Author Topic: End of the year ride! (Read 4564 times)

Mongo · « **on:** December 31, 2006, 11:19:26 PM »

Managed to get out yesterday with 21 other riders from the ZRXOA's end of the year run here in sunny So Cal great weather and a good bunch of riders!

Hope to get out again on New Years Day!

Happy New Years!

Mongo

solman · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2007, 12:17:14 AM »

That sure looked like a big group. BTW, what's with all the green?

Mongo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2007, 01:47:30 AM »

Quote from: "solman"

That sure looked like a big group. BTW, what's with all the green?

Tends to work that way when you ride with a bunch of guys from a Kawasaki message board!

solman · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2007, 02:29:53 AM »

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Tends to work that way when you ride with a bunch of guys from a Kawasaki message board!

Sounds like we have a traitor among us. LOL

smooth operator · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:22:59 AM »

Ah yes,the addvatages of living in So Cal. Looks like a good sized group. I'll see if my brother wants to come to the Bandit rally w/ his ZXR. Dan

Mongo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2007, 09:24:46 AM »

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Tends to work that way when you ride with a bunch of guys from a Kawasaki message board!

Sounds like we have a traitor among us. LOL

Sh!t I wish I could get a group of Bandit riders together that large! This group from the ZRXOA meet once a month for rides like that. With riders from all over So Cal this is the second time I've been invited to attend could not meet a better bunch of riders.

Caper#5 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2007, 04:10:04 PM »

NIce pics. Looked like a great day for your ride.

Mongo · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2007, 04:35:14 PM »

Brrrrrrrrrrr News Years Day and a balmy 56°F at 10:30am when I was on my way to Bear Divide!!!

Ranger · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2007, 06:09:46 PM »

Mongo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 01, 2007, 07:30:42 PM »

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I was the lone Bandit rider at his funeral when we buried Frank Pepito a couple of years ago.....Ask the Rex'ers about him, one of the nicest guys you could ever wanna meet.

The ZRXOA recently lost another one of their members Sam Brocato, Sam died at his own hand, and had been struggling mentally mostly due to the medications he was taking for other medical conditions. I enjoyed setting in front of Cycle Gear and BS'ing on the weekends! He was one of the most die-hard riders I had ever met, God Rest is Soul!

06 Greyhound · « **Reply #10 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:23:37 PM »

Man do I live in the wrong part of the world.
It's +8C today and the roads are still icy in the shadows. the long range is looking like colder everday for the next two weeks and bottoming out at -35 or -40C.
I went to the garage and started my bike and sat on it and then turned it off and went back in the house. Totally bummed.
It was nice to see your ride though. Spring is coming some day.
Thanks for the pictures

Mongo · « **Reply #11 on:** January 01, 2007, 08:43:15 PM »

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Man do I live in the wrong part of the world.
It's +8C today and the roads are still icy in the shadows. the long range is looking like colder everday for the next two weeks and bottoming out at -35 or -40C.
I went to the garage and started my bike and sat on it and then turned it off and went back in the house. Totally bummed.
It was nice to see your ride though. Spring is coming some day.
Thanks for the pictures

Shoot me an address I'll send you some DVD's of my rides to get you through the ruff months!

smooth operator · « **Reply #12 on:** January 02, 2007, 06:05:49 AM »

I got my Jan1st ride in. I beleive its my 1st. Usally we have snow up to our but at this time. Not as senic as So Cal,but I was out for a little over 60 miles anyway.Roads were wet and cold, I would have went longer but it started to rain,( and a little snow farther from the lake)I didn't know how long befor it would get icy so I ended while I was safe.(got the stragest looks from pepole) I took the SV,still getting uesd to it. I wanted to do back to back rides on both bikes, but I'll wait for better weather. Supposed to be nice later this week,but I'm leaving for Cleveland this morning to work the rest of the week. I could really use some hand gaurds to block the cold wind for winter rides. Insulated Carharts keep my body temp in check,but even with snowmobile gloves, my hands freeze out.
"Excuse me sir,but I just wanna ride!" Dan

Mongo · « **Reply #13 on:** January 02, 2007, 08:54:39 AM »

I remember those desperate days riding in Ohio I used to take my dirt bike out in the snow and come back looking like frosty! I have to say I dont miss the sinders they used on the roads as a means of traction control!

solman · « **Reply #14 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:54:05 AM »

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Sh!t I wish I could get a group of Bandit riders together that large!

I threw a post out there asking about a get together of the Bandits in the S. Cal/AZ region. It would be cool to get a group of us together over a 3 or 4 day weekend.