End of Season

[Silverstreak]

This was the end of my first complete and without incidence season. I had no tickets, no crashes, other than a couple of ooops, darn, there she goes, tip overs. I did over ten thousand miles, about twenty-five hundred with my wife. I managed a trip around Lakes Huron and Superior, a tour of the North East and a bunch of other great memories.

Last season was my first season in twenty-three years. However, it ended with a blown engine on my 84 Nighthawk. I still have it and might tear it down this winter and see if I can rebuild her and giver to my wife.

It's time to hang the bike up til spring. I mean that literally. I hang it from the rafters in my woodworking shop.

Thanks for all the great tips, stories and really bad jokes. I hope to hookup with some of you guys next year, down in God's country where the roads only go straight to get to the next twist faster.

[B12NScott]

Post some Pictures of your storage system.  That I just got to see.  

[smooth operator]

Glad to hear you had a great season. Mine seemed to end early this yr. As soon as I started working 7 days a week,and alot of them out of town.
   My brother-in-law stores his snowmobiles in the rafters of our picnic provilian at our pond. (my Mom,2 brothers,2 sisters,myself,and our familes all live on my greatgrand parents farm land and have a big pond and picnic area about 1/4 mile back from the road) He never puts them up when anyone is around,doesn't want anyone to be able to take them down.But a section big enough for his snowmobile(1 on each side of the provilian) unbolts and swings down with a come-along. Pepole will be sitting at a picnic table and sooner or later look up to see snowmobiles in the rafters. Of course we tell them that we just drive them up wnen the snow is deep.

[B12Teuton]

I curious about the "blown engine".  That in and of itself doesn't mean anything to me.  Did it have a valve train malfunction?  Does it need a new piston (engine seized)?  Did the crank bearings go?


Oh yeah, nice to hear you had a good season too.  
Now that you jinxed yourself, you can not take the bike out agian till next year, no matter how nice it gets.

[Swamp Rat]

End of the riding season?! The hell you say! I just ordered A First Gear riding jacket and pants.I have the Kilamanjaro III jacket and the matching insulated pants on the way. We don't usually get a lot of ice or snow down here so,depending on how well this stuff works,I should be able to ride most of the "off season". The the Bandit will get no long term rest here.

[fritobandito]

I hear that. I've bought a Tour Master coat and some Duratex riding pants(which haven't shown up yet). My Nolan flip-up will be here Friday. With gas prices the way they are right now, I'm riding until I can't stand it anymore.

[B12NScott]

SwampRat, I think you will like the First Gear stuff. I have the Kilimanjaro and pants aswell.  40 degrees this morning.  Good to go.  I do need better gloves.  My hands did get a little cold.  Or even better I need to pick up a set of those  Dual Star Grip heaters.  www.dual-star.com   23 mile commute, 50% of it @ 70 mph.  

[tacoman]

Put some pics in when you have your bike in the rafters, I'd like to see your set up also.  I'll do some winter riding.  Have to stick to the lowlands though.  Not all bad, I'll ride up the peninsula and then warm up with a ferry boat ride home.  Its nice for that here, bikes are first on, first off.

[Silverstreak]

Okay so it was really nasty cold and wet here this week. The weekend looks reeally promising and the wife and kids are away...hmmmm?

[Swamp Rat]

That's pretty much a"no brainer" Silverstreak.

[ciso]

Nice thing about living in the banana belt, I can ride year round with my Belstaf gear.

[Oldschooler]

Yeah whats all this about End of Season!! Down here in sunny south it's 70-72 in the day time and upper 50's at night. Thats better then the Iraq temps we have in the summer which is about 5 months long! But right now is prime riding weather.  

[Silverstreak]

Sha dup

[Red01]

Yeah whats all this about End of Season!! Down here in sunny south it's 70-72 in the day time and upper 50's at night. Thats better then the Iraq temps we have in the summer which is about 5 months long! But right now is prime riding weather.  

Isn't it Florida that they're taliking about when they say "318 miles, 11 curves"  

I don't have to put my bike away for the winter - I just can't ride as often - unless I wanna ride in the wet. It's a worthwhile price for the roads we have,  

[Maniac]

Isn't it Florida that they're taliking about when they say "318 miles, 11 curves"  

Unfortunatly, yeah...