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1st ride of 2017
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RE: 1st ride of 2017
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(01-01-2017, 01:11 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: well first official ride of 2017 was a short one. Weather forecast was good. 33 degrees to start going to 48. My wife asked if she could go this afternoon, so I figured my first ride would be a solo on the CB...starting 2017 as I ended 2016

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However once I got up on the hill at the top of my drive it started getting foggy

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then real foggy

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by the time I got out to the main road I could barely see..fog drops had covered my faceshield, so I raised, it, then they covered my glasses so I lowered them. Could barely see cars coming

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I decided this was nuts lol, and turned around and went back home. First official ride covered a whole 5 miles.

Going to wait for it to burn off and head back out later.
Smile My first official ride of 2017 was also a short one, it was Monday, the 2nd, about 4:00pm, rode over to the cable store to exchange a bad remote control for a new one. An 11 mile ride round trip. Since then, much snow and temps are 9 degrees. Bike looks good in the garage though. Wink
(01-06-2017, 06:50 AM)kballowe_imp Wrote: We had a high of 40 degrees, but there's salt, etc all over the roads and I didn't want to ride the Honda in that mess....

Soooo I went out on the green machine.
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Good looking green machine!


01-06-2017, 09:22 AM
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RE: 1st ride of 2017
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We had 5 degrees this morning and inch or two of snow yesteday.

But, this is Missouri so wait a week and it will be 50.

:-)

P.S. thanks for the compliments on the green machine.


01-06-2017, 11:01 AM
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(01-01-2017, 03:34 AM)suhawk305_imp Wrote: My first HONDA RIDE in 2017! Angry (to my mother-in law's house)

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ROFL Every ride counts Worship
Nice yeah fog can be scary in its own way. Ride smart, ride save and ride another day.


01-28-2017, 03:22 AM
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RE: 1st ride of 2017
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This morning I had my first ride for the year 2017. Last ride was last Christmas.

It was -3°C in the morning, when I was commuting to the office, but blue sky and sunny. In the afternoon it should be 11°C, I'm looking forward to a gentle ride home. That would be 56 km for today.

Yesterday I washed off the dust from my CBF1000F and started her for the first time since Christmas. It just fired up at the first press of the button.


02-14-2017, 07:34 PM
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Django congrats. Wow that is a long time to go without riding. Bet it felt great. Is using a gas stabilizer a common custom in Germany too?


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(02-14-2017, 09:34 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Django congrats. Wow that is a long time to go without riding. Bet it felt great. Is using a gas stabilizer a common custom in Germany too?
Yeah, 2 month no riding, that's long to me. However, most of us here in Germany do a longer winter break, from November to March, April or May.

Last year I did ride every month, this year we had an unusual cold January with perma frost and much snow. Now the snow has gone and temps are rising daily and recently some rain washed the plenty of salt off the roads.

Gas stabilizer is not common at all in Germany. No problem with half year old gas or older. Good quality.

I bought a Kawa ER-5 for my daughter a few years ago. That bike had not been ridden for more than 2 years. I emptied the tank and used up the fuel in my Beemer, mixing it in liter wise.


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Hm, somehow this afternoon the way home was a little bit longer. All together it was 136 km today. Cool

Riding a motorcycle in the sun is just wonderful.


02-15-2017, 06:17 AM
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Beer yes it is


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