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Reply #15 - 12/31/16 at 05:19:46

During my younger years (middle ages!) I used to try to take my bike out either on Christmas Day or New year's Day back in Ohio. Sometimes the weather would be unseasonably warm and it was a joy. Most times however, freezing!

Now, down here in South Carolina, the coolest day so far (around 2 - 3 PM) has been over 40. Many days over 55.

So, my Holiday riding is now pretty much every other day or so. Recently, I went on 2 trips of over 40 miles each.

The Suzuki, also, is really friendly for this as it is easy to ride and so enjoyable.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Rode today!! 12-26 Reply #16 - 12/31/16 at 07:54:52 I've been to Easley before, picked up a parts bike from there 6-7 years ago. It actually started and ran briefly before I shut it off. It had some EXCESS engine noise. Took the head off and found a dropped valve. SURPRISE SURPRISE !!
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Rode today!! 12-26 Reply #17 - 12/31/16 at 18:50:27 we will have a foot of snow here by morning! Happy New Year! In another life, I rode the perimeter road around Athens Georgia on Jan 1, 1995 on a Honda Ascot 500 V-twin. First and last time in the cccold!
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Reply #18 - 12/31/16 at 23:40:50

I rode today, from my home in Dairy Flat to a place called Drury and from there to a place called Kiaua. A wide variety of Velocettes, Matchless, AJS, the oldest a 1926 350. Douglas, Triumph, Darley Havidson, Guzzi, Indian, Norton, 350 four cylinder Honda and god knows what else. Oldest car was a 1924 rear wheel braked four cylinder Dodge, most expensive a Bentley Mk6. Lovely back roads, enough twisties to keep post menopausal riders and old farts happy and a good run home. Ooohhh and a 350 Jawa.

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Reply #19 - 01/01/17 at 08:42:22

jcstokes wrote on 12/31/16 at 23:40:50:

I rode today, from my home in Dairy Flat to a place called Drury and from there to a place called Kiaua. A wide variety of Velocettes, Matchless, AJS, the oldest a 1926 350. Douglas, Triumph, Darley Havidson, Guzzi, Indian, Norton, 350 four cylinder Honda and god knows what else. Oldest car was a 1924 rear wheel braked four cylinder Dodge, most expensive a Bentley Mk6. Lovely back roads, enough twisties to keep post menopausal riders and old farts happy and a good run home. Ooohhh and a 350 Jawa.

I envy you that ride.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Online Thumpers Rule Posts: 5106 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Rode today!! 12-26 Reply #20 - 01/01/17 at 16:52:47 I love the old Jawa 350,I missed one last year,but still looking so I can build it as a rat bike, they have such a military look !
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Reply #21 - 01/02/17 at 01:21:30

Ruttly mine was a 1974 Model 634 which I brought new in 1976, I enjoyed it until a rotating Morris Oxford took me out in 1979. Some guys at work rebuilt it, but it had a serious steering head vibration on braking and eleven months later I was passing a woman who slammed on her brakes to avoid a dog that ran in front of her, the back of her car locked up, swung round and took me off, that was the end of the Jawa and the end of motorcycling for twenty seven years.

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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Rode today!! 12-26 Reply #22 - 01/05/17 at 03:09:19 23" F here now, a bit cool for riding, never mind the icy roads!
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