Did you ride today?

[cateyetech]

Rode every day this week too
I have been riding the little Yamaha to work
and Daisy in the evenings on potty rides

Every evening we have had evening heat storms
and we only got Really Wet once

Here are a few photos

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After we pull up and park at the Pear Tree today, Kofi heads across the dirt road into the woods
where he is not suppose to be
I can't see or hear him, so I'm rough talking him
while Honey Bee is doing what she is suppose to be POTTYING
in just a few seconds he comes out to the road
WITH

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Kofi never makes a sound
He's killed 3 deer (6pt, 4pt & 1 doe)
more opossums than I can possibly count
even racoons, armadillos, squirrels, cats
and 1 dog

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& I rode a list of sickles last week
including a Iron Horse chopper built for the TV show Pinks
It was Exile Motorcycles vs Iron Horse
but Exile never made it to the race, they totaled truck-trailer-bike on the way there
but the IH is still here & just got sold to a new owner

HOWS THAT FOR THREAD DRIFT!

[bratmanxj]

Yesterday the kiddo and I took the long way home from Mom's house. He was having a snack in the sidecar...

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So I pulled of the county highway to the farm roads to slow down some and kill the wind blast. Ended up in a farmers front yard, then a detour, then going the wrong direction but he was happy for the adventure.

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[Mr Wazzock]

Yesterday: trip from near Hay-on-Wye where I was camped to Dinas Mawddwy southeast of Snowdonia. Video to follow later hopefully.

[Mr Wazzock]

And here it is:

Time lapse, 25 minutes




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[Bendog02760]

Ride and hike.

[VWNate1]

..In the blistering heat ~ it reached 109* F, my tiny little Honda zooming along, I reached a whopping 45 MPH even .

Sadly the speedo needle pegged and stayed there on the ride home so I'll drop the speedo head off for rebuilding to day .

[Lofty]

Another one of my weekly grocery runs complete. I went to my favorite Mennonite-owned grocery store. They have a deli and packaged cold food section that is nonpareil, as it concerns PA Dutch specialties. This is an out-of-the-way place, which means there aren't any loud or rude out-of-state tourists to contend with. If you ever read about me in the police blotter, it'll likely be due to me [justifiably] knocking one of them on their a$$.

Anyway, today's UDF was brought to me by a local constable, who pulled up and nearly leaped out of his patrol vehicle to gawk at the Gear Up. He took delight in (a) showing me photos of his Harley sidecar, and (b) making a playful comment about my nearly-bald pusher. The latter surprised me, since it requires the observer to really bend down in order to see the exposed tread..and he did exactly that. Perhaps he wanted to compare it with his own experience.

[jaybird]

(b) making a playful comment about my nearly-bald pusher. The latter surprised me,

I’m sure not as surprised as I, as I’ve seen the tires you normally remove from your rig, and I’ve probably put worse on
You must be settling in and gaining a greater comfort level with your three wheeled tire eater.
A tire that will live a long life and possibly only expire from old age on a two wheel motorcycle, can be showing cords in a month in the drive position on a sidecar rig. You either get to be an expert tire changer or a slave to the tire shop. and most people who put Kilometers on their rig seem to gain a different perspective on when a pusher needs to be changed.

We have rude, mindless people here at the shore as well and the bulk of them just went home.

Happy trails,
Jaybird

[Lofty]

I’m sure not as surprised as I, as I’ve seen the tires you normally remove from your rig, and I’ve probably put worse on

You must be settling in and gaining a greater comfort level with your three wheeled tire eater.

You either get to be an expert tire changer or a slave to the tire shop.

You know, Jay, I still have that first Duro 308 take-off. It seems barely worn when compared to Duro (#2) that's presently providing service in the pusher position. I am indeed settling in, and coming around to your way of thinking.

I have been a slave to the local dealer, vis-à-vis his tire change prices. No more. I purchased a tire changing stand and a Baja No-Pinch tool, and I almost enjoy doing the changes myself. Almost. I do have a Heidenau K28 on Ready Reserve, for when the current pusher reaches true End-of-Life.

[cateyetech]

Hey MW
Cool old buildings
and as I said before, you should listen to that music in X2

Hey Bd
Good to see that Libby smile again

Hey VWN
Been HOT! here too
92* @ 7pm with 82% humidity on our potty ride
you can set in front of a fan in the shade and drip sweat
I have been commuting on a Yamaha TW200 the last few weeks

Hey j


yes, everyday
to work and on puppy rides

[VWNate1]

I hate 'em too, must be some sort of old man thing, right ? .

Now GET OFFA MY LAWN DAMMIT ! .

[cateyetech]

Yes, to work
& back in the rain
it's a weird that it only rained for 3-4 miles in the middle of the ride
dry on both ends
Then the humidity hit

But the 7pm @ 90* potty ride was quite pleasant
low humidity , light breeze & pretty pink skies & happy pups

The little Yamaha to work & Daisy on the potty ride

[cheeseheadmike]

Rode to my Doctors office for a routine follow up with my Type 2. He was impressed that I managed to drop another 15 lbs since my last visit. Then I rode home to wait for my ride to the airport.

[sKiZo]

YES!

A birthday and grow some balls ride ... 150km may not sound like much, but it's more than I've ridden in the last two years since the accident. Maybe half the ride was 55mph or better - apparently, any problems I had until now were more me than the bike, as I felt mostly comfortable, with only a couple scary moments - cresting a hill while gunning it and having to deal with the downside was an interesting feeling it was.

[stagewex]

Happy Birthday. May you enjoy many more to come.