Who Rode Today?

[c10]

My ten year old is almost as tall as me . Gets it from his 6 foot mother left . ( my ex )
Ran across this Hennessey vette.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I am jealous of seeing these amazing posts of you guys riding. Commuting almost 900 miles a week in heavy traffic leaves me exhausted by the time the weekend comes. I've done short 10 miles to the local park and back home. Really miss doing long trips on the bike.

Can’t you move closer?

 

[DougE]

Can’t you move closer?

That's the plan but won't be a possibility until beginning of next year. Can't wait for that day.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

That's the plan but won't be a possibility until beginning of next year. Can't wait for that day.

Good luck! I had a 500 mile per week commute for years. Many tires, brakes and cars not to mention the cost of fuel and the time wasted in traffic. Moving closer for me was expensive until I figured the cost of not moving was about the same.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Wow . . . 900 miles a week, I thought I had it tough with 420kms (250 miles) a week to work and back home, in very light traffic with farmland rolling by.
I'll rethink that . . yeah, nah, I have it easy lol.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

My ten year old is almost as tall as me . Gets it from his 6 foot mother left . ( my ex )
Ran across this Hennessey vette.

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Your boy sure is a chip off the ol' block Bryan, same choice of footwear too lol.
Man your ex is a big ol' gal ain't she? 6ft, taller than most men.
Great family pic their, mate.

 

[DougE]

Good luck! I had a 500 mile per week commute for years. Many tires, brakes and cars not to mention the cost of fuel and the time wasted in traffic. Moving closer for me was expensive until I figured the cost of not moving was about the same.

Luckily i don't have to pay for labor on car maintenance as i can do it myself. But gas prices, parts costs and tolls add up quickly. I work in downtown DC so have to deal with traffic leaving the city, then deal with traffic on the highway passing through Baltimore.

 

[c10]

Your boy sure is a chip off the ol' block Bryan, same choice of footwear too lol.
Man your ex is a big ol' gal ain't she? 6ft, taller than most men.
Great family pic their, mate.

Yes Margaret is quiet tall especially with her boots lol . 10 years ago she was 140 lb before the boy

 

[Bumblebee]

My ten year old is almost as tall as me . Gets it from his 6 foot mother left . ( my ex )
Ran across this Hennessey vette.

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Is that the car he hopes you will buy him for his 16th birthday?

 

[Bumblebee]

Out getting the boy from Bastrop TX.
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Got off the phone with a former colleague who just got rid of his ZX10R and bought a Triumph 900 Rally Pro. He and a few of his friends are going to start riding more logging roads and back country...he said he got sick and tired of always being cognizant of his speed and where other cars were all the time.

I guess 4 of them went to the Triumph dealer last week and almost cleaned them out of Adv bikes

 

[ottafish]

Got off the phone with a former colleague who just got rid of his ZX10R and bought a Triumph 900 Rally Pro. He and a few of his friends are going to start riding more logging roads and back country...he said he got sick and tired of always being cognizant of his speed and where other cars were all the time.

I guess 4 of them went to the Triumph dealer last week and almost cleaned them out of Adv bikes

There's many here doing the same. Many have ditched sports /sport tourers and gone for the adv style. More fun, less speed so I'm told.

 

[Tached1300]

Luckily i don't have to pay for labor on car maintenance as i can do it myself. But gas prices, parts costs and tolls add up quickly. I work in downtown DC so have to deal with traffic leaving the city, then deal with traffic on the highway passing through Baltimore.

Aside from moving to California your cost of living will decrease moving to most other areas for sure

 

[rd99]

nope.........not pic of me today.........just me wishing I was riding Deal's Gap
324 mile skirmish in Oklahoma instead......a few sweeping turns with a lot of high speed straights................Great weather,mid 80's for July...........can't complain too much about that.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

View attachment 1638207nope.........not pic of me today.........just me wishing I was riding Deal's Gap
324 mile skirmish in Oklahoma instead......a few sweeping turns with a lot of high speed straights................Great weather,mid 80's for July...........can't complain too much about that.

I like the look of twin cans on a Busa.

 

[rd99]

I like the look of twin cans on a Busa.

Me too,but they are about to be replaced with a Brock's Penta Carbon system.(9.4 lbs).

 

[Bumblebee]

I like the look of twin cans on a Busa.

I agree, they do balance out the bike pretty well...

 

[DougE]

I like the look of twin cans on a Busa.

I will be the odd one and say I prefer the single can. Makes it easier to clean the chain and looks less bulky.

 

[DougE]

Me too,but they are about to be replaced with a Brock's Penta Carbon system.(9.4 lbs).

Why not go with the Meg CT - (9.15lbs)?

 

[Bumblebee]

I will be the odd one and say I prefer the single can. Makes it easier to clean the chain and looks less bulky.

That's why there are so many different things out there as everyone has their own tastes...

I have a single pipe on mine and like it but I also like a good duel exhaust set up...one of our members has a set of duel Yoshimura Ti pipes on his bike that are pretty darned sexy if you ask me...

 

[DougE]

That's why there are so many different things out there as everyone has their own tastes...

I have a single pipe on mine and like it but I also like a good duel exhaust set up...one of our members has a set of duel Yoshimura Ti pipes on his bike that are pretty darned sexy if you ask me...

Agreed. On my 09, i had brocks dual cans and liked it. Guess my taste changed over time lol.