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Title: Mountain Ride Post by lancer on 06/11/05 at 22:20:40 Was this the weekend for the "Mountain Ride"? Regardless, I will try once again to post a picture...have not been very successful lately but here goes: LANCER & Savage http://images.snapfish.com/343%3B784723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D72%3A%3D788%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3A882%3A688ot1lsi Little Mountain Center (center of what? I do not know) http://images.snapfish.com/343%3B784723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D72%3A%3D788%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3A8796938ot1lsi Mountain & Mountain X-Roads http://images.snapfish.com/343%3B784723232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D72%3A%3D788%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3A8765%3B75ot1lsi The very peak of "Little Mountain" http://images.snapfish.com/343%3B784723232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D72%3A%3D788%3DXROQDF%3E23238%3A8769277ot1lsi |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by sluggo on 06/12/05 at 01:07:26 bingo, you win the prize for playing along, now all you others get on out there and go for a ride. me, i'm sitting in a hotel room in yakima washington i rode over this afternoon then drove back to ephrata to call the races then drove back to yakima. i left thumper in the room while i was gone. again lancer thanks for playi9ng along |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by PerrydaSavage on 06/12/05 at 05:30:10 8)Well, seeing as I'm 4000 miles away from the Savage Run to Mount St. Helen's, I did the next best thing ... a wee run to Mount Pearl, Nfld. ... where I spent my formative years learning the finer points of juevenile delinquentcy. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/PerrydaSavage/MountPearl.jpg Here's a pic taken this morning of my Savage in front of Mount Pearl City Hall Another one of my stops today, was to check out a piece of aviation history ... billionaire/adventurer Steve Fossit is in town with his replica WW1 Vickers Vimy biplane to re-create the 1919 flight from St. John's, Nfld. to Ireland ... the first non-stop trans-atlantic powered flight by Englishmen Alcaulk and Brown ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/PerrydaSavage/vimy3.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/12/05 at 06:35:24 sluggo wrote:
You put the bike in your room? Cool. My kinda thinking... See ya later around Randle....Ride Safe. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Kropatchek on 06/12/05 at 07:21:55 I was thinking to be at least 6 hours ahead of you'r guys and gals. But no. Here's the picture I took withe the selftimer and the camera balancing on my helmet. http://img193.echo.cx/img193/1364/mountainrun7md.jpg The translation "MountainCorner". It's a little place about 40 km from my house. Greetz Kropatchek ;D |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/12/05 at 07:30:10 Good Job....I like the resourcefulness of using your helmet as a tripod. We'll be out of here at 9:00 AM pacific time....5 hours of time for a leisurely ride, 125 miles to Mt. St. Helens. Right now the view of the volcano is cloudy, but here is a semi-live web cam of the mountain.... Mount St. Helens (http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/) At around 14:30 pacific time you should see a few Savages riding on the lava dome 8) |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Michael on 06/12/05 at 07:54:01 Thunder showers here >:( We were actually under Tornado watch yesterday, which is rare for this part of Canada. This was also supposed to be my 40th birthday celebration, (which is actually on Tuesday) which would have consisted of a camping trip with a couple of buddies to kierstead Mountain, about 50 miles from where I live. Been very few sunny days this spring....Only had 3 in may..........this sucks, big time. :-/ I spent 3 hours Friday night, washing and waxing the bike, for the trip. :'( here is my forecast as verification...........Remember..it updates several times a day, so look quick.....LOL cheers Michael http://ca.weather.yahoo.com/CAXX/CAXX0419/index_f.html |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Reelthing on 06/12/05 at 09:47:35 Well we found a Mountain this morning - this was the first ride on the Silver '02 after the carb up jet to a 155, shaved the spacer some more and added the jardine yesterday! Ready to go..... http://www.mccserv.com/savage/dscf0057.jpg my better half - seems to think it's a little louder than stock - one of these days she'll open the throttle! http://www.mccserv.com/savage/dscf0055.jpg and yours truly http://www.mccserv.com/savage/dscf0054.jpg finally broke 700 miles! http://www.mccserv.com/savage/dscf0063.jpg got a ways to go to catch the '95 http://www.mccserv.com/savage/dscf0062.jpg Nice morning - some clouds and little breeze to hold the heat down - you NW guys on the real Mountain be safe and bring home a picture or two! |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Karen627 on 06/12/05 at 16:20:52 They were predicting rain all day - and it cleared up. ;D I got to do the ride, then I got all happy about the weather staying clear, rode around some more, and ran out of gas. :P At least now I know the fuel lever works. So anyway. Here's why I left Brooklyn for Georgia -- this is around the corner from my house. Not a mountain, but foothills deserve some love too. http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-s40-05-bikepics-372831.jpg And then, because I doubt it counts as a ride if you don't actually go anywhere, I rode into Auburn. This one's down the street from the city hall, on Mt. Moriah Road. http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-s40-05-bikepics-372833.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by lancer on 06/12/05 at 16:59:09 WELL DONE! Put yourself in for a commendation soldier. |
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Title: ReelThing Post by Paladin on 06/12/05 at 18:09:21 Call me a Yenta, but I figured the worser and better halves should be together: http://savage.andruschak.net/FTP/MountainRun_June12_2005.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Paladin on 06/12/05 at 18:20:55 Clutching with three fingers, a shorter ride than originally intended, but I had to go. Also picked up an offering for the better half who is putting up with my disappearing when I have things that need doing sround the house. http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/images/RMCF.jpg Downtown Manhattan Beach, about two blocks from the ocean. Absolutely no parking within a half dozen blocks. So I rode up the curb and parked it right in front of their window. ;D |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 06/12/05 at 18:21:02 Okay, here's my effort. About 100 miles E/NE of Dallas is a little town called Mount Vernon. It was a nice ride, even if it was 95+ degrees. http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/06/12/bikepics-372873-full.jpg http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/06/12/bikepics-372874-full.jpg http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005/06/12/bikepics-372875-full.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Paladin on 06/12/05 at 20:09:32 Participants so far: http://savage.andruschak.net/MountainRun/ |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 06/12/05 at 23:29:48 Well have I got a story for you. Saturday was forecasted Thunderstorms most of the day. I had to work so I got up and checked the radar before heading out. A large mass of storms heading my way but they where about 30 miles out and moving 40-50mph so that gave me 45-50mins to get to work. It normally takes about 35mins to get there and I need to add 10mins to get gas. So I knew from the get-go it would be tight. I said the H#&& with it I got to do it for Sluggo and the rest. I hoped on the bike and went. I was about 15mins from work riding directly toward the approaching storm when it appeared. Before me rose the biggest rainbow I have ever seen in my life. IT WAS AMAZING. It was like a sign from God saying its ok. Until then I was worried that I would be stuck at work or be riding home in a thunderstorm. That is something you don’t do in Oklahoma where hail falls from the sky more often than bird poo and 60mph gust are the norm 80 are common and 130 are heard of (during a storm). Tulsa is Twister city after all. Anyway I pulled under the awning at work right as it started to rain. I walked into work to the usual comments “are you nucking futs” and what the H#&& are you thinking. A taunting chorus of your going to get wet and all that. With a smile I replied I’ll bet you all a dollar this blows over by 11:00 am which was 4hrs away. Need less to say the guys at work bought my lunch and gas to drive to lookout mountain in Tulsa. There is no sign so I didn’t get any pic of the sign but I did get the following does that count? Look how pretty the sky looks!! this was around 12:30 pm http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/diggintaz/Pictures001134.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/diggintaz/Pictures001132.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/diggintaz/Pictures001130.jpg 8) |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by sluggo on 06/13/05 at 00:16:31 well i'm back from my 450 mile (350 today) trip to mt st . helens and meeting greg and julie. wow what a great ride. pictures to follow. i started the trip on saturday by riding the first 100 miles in the afternoon, i then left thumper in the hotel room while my wife and i drove the cage home so i could announce our speedways biggest race of the season. we then drove back to the hotel and crashed, sunday morning at the crack of noon we headed out up white pass to mt st helens. it was a bit chilly and just a few drops of rain an hour in. i made a slight miscalculation on i distance and time so i missed the 1430 meet with greg and julie, but was able to cross paths on the road. we stopped and chatted, looking over the machines. the word that comes to mind when looking at greg's is "clean". julies has some really nice touches and my wife thinks is "prettier". i also believe that's julies story and she's sticking too it. there was a gift shop/coffee house where we sat and swapped stories of the road. it appears many other riders of all types of machines got the memo of mountain day, because many made the trip to st helens. :D we made our good byes and split up for the ride home. as i rode through the mountains atune to all the sounds being made by the machine i could hear the change in tone the tires made as i worked the curves, or was that just the squealing as i really got to widen the contact patch. drafting the wifes cage i was able to make it the last 110 miles back to the farm. last trip i fell 2.5 miles short and had to call for her to come with fuel. http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-372944.jpg http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-372937.jpg ok the mountain's obscured by clouds, but trust me, it's there. to all who participated, thanks it was a great ride, we'll have to do it again next year. sluggo |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by jennifrb on 06/13/05 at 04:26:25 It's cool to see all the photos from everyone who was able to ride out and find a 'mountain'! No such luck here. Rained too much. Can we try again on another weekend? Maybe change it to 'lake' day? |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Michael on 06/13/05 at 06:36:05 Jenn: I too was rained out (see above post) I think Lake day is a great idea. Decide a day, and I'm in!. Could be lake, river, pond, ocean, etc....Heck.even a large puddle. cheers Michael |
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Title: Re: ReelThing Post by lancer on 06/13/05 at 09:36:42 Paladin wrote:
Dude, you look like a mountain man with shades. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Reelthing on 06/13/05 at 11:02:16 Well, I guess it's the other direction - I think I have saltwater for blood- arrrr mate |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 06/13/05 at 11:12:14 LOL! Tw@t set it off this time! |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Reelthing on 06/13/05 at 14:28:20 dang odd - s-a-l-t-w-a-t-e-r |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by sluggo on 06/13/05 at 18:07:58 Reelthing wrote:
lets play find the dirty word. and the winner is SAVAGE_ROB. for his selection of one of the seven words you can't say on tv. congratulations you win....ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING.. ::) that is except the respect and admiration of potty mouths everywhere. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by short round on 06/14/05 at 00:17:31 Well here's my feeble attempt. This is a ridge in the Ozark "Mountains" in south Missouri and north Arkansas. I probably should have used a fill flash to show the bike better since the light apparently "tricked" the meter. It's a new camera I'm still learning. Oh well. It was getting late, a storm was moving in (as shown by the clouds), and I still had 2 hours to ride to get home. Got home at 10:35 pm amid lightening strikes! I don't do well with lightening since a little incident in Vietnam. http://predator.bikepics.com/icon/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-373624.jpg[img][/img] I guess the pic will show in the post though it doesn't in the preview. If not I'll try again. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by short round on 06/14/05 at 00:23:23 Well that didn't work. I guess you'll have to use your imagination. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by sluggo on 06/14/05 at 00:50:53 short round wrote:
nice shot. i hope you don't mind i linked to it for you. http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-373624.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/14/05 at 05:39:48 That is a nice shot....here's another from our Mountain Ride Sunday. http://home.comcast.net/~gmdinusa/MtStHelensBike01web.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Diane on 06/14/05 at 07:28:31 Well I got about a half hour from the house and realized that I forgot the camera. :-[ Oh well, the important thing was to RIDE right? So I blew off the "mountain" hunt and just rode. Put 100 miles on the Savage and left all my stress and worries at the garage door. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by short round on 06/14/05 at 10:21:17 Greg - thanks, you had a great "subject." (in addition to the bike of course.) Must have been a beautiful ride. Sluggo - thanks. I was trying to get the pic in the post. How'dja do it? It brings up a question. Is there a preference in putting the pics in the post and slowing down the load times versus putting links in the posts and then having to click the links but the thread would load faster (for us still using dialup)? I'll be putting a few more pics on bikepics over the next couple days if anyone wants to look. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by short round on 06/14/05 at 10:44:32 Looks like Sluggo wins the Iron Butt award at 350 miles. I did 285 and thought I would get it, darn! :D |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 06/14/05 at 11:47:28 Mine was only 210 so I never even thought about it. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Paladin on 06/14/05 at 14:55:49 short round wrote:
I prefer to have a clickable Thumbnail: http://savage.andruschak.net/shortround1_.jpg (http://savage.andruschak.net/shortround1.jpg) |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/15/05 at 05:32:49 short round wrote:
Yep. Our distance was only 258 miles, round trip. About 100 miles of it was interstate with the rest on 2 lanes at around 45 mph (the best part). We left home at 9:30 am, met Sluggo around 3:00, and after about an hours visit we headed home...got back at 8:00. Oh yeah, I rode without a windshield for the first time in 5 years. The Savage does handle much better without it, but I must be getting old...I just don't like bugs anymore. I even caught one inside my full face somehow, and had to ride a few miles with it crawling around on my ear ('bout drove me nuts). The windshield goes back on ::) |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/15/05 at 07:58:09 Kropatchek wrote:
That is great. This forum went "World Wide" on the Mountain Ride, and the different member's creativity in satisfying the requirements for the ride is even more interesting. What a group. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 06/15/05 at 08:03:43 sluggo wrote:
I have a "clean" AND "minimalized" bike now :o But I still think mine's prettier.... |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Reelthing on 06/15/05 at 08:11:24 Greg_650 wrote:
All i can say is amen to the windshield - just added one to the '02 - these dang gulf coast bugs are plated with titanium and carry spears best i can tell - a squadron of 6 inch dragonflies is not much fun to hit without one. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 06/15/05 at 10:48:03 Heh, after riding for several weeks with the flyscreen, I put my regular windshield back on. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Mr 650 on 06/16/05 at 00:24:47 Nice pics all, I am glad someone is getting to ride, ....but none for me. I am on night-shift in Louisville running '06 Explorer doors around the new Door line. :'( I guess it is better than being homeless. :-/ |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by gazab44 on 06/29/05 at 11:33:26 short round wrote:
does this count traveled all the way from england to canada http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.brooks2/Picture%20031.jpg only took 9 1/2 hours by boeing LOL :) Loads more pics to put on my homepage |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 06/29/05 at 11:42:36 gazab44 wrote:
Only if you pulled a Slim Pickens and rode on top of it! |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Bluejeanz on 07/01/05 at 06:44:33 Reelthing wrote:
Wanna hear my Dragonfly story? I was riding in my rural neighborhood one day, wearing my full face helmet and I had my face shield open (I never learn). Anyway, I was doing about 60 mph when a big ol' bug smacked me right in the face, near my eye. The poor sucker was mostly likely stunned as he hit me full force. I was doing 60 and he was probably doing 15-20mph himself. That's a 75-80mph head-on collision for him! Well anyway, as I said, he was stunned...and he fell...into my shirt. At first, I was unaware of this, since my shirt isn't tight fitting and was sort of blowing around. But eventually (about a mile down the road) said bug... came to. And began to buzz around. I was approaching an intersection so I came to a full stop, flipped into neutral, kicked the side stand down and took a gander into the neck of my shirt. Sure enough, there about mid-belly was this HUGE FREAKING DRAGONFLY. I'm a girl...I don't DO bugs. I freaked out and did one of them "little girl dress over the head" things and pulled that shirt right up. The bug in question departed the premesis and I put my shirt down only to see three cars stopped in the intersection. One woman, in a pick-up truck was wiping tears from her eyes and laughing her arse off at me. I didn't stick around long enough to see who was in the other two vehicles. I live in a VERY small town and I'm sure this is going to come back to haunt me at some point. But it WAS funny...and it earned me the nickname "Flash" on another forum. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Savage_Rob on 07/01/05 at 06:58:46 ROFLMAO! |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 07/02/05 at 08:07:43 Bluejeanz wrote:
I think that "Flash" might stick here too. I like it 8) |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Bluejeanz on 07/03/05 at 18:17:35 Well, better late than never, I hope. It rained the weekend of the mountain run, and the weekend after, and the weekend after. But FINALLY the weather was pretty and we took advantage of it. We rode 305 miles round trip and involved an overnight stay (cuz we wanted to). Here's my pics: http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097823.jpg http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097827.jpg http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097830.jpg |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Greg_650 on 07/04/05 at 10:42:17 Bluejeanz wrote:
Hey Flash ;D That looks like a great ride. Nice pics. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Bluejeanz on 07/04/05 at 13:04:26 Thanks! BTW - that middle pic is my hubby and son... Just in case anybody was trying to figure out which one was me in those helmets. |
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Title: Re: Mountain Ride Post by Susan on 07/04/05 at 13:38:07 Beautiful pics everyone! |
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