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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

No pics but today I rode my gsxs1000 to get ceramic coated,,,the whole bike. Pick it up in a couple days...looking forward to seeing the results.
 
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The whole bike? I'd like to see that too!
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While they can do the seat too, I'm not getting that done. It's quite the process. The bike will be cleaned (It's my bike so that's already done lol) and then they will polish and remove any scratches..and "clay bar" it. I may get it done to all my bikes.
 
The seat? I'm sure that I'm not the only person here who recalls pulling the ultimate nOoB move and applying Armour-All to my first bike's seat... and footrest rubbers... and grips... and tires...

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Hayabuser said:
The seat? I'm sure that I'm not the only person here who recalls pulling the ultimate nOoB move and applying Armour-All to my first bike's seat... and footrest rubbers... and grips... and tires...

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Lol...I did that too on my first bike....
 
trevor said:
Lol...I did that too on my first bike....
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Mr Sheen (ironically, it had nothing to do with Barry) spray polish on the vinyl seat.
Ouch.
The seat that has never been touched with vinyl or any other cleaner / polish is still holding up ok. It was re-covered nearly 30 years ago, and still uncracked. Another seat re-covered at the the same time (and was cleaned / polished occasionally) fell to bits a few years ago.
 
Armor All on the seat? It was a standard prank to coat a unsuspecting buddies seat with it for a while in our group.
 
My friend Paul has Armorall running through his vains. He uses Armorall on everything! This is him detailing the motorcycles for the Canfield fair bike show.🌞
 

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Got out for my first longer ride since the accident today....the hip was bugging me a bit but my calf was getting sore...like not getting enough blood circulation....my hip is not doing well....may be getting a total replacement...felt good to get out though

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Nice bike trevor. It's really fascinating to see how motorcycles of yore evolved into the lean mean machines they are now.

I wonder whether the new gen will hold up as well as our 40 year old bikes.
 
free99 said:
Nice bike trevor. It's really fascinating to see how motorcycles of yore evolved into the lean mean machines they are now.

I wonder whether the new gen will hold up as well as our 40 year old bikes.
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Thanks. I think they will hold up well...at least this one will....if you take care of them. :)
 

Less cleaning - More riding !

My bikes are not the most attractive thing in the parking lot -
But they often have the most miles on them ;)

(Winter is hard upon me :( - -10 for the last week )
 
-6 for the high temperature here today. Tomorrow morning is predicted to be -22..?...

Did I ever tell you I hate winter?

edit:. hopefully next week my Triumph will be in the back of my truck heading out to Mesa, Az.
 
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After a miserably cold week in USAF survival school in early 1983, 'sleeping' out for a week in -30 temps, my friends and I dropped a pal off in Offutt on the way to NYC. It was well below zero there. The rest of us were headed to Athens. He wasn't impressed with our immature and cruel taunts like "hey if you get to Athens, look us up, we'll be at the beach".

alke46 said:
-6 for the high temperature here today. Tomorrow morning is predicted to be -22..?...

Did I ever tell you I hate winter?

edit:. hopefully next week my Triumph will be in the back of my truck heading out to Mesa, Az.
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I went for a nice ride up the Ortega highway on the Mr. Turbo today. A beautiful day at about 75 and sunny, and no better thing to be doing than goosing a turbo up the canyons. It gets blindingly fast above 7K, I have never had anything like it. I have taken it easy on the first few rides, and now am getting a bit wristy with it. It's an occasional rider, and I really hope to get the 1000E set up for more sane riding. Since it has the same bones as the 1000E the handling is solid. I didn't take any pics but at the Lookout roadhouse there were a lot of folks taking pics.
 
Most all of February has been well below freezing, and a few significant snow falls.

But 40degF today.
Rare, for February, sunny clear blue sky
Snow has been melting a little bit each day of the last 3 days.
Roads are dry.
So, hey, can get out for a February ride.

Departing driveway
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Head out, on roads that somewhat follow the river,
Stopped for pic
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Cross river, and come back on other side of river
Stopp along side of road, just to see what can see.
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Into town and check out the beach/pier area. Looks like fairly heavy clouds on horizon, so probably not the sunset that would like for a sunny day.
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40 mile ride. Which is twice my January ride.
 
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