ask if you were up for a ride in a month or so. Still in pieces? Ouch.
 
LMAO.. that's what happens when you don't have winters to kill all the bugs 😉

Over here it may be snowing tonight 🙁 (Montreal)
 
Naturally, when you wrote "bike", I figued the pedal-powered kind. Heck, if it was 82F, that's what I'd ride. 😀

52F here today... played basketball outdoors with some bario kids, fun. 🙂
 
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