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First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:30 pm
by Motorcycle_Girl
I went out for my first ride of 2010 yesterday. It was 10C in the city bout more like 5C once I got out to the rural areas...still a nice 2 hour ride none the less. I was grinning for hours. You forget how much you were missing until you hop back on the bike. Now the big problem...fantastic weather today and predicted for the next couple of days and then cold and rainy predicted for the weekend...
It's times like these that I wish I lived somewhere else....
Not long now until it will be warm enough to ride all the time...I just hate the teaser days like we have right now
Celeste
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:17 pm
by papasong
Good for you!
I'm taking my bike out of storage this Wednesday, so that will be my first ride of the season (weather permitting!).
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:40 pm
by Michael Hart
That's great I just bought my r 2 weeks ago
and put 220 miles so far the weather
is cooperating . I can't stop smiling
FYI when the DTE says 0 miles it not
kidding found out the hard way
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:43 pm
by toomanybikes
Some pics from yesterday's ride....
http://www.fastforwardmx.com/images/one.jpg
http://www.fastforwardmx.com/images/two.jpg
This is one of the most beautiful spring seasons I have seen on California....
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:02 pm
by TT RDHS
WOW!
Those photos are beautiful!
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:16 pm
by Mollygrubber
Michael Hart wrote:That's great I just bought my r 2 weeks ago
and put 220 miles so far the weather
is cooperating . I can't stop smiling
FYI when the DTE says 0 miles it not
kidding found out the hard way
Welcome aboard Michael! What is a "DTE"?
Peter
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:46 pm
by Motorcycle_Girl
Great pictures...where I went yesterday the ground was still covered in snow...
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:05 pm
by cwrose
Beautiful pictures, toomanybikes. Thanks for supplying a fresh new background for my desktop.
Peter, a DTE is the "distance to empty" indicator on the OBC. I once had my DTE down to 4 miles by accident. I was nervous as I wasn't too near a gas station. I try my best to fill up once the trip meter hits 200 miles.
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:16 pm
by tobes
Congrats on your first ride of the year Celeste!
toomanybikes wrote:Some pics from yesterday's ride....
Stunning photos toomanybikes. What do you use to capture these?
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:29 pm
by Mollygrubber
cwrose wrote:Peter, a DTE is the "distance to empty" indicator on the OBC.
I knew that...
cwrose wrote:I once had my DTE down to 4 miles by accident. I was nervous as I wasn't too near a gas station. I try my best to fill up once the trip meter hits 200 miles.
Man, you guys are brave. I'd never trust that thing to give me any accuracy below 10 miles one way or another.
As a side note, been riding my dual sport lately - not having a gas gauge (or a tach - yikes!) is like going back to the stone age! I adjusted quickly enough, but fumbling for the fuel petcock with a dying bike in heavy traffic - what a blast from the past! I felt really spoiled getting back on the 12R this morning!
Sorry for the thread jack, Celeste!
Peter
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:44 pm
by ka5ysy
FWIW my computer acted psycho once... I have run down to 10 miles and put over 5 gallons into the tank. One memorable trip to a Riders Edge class I was teaching as lead instructor, at 15 miles indicated, the engine started sputtering 5 miles from the exit, and I dead stick landed at the gas station at the end of the exit ramp. My general rule is at 210 miles start looking and ignore the computer.
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:10 pm
by Lost Rider
Glad you had a little teaser ride Celeste! I understand that feeling you're talking about.
Be thankful for the teaser days! Not long ago riding wasn't even possible for you....
Enjoy the spring, my favorite season.
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:59 pm
by papasong
Holy cow! Amazing photos.
I, too, want to know what kind of camera you used!
'cuz there can't be much more to it than that, right?
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:04 am
by boxermoose
Motorcycle_Girl wrote:
It's times like these that I wish I lived somewhere else....
Celeste
I'm an 'Ol Henderson baby myself - when a job opened in Houston we were down here like a shot
Ofcourse summers is like the new winter - sux to be outside sometimes
And then there are days like today - leave early and load the dirt bikes for 5 days play in Big Bend......
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:41 am
by deilenberger
My first ride of the year was 1/1/10.. and then a gap of about 3 weeks of SNOW..and a few short local rides. Finally got out this Sunday and got 200 miles in..
But - today was my first ride to work day for '10.. usually I wait until daylight savings kicks in (this weekend..) but it was just too nice this morning (42F, with prediction of 54F this afternoon.) Great ride to work, dodging potholes adds some entertainment to it
Re: First Ride of the year..
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:49 am
by Motorcycle_Girl
I would love to ride to work....but it does not make any logical sense. In the summer I ride my bicycle and in the winter I walk or take the bus. I only live 3 km from my job. But the time I get my gear on and get the bike out of the garage I could be there on my bicycle. Plus they charge us $70/month for parking and I have a basic issue with paying to park where I work.
My riding is limited to evenings and weekends and of course vacation..
The funny thing is that I got my motorcycle licence so I could ride to work to save money on gas when I had a 50km commute. But I changed jobs so I never actually got to use my bike as a commuter. I rode to a couple of offsite meetings one summer but that was it.
Celeste
