Took the CB to the Grotto this morning. There were two Griso's so I was thinking I should have taken my Griso; we coulda had a rally! Afterwards I dropped by the house, picked up the big camera, swapped bikes to the 650L and went to the dog trail for some shooting and visiting.
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Want to get a Corbin seat.
Last year I read the that a member of the forum
recomended a seat that he designed together with Corbin,
without fancy curves or stitching.
Advice is needed in order to get the right seat.

Weather forecasters said it was going to rain starting at 10 AM this morning. When I woke up at 6:00 it was 47 degrees and not raining. Once it got light I decided a morning ride was in order so I grabbed the ST, no electrics needed and headed out. The morning was beautiful and by the time I got home at 10 AM it was 52 degrees and I had covered 59 miles.

Put the bike up as we had family coming to eat at noon. Family came, ate and went by 4:30 and it still hadn't started raining so I decided to grab the CB which hadn't been ridden since Jan 28 and take it for a spin. Even wore my 3/4 helmet and deer skin gloves.

Decided to ride over and see if anything was happening at East Fork State Park which is about 10 miles from my house going the long way. First stop at the park was at the boat launch and indeed there was a boat on the water. Someone else out enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.

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then I rode over to the beach to see if there were any sunbathers or swimmers ...nope. Too cold for them still.

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A few miles away is the dam for the lake (officially called William Harsha Lake). I used to hunt all these bottoms for deer, rabbits and quail 40 years ago before they flooded it to make a multi thousand acre lake. Ruined the hunting, but a lot more people get to enjoy it now for boating, swimming and fishing so I guess that was a good thing to do.

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then I took a ride over and hit 2 of my favorite curvy roads. Ran them both clean (running them clean means I ran both roads both directions without running into any car traffic to ruin my pace). Love it when that happens. Perfect speeds and perfect apexes!

A bonus ride.. 47 miles. Walked into the house saying to myself, Man, that was great!

Got home just before dark and it's still over 50 degrees out..in February. Crazy, but I will take it.

The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys!

Of course I have to keep a hand on the throttle to keep grandkids from over revving, the horn from blasting our ears and keep them touching anything hot but they thoroughly enjoy the same thing we do!!!!

Wom womm!!! The horn not so much, but they sure like it....it's loud!

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First time out for weeks!
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I just put some clip ons on the cb, oh my god they look and feel amazing, but they hit the tank. Before i got the deluxe, i had the standard, and I really really miss the 2013 tank...so...anybody want to get an extra half gallon for their 2013 cb? and swap tanks with me?

In Nashville Tn. One of my good buddies is a chopper/custom guy and he likes to go every year so I rode down with him. This stuff is just not my cup of tea but it was a way to kill a day and ride. Out of hundreds and hundreds of bikes that rode in I was one of probably the 5 Hondas that were there and the only standard.

If I ever see another big front wheeled bagger it will be too soon. I so dislike those things. Saw lots of cool old restored and original HDs, Triumphs, INdians, and even a pristine 1975 Honda CB360.

The vast majority of the stuff there is not rideable which makes it worthless to me. Never seen so many suicide shifts in the same building in my life. They must be making a come back. I am dieing fast enough as it is and dont need anymore help.

Had a good day overall and it was very crowded. The HD crew was out in masses. Metric guys not so much. Temp was good but the wind blew like crazy.

Oh, also my friend pointed out to me a 60s sportster to me where the brake was on the left and the gearshift was on the right. I never heard of this because it was before my time but man that would really mess a guy up today.

Was able to have a visit with my new to me bike today. It's currently at the local Honda Powerhouse getting oil change and such, and having (in my opinion ) that hideous luggage carrier taken off. Bike will stay there just long enough to have a Yoshimura RS3 slip on exhaust, and a set of bar end mirrrors put on. Am planning on ordering a "Dart Flyscreen" windshield for it. Does anyone have any comments on the Flyscreen?

Had an opportunity today and got on a Can Am Spyder. Interesting to say the least, I thought it was quite comfortable and reminiscent of my old Polaris trailboss I had in the early 90's. Sale price was $14900, nicely appointed with goodies but not the touring model. While there I took a gander at the Polaris Slingshot. I know its controversial, to me it isn't a motorcycle, but I'd still wear safety gear and so would the passenger. Chevy 4 cylinder, 175 hp, and I applaud them for thinking outside the box. Fun and fast, $20k price tag, I would want to live in a sunny clime if I had one. It's reminds me of the cars science fiction told me we would have in the New Millennium when I was a kid reading Ray Bradbury and watching Outer Limits. Yes I know these have safety issues but I am hoping they inspire more.

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