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I do, last year was my first time on the road...

If I see pics I will post mine ;D

Not for years but I'm considering a new one.

Karen

I want one. Bad.

Yep I ride, it broke my heart to put it away for the winter :( .  I've been riding for years.  I plan on riding to Sturgis this year, it will take me about four days :)

Here's my bike - A V-Star Classic Custom Canadian edition.

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Steph

Nice bike Steph.

You look at home Steph.

I've only ridden on the back of one. I'd love to get one but I'd need to take lessons and stuff.

Heres mine :)



darn it...Im having photobucket issues, tonite :-\

Sweet ride

:)

Steph

Hey where did it go?

I ride, but I recently had to sell my Baby.  Someday I will have another.  She was an 06 Suzuki Blvd. God I miss her.  :'(
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Janet

I know that feeling.  A few years back I had to sell mine... Never again, this girl needs her freedom.

Steph

ZOOM_ZOOM!!!!
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Hey Rita Irene, thanks for this thread. I was considering the same topic not long ago.

I hope this (graphic) works. I was having trouble earlier trying to post a seasons greetings graphic.

Steph seems to have it down pat.

I was trying to link to an image at myspace, but it didn't work. the evil X was always there. :-\

edit: it's a 1996 BMW K1100LT, heated grips are nicey nice!!

YAY!!! Success!!
doing thehappy dance,,
:icon_dance:

Nice ride, Linda.

Janet

Thank You Janet Lynn,
I don't get out and about much because I don't have medical insurance at this time,   :icon_cry2:

note: this was taken before I scraped the right bag on an off camber right turn trying to stay  in my lane, that was a fright!! Only going 38 mph, gps was there to doc it,,,

I have a 08 kawasaki 250r. I wanted to get a bigger bike, but everyone I know as well as the bike salesman said that I should start on a smaller bike.

It pretty much looks like this

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I think you're all nuts. Bikes freak me out. Lots.

They're really pretty though. Wish I had the guts to go near one.

Mina.

ok, maybe this will work this time...

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Ooh! Ooh! Pretty bikes!

Dani and I both ride. I have a 2002 Kawasaki ZR-7S and Dani has a 1993 Honda Nighthawk 750 :)

This is me on the way home from work (pic is before we moved). The pink thing is the tail of my shirt :P

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Gave up my motorcycles for bicycles a while back.  Same great feeling, less butt expansion.

No, but seeing as I can't afford a car anymore I'm thinking about learning to ride and getting one.

20 minutes waiting for a bus in the freezing cold and driving rain is a pain.

20 minutes waiting for a bus in the freezing cold and driving rain is a pain.

Wait till you try riding in it.

Quote from: mina.m->-bleeped-<-ie link=topic=52821.msg326354#msg326354 date=1230888238
I think you're all nuts. Bikes freak me out. Lots.
They're really pretty though. Wish I had the guts to go near one.
Mina.

I stayed away from bikes for 38 years. When I went back to school a friend suggested taking the riders course to get back into the classroom thing. The rest,, in the rear view mirror getting smaller quickly.

I was going to get a cruiser, but the K11 (used) was in the showroom for about $4K less than the cruisers I was looking at. And insurance is less than for sportbikes. It seems the paper pushers think only conservitive geezers ride BMW's.
zoom-zoom

It has to do with theft rates for BMW, there is little to no market for used parts, so they don't get jacked like H-Ds and Hondas do.

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2009, 10:09:59 AM
It has to do with theft rates for BMW, there is little to no market for used parts, so they don't get jacked like H-Ds and Hondas do.

That's a very comforting thought.
Ty

Well I would think the big cruisers have a slightly lower rate then the crotch rockets (also called, sucicyles and donorcycles in California) and people are not tempted to drive as fast on them, and they handle like an ox in heat, so that kind of 'right on the edge' stuff is right out too.

My mom uses those terms, she lives in Ridgecrest, Ca.
She has always expressed concern for my riding.

Ridgecrest, gateway to Trona?  I have an interesting story about that place, and the CLNWTC.

But I got to the point where I no longer trusted the other people on the road. 

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Ridgecrest, gateway to Trona?  I have an interesting story about that place, and the CLNWTC.

But I got to the point where I no longer trusted the other people on the road.

I've never been to Ridgecrest, maybe this spring. I need to visit my ma. I googled Trona, so I guess Yes is the answer.
Couldn't readily find info on CLNWTC, what's that?
Trusting OP is why I'm not riding much w/o medical coverage, which is a bummer. My gf loves riding.

China Lake Navel Weapons Testing Center - its right there in Ridgecrest.  Or. more to the point, its this huge thing outside of Ridgecrest.  But go north from there and take Hwy 190 into Death Valley, its a great ride.

got it, china lake naval weapons,,,
thats' where my mom worked

I think there are only three jobs there.  China Lake, pumping gas or running a bar.

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Ridgecrest, gateway to Trona?  I have an interesting story about that place, and the CLNWTC.

But I got to the point where I no longer trusted the other people on the road. 

One definitely must keep there wits about them when riding that's for sure.  I've had a couple of close calls myself because other motorist don't see us, but luckily I was "Seeing" and avoided a collision.

Personally I love the freedom that riding brings.  It is also a great way to meet people from all walks of life.  And yes I love the attention I get when I'm dressed in a black bra, leather vest, jeans, chaps, and boots.  While lady riders are nothing new we still get the looks some good some bad but what the heck I love to ride.


Steph

I-190 looks like a sweet ride. GoogleMaps, gotta love it! From a mile up it looks almost as twisty as the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire, but longer. Maybe i can rent a ride if'n I get there,,

I wish there were places like that close to here to ride....Heck id settle for just being able to ride for more then a few months out of the year.

Yeah, and the entire Death Valley trip is pretty cool too, but we used to do it on trail bikes so we could get back to all the old mines and ghost towns.  Just don't do it in the middle of summer, can get up to 140 degrees F surface temps.

Quote from: Steph on January 02, 2009, 11:24:19 AM

Personally I love the freedom that riding brings.  It is also a great way to meet people from all walks of life.  And yes I love the attention I get when I'm dressed in a black bra, leather vest, jeans, chaps, and boots.  While lady riders are nothing new we still get the looks some good some bad but what the heck I love to ride.


Steph

Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2009, 11:35:22 AM
Yeah, and the entire Death Valley trip is pretty cool too, but we used to do it on trail bikes so we could get back to all the old mines and ghost towns.  Just don't do it in the middle of summer, can get up to 140 degrees F surface temps.

Adventure bike/ dual sport is on the shopping list. I've had the K11 over babyheads, throught pastures and across a 2 foot wide 300 foot long ridge to find campsites. I'd post an image, but there on my PC some 30 miles away.

I know that when gas rates were high it was almost impossible to find a scooter around here.

My first week out riding, I had 3 close calls...but thats the one thing everyone told me about...to watch the dillholes on the road.

I was prepared...they just dont see us >:(

Its not just that they don't see you.  They HATE you.

Quote from: Rita Irene on January 02, 2009, 11:41:54 AM
My first week out riding, I had 3 close calls...but thats the one thing everyone told me about...to watch the dillholes on the road.

I was prepared...they just dont see us >:(

Yup, 3 white knucklers in 7 years, and our group has been called "aggressive riders', but it's still scarey .
I'm always scanning, and I never hit a speed where I can't stop where I can see.

Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2009, 11:43:51 AM
Its not just that they don't see you.  They HATE you.

Sometimes thats true. I've been passing cages who were going slow, till I pass them. I've been raced into corners, had stuff thrown at me and flipped off a zillion times.

I was almost hit by a semi last summer. I was on the interstate in the left lane and saw a semi flying up behind me in my mirrors. I had to gun it passed the car in the slow lane and get over.  >:(

Quote from: Selene on January 02, 2009, 11:50:12 AM
I was almost hit by a semi last summer. I was on the interstate in the left lane and saw a semi flying up behind me in my mirrors. I had to gun it passed the car in the slow lane and get over.  >:(

The "left turn" is another major threat. Wrecked two friends bikes last summer. The rate of travel was legal, gps proves it, but it happens quick. Both were seasoned riders, years on bikes of all kinds.

"All the gear All the time." I don't leave home w/o it.

Alway remember the two rules of riding.

1: Ride like you are invisible.  Not that people can't see, they just don't.

2: Remember who is in charge.  The Bike.  Always ask it for permission before doing anything.

To forget these two rules will result in road rash, broken bones or worst.

Janet

Yea I ride as far away from other vehicles as I possibly can. and the only time its ever been over the speed limit really is when I went to a race track last September with a cousin.

I crashed this one a few weeks ago, completely totalled:

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This is now my new one, deliberately with much less speed.  It's parked inside because well, I didn't have a cover for it yet and I didn't want the battery fluids freezing.

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Nice ride Toni ;)

WR

Toni,

Love that first bike !

Would never be happy with my image on a sedate V-twin Harley cruiser (or Yamaha copy) ...

My dream bike would be a new Honda Fireblade, but its not the cash, more so getting my license and keeping myself alive !

My track record with cars is none too good ...  ::)  ...

Laura x

I have one although I don't ride it often.  I got it a while back, and don't have time to ride it now that I'm away at school and don't have much free time because of academics.

Anyways, here it is.
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I'm still in the process of getting mine up and running.  I've cleaned the carbs out (well about 90% at least), gotten new fuel lines and aftermarket filters to keep those carbs cleaner.  Now I am just waiting till I have some extra money and some warm weather to really get started with cleaning the tank (the inside  :)).  Oh, btw, it's a 1980 650 Yamaha Maxim if you're curious.
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Kara: Very nice! Someday I'll get a project bike to go with Dani's '59 Buick Electra :)

well I have a 1979 Honda goldwing Gl1000.  Like me it's older but in good shape.  It's my baby.

Beni

Kara,

Please, why does the speedo just go up to 80 mph when its red-lined way past 1100 revs ... ??? ...

laura x

Hi Laura,

There was a year or two in the US, where cars and bikes were required to have speedo's that only went up to 80 mph.  The theroy being that people would not speed so much.  Needless to say that failed to catch on.... Thank goodness.

Beni

heh. Not to mention the 10% speedometer/actual speed nonsense that's still done because US laws say it has to be done.

For the non-rider folks: it means that motorcycle speedometers read at least 10% higher than your actual speed. So if my speedometer says I'm doing 50, I'm really only doing 45mph. 50 x .10 = 5, 50-5=45.

The whole idea was to curb speeding. It just made us good at math. :P

WR

Quote from: Laura Eva B on January 15, 2009, 07:08:27 PM
Kara,

Please, why does the speedo just go up to 80 mph when its red-lined way past 1100 revs ... ??? ...

laura x

Here is something I found about speedometers and the law at the time this bike was made.

Quote55 mph speedometers
On September 1 1979, in a rulemaking that also regulated speedometer and odometer accuracy, the NHTSA required speedometers to have special emphasis on the number 55 and a maximum speed of 85 mph. However, on October 22 1981, the NHTSA proposed eliminating speedometer and odometer rules because they were "unlikely to yield significant safety benefits" and "[a] highlighted '55' on a speedometer scale adds little to the information provided to the driver by a roadside speed limit sign."

 I ride a 1100 Honda Shadow ACE. Just can't wait for winter to end so I can get back to riding once again.