Anybody go for ride today? Got Pictures?

[Traveler1]

1 hour ago, szurszewski said:

That looks like a great ride! Next time I get down that way on a bike, maybe we can go for a ride together!

Anytime - be good to see you again.

[szurszewski]

4 hours ago, Traveler1 said:

Anytime - be good to see you again.

 

 I spent most of last year not riding after a knee injury, was back up to being able to bend enough to ride the GS a couple of months ago...then forgot how many stairs there are in the house and bent the bad knee all the way pulling a bunch of stuff -now I'm almost back to being able to ride the gs again...d'oh!

 

Hoping to make it down your way sometime sorta soon - I'll be sure to say hello when I figure out when!

[Redman]

Yesterday and today were nice weather (after cold, rainy, windy) and was able to get away for the day today.
Today is one of the few over 70degF so far. 75 this afternoon seemed good and warm with clear skys.

Was mid 50sthis morning but warming up nicely. Headed out about 9am, . . . and (some can guess) . . . . stopped at local recordstore/coffee shop for a while, then headed out on a favorite ride that puts together a route of some roads that somewhat follow Muskegon river.


Stopped for lunch. ANd a visit to a jerky store. Newaygo.

Looks like the HD PanAm rider thought the white stripped area by the cross walk was just for him.

THen headed off in a further direction that I dont often go. Went thru area of lots of apple orchards and peach orchards.


Rolled back into town about 3pm. Only a little over 150 miles.
Hey, beach parking lot now open at the state park. Hey, that is kinda like summer time.

[DeadEye]

Another great spring day !

 

[BamaJohn]

On 5/2/2024 at 5:50 PM, Redman said:

Yesterday and today were nice weather (after cold, rainy, windy) and was able to get away for the day today.
Today is one of the few over 70degF so far. 75 this afternoon seemed good and warm with clear skys.

Was mid 50sthis morning but warming up nicely. Headed out about 9am, . . . and (some can guess) . . . . stopped at local recordstore/coffee shop for a while, then headed out on a favorite ride that puts together a route of some roads that somewhat follow Muskegon river.


Stopped for lunch. ANd a visit to a jerky store. Newaygo.

Looks like the HD PanAm rider thought the white stripped area by the cross walk was just for him.

THen headed off in a further direction that I dont often go. Went thru area of lots of apple orchards and peach orchards.


Rolled back into town about 3pm. Only a little over 150 miles.
Hey, beach parking lot now open at the state park. Hey, that is kinda like summer time.

Love the orchard photo!

[Darbarian]

11 hours ago, DeadEye said:

Another great spring day !

 

Those Guzzi photos make the open roads beckon. I am too much a fair-weather-rider to respond today, but I will make sure to be ready a few days from now when the weather gods are promising fair sailing.

 

P.S. Deadeye, dressing up your profile or signature can enhance your posts with area-of-operation and motor-stable information. 

[Rockosmith]

It was a great day to put a few miles on my ‘new to me’ WeeStrom.

[syntorz]

Tuesday I went on a mission to locate, track and photo/video this beaut that was travelling through my area of the Badger State.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_2816

 

Missed it completely. Couldn't catch up when it got ahead of me, and missed it by minutes on a few intercept routes.

 

Can't call it a waste of time, since that isn't possible on two wheels, right?

 

 

[Indy Dave]

Well... I finally left the RT at home and got the girly  bike out.

 

 

[Rockosmith]

11 hours ago, Indy Dave said:

Well... I finally left the RT at home and got the girly  bike out.

 

 

Always good to have choices!

[DeadEye]

On 5/7/2024 at 8:33 AM, Darbarian said:

Those Guzzi photos make the open roads beckon. I am too much a fair-weather-rider to respond today, but I will make sure to be ready a few days from now when the weather gods are promising fair sailing.

 

P.S. Deadeye, dressing up your profile or signature can enhance your posts with area-of-operation and motor-stable information. 

Thank you DarBarbarian  I am also a fair weather rider +68 and NO rain !

I’ll work on my profile :)

 

[DeadEye]

Any day out for a ride is a Good day !

Andersonville  Road Bridge

 

Big Sky ( County)

[LBump]

 

Snow-capped Mount Baldy is in the background. 10,068 feet

 

 

 

[Darbarian]

I got my honey out on Piglet - pushing her stated limit, but my reminder to relax her hands worked very well. Neither her hands nor any other parts were tired. She had a very nice ride. So did I. 

 

[DeadEye]

4 hours ago, Darbarian said:

I got my honey out on Piglet - pushing her stated limit, but my reminder to relax her hands worked very well. Neither her hands nor any other parts were tired. She had a very nice ride. So did I. 

 

Great for her !!

[Darbarian]

Leo and I made a run over the passes through Wisdom, down the Big Hole River to Divide ... turned around at I-15 and ran back home with a short water/photo break back at Wisdom... 215 miles in 3 hours on 4.5 gallons of premium.

 

One gal flipped me off for overtaking, for wanting to go faster than she was going (pretty dang slow). Some old fart (about my age) coming towards me turned his van left in front of me as I came out of a right-hand bend in the highway. Fortunately my margin for error has finally started showing signs of maturity - leaving me plenty of room for non-drama adjustment. He was operating under the delusion of competent multi-tasking while driving thinking the cell phone use was no problem. 

 

[BrianT]

Got my “Kicks on Route Sixty Six…” on my way to Torrey taking the scenic way and started out today. Also did an unplanned 5 miles of dirt road that on the map looks like part of RT-66 in Arizona but is oddly unpaved but has street signs and speed limit signs. 

 

 

[Rougarou]

9 hours ago, BrianT said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've seen this horror story, the guy on the motorcycle starts running while the killer just walks and catches up.  

 

In another one, a bunch of vehicles come to life and start whacking people.

 

Hopefully you got away.

[BrianT]

Day 2 on the road. US-160 between Pagosa Springs and Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado today. I highly recommend it if you’re in the area. 

 

 

[BrianT]

Sock Monkey rides again!

 

[BamaJohn]

A good ride on a good day is medicine for the soul!

 

There are two photos showing a single trac road where an old railroad bed once was.  It runs along the Warrior River near Tuscaloosa AL, and trains would haul coal from the nearby mines to barges on the river.

 

The other photo is one of many old, rusty bridges that apparently still pass inspection, and which make for a nice travel photo.

 

 

[DeadEye]

A loop around the river with my son.
( he picks. Where to stop so a repeat pic   )

[BrianT]

Todays  ride pics from Torrey. 
 

Looked like a controlled burn or training to level a house in Lyman UT. 
 

Fish Lake

 

Start of Gooseberry Road

 

Today Gooseberry Road Ends here. 
 

Fish Lake overlook

 

Still here. 

[TEWKS]

1 hour ago, BrianT said:

 

Still here. 

All Great pics!
 

It looks like Gleno may have mapped out some of the roads he’s been riding over the years shown on his memorial!  That’s a really good message! 

[TEWKS]

I tried some welding today (recent conversation) but I accidentally welded my side stand to the right side of the bike! 
 

Not much of a ride but I rode to the center station to pick up my paycheck. Does anyone here that still gets a paycheck (not retired) get a “live” check (not direct deposit)? I’m one of four that won’t go to DD. Old school mentality I guess. 

 

[beemerboy]

Taken this afternoon. That's the north face of Pike's Peak in the background.

 

A close(er) up of PP.

[Rougarou]

10 hours ago, TEWKS said:

 

Not much of a ride but I rode to the center station to pick up my paycheck. Does anyone here that still gets a paycheck (not retired) get a “live” check (not direct deposit)? I’m one of four that won’t go to DD. Old school mentality I guess. 

 

 

 

Wow, didn't know hard checks were a thing for government org's.  Been direct deposit since December of '86 with Navy Fed Credit Union, never an issue (was kinda forcetold to do it).  Use to have to stand in line to sign for our checks, then head over to get AmEx travlers checks (kinda PITA process).  Then, when you deploy, you could set up split pay where most of your funds went to your bank (wife or savings if single) and your set allotment would go to you where ever deployed.  You'd have to sign for the cash payment (ya a dispersing guy would travel around country with plenty of hard cash and two guards).   During the gulf war, that same dispersing guy would be able to issue money orders.  Since in the desert, there's nothing to spend cash on, so, troops be a'gambling.  Every two weeks when dispersing guy showed up, some troops were getting $2-3k money orders to send home.

 

Now, I think the Navy has some sort of cashless system for use on the ships, kinda like a ATM/debit card thingy.

 

 

[Dennis Andress]

Burr Trail

[BrianT]

Todays Torrey ride on the Burr Trail. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BrianT]

Last night in Torrey and Sock Monkey let his freak flag fly. 
 

[Dennis Andress]

[Dennis Andress]

[Dennis Andress]

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 

[Rougarou]

7 hours ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

Hmmm, self serve worms,.....is that kinda like getting a free cat

[TEWKS]

Neighbors a week ago plastered the town with missing cat posters. They mentioned they were having a small construction project done at the house and figured the cat got frightened and ran out an open door. They found it yesterday, in their basement.  They ain’t the smartest creatures on the planet. The cat. 

[BrianT]

Pics from today’s ride as I start the 2 day trek home from Torrey. Cedar Breaks did not disappoint.
 

Tomorrow will be riding in the suck of the Mojave desert heat. I’m back to the fire and ice theme again. 
 

 

 

 

 

[Dennis Andress]

2 hours ago, Rougarou said:

 

Hmmm, self serve worms,.....is that kinda like getting a free cat

 

I was passing through Utah, where people have an uncanny amount of common sense. Self serve worms make sense there, but I’m pretty sure somebody would have stopped to bury the cat. 

[Rougarou]

8 hours ago, Dennis Andress said:

I was passing through Utah, where people have an uncanny amount of common sense. Self serve worms make sense there, but I’m pretty sure somebody would have stopped to bury the cat. 

 

Back in the day, when I actually did fish, we'd go to the local rice mills that were closed on Saturday's/Sunday's and dig for worms, plenty to be had.

[Dennis Andress]

Mormon Lake. South of Flagstaff

 

It’s ugly, but raptors love it. 

[don v]

Here are a few photos from the spring Torrey event. We were blessed with good weather and fine friends. Utah has some beautiful landscapes and roads

[don v]

Here are a couple enjoying some other 2 wheeled fun on hwy 24 near Hanksville. Second photo is from inside Capital Reef National Park

[don v]

Passing through Circleville I stopped at Butch Cassidy's boyhood home and continued through Cedar Breaks National Monument.- P.S. photo bombed By Harley guy on nice ultra glide

[don v]

Cedar Breaks area and Bryce Canyon

[don v]

Misc shots on the way to Torrey

[don v]

Continued-

[TEWKS]

The Road Sled gets a turn tonight! 

[Dennis Andress]

Do your kids know you ride that?

[TEWKS]

27 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

Do your kids know you ride that?

Kids are ok with it but my brother saw me coming home after dark a couple times and says “I know why you ride that thing at night”  

 

Hey who wouldn't want a “Road Sled” with a bed?  Don’t answer that! Now I just got to find time to use it… more.

[Dennis Andress]

It does have traits of a Boxster…

 

 

[TEWKS]

Not a single one.  My goal was to have something “different” (but still fun) to ride, and the Spyder fits that bill pretty well.

 

Edit… I thought you said boxer (more coffee). Well, I haven’t driven a Boxster yet, (top down) but I’m going to say very different except for two things. You can’t fall over and people are drawn to it.