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Posted by greenbarn
- October 25, 2013, 22:34:14 PMI ALMOST rode the bike into work after lunch yesterday, b/c it was about 50 and sunny and felt really nice. Of course when I left work it was almost dark, and was more like 40 and felt pretty cold. I was glad, then, I left the bike at home. Then, on the way home I was REALLY glad I left the bike at home. Came up on a fencerow that comes up clear to the road ditch and met up with a deer. It was just dusk, an all I saw was antlers and heard the crash as a big buck crashed into my Ranger. He hit me just behind the front headlight on the pass. side. I saw him thrashing in the middle of the road in my rear-view, but when I turned around and went back, he was already up and out 75 yards in the field looking at me like "what the heck is wrong with you?"
Amazingly, the damage to the truck was minor, besides the passenger mirror broke off, there are only a few gouges down the side of the truck, from antlers or hooves, I presume. All I could find from the mirror was a couple small pieces of plastic laying in the road....
Posted by jmbo
- October 25, 2013, 21:14:45 PMHey, what do you know the weather speculator is speculating that we may have 60 degree weather next week. Even though it might only last for ten minutes a day it's good enough for me. I'm riding 'cause the following week high are supposed to be 30's at best. Vroom Vroom!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 25, 2013, 15:09:19 PMWell my oil is changed and the bike is ready to be parked for the winter now, and it was cold out today, high of the day will be or supposed to be 31*F so I got everything needed doing done. Front engine guard is off to get it in the door.
Posted by Troll
- October 25, 2013, 13:52:05 PM25 deg. this morning, but the wind shifted a bit and it's 51 and sunny (!) right now. Took off this morning, just before noon for a little ride. I now need 179 more miles...might get them this weekend. They are saying 52 on Sunday. Went over to LaCrescent, MN. Up on the ridge next to the river. WINDY up there...but some nice scenery...yes, that's a guy in a sailboat.
Posted by 49Reo
- October 21, 2013, 21:32:32 PMGot out for an afternoon ride today; it got up to a windy 60F, had to take advantage of it. Glad I got out; usually, I am plowing snow at this time of year. Funny thing happened, though, as I was coming home. About 1/2 mile from the house, there is an "S" bend in the road, with a railroad track dissecting it. As I was coming around the corner to it, I was gearing down, like I've done hundreds of times before: 5th to 4th, with a blip of the throttle, then to 3rd, with same blip of the throttle, then to 2nd, with a blip of the throttle......or so I thought; 3rd to 1st. Let me tell you, it is not a relaxing experience, when leaning in a curve to have your back wheel lock up like that; hit the clutch right away, and pulled out of it. Never had that happen before. Guess I need to pay more attention to the task at hand, inst :Dead of daydreaming....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 21, 2013, 15:27:24 PMQuoteare you sure I said that ......mmmmmmm..........well ok I'll let it go this time.....YOU said that...to let you know when I was going to be in town so you could put the coffee on...I don't know if I'm going to be allowed a test ride, they only have 2 bikes....I'm going to bet..."NO"
Boaski hitting a deer on a bike can really ruin your day at work, unless you can BBQ the steaks for the shop.got lots of winterizing done today and it really feels like snow today.
Posted by Boaski
- October 21, 2013, 15:03:29 PMI put 5,000 on the Drifter last year. Will be fortunate to hit 3,000 this year. Not as many Sunday afternoon rides this year, usually had an overwhelming desire for a nap I guess.
I was going to ride to work today since it's supposed to turn nasty tonight. I have a 9 mile drive to the shop & I decided not to ride since the corn is starting to come off & the deer have been moving. Glad I chose the truck as I had a small fork horn stand on the edge of the road and weigh his options. I'd rather tag one with the truck than the bike.
Posted by Troll
- October 21, 2013, 13:14:09 PMYOU said that...to let you know when I was going to be in town so you could put the coffee on...I don't know if I'm going to be allowed a test ride, they only have 2 bikes....I'm going to bet..."NO"
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 21, 2013, 13:05:35 PMSeem to remember you saying you were riding up here on the Indian to show it to me.......let me look for that post......
forecast right now is calling for rain the next 7 days and no sun anyplace.......we shall see
Posted by Troll
- October 21, 2013, 12:58:26 PMUnless it snows tonight (anything is possible this time of year) I'm going to ride to the Indian Dealer and take pictures for you guys. I was going to go today, but the rain/wind, and cold didn't appeal to me for a 300 mile trip to do some site seeing. Tomorrow, they are predicting 45 deg. by afternoon. There is supposed to be a poker run this coming weekend, I might get involved with that, but those aren't my favorite activities... I went out yesterday for a short ride on a newly paved section of "mountain" road that's been closed all Summer...all I need now is 499 more miles!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 21, 2013, 12:58:14 PMThink I will see what the weekend will bring. Check the long range forecast, I would much rather park a week early and get the stuff done that needs doing, then having it snow and be caught and have things not done.
Want to get out for at least a 10 min ride, add some sea foam to both the tank and oil and then to get things warmed up and moving, then do the last oil and filter change of the summer, then remove the front engine guard, and then park the bike, it cannot get into the living room with the engine guard on.
Then time to commence on my winter projects...........
Posted by greenbarn
- October 21, 2013, 12:14:50 PMI'm happy, I got to ride the bike into work today after lunch. 62 today. But, down to 33 tonight, and snow forcasted for Wed. 
Posted by jmbo
- October 21, 2013, 12:08:11 PMPut on quite a few miles since this thread started back in September. Now the end of October the riding days are numbered. I can always tell when she's coming to an end when it take two to three blocks before my high speed idle kicks off. The '99er's telling me brrr. Road yesterday @ 45°F. A bit nippily. I can run with my full face hemet to keep the brain freeze to a minimum. I'll hold out till the first of November then shut it down for the winter, clean 'er up, change oil, pull the battery, drop the insurance to storage level, and think about pulling 'er apart for paint. I will miss the ride.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 20, 2013, 21:51:51 PM Well woke up this morning, forecast had been calling for rain, but at 0700 it was sunny but cold...so started into yard winterization, cutting back my grape plants, the racoons have loved them all summer long. Ate lunch and it was warming up nice it was about 32* F so decided to go for a ride. Managed to get a nice ride in for the cold it was and it was crisp and clear all day. Then with my hands getting cold, the fault of being diabetic, I head home after 115 mile ride.
I used my emergency cell to take the picture, and that was a5 min learning curve...lol....and then a 2 hour lesson on how to get it to my computer, but I am learning...lol....soon I'll be computer smart like GB, 49, Troll and Chief, my new goal in life........lol......... 
Posted by gdrudd13
- October 18, 2013, 20:40:24 PMWhatever the weather now, I might not get the bike out any. Came home to a petcock gone bad. Leaked gas in my garage. That was one thing I figured I'd have to replace since it started to not work quite right with the reserve. I was hoping it would hold out longer. Got one ordered. Eventually i'll open the other one up and see if it's fixable with a rebuild kit, but that's a project for much later. The main thing that was going to keep me from riding was the temperature on the way to work. It's still cold at 6:30 in the morning.
10,000 miles a year is impressive. That's more in one year than my drifter had on it when I bought it a couple months ago. It had exactly 6600 miles after being ridden from Oklahoma City.