Just Ride.

Should this ride thread be just a.... well, thread? Or should there be a dedicated Forum topic?

  • Yes, it's own topic in the Forums

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Nah... threads good enough.

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
Today I discovered how much I really love riding my xs. Now that she's tuned properly. Iv been taking her for short rides around town . It's to bad winter is almost here but we'll press on till we can't.
 

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On errands today. The weather is motorcycle perfect. It’s that time of year in Mississippi.
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Saw that "rotten cotton" on the way down to the big easy.
Was running the two strokes today :confused:
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But got out for a hike at sunset
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Must be getting old n soft but damn the beauty about took my breath away.
Sat soaking it in listening to wind soughing through the pines as it died with the fading light.
 
Saw that "rotten cotton" on the way down to the big easy.
Was running the two strokes today :confused:
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But got out for a hike at sunset
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Must be getting old n soft but damn the beauty about took my breath away.
Sat soaking it in listening to wind soughing through the pines as it died with the fading light.
Yes it’s a beautiful time of the year. My favourite season. Our car club did a road trip from Toronto to Vegas at the beginning of the month. My car wasn’t up to the trip so I flew into Denver and drove a rental with my buds for 2700 miles. Had a mix of weather from sunny skies to a snowstorm in the mountains between Durango and Salina, CO. Hit 4 national parks, Moab UT and drove to the summit of Pikes Peak. Quite the memorable vacation.

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Just ride? I ran out of gas today. Fortunately I have those silly petcocks with on/off/reserve and I actually have been using the "on" rather than the "res" so switching over I was able to get to a station with "no ethanol" 93. I proceeded down the harbor and my boatyard to check on progress of storing boats. Then up the beach a bit for a "water in the background" photo. I generally on the lake 20 days a year racing but seldom get pics.
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Yes it’s a beautiful time of the year. My favourite season. Our car club did a road trip from Toronto to Vegas at the beginning of the month. My car wasn’t up to the trip so I flew into Denver and drove a rental with my buds for 2700 miles. Had a mix of weather from sunny skies to a snowstorm in the mountains between Durango and Salina, CO. Hit 4 national parks, Moab UT and drove to the summit of Pikes Peak. Quite the memorable vacation.

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Beautiful photographs Bosco. Such interesting country.
 
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What's a Halloween Ride Without Pumpkins?
My ride today went past 3 or 4 fields full of pumpkins ready to harvest. Usually the pie pumpkins they grow around here mature to a yellowish white. The farmer windrows them with an angled blade on a tractor and a machine with a low conveyor comes along and picks them up.
 
Went for the “last ride” of the season. Didn’t ride too far, yet I was out for nearly 5 hours. Temp was around 11C and was quite cool when the sun hid behind the clouds. Bike ran well, as it usually does when it gets cold. Noticed on the way home that the aftermarket tach was getting “sluggish” (needle slower to rise and fall). Maybe cold weather is causing internals in the tach to tighten up. Since it’s driven directly from the engine I didn’t suspect it was the cable or drive gear(s).

Met my buddy with his new to him Moto Guzzi V7. Nice bike.

Also met a guy selling a really nice Honda CTX1300. Anyone have any experience with this bike. Apparently only made for one year (2014).

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Beautiful late fall day. So did needed Madness "road test miles".
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Know the folks that did this barn conversion.
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Petra Rd. nice hilly curvy bit of run.
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Not much left of this barn
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Detail of the shed, not sure of it's purpose, any guesses?
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She's running great. Is the problem my battery or the wiring harness?
 
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Have a few of those flashing "31 or whatever" mph trailers reminding you of a new speed limit ahead. One of the things on my " New to me XS" list of things is to pace a car with a known speedo. My speedo indicates 33 and the flashing lights say 28. I really want a 40, 50, 60 and 70 comparison.
 
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