ryoder 1,589 #26 June 22, 2018 BillyVance No windshield on that bike either. She would have had to clean it after every ride anyway. I wouldn't ride up there without a full face helmet. I haven't made the drive from the mainland US to Alaska, but I've heard the bugs are horrendous. Carry an extra jug of windshield wiper fluid and spare wipers because you'll be washing bug guts off a lot on the drive. A windscreen is also useful to prevent eating birds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ICKVQKSNg"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #27 June 25, 2018 Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 147 #29 June 25, 2018 JohnMitchell Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Best you hand in your man card....My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,589 #30 June 25, 2018 JohnMitchell Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Then get one of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbsYPXAJhxU"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #31 June 26, 2018 obelixtim ***Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Best you hand in your man card....Some things are worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,120 #32 June 26, 2018 JohnMitchell ******Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Best you hand in your man card....Some things are worth it. Nice pic, but one question John. Did you have to ask permission before posting it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 147 #33 June 26, 2018 JohnMitchell ******Great looking bike, Andreya. I'm a little jelly since Vskydiver says "no" to motorcycles. Dress for the crash, and have a great time. Best you hand in your man card....Some things are worth it. Ah....Miss Whiplash. Now I understand. My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #34 June 26, 2018 gowlerk Nice pic, but one question John. Did you have to ask permission before posting it? Nope. That was at Space Oddity at Chicks Rock at "Snore a few years back. She had so-o-o many Trekkie guys that wanted a pic with her. There's plenty of these out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #35 July 6, 2018 ryoder You got a bike before you learned to ride it??? You are supposed to take the MSF Basic Rider Course, so you can dump their bikes while you are learning. Then you get your own.https://www.msf-usa.org/BRC.aspx I got my first Fat Boy before I knew how to ride. Learned on it. Never dropped it.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,233 #36 July 6, 2018 Derek, Myself and another were coming back from a quarter of the country trip. On the road from Savannah, GA to Memphis, Tn... Someone passes us in the passing lane on a highway. They have a book on the steering wheel and are turning pages and reading while they pass us. First time I'd ever seen that one. [BEER] KeithNobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #37 July 6, 2018 Scary, right? Derek V Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,589 #38 July 7, 2018 The winning bike run at this years Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Holy shit, those lean angles!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7epeMKJylVA Same run from forward-aimed tail camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsqvlPIZjM "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,233 #39 July 7, 2018 Ummmmm, no. My bike is classified as "Touring" for a reason. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #40 July 7, 2018 Keep the shiny side up!"Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,589 #41 July 7, 2018 BIGUN Ummmmm, no. My bike is classified as "Touring" for a reason. That winning Multistrada is a touring bike. Believe it or not, PPIHC rules prohibit any bike that was originally built with clip-on handlebars.See: http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/pikes-peak-international-hill-climb-officials-mandate-one-piece-handlebars-for-2016-in-the-name-of-safety/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,233 #42 July 8, 2018 QuoteThat winning Multistrada is a touring bike. It is classified as sport touring bike; but it is not a full touring category bike.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #43 July 10, 2018 Thank you everyone for the congrats and for the warnings. I’ll take the warnings to heart and really only plan on put- putting around town on her. Back and forth from the station and the school. I’ll be a “boring” happy rider. I didn’t spend any jump tickets on her she was a gift. No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites