Motorcycle Discussion Thread

**kf0rt** · 05-30-2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by N8YX

Originally Posted by w2amr

This is the same guy who has the boat car in his yard rotting away.

In other words...he's a pack rat.

I know of several such places within a couple hours of travel from here...if you could see what's been left to die in these folks' front and side yards, you would be sick. Not just one or two cars...one such place has a dozen or more. Bikes, too...nothing will ever be done with any of them but the owners refuse to sell. So they waste away in the elements. :wall

Kinda brings new meaning to the term "rust belt." :(

**N8YX** · 05-31-2009, 12:24 PM

Anyone do any riding yesterday?

We got in around 350 miles total...SR224E out of Akron to SR11S...to SR30/39E...into PA for a bit then back west on 30/39 and down SR7S to Yorkville, OH and a stop at 'Mr. Bill's Famous Ribs' (which have to be eaten to be believed...). Next was a short jaunt down SR7S to Bridgeport then through the Wheeling, WV tunnel onto I70E. A stop at the Triadelphia exit landed us at the Wheeling Cabela's for a few hours...then back west on I70W to I77N, a jaunt across SR250W to SR21N then 224E brought us home after ~10 hours on the road.

Was a darned nice day to be out and about...

**w2amr** · 05-31-2009, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by N8YX

Anyone do any riding yesterday?

We got in around 350 miles total...SR224E out of Akron to SR11S...to SR30/39E...into PA for a bit then back west on 30/39 and down SR7S to Yorkville, OH and a stop at 'Mr. Bill's Famous Ribs' (which have to be eaten to be believed...). Next was a short jaunt down SR7S to Bridgeport then through the Wheeling, WV tunnel onto I70E. A stop at the Triadelphia exit landed us at the Wheeling Cabela's for a few hours...then back west on I70W to I77N, a jaunt across SR250W to SR21N then 224E brought us home after ~10 hours on the road.

Was a darned nice day to be out and about...

I got in a couple of hours this weekend. Too busy with chores and antenna building.

**N8YX** · 05-31-2009, 08:55 PM

Steve, AC6EA wussed out on our ride yesterday - earlier in the week he purchased a Suzuki Burgman 400 scooter for his wife, and on Saturday was in the process of hunting down a 650 for himself.

He showed up in our driveway tonight with one of these:

'DSG took it out for a ride. It'll pull harder off the line than any cruiser she's ridden to date, and even some sportbikes would have a problem with it.

60MPG isn't too bad for the commute to work, either.

I have a garage full of two-wheelers, else I would really consider one.

**WØTKX** · 05-31-2009, 09:39 PM

I've ridden one. They are really cool, but nobody seems to think so.

Feet Forward bikes are interesting. Ever seen Dan Gurney's design?

http://www.allamericanracers.com/all...ator_home.html

**w2amr** · 06-01-2009, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by N8YX

Steve, AC6EA wussed out on our ride yesterday - earlier in the week he purchased a Suzuki Burgman 400 scooter for his wife, and on Saturday was in the process of hunting down a 650 for himself.

He showed up in our driveway tonight with one of these:

'DSG took it out for a ride. It'll pull harder off the line than any cruiser she's ridden to date, and even some sportbikes would have a problem with it.

60MPG isn't too bad for the commute to work, either.

I have a garage full of two-wheelers, else I would really consider one.