2015 goals

[greenbarn]

Prayers for you, John.

+1 on the prayers for both of you - John and Andy - hope you both get feeling better soon.   John, you been to the doctor on the stomach thing yet?   Sounds like it could need some attention, buddy. 

[49Reo]

Prayers for you, John.

[CDNRatMan]

John hope you are feeling better and get well soon, you have to much to do to be ill. I know I have more not good days then good days and so hope I am feeling better soon to.

[pcarrell]

John, you need to take better care of yourself!

[pcarrell]

ok the question now is .....Sorry Troll for this little hijack here......Mr. PC if you find the picture so offensive why did you keep it in your picture library?

Don't you know?  In order to become an official "insider" on this forum, viewing the Snow Angel is the right of passage!  It's been this website's tradition for several years now!

[John Hopkins]

I've got something nasty eating away at me and most nights I vomit up blood but, my grandaughter is getting married on 19th june so I hope to have a dry day to ride the 600 miles round trip to her wedding and of course to still have the strength..I also have to ride through at least 50 speed cameras to get to her..

John.

[CDNRatMan]

  ok the question now is .....Sorry Troll for this little hijack here......Mr. PC if you find the picture so offensive why did you keep it in your picture library?

[pcarrell]

What are these "snow angels" y'all speak of? I'm picturing something like ski bunnies? LOL!

OK, but remember, you asked for it!  This is Ratman's Snow Angel!  (Remember, before you click this link, there are some things you just can't unsee)  http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Ratmans%20Snow%20Angel/RatmansSnowAngel.jpg

[zig]

What are these "snow angels" y'all speak of? I'm picturing something like ski bunnies? LOL!
Let's see...goals, well, #1 Find a great deal on a nice gun and brag about it here, just to bait the "no more guns"  guys. Hahaha
#2, lose this 10 pounds and keep it off! I'm at 216.  I can run for a couple of months and lose it, but next time, I want to not binge eat for the two weeks afterwards so I can keep it off!
#3 Add a nice quality light bar for my baby!
#4 A group of us on vulcan riders are planning a nice circular trip through the Rockies this summer. So far, we've got an Australian who is lost in Canada, a cornhusker in Nebraska,  a couple of guys from around the weird part of Texas (Austin area) and myself. Hoping more will join as plans become more firm. Plan is to meet in OK City and head west. Some will make the whole trip, others will jump in and ride a ways, then jump out and head out on their own. I plan to make most of it at least. So, no Drift in this year, but definitely planning on it in the future!
#5 Meet up and ride with Priest and others he knows AT LEAST once this coming year.

[Troll]

The U.B.B.E. is a civilian version of the Police Motor Officer's course. It's a very intensive course, and will REALLY test your skills. The ARC is more for the street rider with a lot of experience. Depending on how much previous training you've had, I would suggest going in steps. The next logical step for a "newer" rider would be the BRC II.....used to be called the experienced rider course....

[gdrudd13]

I wasn't here for that ordeal. Might have been a good thing lol.

Since we're talking about goals, and some are motorcycle related, Here's a couple things for my list:

1.- I want to take the advanced rider MSF course, or the bike bonding course, or some other additional training course that will make me a better rider. Troll, you might be able to chime in and give me a recommendation.

2.- My goal for last year as my first calendar year of riding was 5,000 miles. This year I want to double that and hit 10,000 miles. (This one is more complicated than it sounds because even though I ride my motorcycle to work almost every day in the summer, it's only 7 miles round trip. Even riding for a summer, this adds up to basically nothing in the grand scheme of things.) I did hit my goal last year and then pass it by about 600 miles though without any major trips. This year I'm hoping to do a few weekend trips in addition to the one major one I have planned which should help me reach my goal.

[pcarrell]

Snow Angels are definitely NOT NICE!

[CDNRatMan]

Perhaps I need to amend my list, oh I never said anything about no pictures just be nice........

[pcarrell]

6. be nice to PC

WOW!!!!  A whole year without living under the threat of Snow Angel pics waiting for me in my Email?  I've become so accustomed to the threat that I don't know how to live any other way anymore!

[Troll]

I left one off the original list that's actually connected to the Pikeville ride...I want to ride the Dragon again...one more time. It's an additional 100 or so miles to the Drift-In if I do it...no big deal. I'm leaving on Tuesday morning, EARLY...Should be able to make it to Knoxville in 1 day, and then 50 miles down 129 to the Dragon, and then back the same way.....

[gdrudd13]

My list...

1)I too would like to lose some more weight; the 10 pounds I gained this year, plus another 10....
Likely won't keep this one.... 
2)Don't buy any more guns...
I guarantee I won't keep this one...

I'm with you on these. Especially the second one. I had the buy no guns goal for the second half of this year. I made it 3 weeks before a "too good to pass up" deal popped up. Right now my goal is to make it to the end of the year. That may or may not happen. I really want a 44 mag or larger revolver and there is one more gun show before the new year...

[CDNRatMan]

 really easy just say no to coffee ........I have not had a coffee in oh....mm..........40 some years.........like the smell but not the taste of it.....

[Troll]

ok let me see....

1. lose weight...doable
2. don't smoke......very easy
3. drink no coffee.......very easy
4. drink more water less pop......doable
5. Go to the Freedom Ride to carry my friends ashes.....sort of being laid up it will happen
6. be nice to PC
ok enough....oh and go to PEI and visit MikeakaFred and the lovely Driftingirl........

NO COFFEE??? HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE?

[moosewing3]

Ok,
1. lose weight, lot more than 10 pounds..
2. Get new Corbin seat-done!
3.Get replacement fender-done!
4. Make Pikesville- already working on some shift exchanges
5. Rolling Thunder-should be ok as I'm off that weekend
Reo if you are going to make Pikesville wing back this way and I'll take you to The Ammo Sources new retail location and help you break #2 lol
Ratty stil waiting to go for wings...and not the ones on that snow angel

[CDNRatMan]

ok let me see....

1. lose weight...doable
2. don't smoke......very easy
3. drink no coffee.......very easy
4. drink more water less pop......doable
5. Go to the Freedom Ride to carry my friends ashes.....sort of being laid up it will happen
6. be nice to PC
ok enough....oh and go to PEI and visit MikeakaFred and the lovely Driftingirl........

[49Reo]

  My list...

1)I too would like to lose some more weight; the 10 pounds I gained this year, plus another 10....
Likely won't keep this one.... 
2)Don't buy any more guns...
I guarantee I won't keep this one...
3)Go to Driftin...
This one I am really going to try to keep...no promises though... too many unknowns... 
4)Catch up on my "To-do" list....
Yeah....right.....

[Troll]

 This time of year a lot of people are considering New Years resolutions they won't keep. I have a few goals set for the next riding season that I fully intend to follow through on.
1. Lose about another 10 lbs. I'm down to 172 as of this morning
2. Make the trip to Pikeville for Drift-In
3. Roll the Drifter over into the next set of digits...should be an easy one, 92,500 right now....should have 100,000 before I go to Drift-In
4. Put another 2,000 miles on the W-650
5. still working on the next one!