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I’ll bring espresso.

1st New Year Resolution for Pants:

During the summer of 2022, have an expresso at an overlook on the Cherahola Skyway. I would enjoy that.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

FY "Bill"

bigjohnsd wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:00 pm

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

FY "Bill"

So. Where you taking the FJR tonight? Burritos and ice cream?

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:38 pm

bigjohnsd wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:00 pm

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

FY "Bill"

So. Where you taking the FJR tonight? Burritos and ice cream?

PMSitis and Defarkle Fever preclude operation.

Checked tires and fluids. Wife and
I will ride about five hours away to visit family, returning the next day (Wednesday). Thursday,
I’m riding to Stockton AL to drop off a plate and a clip. That’ll be around 10 hours riding time for Thursday.

I need to order tires.

I ordered 2 new sets of PR4s, one for son, one for me. Looks like Saturday or Sunday will be nomar day for son and brake/clutch fluid changing time on his bike, and maybe mine as well.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

For man that loves warm weather, you don't seem to let the cool weather stop you.

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:17 pm I ordered 2 new sets of PR4s, one for son, one for me. Looks like Saturday or Sunday will be nomar day for son and brake/clutch fluid changing time on his bike, and maybe mine as well.

My rear tire is right at the wear bars. Well, in the middle. So another PR4GT soon. The edges are good. Us flat landers need to work out a tire exchange with you guys that have curvy roads.

Yesterday but...

A nice 320-ish ride around the block. Good to get out.

rbentnail wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:38 pm Yesterday but...

A nice 320-ish ride around the block. Good to get out.

I only managed 30-odd. Was going to go further, but the weather was so dank and drizzly even my Pinlock kept misting over. And the further away from home the mistier the weather was. When you can't see far enough in front to overtake ... "you don't ride a motorcycle to stay in a queue of cars" my trainer said (the one I used when I re-started motorcycling after my 35 years in the non-motorcycling wilderness).

Still, at least it was further than my shopping trips.

275 miles - one of my favorite local loops. A bit warm at 75 degrees under partly sunny skies, but I'll take it.

danh600 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:35 pm My rear tire is right at the wear bars. Well, in the middle. So another PR4GT soon. The edges are good. Us flat landers need to work out a tire exchange with you guys that have curvy roads.

I have been considering flipping my tires (direction be damned, we are talking about money!) as I wear the left side first then the center very closely behind. But the right side has at least 50% remaining. That the center has less than 1000 miles more than the left convinces me this would not be worth the effort. But I thought about it.

Hppants wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:40 pm 275 miles - one of my favorite local loops. A bit warm at 75 degrees under partly sunny skies, but I'll take it.

Meanwhile the high temp in Spokane today was about 17°.

The money I have in heated gear and cold
weather doodads is simply staggering. .

danh600 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:30 pm

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

For man that loves warm weather, you don't seem to let the cool weather stop you.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:59 am The money I have in heated gear and cold
weather doodads is simply staggering. .

danh600 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:30 pm

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:31 pm Took it to buy steak and scotch. Filled it up with gas in preparation for hitting the skyway and the dragon tomorrow.

For man that loves warm weather, you don't seem to let the cool weather stop you.

Portable coffee roasters aren’t cheap.

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:34 am

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:59 am The money I have in heated gear and cold
weather doodads is simply staggering. .

danh600 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:30 pm

For man that loves warm weather, you don't seem to let the cool weather stop you.

Portable coffee roasters aren’t cheap.

Bill,
It's been warm as hell here, why you need all that cold weather stuff? 70 freakin degrees!

Because I ride just as much in January and February as I do when it’s 70F.

Toter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:43 pm

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:34 am

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:59 am The money I have in heated gear and cold
weather doodads is simply staggering. .

Portable coffee roasters aren’t cheap.

Bill,
It's been warm as hell here, why you need all that cold weather stuff? 70 freakin degrees!

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:21 pm Because I ride just as much in January and February as I do when it’s 70F.

Toter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:43 pm

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:34 am
Portable coffee roasters aren’t cheap.

Bill,
It's been warm as hell here, why you need all that cold weather stuff? 70 freakin degrees!

BL,

I can respect that. I would think Hippo Hands should do the trick.

Rode mine a couple hundred miles today.
Went to see my cousin north of me. He got him a few acres with a barn to put his RV in. He spends his free time up there.

Nice ride in rural Florida. We rode 3 miles of dirt road to get to his place. That county knows how to keep a rock road graded. It was like riding pavement.