Did a 250-mile ride today. Left at noon and just got home at 6 pm. I am just a little saddle sore. I'm going to have to get a Russell day-long seat. The original seat is ridiculous for rides over 1 hour.
Where did you ride today?
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Rode up to Blairsville, GA, today, ate at Jim's Smokin Q, came back thru Suches (TWO) and Ball Ground, 280 miles (got a late start). The riding weather was PERFECT. No other way to put it. High 60's, blue sky, light traffic, lots of bikes are out but the "standoff" (or truce) is definitely OVER. I saw several LEO's with bikes pulled over, other LEO's hiding in the woods along favorite roads. Lots of helmet patting going on. Still, A GREAT DAY!!
Nowhere - I pulled the carbs on the blue ST as it wasn't revving over 3000 and will bypass the petrol tap tomorrow when I replace them after a clean-up. Finally got round to trying to sort out and tidy up the bike which I bought last September.
scootac
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State or local LEO???
I wouldn't be surprised if local LEOs (and their bosses) look at this as prime revenue-raising time!!!
I see nothing wrong with making revenue off of scofflaws and violators. In CA the state could use it as well as counties and cities. Revenue is serious business. COVID is just serious.
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Just read this about this year's Cannonball run, the cops must be on a stay at home order.
2,825.3 miles
The current record holders have chosen to remain anonymous, travelling from the Red Ball Garage on the east side of Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, a total of 2,825.3 miles (4,546.9 km) in 26 hours 38 minutes in April 2020. The team averaged 106 miles per hour (171 km/h).
2,825.3 miles
The current record holders have chosen to remain anonymous, travelling from the Red Ball Garage on the east side of Manhattan to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, a total of 2,825.3 miles (4,546.9 km) in 26 hours 38 minutes in April 2020. The team averaged 106 miles per hour (171 km/h).
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Is THAT where YOU rode today?
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All around boston. Im on my second ride with the nee bike and really, really suck at shifting braking etc. so, i did a bunch of clutching turning and braking. All slow stuff. I did get on the shighway but the wind was so bad i kept it at 45 mph. Finished my ride off with a scary ride thru the callahan tunnel.
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If someone is breaking the law they deserve to be pulled over and charged. Otherwise chaos ensues. There's already plenty of that as it is. I'm fairly certain LEOs don't look at it as opportunity to make money. At least the vast majority of them don't. I'm not perfect and I've been known to sometimes break traffic law on occasion and I expect to pay if I am pulled over. Part and parcel of doing the deed. I have no desire to make that trade but sometimes it happens when not paying full attention or when certain situations require a choice between one bad move or another.
If the state and/or local law enforcement makes some revenue, or even a lot of revenue, through fines from those breaking the law I have NO problem with that. All levels of government need revenue to operate properly. The corruption and misuse of revenue is another issue entirely and needs addressed but not allowing fines to be charged to those who break the law, or even just thinking that is bad, is not the way to do that.
If the state and/or local law enforcement makes some revenue, or even a lot of revenue, through fines from those breaking the law I have NO problem with that. All levels of government need revenue to operate properly. The corruption and misuse of revenue is another issue entirely and needs addressed but not allowing fines to be charged to those who break the law, or even just thinking that is bad, is not the way to do that.
Put the carbs back on the blue ST and binned the petrol tap. She now fires up and revs cleanly! Will flush the colling system out tomorrow and paint the radiator. Tappet check, respray the rocker boxes or cam covers, then a good clean up while all the Tupperware is off before putting her back together.
I got the bicycle cleaned up on the weekend, this morning was cool but nice so set out intending to ride at least 6km and if I felt good at 3 km pushing the goal to 15 km. I was just thinking of doing the 15 km loop when the pedals locked up. The chain had derailed and got stuck between the frame and the rear gear cluster, no matter how hard I tried I wasn’t able to persuade the chain free. No tool on me and I needed a #15 wrench to remove rear wheel. So I ended up with a three km ride, a 3 km walk and dirty hands. It seems the rear derailleur is out of adjustment and moves beyond the smallest sprocket. Google will have to teach how to adjust that limit.
Not much traffic, but beautiful day out and about Palos Verdes.
Wore the Armadas for the first time. What a surprise. Instant anti-tipover boots.
L.A. stadium roof top 10 miles away under construction (top of frame)
Meep. Meep.
Wore the Armadas for the first time. What a surprise. Instant anti-tipover boots.
L.A. stadium roof top 10 miles away under construction (top of frame)
Meep. Meep.
Two hundred and thirty-four miles through south central Kansas. We rode a couple of the actual curvy roads in Kansas (we keep them secret so we aren't flooded with out-of-staters...) Put the ST up on the lift when I got home; time for an oil change, and maybe the annual cleaning of the tupperware.
It never occurred to me what the lack of traffic would have on heavy smog areas. My first time in LA we rode in at night to meet a friend of one of our little group. When we got there I noticed the stars were actually pretty dim compared to what I was used to around hear. I asked the guy "What's the deal - no stars". He said "It's LA Jake". Made me really laugh.
Another time we rode out to the beach near me thinking we'd camp out. After about 20 minutes it was like somebody flipped on lights in the overhead. When my night vision kicked the effect of a lack of light pollution was pretty dramatic.
Didn't get to post my ride Sunday...only 60 miles, but all in a cold 50 degree rain. The ST does a great job of keeping you dry as long as you're moving.
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Another snow day in April in Ohio.
This time it started coming down on the way home from work. I took the long way home anyway.
Maybe I could figure out a heated windshield and headlight setup.
This time it started coming down on the way home from work. I took the long way home anyway.
Maybe I could figure out a heated windshield and headlight setup.
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Rode roundtrip 317 miles from south NJ to Northwest NJ to pickup a new Sena I won on eBay. The S&H would've been free but I was dying to get riding so I went and got it myself.