Posted by EZ on February 3, 2010, 10:55 am
Shirley, a round for all the denizens assembled here. Normally I don't
quote MoCo sayings, but dammit, it's just been too cold, snowy, rainy,
and salty to ride. Or at least I thought so. Finally, I said to myself
<skip Andy's excellent self monologue here> why not just ride the damn
thing. Screw the weather, that's what you've got that closet full of
gear for, and you ain't gettin' any younger, either. Time to take a
lesson from Tud and ride, regardless of the temperature. (I get this
way around late January/early February when I haven't ridden for a
while.)
Rode in to work today, third day in a row. 19 degrees F. It was so
warm I didn't even plug in my Widder gloves. A light jacket under my
Roadcrafter, with new Wolverine boots, and I owe, I owe, it's off to
work I go.
Motorcycle content: Bike runs great in rush hour on the interstate.
Runs even better if I keep it closer to 3K instead of the 2K I'm used
to. Next week after the mods it's gonna run even better still. Can't
wait.
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_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT, EKIII
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Posted by Snag on February 3, 2010, 11:33 am
EZ wrote:
> Shirley, a round for all the denizens assembled here. Normally I don't
> quote MoCo sayings, but dammit, it's just been too cold, snowy, rainy,
> and salty to ride. Or at least I thought so. Finally, I said to myself
> <skip Andy's excellent self monologue here> why not just ride the damn
> thing. Screw the weather, that's what you've got that closet full of
> gear for, and you ain't gettin' any younger, either. Time to take a
> lesson from Tud and ride, regardless of the temperature. (I get this
> way around late January/early February when I haven't ridden for a
> while.)
I get that way too . Yesterday I rode the bike up to my son's place to
pick up a check .Mid 40's , a bit of wet still on the roads . Last time the
bike moved was almost 3 weeks ago ...
Hopefully the next ride won't wait so long .
--
Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF
Posted by EZ on February 3, 2010, 11:47 am
wrote:
> I get that way too . Yesterday I rode the bike up to my son's place to
>pick up a check .Mid 40's , a bit of wet still on the roads . Last time the
>bike moved was almost 3 weeks ago ...
> Hopefully the next ride won't wait so long .
I hear ya, Snag. My bike is overpriced and no longer new. Time to ride
it instead of wondering how much salt and grime's gonna get it all
dirty and stuff. I think my plan oughtta be this is my last bike, so I
might as well ride the hell out of it. Probably won't get anything in
trade when it's ten years old and 100K miles on it.
Of course, this philosophy only holds until I get a wild hair and buy
a different bike. Yeah, there's always that.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT, EKIII
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
Posted by JD on February 3, 2010, 12:54 pm
EZ wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> I get that way too . Yesterday I rode the bike up to my son's place to
>> pick up a check .Mid 40's , a bit of wet still on the roads . Last time the
>> bike moved was almost 3 weeks ago ...
>> Hopefully the next ride won't wait so long .
>
> I hear ya, Snag. My bike is overpriced and no longer new. Time to ride
> it instead of wondering how much salt and grime's gonna get it all
> dirty and stuff. I think my plan oughtta be this is my last bike, so I
> might as well ride the hell out of it. Probably won't get anything in
> trade when it's ten years old and 100K miles on it.
>
> Of course, this philosophy only holds until I get a wild hair and buy
> a different bike. Yeah, there's always that.
From what I see, no matter how young you are any
Harley can be your last one. I've had my '92 MB
diesel for 10 years and don't plan on replacing it
in my lifetime; I've got a few custom made guitars
that give me absolutely no reason to ever part
with and if my Shovel can make it 41 years so far
I'm guessing I can make it last until I croak or
just absolutely can't ride anymore. Maybe I'll get
a 'Wing for long hauls but the rest of the herd is
in for the duration and I'll ride 'em til they
break then fix 'em and repeat as neccesary.
Posted by EZ on February 3, 2010, 2:06 pm
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:54:46 -0800, JD wrote:
> From what I see, no matter how young you are any
>Harley can be your last one. I've had my '92 MB
>diesel for 10 years and don't plan on replacing it
>in my lifetime; I've got a few custom made guitars
>that give me absolutely no reason to ever part
>with and if my Shovel can make it 41 years so far
>I'm guessing I can make it last until I croak or
>just absolutely can't ride anymore. Maybe I'll get
>a 'Wing for long hauls but the rest of the herd is
>in for the duration and I'll ride 'em til they
>break then fix 'em and repeat as neccesary.
Well-said. I have a grand piano I probably won't part with, even
though I don't play it as much as I used to. Maybe when I retire I'll
start playing again. My Ultra will be my long haul bike, and my short
haul bike, and my bar hopper, until I'm to old to manage it.
Had a Martin D12-20 but lost it in the divorce. That woulda been a
great guitar to have when I'm retired.
--
_____ _____
| ____| |__ / Larry from St. Louis, MO
| _| / / SENS, MAMBM, MISFIT, TOMKAT, EKIII
| |___ / /_ BS #269 DOF #(I forget)
|_____| /____| 105th Anniversary Edition Ultra
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> quote MoCo sayings, but dammit, it's just been too cold, snowy, rainy,
> and salty to ride. Or at least I thought so. Finally, I said to myself
> <skip Andy's excellent self monologue here> why not just ride the damn
> thing. Screw the weather, that's what you've got that closet full of
> gear for, and you ain't gettin' any younger, either. Time to take a
> lesson from Tud and ride, regardless of the temperature. (I get this
> way around late January/early February when I haven't ridden for a
> while.)