Not many people out riding anymore

[CDNRatMan]

 Really nice, other then you are on the wrong side of the road....lol....

Really like the second song, what is it?

Never did like the rain myself, but have had some nice rides in a light rain, either because it was just  a nice day or less traffic on the road but it turned into a nice ride...more reasons for elephant ears too...

[Washbrook]

Well I was out on the weekend with some friends riding. The video below is a snippet of one of our rides. OK you may not see my Drifter but its a bit hard to film the Drifter whilst the camera is mounted to the handlebars.

http://vimeo.com/76391747

I have more coming as I get to edit all my footage. It only rained on 1 of the 4 days of riding.

There was so much great footage that I regret having to cut so much to keep it within the 10 minute time frame and match up with the music. I concentrated on shots when it was raining but could not help put in some footage as we rode along Eight Mile Creek Road between Port MacDonnell and Nelson. Look out for it on the Right Hand Side. Footage sees us riding south out of Mount Gambier Victoria after we had visited The Blue Lake. We traveled along Bay Road then the Riddoch Highway to Port MacDonnell where we stopped for a coffee.

We all had fun poking fun at a group of Corvette owners who all managed to scrape the bottom of their cars as they turned onto the main road near us. Our group then travelled along Eight Mile Creek Road hugging the coast before turning onto Punt Road, Crossing into Victoria and heading to the Nelson Hotel for lunch. The return to Mount Gambier was a straight run back along Punt Road. Here is a google map of our trip after we left Blue Lake: http://goo.gl/maps/R2s2E . The route was only about 95 km long but what a great 95 kilometres they were.

I hate riding in the rain and usually go to great effort to avoid it. I decided to forgo my usual reluctance and plow ahead [when I was a teenager I used to race Class Australia Go Karts and rain was my Achilles heel]. The ride ended up being the best ride I've had in quite a while, I loved it!

I was the only person wearing an open face helmet. I had my neck scarf pulled up over my face and nose and my head tilted down to avoid the horizontal rain which at times was stinging my face it was so hard. For a lot of the time I could only see a small gap between my helmet visor and the top of the rain covered windshield. Imagine two eyes scanning back and forth through a small slit like a Cylon eye (refer to Battlestar Galactica if you are not a science fiction nerd like me) and you get the idea.

Safe Riding.

[DC]

Warm here too. . . 80s.  Went for a ride tonight through some small local towns and running errands.  Felt great!

[CDNRatMan]

   Red sky in morning drive the truck
Red sky at night ride the bike to work
Ride home down the hill along the back twist road, then up a back highway to the main highway and then a side road home......

[greenbarn]

Weather is weird.  It's been unseasonably warm here - 80's all week.  I sweat most of the day working.  Of course, I've not gotten to ride the bike anyway, as i've had stuff I've had to do with the truck almost every day...

[Troll]

I started taking the pills I have to have to keep the blood circulation in my hands happening on the 1st of October...right now, and for the last few days, its been in the low 70s...however, they are predicting a cold front, the one that dropped 30" of snow in Wyoming...to come through tonight...the temps are going to drop like a stone...and then get warm again next week. I put the winter front on the bike, connected the heated clothes controller, now all I need is some cold weather...

[CDNRatMan]

  Ok out in Canada it too old to ride without heated gear. Well I own ......nothing heated, and even though it has been a steady 13*C sorry for yu'll Americans that would be 55*F and cloudy and chances of showers I did get a couple of hours in, dress in layers and a good coat, my TourMaster Rincon is awesome and I have yet to add the quilted liner. I did cheat and packed my rain gear for the ride.
This weekend if the rain holds off we will be doing the ride around the lake..so never to cold just have to dress for it.

[ahernandez74]

I don't know where you guys are located, but out in Canada... It's pretty damn cold now. It's way too cold to keep riding without heated gear.

[David Baker]

The only "Boat" I like is... "Boat-Drinks" ala Jimmy Buffet!

[CDNRatMan]

  DC if your afraid of the deer perhaps you might want to move here we have very little deer around here, so night riding is not any danger from Deer strikes.........potholes we have, but no more then most places........

if the neoprene gloves don't work let me know then at Drift in I'll buy the beers. but I think they are the best thing for cold / wet riding.....

yup move up here and avoid the deer......then you can ride at night and relax.....

[DC]

Well, I took a ride to Cabella's the other night, looking for those neoprene gloves.  They didn't have my size, but will get more in later.  I also got a chance to check out their nice arms collection.  I didn't buy anything, but I  did take inventory on just about everything they sell there.

The ride home was pretty chilly.  Hard to see too.  I'm not much of a night rider.  I don't like surprise potholes, or lumps in the road popping up.  The deer are the scariest thing.  So as I'm riding home on the dark country roads I'm leaning on my horn, hoping they'll change their minds about darting in front of me at the last second.

I really don't like riding at night.  I don't have the vision it takes to process the road dynamics.  So if I can get behind another vehicle, I'll follow that for as long as I can.  But my preference is to not ride at all after sunset, unless there are lots of street lights and other well-lit signs of civilization.

[DriftinGirl]

My boat is a 15 foot kayak. Fuel for weekend is enough chocolate to keep my arms moving!! The back of our property is on the habour so don't even need to drive to the water. 

[CDNRatMan]

  I bought a boat, was really happy, had a buddy who was a metal fabricator here in town, over the winter we turned that bare bones boat, it was a 16 ft. Legend deep V wide body, into the ultimate fishing boat, put in a floor, lights, storage area, swivel seats, and all the bells and whistles. Mariner 30 hp, and I could move along all day at just over 21 mph. use perhaps 5 gals over a long weekend out fishing. Funny part was I had people calling me all the time and inviting me out fishing, and such, then the summer with my knee issues I did not do much, and was really sorry I had to tell people I could not cater to their wish of going fishing.......sold the boat.......now no one calls me, can not figure it out.......oh well

[49Reo]

I have to agree for the most part. As a rule, it costs a small fortune just to feed most of them. A friend of ours has a 27' cabin cruiser, it takes $700.00 in fuel for a weekend. We have a 14' aluminum "car top" boat, on a trailer, it belonged to the wifes father many years ago. I was in rough shape, so we spent around $1000.00 to totally rebuild/upgrade it. It has a 9.9 hp outboard, costs around $30.00 for a full weekend. I'll take mine any day.

[DC]

I've seen so many people spend themselves out trying to maintain a boat.

If you want to ride on a boat regularly, get a job on one.

[mittico68]

The only boat I could mantain is my son's toy boat (a gift from his granparents...)
Fortunately, I've got my Drifter (and she goes like a cruiser'...)

[greenbarn]

BOAT:  Break Out Another Thousand

[Troll]

A boat is a hole in the water you throw money into.....

[DC]

Buying it is one thing.  Maintaining it is quite another.

[greenbarn]

One of those "If you have to ask how much, you can't afford a sail boat" deals....

[CDNRatMan]

 and these 

[CDNRatMan]

  I'll let the next couple of shots I took this morning on my way to physio on my bike......and sailboat owners are as fanatical as bikers with getting that last run in or ride in.....so this means an early winter. I did ask what it cost to lift your boat in and out, and got laughed at.....mmmm.......they did say with 5 to 6 people in a group it was not too bad a deal.......

[DC]

The trees are a painters palette right now with all the colours, going to try to get a ride in if the rain allows and get some pictures....

The trees are turning here too.  Maybe a bit early this year for these parts.

[CDNRatMan]

  just need someplace before we depart to get petemoss on the way to Drift in

[greenbarn]

Hey, buddy, if you come here, you can have your very own place.  Pick from either the 1-room log cabin Dad put in back by the pond (no electric, heat, or plumbing, and smells somewhat of mice), OR you can stay in the camper- queen bed and water/heat.  (that is unless it sells before you get here (I'm getting ready to list it soon....).

It's supposed to be in the 70 all week.