Ride - Page 2

No Worries · 04-30-2012, 01:55 AM

About the same. But since my riding buddy moved, I don't do any long rides. All my rides are by myself and usually around 30 miles or so. Depending on the weather, I try and get a ride in every day.

Met a guy on a Ducati 848 EVO on Thursday. He was a combat medic in Afghanistan, and is studying to be a physician's assistant. Saved all his money and paid cash for the bike. He's read Total Control and both Twist of the Wrist books. We compared Afghanistan and Vietnam, and rode together down Lookout Mountain. He said he rides before classes and maybe we'll meet again. At my age, it would be nice to ride with a medic.

njchopper87 · 04-30-2012, 03:46 PM

I joined the forum before I had the bike and have been commuting since I got it. I can't afford long trips yet. I'm hoping that will change once I take my ICND2 test this Friday.. must get job.. must do stuff besides whine about wanting to do stuff..

Gas Man · 04-30-2012, 06:52 PM

Technically I ride more per annual miles. However, I ride less days...

After getting my Ultra and doing cross state weekend trips... I don't enjoy riding around town as much. I just turn a few miles between my road trips... they mean nothing to me compared to the road trips.

Cutty72 · 04-30-2012, 09:50 PM

Less currently. Living on my parents farm with a ton of gravel road construction on the way to work will not make commuting fun. Plus dealing with the house sale and looking for a new one have taken up a lot of my free time.
Oh, and the fact that my bike was in two pieces for a couple weeks

tallywacker · 05-01-2012, 12:41 AM

Those of you taking longer trips, what rain gear do you have?

Adeptus_Minor · 05-01-2012, 03:33 AM

The same... but that's not really a good thing.
I think I've put more miles on my bicycle than I have on my motorcycle in the last year.

Captain Morgan · 05-01-2012, 10:27 AM

After I look at things, I technically ride more now than when I joined this forum since I didn't have a bike at that time. However, since this was a spinoff of that which shall not be named and has all the cool kids from that site, I was considering my riding time compared to when I joined up back there.

Homeslice · 05-01-2012, 12:53 PM

Less, because the roads up here don't compare to SoCal.......All broken up.

defector · 05-01-2012, 01:59 PM

Less street (currently 0 miles for the year).
More track (at least one weekend a month).

Trip · 05-01-2012, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Less, because the roads up here don't compare to SoCal.......All broken up.

Get a motard, shit is more fun than perfect pavement anyway and less track wannabe idiots out there.

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04-30-2012, 06:52 PM	#13
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Technically I ride more per annual miles. However, I ride less days... After getting my Ultra and doing cross state weekend trips... I don't enjoy riding around town as much. I just turn a few miles between my road trips... they mean nothing to me compared to the road trips. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

05-01-2012, 12:41 AM	#15
tallywacker Virtual Machine Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PA Moto: 2010 Ducati Hypermotard Posts: 1,698	Those of you taking longer trips, what rain gear do you have? __________________

05-01-2012, 03:33 AM	#16
Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	The same... but that's not really a good thing. I think I've put more miles on my bicycle than I have on my motorcycle in the last year. __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.”

05-01-2012, 01:59 PM	#19
defector My balls, your chin Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The desert of Az Moto: 929, SV650, YZ250 Posts: 1,917	Less street (currently 0 miles for the year). More track (at least one weekend a month). __________________ Reading this signature may give you special powers, including the ability to run through walls. You should try it immediately.

04-30-2012, 01:55 AM	#11
No Worries Keyboard Racer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mile High City Moto: Old Superbikes Posts: 1,016	About the same. But since my riding buddy moved, I don't do any long rides. All my rides are by myself and usually around 30 miles or so. Depending on the weather, I try and get a ride in every day. Met a guy on a Ducati 848 EVO on Thursday. He was a combat medic in Afghanistan, and is studying to be a physician's assistant. Saved all his money and paid cash for the bike. He's read Total Control and both Twist of the Wrist books. We compared Afghanistan and Vietnam, and rode together down Lookout Mountain. He said he rides before classes and maybe we'll meet again. At my age, it would be nice to ride with a medic.

05-01-2012, 10:27 AM	#17
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	After I look at things, I technically ride more now than when I joined this forum since I didn't have a bike at that time. However, since this was a spinoff of that which shall not be named and has all the cool kids from that site, I was considering my riding time compared to when I joined up back there.

05-01-2012, 12:53 PM	#18
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Less, because the roads up here don't compare to SoCal.......All broken up.