Author Topic: WHOO-HOOO !!!! It looks like..... (Read 5982 times)

H2RICK · « **on:** March 20, 2007, 11:20:02 PM »

we Cowtowners get to go riding on Friday and Saturday !!!!

Temps are supposed to be in the +16C to +20C range (60F to 70F) finally. The glacier has melted away from the door of my garden shed so I'll drag #17 out on Friday and get her ready to rock. Now if I can stay away from all the gravel the city has spread on the roads for the last 5 months or so....

Of course, the weather forecast in Calgary is subject to hourly revisions so your mileage may vary.

See you on the road this weekend.....

H2RICK · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:13:34 PM »

UPDATE:
The big warm front has moved in faster than anticipated so we may get 3[/u] days riding in. See you on #762 !!!

stormi · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:20:17 PM »

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UPDATE:
The big warm front has moved in faster than anticipated so we may get 3[/u] days riding in. See you on #762 !!!

LOL! We're hearing it might be here too. 12C on the plus side for us on sat. Gonna see if one or both bikes will fire up. The other half has already polluted the other shed with 2stroke fumes,.. so we know those are running.

watch the gravel, and have a ball!

06 Greyhound · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:37:17 PM »

762 come Sunday it is. It looks like we had better make the best of it, as the long range forcast has March going out like a Lion.

Actually made the run down to Longview two weeks ago and the roads were in good shape.

There were several tax collectors out, in particular, one peeking out from behind the Redwood meadows sign.

H2RICK · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2007, 12:31:36 PM »

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The other half has already polluted the other shed with 2stroke fumes,.. so we know those are running.

Way to go "other half". He sounds like my kinda guy. I'm going to be getting my strokers fettled up here pretty quick too....
but the Bandit comes out first. As we all know, there's no substitute for cubic inches.....

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There were several tax collectors out, in particular, one peeking out from behind the Redwood meadows sign.

I'll be keeping an eye out for them, Greyhound....especially on EITHER end and in the middle of #762. They like to hang out in all three places to try to confuse the squids....but we old dogs are wise to their tricks.

Gotta go and pull the Bandit out of the shed. Sun's out and it'll be nice to work on her in the sunshine.

JamieK · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2007, 03:13:49 PM »

I took my monster out for the first time last weekend...with the full exhaust and jet kit it pulls really hard now...

H2RICK · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2007, 01:25:46 AM »

Way to go, Dreadnought....glad to hear the stuff is working for you.
OK....Here's how MY riding went....
Went for a short test hop on Friday and then CLEANED MY CHAIN !!! What an ugly boring messy job....but it had to be done and it looked SOOOOO much better when I got done.
Took her for another short spin to warm the chain up then lubed the dickens out of it with ChainWax Synthetic instead of the usual ChainWax Gold mineral oil-based stuff. The Synthetic seems to penetrate better than the Gold but we'll see how it works long-term.
Saturday was cloudy but warmish so I suited up with the "full Kilimanjaro" and ski pants because it CAN get coolish the closer you get to the mountains at this time of year.
Off southwards and glad of the clothing. As my nephew said during his first cross-country trip on an Intruder a few years ago: "There's a lot of wind out there, Uncle".....and sho 'nuff, there was !!!
The number of bikes on the road was positively staggering (for me, at least). Everyone and his brother was out for a ride !!!
I rode the #762 south-to-north and nary a "tax collector" in sight so was able to keep up a good speed over the whole road.....mostly 120+ km/hr (~75MPH) with a few bursts somewhat higher to pass the flocks of Hardly-Ablesons. The ones that tried to catch me soon got lost in the curves..

Good old #17 ran along without a hiccup although I know a tank of gas without stabilizer in it will do her no end of good....and the low-rent OE Dunlop rear tire is starting to look decidedly dodgy after 6100 km (~3800 miles).
I met up with a few guys I know at a coffee stop and yacked with them for awhile and then off home on the fairly boring return portion of the ride.
All in all a quite satisfying beginning-of-season ride.

How was YOUR Saturday ???

JamieK · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2007, 02:25:00 AM »

Eeeeh my Saturday wasn't nearly as good as that...spent the morning working around the house and then spent the afternoon installing a chain oiler on the big bad Dread...I may take the beast out tomorrow afternoon if I get the chance

Mongo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2007, 11:54:49 PM »

Damn I'm glad to hear things are starting to warm up for you guys! 80°F (27°C) down here and I could not resist getting out to shoot some video before I got started on the honey do list today!

H2RICK · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2007, 02:03:13 PM »

Way to go, Mongo !!! I dreamt I was there......

That's my kinda road. I woulda liked to have seen the final part where you were reeling in that cage and then when you ate him up.

I gotta get me a video cam, preferably one of the newer hard drive models. Then I can have some reminders of my favourite roads during our "no riding" season.
This week has a mixed bag of weather but it looks like I may/may get another ride in on Friday.....if the weather-guessers have got it correct. Well, we'll see....

Bob Holland · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2007, 02:20:08 PM »

I lived in Ventura for 25 years, and rode all the roads Ventura, Ojai and Santa Barbara. Very simular roads, but I couldn't tell where you were

stormi · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2007, 03:20:40 PM »

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I gotta get me a video cam, preferably one of the newer hard drive models.

I don't think you want a harddrive model. Harddrives don't like vibration and impact, especially when running. They're fine for moderate walking, but I wouldn't think they'll hold up to a bike for too long, cushioning or no. They seem to me to be best used on a tripod, where they won't be moving a lot.

I personally have the miniDV style. They're cheap, and if anyone wants, I can post a tutorial on how to convert from miniDV to a DVD to watch whenever you want on the TV.

Rocketjock · « **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2007, 08:17:32 PM »

EXXXXXelent Mongo. Love the music.

H2RICK · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2007, 08:26:04 PM »

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Harddrives don't like vibration and impact, especially when running.

Hmmmm.....hadn't thought that they'd be that delicate, Stormi.
Okay, is anyone offering a solid state memory model with NO moving parts yet ??

stormi · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2007, 08:42:34 PM »

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Harddrives don't like vibration and impact, especially when running.

Hmmmm.....hadn't thought that they'd be that delicate, Stormi.
Okay, is anyone offering a solid state memory model with NO moving parts yet ??

A harddrive is similar to a record. It has a needle ( called a head in the case of a harddrive) and a record, referred to as a platter, or a disk. The difference between them, is that the head floats about 1 air molecule about the platter, rather than how a record works - as in riding in a groove.

The head is never meant to touch the platter. Impact and vibration changes that dynamic. Every time the head touches the platter, physical damage occurs. Data is lost, permanently.

I don't know of a solid state at this time,.. but I haven't looked for a long time. The reason I like the tapes, is that mechanism doesn't care much about vibration. (Think of jogging with a walkman.)

The miniDV tapes store an insane amount of data, they are capable of being "true masters", unlike a DVD, which stores only one full frame every few frames, then only changes in between.