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Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 14, 2013, 15:28:43 PMThat is cool Troll, because of my trade in the military we kept track of our kms and or hours operating certain pieces of equipment, and I have since not kept track because it was really too much...lol.....
GB people have been telling you that for years, it is ok to come out, oh you mean to come out and play with the big boys....like more riding.....oh ok....
Posted by greenbarn
- October 14, 2013, 11:36:38 AMQuote from: Troll on October 14, 2013, 07:44:42 AMWow, I'm not positive, but I think 10,000 is more than I put on ALL My vehicles COMBINED. Living 4 miles from work has it's advantages.... and disadvantages... Obviously, I need to get out more...82,000 on the Drifter and 22,500 on the W...I need 50 more on the W and 546 or so on the Drifter, for a total of 10,000 for the season. I've been putting on a minimum of 10,000 every year for the past 50 years, with the exception of 1998 when I had a heart attack and only got about 9,000....Some years I've gotten as much as 15,000.
Posted by Troll
- October 14, 2013, 10:31:21 AMI got this in 1997....they gave me 2, one I put on my TourGLide, the other I put someplace safe.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 14, 2013, 10:10:06 AMok troll once I am retired I have a goal in my life thanks......
Posted by jmbo
- October 14, 2013, 09:27:57 AMI saw some photos of the he Hoggin' The Bridge rally. The Severn Bridge is a hell of a bridge with a hell of a lot of bikes. Pretty cool except they were all riding on the wrong side of the road. What's with that?
Posted by Troll
- October 14, 2013, 07:44:42 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on October 13, 2013, 21:13:36 PMSo Troll what is the number of miles we are supposed to be striving to reach?
82,000 on the Drifter and 22,500 on the W...I need 50 more on the W and 546 or so on the Drifter, for a total of 10,000 for the season. I've been putting on a minimum of 10,000 every year for the past 50 years, with the exception of 1998 when I had a heart attack and only got about 9,000....Some years I've gotten as much as 15,000.
Posted by John Hopkins
- October 14, 2013, 05:42:44 AMI've got to do a few hundred miles whatever the weather on Thursday to attend a fellow bikers funeral..then on a brighter note on Sunday another few hundred miles to attend Hoggin the bridge where they more or less hand the town of Chepstow over to motorcyclists for the day.
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 13, 2013, 21:13:36 PMSo Troll what is the number of miles we are supposed to be striving to reach?
Posted by jmbo
- October 13, 2013, 20:41:42 PMRan a tank pf gazz through the old 99er today. High '50's today. Not bad until the sun started going down. Once the temp dipped into the high 40's it got a bit nippy. Getting to that point in the year where the morning breakfast rides are going to be few and far between..
Posted by Troll
- October 13, 2013, 15:42:46 PMWent out for a putt this morning. When I left, it was 45 deg. with a promise of 65...yeah, right. Saw lots of groups of riders, everything you could imagine, including somebody flogging a 250 Rebel trying to keep up with her group. It goes without saying, there were no other Drifters. If Ratman can go out on Thanksgiving, then I can ride on New Years...so happy Hmong New Year! Halfway through my planned route, I decided to go home and put a new thermostat in the Buick, since it's getting to be the time of year I actually need a car, and a heater is one of those little things that makes life here tolerable in the winter...So I only rode about 90 miles today...I only need 546 more this season!!!!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 13, 2013, 13:00:30 PM Ok forecast for yesterday was way off and it was nice so I did the ride locals call the double loop, 2 stretches on the different Trans Canada Highway, part on 17 and part on 11, the rest is back paved roads and they have some nice turns and twists to keep you awake. Lots of nice colours this time of the year, but a lot of the leaves are off the trees now. Today is wet and damp, so no riding, but forecast is 40 to 60 *F tomorrow so if it is then I'll do the ride again tomorrow.
A really nice way to burn up an afternoon or about 5 hours......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 09, 2013, 09:01:07 AMDC just to remind you 14 Oct is Canadian Thanksgiving, we have ours in Oct so we can use up the turkey before xmas comes around and we are cooking another bird. I will be getting a bunch of riding in this weekend
0600 and 37*F riding up the hill to work, the difference 600 vertical ft makes is cold....lol....but temps are suppsed to be in the mid 60's by afternoon.
Posted by DC
- October 09, 2013, 06:59:01 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on October 08, 2013, 21:53:03 PMThanksgiving Weekend? BRRRRRRRThanksgiving Weekend has always been a decent weekend for a ride.
thanks Washbrook, 1968 DC was in his forties by then and I was in my oh not teens yet......
Yes, those were the days. I had several local wives that would keep my helicopter polished and fueled, ready to go for a pizza run.
A friend of mine went back to Vietnam to do legal contract work for businesses. He met a nice woman and they have been together a while now. He's late 60s. She's 26.
Posted by Washbrook
- October 09, 2013, 01:15:19 AMCheers. Enjoy the ride this coming weekend. Our summer coming up so lots more riding.
Regards
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 08, 2013, 21:53:03 PMgood for you; forecast for the next four days is sunny and clear temps ranging from the low 40s to mid sixties in the F scale, ride to work for the rest of the week and get some last few miles in, and hope to get a decent long ride on Sat or Sunday, Thanksgiving Weekend has always been a decent weekend for a ride.
thanks Washbrook, 1968 DC was in his forties by then and I was in my oh not teens yet......
as for the correct side of the road it depends on were you are right.......Newfoundland still drove on the right till 1947 and joined the Confederation in 1949...
nice vid again.....