Where did you ride today?

[Valker]

I did a quick 150 miles today riding around my area looking at the burn devastation around Pampa, Canadian, and Miami Texas. Lots of black prairie.

 

[Mophead]

I did a quick 150 miles today riding around my area looking at the burn devastation around Pampa, Canadian, and Miami Texas. Lots of black prairie.

Good time to be selling wooden fence posts. If we ever get any rain it will make some really green pastures where the burns happened. I did see some burnt structures around Fritch and Canadian. Not too sure those around Canadian were burned in the last big fire they had several years ago.

 

[TerryS]

And now for something completely different. I have been a closet Vesperati for a few years and while I loved the cute factor of the 150, it was always a bit limited in the places we could go. Full noise (on the flat, tucked in) was just about 100km/hr, but throw a hill or wind in and it was a bit too slow for the open road or freeway. Not so the mighty 2020 GTS300 that I have just acquired, with a (mildly) searing 26 bhp and (small) stump-pulling torque, this one is actually open-road capable and very comfortable cruising at 110km/hr or more, including up hills. I've been performing an overdue service this week, so a fine autumn day was perfect to see if I had chronically screwed anything up when I replaced brake pads, the drive belt and rollers, brake fluid, coolant, oil and filters and adjusted the tappets. I covered about 200km and took in some lovely scenic spots around the Firth of Thames and Waitemata Harbour.

With 12" wheels there is psychological terror that bumps at speed might set off a wobble, but actually I had a fear-free ride, with just some adjustment needed for the very light steering and odd brake balance (very rear biased due to the weight of the engine and trans) and obviously a bit lacking in acceleration for high-speed overtakes. Lots of fun though! are going to

 

[snowmoer]

Still too much salt on the roads around me. The bikes are in slumber until sometime next month. This is one of my winter rides that I was out on this week. A good 110 mile day.

 

[970mike]

Took a ride over Hwy 33 today with the Canadians, 250 miles of some great roads.

 

[970mike]

Another nice day of riding with the Canadians today, Hey 33, 57, Tepusquet Canyon Road and more.

 

[ToddC]

@970mike .........

I bow to thee................. Thanks for sharing!
T

 

[Igofar]

This is one of my favorite Rehab roads on my Honda Trail CT125.
Rumor has it that Edward Abby's remains are buried out in this area up on a Mesa.

 

[ardykay54]

Rode 105 miles for tacos today......Word has it that Taco Johns has a hit ordered on me for eating at Taco Bell today!! Russ.

 

[970mike]

Another nice day of riding, Hwy 1 and more. 370 miles today.

 

[W0QNX]

This is one of my favorite Rehab roads on my Honda Trail CT125.
Rumor has it that Edward Abby's remains are buried out in this area up on a Mesa.

That looks like a good place to get away and overnight. Maybe someday for me. I like camping out nowhere like that.

 

[Tedbrogden]

Down to Midland, TX and back today. 550 miles but no pretty scenery to show for it unless you like oil wells.

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

@970mike Some days I feel bad for what you have to endure daily. Looking forward to seeing you this year.

 

[W0QNX]

Down to Midland, TX and back today. 550 miles but no pretty scenery to show for it unless you like oil wells.

I can't agree with that. We started making the trip from Wichita KS. to Big Spring via Wichita Falls way back in 77 and I always enjoyed driving across there. Seymour, Munday, Haskell, Stamford and on to Snyder I always enjoyed that drive. True West Texas cowboy towns back then.

They have stripped down a lot of the old Mesquite pastures and turned them into wheat fields since then and the wind generators are countless around Snyder to Big Springs. But I wouldn't mind seeing a good picture of some Texas rock mesa's.

 

[Tedbrogden]

I can't agree with that. We started making the trip from Wichita KS. to Big Spring via Wichita Falls way back in 77 and I always enjoyed driving across there. Seymour, Munday, Haskell, Stamford and on to Snyder I always enjoyed that drive. True West Texas cowboy towns back then.

They have stripped down a lot of the old Mesquite pastures and turned them into wheat fields since then and the wind generators are countless around Snyder to Big Springs. But I wouldn't mind seeing a good picture of some Texas rock mesa's.

 

[Larry Fine]

But I wouldn't mind seeing a good picture of some Texas rock mesa's.

"Look at that butte!"
"It's a mesa!"
"No, it's a butte!"
"And real purdy, too!"

 

[970mike]

362 miles today, Malibu, Hwy 33, and Tepusquet Canyon Road. We also stopped in Los Alamos at the Depot.

 

[cruise_carter]

Left the ST at home, end of February headed south to Florida. Group of us rode to Key West, then went up to Bike Week in Daytona. Used the 2018 Goldwing Tour DCT for this trip. Great weather, no rain, no bugs, friendly folks and great food.

 

[970mike]

Another great day of riding with the Canadians, we went North today, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey Counties. 385 miles of some great roads.

 

[ardykay54]

I won't be riding at all today .....woke up to 4" of snow out there!!....Russ.