Who Rode Today?

[Kiwi Rider]

I went riding both Saturday yesterday with 3 others, and Sunday today… with a couple on cbr1000rr’s
Beautiful summer weather conditions, great riding and the trusty old ‘99 Busa never missed a beat, fantastic machine!
Pics so you know it DID happen lol.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Also stopped in at a mates place and looked at his bikes… check out these bad boys lol

 

[Dougyp333]

Also stopped in at a mates place and looked at his bikes… check out these bad boys lol

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The bikes are cool but lets hear about that old Caddy coupe in the back ground. My first car was a 77 Coupe DeVille. Car had 165,000 miles on the odometer when I got it. Loved that car would get one to restore if I had the time and or money.

 

[c10]

Today will be 17 days in a row of riding . Not big miles just 800 ish total , but done it in very cold / extreme winds / rain .
Goal to ride every day In January . Its 35 degrees out currently , and in about an hour I'll head out to the race track to watch some friends road race their classic Porsche's Received a invite to the pits for the weekends event at MSR Houston .

MSR Houston

Photo is Jan 5th ride alone .

 

[Kiwi Rider]

The bikes are cool but lets hear about that old Caddy coupe in the back ground. My first car was a 77 Coupe DeVille. Car had 165,000 miles on the odometer when I got it. Loved that car would get one to restore if I had the time and or money.

The guy on the left is Gary, he's the owner of all the bikes and that Caddy, he has a lot of toys, hes had that Cadillac for a few years and uses it very little.
I dont know much about it but I've looked inside it and the interior is in great original condition, leather trim etc is cream color and very nice.
He's the President of a local Social Riders' Group here and we were at his 67th birthday, he's a very nice guy, loves life and makes the most it, oh and he spoils his friends too!

 

[c10]

I was lucky enough to get handed this car for a short beginner track session. What a cool experience. This mustang is welded together Shelby back half to a 66 front . 550 hp daily driver with AC n heat . It's been @ circuit of the America's a few times .

 

[c10]

 

[Al Kyrie]

Done 150 miles today , Loch Eck Scotland.

 

[Dopey]

The bikes are cool but lets hear about that old Caddy coupe in the back ground. My first car was a 77 Coupe DeVille. Car had 165,000 miles on the odometer when I got it. Loved that car would get one to restore if I had the time and or money.

I love the old caddy's my first car was a 73 Eldorado. Front wheel drive with a 501 unfortunately I was real young when I had it and kept driving it with the carb flooding over and ended up blowing the engine. Being in Michigan the first year I had it we had some really good snow storms. I remember going down a side street where there was only one set of tracks because it was so deep and I had to move over into the extra deep stuff to go around a big old 4wd suburban that was spinning its tires stuck and she just crossed thru it like it was a warm summer day. I've looked for another but the ones I found were either too far gone or too expensive or came along when I didn't have the money. I almost bought a beautiful 76 Eldorado about 8 years ago to try and fill the void but when I showed up with the cash the guy started making excuses about having to wait for the snow to melt to get it out of the barn, I think his wife had threatened him into listing some cars and he just wasn't ready to let it go.

 

[rd99]

65* today and 37* tomorrow...........had to go for a blast.

 

[dadofthree]

I rode tonight to get a bite. Bike said 43 F

 

[c10]

43 , 25 mph winds , rain .
Cycle gear to look at a jacket they didn't have .
However my tire came in for March California trip .

 

[BlueBacon]

33*F going to work and 58*F going back home. I'll only be able to get on her once a week at best until April...coming out to ice on your seat is no fun!

 

[PeregrineKeith]

Rode last night out to Bike Night at Ace Cafe Orlando, plan on getting out later today as well.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

I rode today . . in the latest fortnightly ChristChurch "Voices For Freedom" Pro-Choice March and Rally.
Lots of people there and lots of bikes and gnarly old bikers, mixed with younger and culturally different riders, NO patched riders at all, noticed by their no-show.
My Busa was getting very hot with the fan running constantly and the procession moving at 5mph or slower, then stopping and waiting etc, interestingly the temp gauge on the ol' girl never went past half way, and my radiator is old and probably partially blocked. So, yeah . . but it was obvious that the engine heat was affecting the running , the throttle response was not good compared to when at normal temps. The cooling fan's amps current loading on the battery and charging system was full on as well, with the fan dragging about 1.5V- 1.8V at low revs, and about 1V at 2500rpm.
It was only when I left the city on my way home (30 miles west, small town)
and cruising at 120-130kmh (75 - 80mph) that the fan ceased and the engine cooled to just under half way on the temp gauge.
The throttle response improved a lot, and full power was restored.
Anyways, enuff rambling from me, here's some pics from the gathering, my Busa is clearly visible, as is my mate's GSXR K6.

Also have attached pics of a Streetfightered '99 Busa I had the pleasure of straightening out a few running issues on yesterday at work.
It came in running rough, had dropped a cylinder (intermittently running on 3), number 4 was barely firing. New plugs, compression test (150,165,150,150) and visibly checked spark condition on all 4 brand new plugs. All good. Fat blue spark on all 4. Happy with that.
Checked fuel pressure whilst priming and whilst running, 2.5 bar (36psi).
A little lower fuel pressure than I'd like to have seen, 3 bar (42psi) is good.
Checked spray pattern on all 4 injectors comparing all 4, all looked ok too.
Ran it up and the idle was spot on. So also when adding throttle and quick blips and holding rpms to say 5000 were ok too.
The wiring under the throttle bodies to sensors and also to the injectors and fuel pump had been messed with and there were soldered connections on some wires. I gave the wiring a wiggle and immediately she ran rough, almost stalling.
I tidied all that wiring and restarted it, gave the wires a wiggle..... no running faults at all, smooth as a smooth thing! RESULT!!
Ok, so now for the test ride.... this bike is light, and I mean very light!!
It also has serious torque and power, big bore Wiseco forged piston kit and Yoshimura cams. It is geared low also I think coz man oh man did it wheelie easily in 1st gear, very quick to stand up! Great fun but boy you could get yourself in trouble on that bike!
Pics, Enjoy . . .

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Got in a 140 mile loop today. The sun was out but it was kinda chilly in the 50s. Traffic was non existent which is the norm around here. Saw a few sportbikes and a few Hawgs at the top of the Golden Chain hiway (49). Got a few nice comments on the Busa. They couldn’t believe it was 16 years old with over 71,000 miles.

 

[PeregrineKeith]

Went out for a bit this morning, was 40something when we left central fl!!! Just went about 45mins away to a HD dealership to grab some wheel bearings for a friends bike. Then back home to warm up!!

 

[sixpack577]

Went out for a bit this morning, was 40something when we left central fl!!! Just went about 45mins away to a HD dealership to grab some wheel bearings for a friends bike. Then back home to warm up!!

They didn't talk any trash when you showed up on a Real Motorcycle??

 

[Tached1300]

54 degrees and sunny with a few free minutes to spare so I ventured out to see if I could find a spot to get a pic with the snow in the background. Nothing special and I had to quickly take the pic as it wasn’t the safest spot to be stopped.

 

[Bumblebee]

I rode my snowshoes today...it was -30'C out...no wind thankfully...