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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

ddaniels said:
You guys are making me feel bad. I really need to get out there.
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Me too. I have wasted too much prime season on waiting for stuff (tyres). And now I need to finnish the rear brake before Im back on the road.
 
Big day... 300 miles again, feel fall in the air. Makes me ride harder knowing these perfect days will soon pass.
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Got RT back together. Rode out of town and back for relaxing half hour ride.
Went downtown for a Kozak Gryo.
With various parts of the main street blocked off for outside seating for the restaurants, had to get inventive to find place to park bike in front of the place.
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Gyro has to have the fetta cheese.
 
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Am more Blandman.

Or Mildman. Yah, Born to be Mild.

(but "Radman" was a funny typo.)
 
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GS1150Pilot said:
Cheers, Redman! I'll be on the road to Sedona on the Harley next Friday!
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Sedona: home of Grandma Peppermint Patti.

Do post of your adventures.

I have a trip 200 miles north of here with son and soninlaw coming up in a couple weeks.
 
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I went for a short ride to test my rear brake. After bleeding the brakes (in all honesty I have no idea how to do this, and the process resulted in ruining the fresh paint on the caliper, getting brake fluid all over the bike, tyre, myself and the driveway), I had brakes for about 5 kilometers (like 10-15% of what Im used to). Then there were nothing, a somewhat flaccid pedal and no real braking effect.

Then at some random road the bike just stopped. I figured it was the fuse again, but apparently all fuses are okay, but the corrosion on the fuse box made it stop working. Scratched it with a key and road home. Washed it with oxide cleaner and soaked the entire fusebox in dielectric grease.

Now Ill read up on how brake bleeding works. And to strip the front calipers of paint Im just going to leave them in a tub of brake fluid for a week :P
 
Noreg said:
I went for a short ride to test my rear brake. After bleeding the brakes (in all honesty I have no idea how to do this, and the process resulted in ruining the fresh paint on the caliper, getting brake fluid all over the bike, tyre, myself and the driveway), I had brakes for about 5 kilometers (like 10-15% of what Im used to). Then there were nothing, a somewhat flaccid pedal and no real braking effect.

Then at some random road the bike just stopped. I figured it was the fuse again, but apparently all fuses are okay, but the corrosion on the fuse box made it stop working. Scratched it with a key and road home. Washed it with oxide cleaner and soaked the entire fusebox in dielectric grease.

Now Ill read up on how brake bleeding works. And to strip the front calipers of paint Im just going to leave them in a tub of brake fluid for a week :P
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Don't ya just love working on 39 year old bikes when they are your only mode of transport?... been there done that man. I only wish you the best at resolving your issue quickly so you can keep riding and grabbing those AWESOME shots!!!
 
Over 300 miles today, Rolled 66K miles on the ole' Bonnie, Officially on my way to try to hit 70K miles come September.
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Awesome views, new roads (dirt) but it was just a great day...time for Dinner and some beers.
Best,
 
Jedz123 said:
Don't ya just love working on 39 year old bikes when they are your only mode of transport?... been there done that man. I only wish you the best at resolving your issue quickly so you can keep riding and grabbing those AWESOME shots!!!
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Luckily my work provides me with a Mercedes A-class to drive around in, and I can usually borrow bikes there. But the yamahas feels so plasticky and they aren't as fun as my gs. This has been sort of a steep learning experience, I am hoping next season will go smoother (and that I get the to do list done during the winter).

I love the picture with the lake, sooo peaceful. And I love gravel roads.
 
My second encounter with a rattlesnake while riding through Bald Eagle State Forest. Got video this time.

 
First Ride

First Ride

Due to overheating and electrical issues it's been two years since I had Suzie out on the road.
Today I took a short trip from Fremont via Niles Canyon Road to Livermore and back.
I stopped at the Sunol train station to snap a pic and continue on.
It was warm, but Suzie didn't overheat and I think the electrical demons are behind us now.
Nice ride.

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Rode for a hundred miles or so on the FJR today. I wanted to test out the grip puppies and see if the heat shields I installed worked. It was in the mid 90's and not too bad considering. I think it's ready for the highway now.
 
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Due to overheating and electrical issues it's been two years since I had Suzie out on the road.
Today I took a short trip from Fremont via Niles Canyon Road to Livermore and back.
I stopped at the Sunol train station to snap a pic and continue on.
It was warm, but Suzie didn't overheat and I think the electrical demons are behind us now.
Nice ride.

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Awesome. Its been a long while since you stopped by. I realy like that bike.
 
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