Any motorcycle enthusiasts in Weinertown?
- Thread starter Pine Apple Slim
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Andrew Sak
Even Andy Deserves Good BEans
Nice bike!So this would up following me home
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Platted dirt bike.
I've already got a rally on the books for next weekend.
Need to change the brake fluid and bleed the front; it works but it's really soft. Otherwise a set of new grips and it's fully sorted out.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
So what's the first thing you do with a totally new to you bike you've never ridden?
Take it on a 60 mile off road event through the Mt. Hood National Forest
....with no idea what your range is,
....or how reliable your bike is,
....no spare parts/tube/spoons/etc
.....and no single track riding for about, oh, 15 plus years
I had an absolute blast ripping through the woods. The bike was a tractor that made me look like I knew what I was doing. Lost the silencer hanger bolt and the same side rear fender bolt along the route and had to listen to the ass end clatter around on the trail but otherwise, the bike was perfect.
Taking a break a campground way point....things were getting dirty during this leg
not me but another rider with the same bike waiting while a route around the fallen tree is figured out
Stopping for a bite
We all did a detour around the fallen trees in the background and had to horse the bikes through the brush. We all worked up a sweat so it was time to lose a layer.
Take it on a 60 mile off road event through the Mt. Hood National Forest
....with no idea what your range is,
....or how reliable your bike is,
....no spare parts/tube/spoons/etc
.....and no single track riding for about, oh, 15 plus years
I had an absolute blast ripping through the woods. The bike was a tractor that made me look like I knew what I was doing. Lost the silencer hanger bolt and the same side rear fender bolt along the route and had to listen to the ass end clatter around on the trail but otherwise, the bike was perfect.
Taking a break a campground way point....things were getting dirty during this leg
not me but another rider with the same bike waiting while a route around the fallen tree is figured out
Stopping for a bite
We all did a detour around the fallen trees in the background and had to horse the bikes through the brush. We all worked up a sweat so it was time to lose a layer.
Pine Apple Slim
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Wish I was still young and strong enough to go offroad.
Quickly realized that was not a good idea for a 60+ old man with rheumatoid arthritis.
Resigned myself to my fate, sold the Versys 300x, and bought a cruiser.
My offroad adventures require that I walk or paddle, which is hard enough.
Quickly realized that was not a good idea for a 60+ old man with rheumatoid arthritis.
Resigned myself to my fate, sold the Versys 300x, and bought a cruiser.
My offroad adventures require that I walk or paddle, which is hard enough.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
There are a bunch of older guys that rip it up in the group of riders I've been hanging out with....some in their 70s. I plan to be one of those crusty old dudes one day. Today I'm just crusty.
That'd be plenty brisk. I haven't been riding this past week because my foot is all banged up but our temps haven't gone below 40 in the daylight hours. It's nearly 60 today!
DinoMikeSr
I have the box
I have two currently I enjoy. These will most likely be the last bikes I own.
themanfromalabam
Habanero Chomper
New seat day! I scored a lightly used Russell Day Long pair for less than half of a new one, and I've still got my stock seats to boot.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
I've heard great things about those.
My wife gave me a sheepskin for my last birthday and that thing is really comfortable on long rides.
I may add a sheepskin. If nothing else, it will keep the sun off the leather seat.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
The one I have is dyed black so I'll pull it off if the bike is going to be parked in the sun for a while on hot days...otherwise, it's really nice.
Pine Apple Slim
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I used a sheepskin on my long AL-CO round trip. Even tho the stock seat on my Lowrider is very comfortable and was a big factor in my purchasing that bike.
The sheepskin was definitely a valuable accessory for several long days in the saddle.
The sheepskin was definitely a valuable accessory for several long days in the saddle.
