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Posted by Troll
- May 25, 2015, 07:50:27 AMAre those two roads paved?
Posted by bikerbob5864
- May 25, 2015, 01:10:28 AMTroll, I live in Iowa..............and we have signs on both roads..........."Will the last one leaving town, please turn out the lights".
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 21, 2015, 14:31:53 PMI'm sorry I should have started a new thread, this was supposed to be about the merits or otherwise of enlarging the bore on a VN1500..
I would not do it, I can't see any real advantage unless the engine is stripped because it has worn out.. Every few months I look on ebay at the prices of the larger VN1700 and the VN2000, but my Drifter runs so well I would only change if I had a big lottery win, at the moment I only tax and insure one bike each year because I object to paying so much money to the government to ride something that spends most of it's time in a garage..
To insure, tax and test the drifter costs me about $254 for the year, adding my other two bikes brings that cost up to $852.. and that is just for the bare minimum insurance with maximum no claims discount.
I'll still keep looking at the larger Vulcans but I know I am only window shopping.
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 21, 2015, 08:40:09 AMSome dimwit in Toronto has decided that the moose hunt is to long so wants to shorten it by a week , well come here and go for a drive at twilight and see what is out there, and they stop you faster then any deer I have met.......or when you hit them.....everything stops....
Posted by greenbarn
- February 21, 2015, 08:14:01 AMQuote from: John Hopkins on February 21, 2015, 07:40:01 AMWe don't have a problem with deer in Wales, but aren't you allowed to shoot them? We aren't allowed to shoot anything, in fact even owning a BB gun can be against the law..No really..
I can't imagine living in a country where you are allowed to shoot deer and not going hunting at least once a week for food.John.
There are strict hunting seasons and bag limits in the states. Each state sets it's own season and limit. For Ohio, the deer season (for guns) is usually 1 week, the week following thanksgiving. Some years, they have increased it to 2 weeks. Depends on perceived deer populations and such. Many states have longer seasons. Some you have to put your name in a lottery to be drawn as they only issue a limited number of permits. Oh, and did I mention that ALWAYS (as far as I know) you have to PAY for the hunting license(s) required to hunt deer???
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 21, 2015, 07:40:01 AMWe don't have a problem with deer in Wales, but aren't you allowed to shoot them? We aren't allowed to shoot anything, in fact even owning a BB gun can be against the law..No really.. We get cows, sheep and horses wandering out on unfenced roads, I've had a few narrow escapes.. Some parts of England and Scotland have problems with Deer, they just burst through the hedges without warning and you don't have a chance to avoid them, The trouble is Britain is very small when you are riding a motorcycle.
I can't imagine living in a country where you are allowed to shoot deer and not going hunting at least once a week for food.
John.
Posted by DC
- February 21, 2015, 00:46:48 AMAround here, the problem is deer.
Posted by Troll
- February 20, 2015, 08:00:02 AMSounds like you live in Iowa, John!
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 19, 2015, 23:42:56 PMWe only have 246,000 miles of roads in Britain so it is not always easy to find a road not already travelled, you have over 3,000,000 miles of roads.. There are only two roads out of my town one north and one south.
John.
Posted by jmbo
- February 19, 2015, 21:13:21 PMi guess it all depends on where you ride. I plan all my trips on the back roads. The more back the roads are the better. Lucky to hit 70 on most of the roads I travel. Anything faster and I'm likely to hit a cow around the next turn.
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 19, 2015, 21:02:12 PM280 miles on a road often travelled can get pretty boring..
1200 miles in 23 hours doesn't allow much time for looking at the view.
But I made a new year resolution to try my best to keep to the speed limits this year.
John.
Posted by Bucko
- February 19, 2015, 20:11:19 PMMe 2!
Posted by DC
- February 19, 2015, 14:13:15 PMI'm not one for going really fast. I like to take my time and enjoy the ride and the views. Basically, I just putt-putt around on my bike.
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 19, 2015, 06:46:59 AMThere is a downside, at 107 mph you only get 90 miles to a 16 litre tank and that top speed drops to 90 mph if you have a strong crosswind.
Our national speed limit is 70 mph so there are not many roads left without speed cameras that you can do that sort of speed for a full tank.
John.
Posted by jmbo
- February 18, 2015, 19:09:25 PM107 mph? Holy crap! If I rode that fast the wind would blow my beard up over my head and I wouldn't be able to see the road.