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This rain and cold weather can suck it. I needed some fair weather for a shakedown ride before the races this coming weekend. Guess I may have to go get a new set of Frog Toggs.
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Apr 6, 2014 19:40
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I'm off in about an hour. Looks like I will be at T15 as well- so maybe we'll run into each other! Ride safe and enjoy the races, gents!
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Apr 11, 2014 15:06
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Skreemer posted:How was your ride back Padre Scout? I got up early to get out and it started pouring out. Then came the hail and lightning and all. I said "Screw this." and waited until almost noon before I got on the road. Once I got on the highway I thought I was going to get blown off the back of the bike. The headwind was crazy, I was actually losing 4 - 5 MPG on the bike fighting the wind. I blew out on Sunday. Our seats were loving terrible, so me and the old man decided that we'd do better next year and get the gently caress out of Dodge while the getting was good. To which end I got caught in a pretty severe storm in Waxahachie for an hour or two. Time kind of gets weird when you're soaked to the bone and standing around a little gas station with an attendant that doesn't speak English. But After the initial monsoon I managed to haul rear end up a gap in the clouds and made it back home without any more life threatening weather events. Did inspire me to get a new helmet. Mine would spit water through the face vents onto my glasses and the inside of the visor. It got ugly there for a while, but I finally got it sorted with the visor just cracked open a hair - that way nothing fogged up but my glasses stayed dryish. Rain stings like a motherfucker at 75 though. I decided I'm meant to run around tracks though, so I'm currently blowing my polestar mapping money I've been saving for the meatball machine on new track compliant gauntlets (Held Phantoms) and a new lid ( Arai Signet Q). I'm hoping to make the Eagle Canyon RideSmart session here in June. Should be a hoot. edit: gently caress! Also should have dragged you over to the parking lot to hear the Triumphs new pipes. I'm pretty happy with them. extra edit: Who was the woman with you? New girlfriend?
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Apr 16, 2014 23:21
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Skreemer posted:What didn't you like about your seats? Where I was I could see the whole cornering complex on our end, though I wish I was about 10 or so rows higher so I could get pictures over the fence instead of through it. Our seats were in Row 1. loving worst seats ever, couldn't see guys coming in from the straight, just saw them after the first left and then two turns where you had to head track the poo poo out of them to even keep up. Felt like I was shaking me head "no" for 45 minutes during qualifying. Super crap seats. Yeah! We should ride some. Riding is awesome!
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Apr 17, 2014 22:49
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Motoliberty is having another shindig. I am compelled to go and see if I can find anything to spend my money on. One day I'm going to find a pair of city riding boots that fit right.
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Apr 18, 2014 12:39
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Yeah! I'd like to go for a ride. I kind of want to check out lakes. I don't think we've done NW DFW area yet, wanna try that?
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Apr 19, 2014 01:31
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10 am it is! See you gents there.
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Apr 19, 2014 13:30
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GREAT RIDE!!!!! Aside from an elder gentleman trying to run over Screemer, a silver car trying to run over Kuffs, and a blue VW trying to rear-end me ... a super pleasant ride! We need more Goons to share in our rides and experience the bliss that is small group bullshit-arounds.
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Apr 19, 2014 23:02
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azzenco posted:Need more details. How good of a rider do you need to be to join this crew? I'm in my first year and have about 800 miles of slow riding experience. How "good"? I'd go with: can you stop and start and turn without falling over? Are you comfortable traveling at highway speeds on the highways (briefly, we try to stay off them as much as possible)? If you said yes to those then welcome aboard! If you said no... come anyway. We'll figure out some riding we can do that'll help you learn to do those things. We're mixed skill. Nobody is out to impress anyone, we are more concerned with everyone getting there than anyone being a bad-rear end. We just ride along, as fast as comfortable- don't feel pressured to go real fast- the best part about riding for fun is .. if you ride a little slower, the fun last longer! The "theme" of todays ride was basically "Hey, we haven't ridden the lakes in NW DFW, so lets do that!" So we did. We also ate hamburgers. It was pretty amazing. So yeah, if you wanna come we tend to get a couple rides a month in, or so it had been going so far. Like Skreemer said- just watch this thread and you're more than welcome to come out next time if you want. Or if you wake-up some morning and want some company for a ride, just post up. Anyone that's available will chime in. I'd personally like to group ride more than I do and it's not like "everyone" has to come on every ride, I've missed a couple. So consider us ... available riding buddies. "Nobody is out to impress anyone," well, Skreemer is. He did a patriotic tribute to the continental 48 states in the form of a 90 MPH rolling stoppie while standing on the seat of his Bandit that truly moved me. He was draped in an american flag, clenching a rose in his teeth. When he saluted me and that bald-eagle landed on his shoulder .. I nearly cried. Truly inspirational. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Apr 20, 2014 |
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Apr 20, 2014 00:43
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My Sena arrives today so me and kuffs can talk on rides! BFF SENA BUDDIES!
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Apr 22, 2014 22:52
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Apr 25, 2014 23:27
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I'm up for a ride next weekend.
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May 19, 2014 12:19
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Spankydoodle posted:Hello Dallas riders! I am moving cross country to Dallas this weekend and hope join the ranks once I've settled in and purchased a bike down there and become comfortable with it. I just completed the MSF last weekend and I've been looking on Craigslist for an SV650. I don't know anyone in Texas besides a few friends that live in Austin, would it be possible to persuade one of you to look at bikes with me for road worthiness? I can compensate you. I'm no SV650 expert, but I know having a critical set of eyes can help, someone not emotionally invested in the getting of a new machine- so I can help as far as that. edit: and I don't think I can ride Saturday. I'm having appliances delivered. So I have to be home for that. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 17:04 on May 20, 2014 |
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May 20, 2014 01:08
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The Buddhist temple thing in Dallas is having a Thai food/culture event Saturday and Sunday! I probably won't get to go anywhere Saturday due to poo poo getting installed at my place- but Sunday I should be free. Anyone want to get out early-ish and check it out? http://thaifestdallas.com/ Come on!! It looks awesome!
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May 21, 2014 01:35
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kuffs posted:Revolver brewing tours are only open on Saturdays. I'd be happy to shift that destination to the 31st if it meant more people could come. Man, I want to get out Saturday. I wish they would narrow the loving delivery window from "between 7 am and 7 pm" so I could make plans to get out of the house. I have never done a brewery tour and that sounds awesome. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 11:45 on May 22, 2014 |
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May 22, 2014 02:47
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These guys still havent turned up. Talk about a wasted day.
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May 24, 2014 22:28
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I have a Sena too! Sena conference for everyone!!! loving dudes finally showed up and now I am the proud owner of major appliances. A most auspicious day. Hopefully I can make the next ride.
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May 25, 2014 04:24
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kuffs posted:Actually, I could see fine. I don't know if my visor has a special treatment or what, but water beads off of it pretty easily. And I have a wiper on my wet weather gloves. Pin locks are the shiz-nat.
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May 25, 2014 13:50
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That sounds awesome. I'd like to ride some canyons. Also, hey Kuffs, whatd you do for the neck curtian on your Signet when mounted the Sena?
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May 27, 2014 22:07
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I'd like to ride! It's a riding day! --- and like clockwork work calls. Maybe tomorrow. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 15:59 on May 31, 2014 |
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May 31, 2014 15:03
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I rode the Talimena a few years ago. That's a drat nice ride.
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Jun 3, 2014 01:15
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According to the Hurt Report loud pipes do NOT save lives. They sound pretty bitching though.
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Jun 9, 2014 11:06
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More people to ride with is bad-rear end. Hopefully I'll make the next ride. Oklahoma?
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Jun 17, 2014 09:16
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I've met LOTS of people who ADORE THE gently caress out of FJRs. It's on my short list of machines I've met .. countless people who own and never heard them say anything bad about. That said, my 64 year old father is thinking about going from a '99 GS to a FJR. I'm not sure he will ever pull the trigger though, he loving loves his GS. ...I don't have to have a point. You should be a Street Triple. They're great for touring if you don't mind not bringing your stuff with you. I tried bagging mine and it was miserable, then last trip I just brought a couple shirts and a change of pants. I bought all my toiletries, white clothes, and such at Wal-Mart for single use. Cost me about 30 bucks and I managed a 4 day ride out of a backpack. Best. Idea. Evuh! So, yeah, STRIPLE!
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Jun 18, 2014 12:56
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we doing a maintenance day? The striple needs a chain cleaning!
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Jun 21, 2014 21:35
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Jun 22, 2014 02:50
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Hmmm, rain changes things somewhat. Unless the weather breaks I believe I will just stay in today.
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Jun 22, 2014 15:04
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I'm up for a ride that's not to Oklahoma.
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Jun 27, 2014 11:23
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IS FM4 that one that runs N/S up by Bonham and Whitewright?
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Jun 27, 2014 14:44
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me too
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Jun 30, 2014 00:18
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I want to ride! I've missed the last 3 or 4 and I need to get some miles on my machine.
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Jul 3, 2014 22:55
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A downtown ride sounds kind of awesome.
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Jul 9, 2014 12:52
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Fun! I'm up for checking out a gaming conversion. Also the Motoliberty events are always fun. Last time they had that coffee place with the crazy Ape .....scooter..... bus ...thing. So I'll definitely be going there as well.
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Jul 10, 2014 12:37
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All I know about downtown is there's reputed to be some good Mexican food there.
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Jul 11, 2014 12:09
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Motoliberty event is on Saturday, I believe.
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Jul 11, 2014 15:05
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I'd like to ride earlier in the day myself, but we will be hard pressed to kill 6 hours downtown while waiting for the good discounts at motoliberty. EDIT: Speaking of motoliberty. I went with a coworker to help him pick out gear. I tried on some Sidi streetburners. loving badass boots. I believe I will be getting a pair. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Jul 12, 2014 |
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Jul 11, 2014 19:46
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I heart colaches at 10. CHECK! See you guys there.
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Jul 12, 2014 13:16
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Riding more than once in a week?
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I also wired my helmet! I kind of hosed the curtain all up before I discovered you have to remove the cheek pieces first, but I think it will be alright. Im charging the Sena back up so I can test it. I'm pretty excited.
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