anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Carter Turk]

Got a nice 75 mile loop in this evening, nice temperature, not really fond of 75 degree plus riding temps.

The after 6pm ride time works out well in the NW for temps, traffic n travel.

[trevor]

Got a nice 75 mile loop in this evening, nice temperature, not really fond of 75 degree plus riding temps.

The after 6pm ride time works out well in the NW for temps, traffic n travel.

How about the Bambi's at that time?

[Eli69]

Dave, if you guys want your beach back you can send some water this way. The Rio Grande is going to look like a dirt road soon.


Just remembered something I wanted to share. I walked into a gas station without a mask and the clerk stopped me and said sorry, you'll need a mask or have to leave. I put my helmet on and flipped the visor down. Problem solved! That's probably a more effective face covering anyway.

I forgot my mask at the post office yesterday. Wore my helmet. They seemed cool with it.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Tried to get lost again today. Didn’t happen. I dream of calling into work some Monday morning because I have no idea where I am. All roads lead to somewhere. This one lead to a really great rock formation.

[dorkburger]

Cool pic. I find it hard to get lost these days, but my last few night rides have caused me some confusion, particularly when I got on Rt 9 N instead of S and ended up by Newark Airport...

[dorkburger]

I went out last night with no intention of traveling down memory lane, but that’s where my mind went. With lots of change going on at home, particularly a son about to head off to college, among other things it’s bound to happen. With the recent self generated shifting issue sorted and the cycle running well, my mind and body were free to wander. I headed out to Rt 18s towards the beach areas. 18 is a decent open highway heading south from home with only a bit of potential traffic at one interchange, and one of the nearby roads I ride if I just want a fix of highway noise. Tooling along, I thought of the road itself. Thoughtlessly travelled by me many times, but as of four years ago, it became the road my son rode the bus on to HS. Now four short years later it’s past tense and he is moving on to new adventures and his world is wide open. Meanwhile while I’m still riding the same old bike I’ve owned since before he was born. The bike is a somewhat ragged witness to my last 20 years of riding, and possibly my life itself, yet a welcome constant that connects past, present, and future. I passed the exit for his school and continued on.
Next was a stop by the grounds that was The Circus drive in restaurant to pay homage of sorts.
Like many places cool and vintage on a valuable piece of real estate it closed a few years ago. Only the parking lot, sign, and memories remain as a witness to what once was. In another life I rode my 83 GS here often and ate supper before starting my nights out. Decent fast food, a cool vintage spot, and Sally, the waitress I had eyes for. But then as now I had no game and never got the nerve to ask her out on a date..... I grabbed a few pics, touched the sign, and thanked the place for the memories and rode on. The rest of my few hours out were less introspective and spent exploring with my mind mostly in the moment, mainly riding thru beach towns as an observer. I ended up at the bay by Seaside, where I parked for a bit, relaxed and took in the scenery. Twinkling distant lights shone thru the thick summer night humidity, boats silently glided by, and the quiet was intermittently broken by sport bikes being flogged on nearby Rt 37. It called me back and soon I was headed home making noise of my own.

http://GS @ Circus Drive In (RIP) by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

http://Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

[Jedz123]

Pulled a Dork Burger... Night ride! Nice, just allot of wildlife.

[dorkburger]

Wildlife indeed. I've seen deer every night I've been out. Mostly just hanging around eating grass, but one did run across the street last week at full gallop. Thankfully he was a safe distance ahead of me.

[Jedz123]

Wildlife indeed. I've seen deer every night I've been out. Mostly just hanging around eating grass, but one did run across the street last week at full gallop. Thankfully he was a safe distance ahead of me.

We have a very active area up here...

I saw what I thought was a cat down the street closer to down town (I'm in a neighborhood but all of us on the row have at least full acre lots so pretty rural, I see a variant of either Fox, Bear, Turkey, Deer or Coyotes on my property at least once a week). Anyway Revved the engine... too late tail, went up with the white strips and it LACED this poor guys front yard... Oops, I giggled until I started gagging. Rode by the is AM and it still smells there. I swear it looked like a cat at the edge of the road!!!

[trevor]

Deer?? Lol...we have right in the city of Victoria...see them everyday. Just yesterday I had to brake hard in my truck as two came running out from behind a road barrier.
Driving around here is like driving through a petting zoo.

[Eli69]

deer... don't get me started.

Yesterday my punk kid and I went to town to the auto parts store and visited a friend for awhile. When we got back to his place we sat down for a cold beer and watched the sky darken. "hmmm. gonna rain eventually.." Suddenly a breeze came along and we both stood up. Him to put his bikes in the shed and me to gear up to go home. Motorcyclist instincts kicked in. I got home about half a minute before a turdfloater came along.

[Jedz123]

deer... don't get me started.

Yesterday my punk kid and I went to town to the auto parts store and visited a friend for awhile. When we got back to his place we sat down for a cold beer and watched the sky darken. "hmmm. gonna rain eventually.." Suddenly a breeze came along and we both stood up. Him to put his bikes in the shed and me to gear up to go home. Motorcyclist instincts kicked in. I got home about half a minute before a turdfloater came along.

How many Deer had Joe hit on his MC now??? You guys have Deer like ticks out there.

We got a doozie in rain last night as well... Left the VMAX in the backyard... Oops, it'll be fine its a Yamaha right?
Unsure about you but we need rain pretty bad.

[alke46]

Timing is everything eh Eli?

[Eli69]

How many Deer had Joe hit on his MC now??? You guys have Deer like ticks out there.

I think he's at 5 so far. I had a pretty close call just yesterday. A fawn seemed to want to race. Ya can't tell 'em nothin.

We went out on the beemers yesterday looking for dirt roads. Found a couple. The kid is pretty good on dirt bikes so I figured he'd do fine in this kind of situation but I was a bit worried about myself. We both made it around this mudhole although I was significantly sloppier. BUT he tipped over earlier when he got caught in a rut. All those crash bars did their job. I gotta get some for mine.








Interesting point: Every rocky, muddy back road I've been down on that beemer I've ridden even worse on the ugly. In case you don't know, the ugly is my 80 gs1000g with full luggage and big, fat vetter fairing. Just sayin.

[alke46]

I got the Suzuki out today for it's initial shake down run following carb cleaning and a bunch of other little tidbits.
Just over 100 miles and she performs just as she should. It felt really good to ride that machine again. It's been toooooo long.

Anyway, I caught a couple of pics of the beautiful skyline of Nebraska, disguised a cornfields. Friggin corn everywhere.

IMG_20200721_122455363 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Here's where I stopped. It's called Round the Bend steakhouse and it smelled like heaven if you're into smelling steaks on the grill. Located in South Bend, Ne., a little one horse town with a sign marking it's 4 exits.
Must be Nebraska humor.

IMG_20200721_122123166_HDR by Larry Alkire, on Flickr