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Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
07/02/12 at 11:01:25

Had a very good ride yesterday, rode about 100 miles with a friend of mine out to Titusville around the Space Center. Had some good food, and went through some pretty scenic roads! Longest ride I've ever been on, didn't feel to uncomfortable either.
Only bad part was when I was on my way some idiot, pulled out right in front of me coming out of a shopping center. Just wasn't paying attention. Luckily I was paying attention, had to slam the brakes as I almost went up te curb, skid a good amount of time too. Some yelling and hand gestures later and I was good to go.

Anybody had any cool rides during the weekend?

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Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
Reply #1 - 07/02/12 at 11:06:44

I spent 2 weeks riding a Yamaha 550 around Titusville back in '86 then rode it home to Jackson MS ( 750 miles). Love that TItusville area.

I rode to the local Hooters, for a beer and burger. Then took the country rodes home (round trip ~ 50). I guess everyone was inside staying out of the heat... I pretty much had the rode to myself.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #2 - 07/02/12 at 11:07:27 B3e careful about that skiddin stuff,, if he ea sarts coming aound & you let off the bake, the most common result is a high side get off..
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TestPro Full Member Offline Show up, shut up, catch up! Posts: 121 Florida Gender:	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #3 - 07/02/12 at 18:06:57 Took a ride around Lake Okeechobee Sunday to break in some new rubber front and rear. About a 185 mile ride. Some nice scenery and met a few others just cruising around on a hot summer day. Stopped a few places along the way just to cool off a bit, some sweet tea and off ya go.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #4 - 07/02/12 at 18:10:05 A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. I like that,,
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Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
Reply #5 - 07/02/12 at 18:21:37

I spent last thursday and friday riding around in the smokey mountains with 6 other savages. I think we did 160 on thursday and 180 on friday. All good twisty roads. Temps were a little high even in the upper elevations. Last tuesday I spent the day on skyline drive in virginia. I did 140 miles that day. Add to that the 2227 miles I put on the truck with the bike in the back and you have a perfect week of vacation.

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Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
Reply #6 - 07/03/12 at 15:30:06

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/02/12 at 11:07:27:

B3e careful about that skiddin stuff,, if he ea sarts coming aound & you let off the bake, the most common result is a high side get off..

Friday was riding the twisties on Hwy 17 north of Chama, NM. Keep eyes open and don't drift toward the centerline in corners. Someone in a pickup cut the corner short on a hairpin turn and crossed into my lane. Shocked

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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #7 - 07/03/12 at 19:51:06 hey al, i like that army paint job!
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #8 - 07/03/12 at 20:50:10 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/02/12 at 18:10:05: A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. I like that,, +1 ........pretty darn savy!!!!!
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Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
Reply #9 - 07/03/12 at 22:37:34

High_Plains_Thumpr wrote on 07/03/12 at 15:30:06:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/02/12 at 11:07:27:

B3e careful about that skiddin stuff,, if he ea sarts coming aound & you let off the bake, the most common result is a high side get off..

Friday was riding the twisties on Hwy 17 north of Chama, NM. Keep eyes open and don't drift toward the centerline in corners. Someone in a pickup cut the corner short on a hairpin turn and crossed into my lane. Shocked

Sounds like as good of a reason Ive heard for stompin on the brake,

My Grampa had a farm outside of Portales. I spent a few summers up there,,Lot O goober peas & broom corn & cotton out there.

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SuperSavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 341	Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday..... Reply #10 - 07/03/12 at 22:58:52 Going to ride the ferry to Connecticut next Sunday to ride NW CT. It is beautiful up there along the Housatonic river and the Litchfield hills area. Maybe even a li'l Kayaking if my cousin is around and can a lend a few to the Bruisers. Does leather and water work???
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High_Plains_Thumpr

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Re: Eventful day of riding yesterday.....
Reply #11 - 07/04/12 at 20:37:28

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/03/12 at 22:37:34:

High_Plains_Thumpr wrote on 07/03/12 at 15:30:06:

Friday was riding the twisties on Hwy 17 north of Chama, NM. Keep eyes open and don't drift toward the centerline in corners. Someone in a pickup cut the corner short on a hairpin turn and crossed into my lane. Shocked

Sounds like as good of a reason Ive heard for stompin on the brake,

In this case, the cage crossed into my lane as we passed each other. Hard braking in a turn is a good way to low side.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/03/12 at 22:37:34:

My Grampa had a farm outside of Portales. I spent a few summers up there,,Lot O goober peas & broom corn & cotton out there.

Did you enjoy your stay with Gramps? Did you help him on his farm? I earned money working on poultry farms in high school. It was a good way to learn work habits and attitudes. Smiley

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Reply #12 - 07/05/12 at 23:20:30

I had a good time, about the only help I did was starting a few tubes in the irrigation ditch. My hands were small, I had to use a sponge,
I did stand on the axle & lean on, hang onto, the fender while he ran a plow. Id get under it w/ a hammer & knock the dirt off after every few passes.,The wind would blow so hard I could hear the sand bounce off his ears,, & he kept both hands on the wheel, & cussed a blue streak. I knew words at age 10 that I could spew out so fast I could out cuss about anyone,,Thats a hard habit to beat,,
Pawpaw died when I was 12,, so that was the end of that

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