whos riding on veterans day.

[kawasaki.addict]

Shes a frozen beauty. Yes i am.lucky that i had a spare pair of bars am luckier still that  i have the paint guns an garage space ect to fix it but Grrrrr It puts you in a bad mood having to do so just bc some one wanted to be an ass

[49Reo]

I think New York area get the "most snow in one storm" award though...God help them if it gets real warm real quick...

[pcarrell]

Man, sorry to hear it ka!

Ratman, when you retire, are you going to take my advice and move south?  Yeah, I noticed all the white stuff in those pics!

[CDNRatMan]

   Well at least you can fix it yourself and not have a huge bill on the side to boot.

[Troll]

Mod. 1911 .45 A.C.P. Don't leave home without it!

[kawasaki.addict]

Well F#CKITY F#CK F#CK F#CK!!!!!!!! RIDING IN THE VETARJS DAY PARADE. Was supposed to be a blast a real tribute  to the heroes. It was very much so and i enjoyed the hell out of it. That being said on the way to the parade 1/2 mile from our stop this african american junky comes running out in the middle of the street high off his ass running right  at our bikes. The bikes in front of me lockem up and go down. I had no where to go stayed up right but rear ended a buddy's  license plate bracket. An bike tipped into another bike an took out my handle  bars I've been soo pissed i hhaven't posted in two weeks.  We are all alright but go thought it was funniest thing ever and takes off running. Nice gauge right through my fresh paint job i got lucky bars were only slightly tweaked couldnt tell till you get going to highway speed 45+mph but i had to do some adjusting and straightening on front end and now i am back to ape hangers
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[kawasaki.addict]

great grandma and grandpa's matching bikes his an hers style his black hers white an they bought their daughter my grandma a harley 125 sportser to follow behind them on

[kawasaki.addict]

Sooo with veterans day coming up i was thinking about the veteran that started riding as a whole for my entire family an how glad i am to be doing an honor flight ride for a group of veterans my great grand father an great grandma were both avid motorcyclists from the 50s  till the end wish they were riding with me next tue

[kawasaki.addict]

Yeah you can!! After many many beers and great burrito i have decided i am getting ripped off lmao the baby has a much better dinner selection in the middle of the action

[CDNRatMan]

Troll, there is nothing more relaxing to me then tinkering and working on my bike, it is like when I am cleaning my fish tank it is therapy for me, as long as the work on the bike is not because it is broken but because it is something I wanted to do, the winter of tearing it down and learning about it pieces by piece was a huge learning experience, and is nothing better in the spring to know after the first ride everything is functioning as it was supposed to and I did it right,

KA those are awesome seats, close enough to see the action and back enough to see the whole ice surface. You can hear the hits and the blades carving....

[Troll]

thank you...a labor of love and a work in progress. not as much a disaster as yours was, but a mess, none the less

[kawasaki.addict]

Ducks vs blues tonight GREAT game ducks are kicking ass

[kawasaki.addict]

Troll that bike is gorgeous!

Ratman here are better pics of pur seats that we normally sit in on the same level as before you can see how arw at rhe perfect lvl imo
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[Troll]

The little devil was really moving fast, out there in the middle of the street...I didn't think they could run....I'm getting to like the bags, too. I had them stuffed full last weekend with my trip to MadTown, and they really look nice when they are not sagging. My inside framework will fix that little issue. I've seen some that are worse than these, and some that are better, so I know what to expect. I'm going to find some black liquid shoe polish to fix up the minor scratches in the finish, or perhaps I'll dye them chocolate brown, since they are real leather, and can be dyed....decisions, decisions....

[CDNRatMan]

  Dude look at the fur coat on that rascal, it is going to be a cold winter.

I really think that the bags added a lot to your ride makes it look really vintage. Looks really nice.

[Troll]

here's the pictures...

[Troll]

Once it's in, I will be jacking it up, taking off the wheels and there she will stay until it's warm enough to put back together without getting frost bite...This is why I have to decide in advance, pick a day and just do it, while it's still warm enough outside to make it happen..however, it's not in now, so I went out for a little cruise along the river. Here's a few pictures, just to prove it happened!

[kawasaki.addict]

That graph is cool i have wondered what the actual temp.drops are from cold riding vs speed

[CDNRatMan]

  Troll at least you can just scoot in and out of the garage far easier then I can from the living room. Coolant is still good, hope for a warm day so I can at least give it a oil change and a good washing before I move it inside. Next seven days the highs are in the low fifties and drop to the 30's.........need to purchase a set of elephant ears over the winter but even those do not really help with these temps, this chart might be of help....

[Troll]

Car is ready...changed the oil to 5-30...soon it's going to be my main mode of transportation. Bikes will be ready soon, Changed the coolant in the Drifter this Spring, so I have at least another year. 2 battery tenders ready to go...now all I need to do is pick a date before the snow and sub zero cold arrive. Supposed to be in the low 60s all week, so not just yet...but soon.

[pcarrell]

Snow!  To early for snow!

I'm thinking I'm going to mow the grass this afternoon, and you're talking snow?

[CDNRatMan]

   winterizing is a must, at 0600 when I go to work and the roads are covered with a film of frost, and you can feel the bike sliding under it is not a fun feeling, and the frost does not come out till about 0830 so not a good thing to ride to work, and forecast for this morning is snow flurries.........yipeeeeeeeeee

[kawasaki.addict]

Hahahaaha yanks i miss that term. Growing up in mo you hear allot of it. I don't know what this mysterious winterizing disease is but it seems to be more contagious than ebola

[CDNRatMan]

 PC your right about it almost the uniform is just cloth, it is the respect the honour and pride that is in the heart.

zig if you are referring to me I am not a yank.......

most of my winterizing is now done other then the bike, both sheds are done, the hoses are done.........

now for loads of hockey and ice fishing.......

[zig]

Hey KA, good looking family! My only child just turned 18 today. I'd give anything to have another 5 to 10 years of her growing up to look forward to.  It seems like yesterday she was only 4 or 5 and needed my wife and I for everything.
I was planning a fishing trip to Arkansas through Veterans Day, but may jump on the bike and ride up to the Arkansas Pig Trail and their Baby Dragon Tail instead.
What is this "Wintering" thing you Yanks are talking of? Lol.