Anybody else ride motorcycles?

[lstbred]

Its def the season so I wondered who & what you ride. How about: bike, miles, pix, trips this summer blah blah, I'll start. I have an 06 Kawasaki Vulcan, about 8500miles on it, didnt ride it much for the last couple yrs but I told myself (and the wife) I intend to ride the piss outta it this yr, so far this summer put about 2k on it, did a few poker runs and had a blast. Gonna try to do a few trips this summer but havent nailed anything down, thinking the Oregon coast though.


Will do a car thread later

[Times Roman]

this isn't my bike, but it is basically what it looks like, or did when i initially purchased it.
If you go to street vibes, hook up with me in Virginia City...
...first round is on me!

[Armykid93]

Its def the season so I wondered who & what you ride. How about: bike, miles, pix, trips this summer blah blah, I'll start. I have an 06 Kawasaki Vulcan, about 8500miles on it, didnt ride it much for the last couple yrs but I told myself (and the wife) I intend to ride the piss outta it this yr, so far this summer put about 2k on it, did a few poker runs and had a blast. Gonna try to do a few trips this summer but havent nailed anything down, thinking the Oregon coast though.

Will do a car thread later

I'm from Oregon and the Oregon coast is beautiful in the summer. I've always liked this style of bike as opposed to the crotch rockets to. Id like to buy a Harley one day

[lstbred]

I love em, I wanna get an ultra glide but the wife doesnt like the batwing fairing, I would put some 10' mini apes (whioch I did to mine) because Im 6-6. I still got a yr or so before I "upgrade" so we'll see.


Speach up if you ride a rocket too, I love those Im just to old to ride one lol

[Times Roman]

the advantage to having an old man's bike like mine is that you are very protected from the elements (rain/hail), much more so than most motorcycles. because of this, i can pretty much ride and have ridden "comfortably" in all weather types. I can ride farther and longer than most because of the comfort factor. My woman finds the back seat very comfortable, and actually rode with me to Sturgis (3 day ride, 1500 miles) one summer, and not one time did she ever bitch about the ride.
And i can haul a shit load of luggage. I added luggage racks on top of the tour pack and can put quite a bit on the outside as well.

It's funny. when i first got the harley, my buddies were like "why'd you get a geezer bike?" and then after a couple of summers of rides, and seeing how comfortable i was, with the 4 speaker stereo system (loud), and all the shit i can haul, slowly but surely, my buddies started getting "geezer bikes" too. didn't hurt that with all the engine mods i made, my bike was faster than theirs were too.

[GirlyGymRat]

ride my own bike....just sayin

[Times Roman]

ride my own bike....just sayin

alot of women in my group ride their own. ok, well two.

soo.... throw up a pic of what it is?

[gixxerboy1]

i dont have one now, but had a bunch of gixxers. i used to do alot of street racing

[lstbred]

the advantage to having an old man's bike like mine is that you are very protected from the elements (rain/hail), much more so than most motorcycles. because of this, i can pretty much ride and have ridden "comfortably" in all weather types. I can ride farther and longer than most because of the comfort factor. My woman finds the back seat very comfortable, and actually rode with me to Sturgis (3 day ride, 1500 miles) one summer, and not one time did she ever bitch about the ride.
And i can haul a shit load of luggage. I added luggage racks on top of the tour pack and can put quite a bit on the outside as well.

It's funny. when i first got the harley, my buddies were like "why'd you get a geezer bike?" and then after a couple of summers of rides, and seeing how comfortable i was, with the 4 speaker stereo system (loud), and all the shit i can haul, slowly but surely, my buddies started getting "geezer bikes" too. didn't hurt that with all the engine mods i made, my bike was faster than theirs were too.

AGREED! My boys are split 50/50 with the young ones riding the rockets. "I can carve corners" ya but I can go 1000 miles and still walk to the bar with my lady with no prob.

I think kawigirl rides a rocket too, I can swear Ive seen that screen name on the bike sites

[gixxerboy1]

yea but i can go the thousand miles, take a nap, shower get dressed, have dinner before you even get there
yea kawigirl has a 636 i believe

[Times Roman]

yea but i can go the thousand miles, take a nap, shower get dressed, have dinner before you even get there
yea kawigirl has a 636 i believe

ok. point taken. how long can your woman on the back go and still be ready to party at the end of the day without being wiped out? my woman can go the full 8 hours/500 miles thing and not be saddle sore & ready to party after a shower.

I may be mistaken, but didn't kawi sell her m/c?

[Times Roman]

i went coast to coast (3,000 miles) in 3.5 days once on a kawi kz1000. jan 17 to the 21st, 1981. through the rockies in a snow storm.........

it's a long story, but i've never heard anyone ride that far, that quick, under such extreme conditions....

[gixxerboy1]

ok. point taken. how long can your woman on the back go and still be ready to party at the end of the day without being wiped out? my woman can go the full 8 hours/500 miles thing and not be saddle sore & ready to party after a shower.

I may be mistaken, but didn't kawi sell her m/c?

my girl wouldnt like to go a 1000miles in a car

yours is def better for long rides. i can only car small crap in my trunk. but i would never go that far on my bike anyway

[lstbred]

Very true gixxer, I do love rip it up but I'm definetly not 25 any more, hell not even 35 lol Those bikes are NOT for a guy thats 6-6 either! the only ones Ive been even semi comfortble on was the Busa & the 14.

[lstbred]

i went coast to coast (3,000 miles) in 3.5 days once on a kawi kz1000. jan 17 to the 21st, 1981. through the rockies in a snow storm.........

it's a long story, but i've never heard anyone ride that far, that quick, under such extreme conditions....

Serious ironbutt!!

[gixxerboy1]

Very true gixxer, I do love rip it up but I'm definetly not 25 any more, hell not even 35 lol Those bikes are NOT for a guy thats 6-6 either! the only ones Ive been even semi comfortble on was the Busa & the 14.

im no 6'6 but ill be 35 next week

[JAB1]

I Ride a 2001 yamaha r6. Bought it new back then. Still runs like a champ, and I stunted/beaten the shit outta it!!!

[SEOINAGE]

Sold my SV1000, had 5k miles on it. Still ride dirt bikes, but one day might get a cruiser, or custom build a bike if I ever live somewhere I can get more use out of it.

[Dpyle]

Little weekend hobby. Hand built from ground up. It an 1980 Honda 400. Not huge but lots of fun. I love the little rat. Currently working on a 74 cb750. Can't beat the durability of the old inliine 4 cylinders.

[thehulk2203]

2008 Harley-Davidson night rod special

[bikeral]

I have 2 Harleys and love them. I've had some rockets in the past and have been thinking about buying one again just for fun. Put 60K on a 2005 Fatboy before it was stolen last year.
Currently have the following bikes.
2010 Ultra Limited
2012 Softail Fatboy

[RUI-Products]

'96 Harley Low Rider

Love ridin'!

[Times Roman]

Serious ironbutt!!

let me tell ya my motivation....

....just back from korea and i had a certain day i wanted to leave by from cali to georgia. but I ALSO had a GF, and really didn't want to say good bye. so I waited until the very last second, and then said fuk it, i gotta go!!

didn't want to be awol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Times Roman]

im no 6'6 but ill be 35 next week

old fukker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bikeral]

I think my longest 1 day ride was Daytona to New York in a day. About 1100 miles on my old Fatboy. I used to do 1000 mile days on a regular basis. NY>Sturgis in 2 days... Guess I'm getting old and lazy. I usually plan my road trips with no more than 700-800 miles in a day. Gives time to have a nice dinner and relax a couple of hours before going to sleep.

[lestat85]

I ride a 2009 Harley Davidson Softail Custom.

[Times Roman]

I think my longest 1 day ride was Daytona to New York in a day. About 1100 miles on my old Fatboy. I used to do 1000 mile days on a regular basis. NY>Sturgis in 2 days... Guess I'm getting old and lazy. I usually plan my road trips with no more than 700-800 miles in a day. Gives time to have a nice dinner and relax a couple of hours before going to sleep.

with the woman on the back max i'll go is 500 miles.

by myself, well, i don't put a particular number on it. I'll just go until it feels like it's time to stop, or someone else feels the same way. It usually doesn't go over 700 miles or so.

tell you what tthough. after 3000 miles in 3.5 days, I REALLY felt strung out at the end.

[bikeral]

Yea one 1000 mile day is not too bad. String a couple in a row and you will feel it.

[Times Roman]

and i did it when i was 19 and invincible.

but after 3.5 days, i needed some serious PCT

POST motorCYCLE THERAPY

[jasc]

and i did it when i was 19 and invincible.

but after 3.5 days, i needed some serious PCT

POST motorCYCLE THERAPY

What's the proper PmCT protocol?

60oz Ale per day for 3 days
8oz Scotch per day for 3 days
?

[Times Roman]

What's the proper PmCT protocol?

60oz Ale per day for 3 days
8oz Scotch per day for 3 days
?

1st night = party it up w/ yer buds on the other side (yeah! i made it!!!)
2nd day/night = rest (don't fuk with me)
3rd day/night = rest (see #2, but not as much)

that much riding is almost like a zen thing. you have alot of time to be "in the zone" where you are not thinking, just riding. so it changes you a little

[warchild]

i used to have a chopper i built but sold it 3 months ago. terrible investment

[lstbred]

Little weekend hobby. Hand built from ground up. It an 1980 Honda 400. Not huge but lots of fun. I love the little rat. Currently working on a 74 cb750. Can't beat the durability of the old inliine 4 cylinders.

That cool as hell, gonna start (ya right) TRY a rat rod this summer.

[lstbred]

Those are nice bikes guy's!! the longest Ive gone is about 400 miles, did a Highway 1 coast ride to Fort Bragg, great views, ride but all the slow twists and turns killed me! We stopped about every hr 1/2 so the girls could "rehydrate" lol

[lstbred]

Next big trip I think I will cannon ball to a certain place, then slow it down and take in the views, relax and chill from there.

[Times Roman]

That cool as hell, gonna start (ya right) TRY a rat rod this summer.

i"ve rebuilt 3 times a kz1000. 2nd time only toook a weekend for a complete engine rebuild. last time i had access to two kz1000's and none ran. so i cannibalized the best of both parts, did a quick rebuild, and ran that bike for another year and a half.

the kz1000 was a workhorse, and easy to work on.

[stocky121]

I have gsxr-600 k4 will get a pic up later in the week when I get time

[alexISthrowed]

I have an 04 r6

[evander87]

06 GSXr 1000

[Dpyle]

i"ve rebuilt 3 times a kz1000. 2nd time only toook a weekend for a complete engine rebuild. last time i had access to two kz1000's and none ran. so i cannibalized the best of both parts, did a quick rebuild, and ran that bike for another year and a half.

the kz1000 was a workhorse, and easy to work on.

Yeah. Those are rad bikes. I'm dying to get my hands on one of the old kz750's. Those were the beast back in the day. Inline 3 cylinder 2 STROKE!! It would have to be an insane balls out ride.