Last Ride of the Season

[WarrenJ]

Just went for a quick 40 mile loop while the weather holds.  60F today and snow for the weekend.  The end of another riding season.  Had fun - rode like a hooligan - great last ride!    Now all I need is a bunch of snow for SKIING!!!!!!!!

[Fergus]

I may have had my last ride and didn't know it. It's been snowing and raining for several days and the forecast is more of the same.

Glad you could enjoy it.

[metallimonster]

Just took the next two days off of work since it's going to be in the high 60's here in Ohio.  Going to ride the shit out of her and try out my new monstrack mirrors when they get here tomorrow.   

Then back to cold weather and football.

[Raux]

I just heard a bad 'last ride of the season' story.

Local Duc owner (HM1100S) cleaned the bike up to put away for storage and was going down the block to shake out all the water etc from cleaning when coming up to the stop light on cold tires had the rear slide out  on him.

low sided it, shattered his shoulder. Bike is fine, actually very minor damage, but he's going to have a very very sore winter.

so... be careful all.

[ungeheuer]

Huh?  There's a riding season?   

[Speedbag]

It's been incredibly unseasonably warm in MN lately. So I rode to work today, probably for the last time of the year. The temps are to drop significantly from here through the weekend.

[jvax]

Huh?  There's a riding season?   

+1 
I'm lucky it snows only a couple times a year where I live.  I plan on riding all year  [moto]

[The Bacon Junkie]

What's snow?   

[Veloce-Fino]

Huh?  There's a riding season?   

+1 
I'm lucky it snows only a couple times a year where I live.  I plan on riding all year  [moto]

What's snow?   

I hate all of you 

I'll have one last ride this weekend freezing my ass off then it's bed time for 5 to 6 months.

I'm not gonna make it to spring....

[The Bacon Junkie]

I hate all of you 

I'll have one last ride this weekend freezing my ass off then it's bed time for 5 to 6 months.

I'm not gonna make it to spring....

Come visit SoCal then...   

There's a spare bedroom and a spare bike in the garage...  [moto]







just say'n... 

[LA]

Yep, I took off today too.  Bro-in-law (SM950) and I took a smooth swift ride up SC 28 (best road ever) to Highlands, NC for lunch.  It was a spectacular day  - warm golden sun shining through the last brilliant colors of autumn foliage.  The road was perfect, clean and devoid of danger except of a couple of white tail deer and a couple of huge logging trucks, neither of which lasted but a few seconds.  The open Akrapovics and Termis were making some beautiful noise today.

Thankfully, there's no real end to the riding season here in the lower Appalachians.

Enjoy these last few good days.  Tomorrow is supposed to be 71 and sunny here again.    [moto]

LA

[Veloce-Fino]

Hmm... I do have 4 weeks off between semesters over December/January.

Perhaps I can visit my uncle in SoCal and borrow/steal a bike for a few weeks.

I've never been to california.

From what I hear and see on the news it's either terrifying or beautiful.

[matt922]

SC 28 (best road ever) to Highlands, NC for lunch.  It was a spectacular day  - warm golden sun shining through the last brilliant colors of autumn foliage.  

 

[WarrenJ]

I love motorcycling but I love skiing too so I don't mind winter at all.  The worst kinds of winter is where it is just cold and muddy.  If you are going to have a winter, there should be snow up to your eyeballs.  If we have good snow, I crosscountry just about every day and get downhill once a week or so.  I'm hoping to take the Amtrak to Whitefish,Mt for a week of skiing.  Also involved with the Wisconsin Biathlon Assn.

Once the Duc gets bedded down for the winter, I can reconvert the garage from motorcycles back into a forge/knifemaking shop too.  I've been drawing up ideas all summer so its time to do different things for a few months.  I'm ready for winter.  I got a basement full of wood for the boiler and a new set of Volkl skis so its time for snow now!

[The Bacon Junkie]

Hmm... I do have 4 weeks off between semesters over December/January.

Perhaps I can visit my uncle in SoCal and borrow/steal a bike for a few weeks.

I've never been to california.

From what I hear and see on the news it's either terrifying or beautiful.

where in SoCal does your uncle live?

It's both. Beautiful be the canyon roads.  Terrifying be the freeways. 

  You've got yourself a tour guide to the local canyons if ya decide to come out... [moto]

If you decide to come, post up in the SoCal local board. Lots of good, decent people out here.