Ack-CB11_imp
Road warrior
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I'm just shooting for the 2020 EC Rally
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2020 Rider Resolutions (Goals, Aspirations, and the like)
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I'm just shooting for the 2020 EC Rally
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the Ferret
Road warrior
2020 is going to be unusal for me. Due to the medical issues I have had in 2019 ( and continue to battle) which forced me to miss 53 days of riding (vs the 12 snow/ice related days missed and the 3 rain related days missed) and causing me to miss meeting my yearly goal of 300 days riding per year in 2019, I have decided for the first time in many, many years not to set any goals, either for days ridden or mileage for 2020. Further I am not going to plan any trips or rallies at this time.
If I feel good enough to ride on any given day, I will ride. Distance doesnt matter. I will ride for as long as I feel like riding. If I feel good enough to head out on a trip, I will. If I am able to make the east coast rally, I will be there ( haven't missed one yet). Same goes for my annual Men's Fall Trip I take with family members. If I feel up to it, I'm going. It's all going to be very last minute decisions.
I've had a goal for many years to ride until I am 70. That will be in 157 days from now, so I do hope to meet that one, but whether I ride 300 days or 150 days, or whether I ride 20,000 miles or 10,000 miles in 2020, I'm just not going to worry about it. I plan on trying to get/be as healthy as I can, and let the days, the miles, and the trips take care of themselves.
If I feel good enough to ride on any given day, I will ride. Distance doesnt matter. I will ride for as long as I feel like riding. If I feel good enough to head out on a trip, I will. If I am able to make the east coast rally, I will be there ( haven't missed one yet). Same goes for my annual Men's Fall Trip I take with family members. If I feel up to it, I'm going. It's all going to be very last minute decisions.
I've had a goal for many years to ride until I am 70. That will be in 157 days from now, so I do hope to meet that one, but whether I ride 300 days or 150 days, or whether I ride 20,000 miles or 10,000 miles in 2020, I'm just not going to worry about it. I plan on trying to get/be as healthy as I can, and let the days, the miles, and the trips take care of themselves.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
That's the way to do it. No one will think any less.
Offroad
Road warrior
That's sounds like a great plan! Hope you stay healthy so maybe we can ride to ND & SD with MTC next summer!The ferret_imp said:
I've already ridden more miles after age 60 than I did my entire life before.
Before 6000mi on the CB350, 12,000mi in the CB750 and 2000mi (very quick) miles on the GPZ750 ;-)
After 7,000mi on the CB1100 and 21,000mi on the K1600.
My only big goal is to ride the coastal hwy from CA to WA. Didn't really want to take the time, mileage or deal with tire replacement to do it from IN.
Might just fly to Las Vegas and rent one! Maybe take the mountain route up and coast down (I've been told ride it from north to south so your lane is on the water? Any suggestions here are welcome.
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the Ferret
Road warrior
Interesting thought about riding it north to south offroad. In 2014 I rode it south to north and can't say I noticed not being right next to the ocean, since it's a 2 lane following the coast, but that makes sense. I think I like looking to my left rather than looking to my right lol. Personally I thought the best part of the road was in northern California up to Washington,probably due to it being not so touristy, but the coast from Monterey up to San Fran was very scenic and a must ride. BTW I like riding the BRP from north to south as well.
If I am feeling up to it, a trip to N & S Dakota with you and Sea would be awesome!
If I am feeling up to it, a trip to N & S Dakota with you and Sea would be awesome!
emptysea
Road warrior
OffRoad -- I have the seedling of a plan to have a couple of us trailer our groups' bikes to Vegas. The rest of the group would fly to Las Vegas and then we'd ride from there to Death Valley and then west to the PCH. That's not happening in 2020, but maybe in 2021. Probably in early spring to catch the wildflowers in Death Valley. When is your spring break?
Ferret/OffRoad -- How much time do you think I'd need to take off of work? I think we could do this over a long weekend (maybe with me leaving Chicago on a Thursday and returning by Tuesday). I'd suggest that I meet the two of you someplace near the Illinois/Wisconsin border, but way west of Chicago. No reason for you to fight that traffic.
2020 Motorcycling Goals
1. Continue my streak of riding at least once every month (started in March, 2014)
2. Attend the Eastern CB1100 Rally
3. Ride 180 days in 2020 (an average of every other day is pretty ambitious for a working stiff)
4. Ride at least 13,000 miles
5. Ride with Ferret
6. Visit at least 10 Tour of Honor sites
7. Complete my second Saddle Sore 1000 (or other Iron Butt ride)
Ferret/OffRoad -- How much time do you think I'd need to take off of work? I think we could do this over a long weekend (maybe with me leaving Chicago on a Thursday and returning by Tuesday). I'd suggest that I meet the two of you someplace near the Illinois/Wisconsin border, but way west of Chicago. No reason for you to fight that traffic.
2020 Motorcycling Goals
1. Continue my streak of riding at least once every month (started in March, 2014)
2. Attend the Eastern CB1100 Rally
3. Ride 180 days in 2020 (an average of every other day is pretty ambitious for a working stiff)
4. Ride at least 13,000 miles
5. Ride with Ferret
6. Visit at least 10 Tour of Honor sites
7. Complete my second Saddle Sore 1000 (or other Iron Butt ride)
Gone in 60
Road warrior
1. Not get hit by anything
2. Lose weight so my gear isn't so tight
3. Take an off-road riding course
4. Find the time to take a ride up Highway 1 to San Francisco. Didn't get the chance this year.
2. Lose weight so my gear isn't so tight
3. Take an off-road riding course
4. Find the time to take a ride up Highway 1 to San Francisco. Didn't get the chance this year.
peterbaron
Road warrior
Thera are a few:
1. A two week/multi country European trip with my CB
2. Grand Canyon
3. Newfoundland 2 weeks trip with my BMW riding buddy
4. Plenty of local, 1-3 days long and short distance trips
5. May do some upgrade/accessories with my CB
Realistically 3-5
1. A two week/multi country European trip with my CB
2. Grand Canyon
3. Newfoundland 2 weeks trip with my BMW riding buddy
4. Plenty of local, 1-3 days long and short distance trips
5. May do some upgrade/accessories with my CB
Realistically 3-5
the Ferret
Road warrior
Sea it depends on if you want to just hit S&N Dakota (a very long way from any of us) or the cool parts of N&S Dakota (sw corner of SD and nw corner of N Dakota) a very VERY long way from any of us.lol
emptysea
Road warrior
Don't worry, we'll figure it out. One way would be that you and Offroad take your time getting to the cool parts and I do an Iron Butt to get out to meet you. That would help me knock off item #7 on my Resolution List
Good plan! Reminds me of this from a particular movie:The ferret_imp said:
Just replace "run,ran" with "ride/rode"...
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So, I ran to the end of the road...when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. When I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbough County. Now see, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. That's what I did...for no particular reason I just kept on going...might as well turn around and keep on going...might as well as just turn back, keep right on going...when I got tired, I slept, when I got hungry, I ate, and when I had to go, you know...I went"
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Classic.pdedse_imp said:
the Ferret
Road warrior
Good plan! Reminds me of this from a particular movie:pdedse_imp said:
Just replace "run,ran" with "ride/rode"...
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So, I ran to the end of the road...when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. When I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbough County. Now see, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. That's what I did...for no particular reason I just kept on going...might as well turn around and keep on going...might as well as just turn back, keep right on going...when I got tired, I slept, when I got hungry, I ate, and when I had to go, you know...I went"
:rofl: yea thats sorta how it is somedays
Offroad
Road warrior
You might have to zigzag a little, but should work lolEmptySea_imp said:
emptysea
Road warrior
Or we meet in North Dakota first....a little less zigging to get to 1000 miles
ysrebob_imp
First service completed
1. finish installing a garage heater (Modine 45K btu)
2. NO MORE BIKES! Current fleet is as follows
- 2017 CB1100
- 2019 Super Cub
- 2004 BMW R1100S
- 1997 Guzzi 1100 Sport
At a certain point more bikes = LESS riding as you sink all your time into keeping the herd fed and watered.
3. ride the Blue Ridge Parkway out to the southern end and back (3rd year running), and this time work it out so there's time to visit the Wheels of Time motorcycle museum in western NC
4. ride up to see Drake's oil well in PA, reputedly the first in the USA
yesiree, Bob
2. NO MORE BIKES! Current fleet is as follows
- 2017 CB1100
- 2019 Super Cub
- 2004 BMW R1100S
- 1997 Guzzi 1100 Sport
At a certain point more bikes = LESS riding as you sink all your time into keeping the herd fed and watered.
3. ride the Blue Ridge Parkway out to the southern end and back (3rd year running), and this time work it out so there's time to visit the Wheels of Time motorcycle museum in western NC
4. ride up to see Drake's oil well in PA, reputedly the first in the USA
yesiree, Bob
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
#1: An amazingly choice collection.ysrebob_imp said:
#2: The herd - True indeed.
#4: Unexpectedly, but incredibly the first oil well in North America was in Petrolia , Ontario - supposedly which started the oil industry (1857).
ysrebob_imp
First service completed
That's interesting about Petrolia ON -- now I have a road trip goal for 2021 already!
There's another claim for an early oil well in Burning Springs, West Virginia, a few hours east from Ferret's home. I stumbled across it years ago out exploring on my old Honda VFR750 (RIP) when I was stationed at Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Ohio. Lots of forgotten history out there!
2013 + Honda CB1100
There's another claim for an early oil well in Burning Springs, West Virginia, a few hours east from Ferret's home. I stumbled across it years ago out exploring on my old Honda VFR750 (RIP) when I was stationed at Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Ohio. Lots of forgotten history out there!
2013 + Honda CB1100
