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Posted by Troll
- March 27, 2014, 12:29:48 PMtires should be replaced because they are worn out, not dry-rotted!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 27, 2014, 08:25:50 AMbikerbob, it is like what I call posers, they get permission from their wives to go for a ride, they ride over to Timmies (Tim Hortons Coffee Shop) park in the front, get a coffee, few smokes. Then ride about 10 miles and back to Timmies, coffee smokes, been gone for a couple hours now have to go home.......
or
they have permission to go for a ride on the weekend but have to be home by noon.......lol.......
but they will not ride with you because you do not have the crotch rocket they have, or you don't have the H-D........well ok fine your lose..........not minePosted by LarryInSeattle
- March 27, 2014, 01:01:48 AMQuote from: bikerbob5864 on March 26, 2014, 23:38:29 PMWell said.To those who really understand what it's about.......naw..........it doesn't matter what you ride. The REAL newbies just kill me.........they swagger and pose and stand out front of the Bar at happy hour and talk the talk. It's a whole new world, and I'm glad I'm not a part of it..........I like the past, thank you......
Posted by bikerbob5864
- March 26, 2014, 23:38:29 PMTo those who really understand what it's about.......naw..........it doesn't matter what you ride. The REAL newbies just kill me.........they swagger and pose and stand out front of the Bar at happy hour and talk the talk. It's a whole new world, and I'm glad I'm not a part of it..........I like the past, thank you......
Posted by LarryInSeattle
- March 26, 2014, 18:16:34 PMQuote from: chief on March 26, 2014, 17:42:33 PMIt is so nice to have options. I rode the southwest with my Goldwing too.When we went west for 3 weeks we rode our Goldwing...
Here is my campsite in New Mexico.
Then down at the Grand Canyon on our scooters:
I will even ride a real scooter:
I am still trying to figure out how to mount my chair on a bike....
Posted by chief
- March 26, 2014, 17:42:33 PMWhen we went west for 3 weeks we rode our Goldwing...
Posted by LarryInSeattle
- March 26, 2014, 17:30:04 PMQuote from: hellboy7 on March 06, 2014, 12:33:12 PMAmen. Here I am riding down in Arizona on my 600cc Silverwing.You can ride on anything, it doesn't really matter at all. Even riding aroun on a scooter in the bahamas I felt like a lttle badass and happy. Good times.
Here is a close up to inspect my safety equipment.
1. hat to keep the bald spot from getting sun burned.
2. sun glasses to keep my eyesight.
3. sun blocker on my arms.
4. jeans to keep my legs from burning.
5. tennis shoes to save my toes instead of flip flops.
6. water bottle to keep hydrated.
7. GPS so we don't get lost in the desert.
8. 38 in the dash compartment to keep from being mugged.
We were on our way to see the Jack Ass Acres. I fit right in.
Posted by hellboy7
- March 06, 2014, 12:33:12 PMYou can ride on anything, it doesn't really matter at all. Even riding aroun on a scooter in the bahamas I felt like a lttle badass and happy. Good times.
Posted by DC
- March 03, 2014, 10:53:51 AMAs long as you're having fun and being safe, it really doesn't matter what brand or style you ride.
Posted by Milky1112
- March 03, 2014, 06:19:37 AMThe way i see it... No matter what you ride.. we are all family.. we all share the same common interest.. Yeah, some folks have attitudes, and that's something that can't be helped. But anyway you look at it.. Riding is riding. (been all across the board with bikes on this side.. From 80's Maxims, Magnas, Sabres, to 2000's Crotch Rockets to Cruisers. Loved every one of them to the end.
Posted by moosewayne
- February 25, 2014, 09:46:13 AMWhat you ride doesn't matter. Attitude and how you treat fellow riders does.
Tried like hell to sell Mrs. Moosewayne on an 800. Didn't happen.
We brought a new Honda home last week.
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 25, 2014, 07:18:18 AMI love that trailer..
John.
Posted by LarryInSeattle
- February 22, 2014, 16:47:40 PMWhen I set up my Goldwing to pull a trailer, I was told to always bring a spare along. Well after great effort, I found out they were talking about a SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE FOR THE TRAILER. My bad.
Posted by Troll
- February 22, 2014, 15:36:17 PMI would own one of those "vintage" bikes just so I have something to work on. Nothing I did to either bike over the Winter, or any of the last 4 Winters, HAD to be done, I just wanted to. All those years, I had to thrash to get the machine ready for the next season. My target was always my birthday in February, but now, all I want is for the snow to melt.
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 22, 2014, 15:13:51 PMQuote from: 49Reo on February 22, 2014, 10:02:22 AMI've ridden vintage bikes before they were called vintage, just cheap old bikes and they were good, I really enjoyed riding them..but I spent a lot of time fixing them..And THAT is what it's all about!!
And I agree with the Ratman; it's peoples attitudes that irritate me. Had the Drifter in a show last summer, a bunch of guys from a Vintage Bike Club pull in, one guy says something like "for f---s sake look what someone did to a Kawasaki!" Looking down his nose at something he didn't even recognize. Seems like there is always someone like that in every crowd.
now no matter how good those bikes were 50 years ago I would not buy one now, they broke down then and I repaired them..there is not one that I can remember that would ride at top legal speeds for thousands of miles without breaking down, these days I want a bike that will just keep going..The Drifter is that bike at the moment..
Those people who looked down their noses at the Drifter probably spend a lot of money on an old bike which they polish more than they ride it, they call it nostalgia, ..It's their money,they can do what they want, but I have already ridden their bikes and I am not envious of them.
John.