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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #30 - 06/14/05 at 11:47:28 Mine was only 210 so I never even thought about it.
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #31 - 06/14/05 at 14:55:49 short round wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06: .... It brings up a question. Is there a preference in putting the pics in the post and slowing down the load times versus putting links in the posts and then having to click the links but the thread would load faster (for us still using dialup)?... I prefer to have a clickable Thumbnail:
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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #32 - 06/15/05 at 05:32:49

short round wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

Looks like Sluggo wins the Iron Butt award at 350 miles. I did 285 and thought I would get it, darn! Cheesy

Yep. Our distance was only 258 miles, round trip. About 100 miles of it was interstate with the rest on 2 lanes at around 45 mph (the best part). We left home at 9:30 am, met Sluggo around 3:00, and after about an hours visit we headed home...got back at 8:00.

Oh yeah, I rode without a windshield for the first time in 5 years. The Savage does handle much better without it, but I must be getting old...I just don't like bugs anymore. I even caught one inside my full face somehow, and had to ride a few miles with it crawling around on my ear ('bout drove me nuts). The windshield goes back on Roll Eyes

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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #33 - 06/15/05 at 07:58:09

Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

I was thinking to be at least 6 hours ahead of you'r guys and gals. But no.
Here's the picture I took withe the selftimer and the camera balancing on my helmet.
http://img193.echo.cx/img193/1364/mountainrun7md.jpg

The translation "MountainCorner". It's a little place about 40 km from my house.

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That is great. This forum went "World Wide" on the Mountain Ride, and the different member's creativity in satisfying the requirements for the ride is even more interesting. What a group.

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Reply #34 - 06/15/05 at 08:03:43

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

<snip> we stopped and chatted, looking over the machines. the word that comes to mind when looking at greg's is "clean". julies has some really nice touches and my wife thinks is "prettier". i also believe that's julies story and she's sticking too it.
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I have a "clean" AND "minimalized" bike now Shocked

But I still think mine's prettier....

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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #35 - 06/15/05 at 08:11:24

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

Oh yeah, I rode without a windshield for the first time in 5 years. The Savage does handle much better without it, but I must be getting old...I just don't like bugs anymore. I even caught one inside my full face somehow, and had to ride a few miles with it crawling around on my ear ('bout drove me nuts). The windshield goes back on Roll Eyes

All i can say is amen to the windshield - just added one to the '02 - these dang gulf coast bugs are plated with titanium and carry spears best i can tell - a squadron of 6 inch dragonflies is not much fun to hit without one.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #36 - 06/15/05 at 10:48:03 Heh, after riding for several weeks with the flyscreen, I put my regular windshield back on.
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Mr 650 Serious Thumper Offline The LS650- Classic style & 4-valve engine Posts: 1389 Mempho Gender:	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #37 - 06/16/05 at 00:24:47 Nice pics all, I am glad someone is getting to ride, ....but none for me. I am on night-shift in Louisville running '06 Explorer doors around the new Door line. :'( I guess it is better than being homeless.
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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #38 - 06/29/05 at 11:33:26

short round wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

Looks like Sluggo wins the Iron Butt award at 350 miles. I did 285 and thought I would get it, darn! Cheesy

does this count
traveled all the way from england to canada

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.brooks2/Picture%20031.jpg

only took 9 1/2 hours by boeing LOL

Loads more pics to put on my homepage

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #39 - 06/29/05 at 11:42:36 gazab44 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06: does this count traveled all the way from england to canada http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gary.brooks2/Picture%20031.jpg only took 9 1/2 hours by boeing LOL Loads more pics to put on my homepage Only if you pulled a Slim Pickens and rode on top of it!
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Reply #40 - 07/01/05 at 06:44:33

Reelthing wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:

- a squadron of 6 inch dragonflies is not much fun to hit

Wanna hear my Dragonfly story?

I was riding in my rural neighborhood one day, wearing my full face helmet and I had my face shield open (I never learn). Anyway, I was doing about 60 mph when a big ol' bug smacked me right in the face, near my eye.

The poor sucker was mostly likely stunned as he hit me full force. I was doing 60 and he was probably doing 15-20mph himself. That's a 75-80mph head-on collision for him!

Well anyway, as I said, he was stunned...and he fell...into my shirt. At first, I was unaware of this, since my shirt isn't tight fitting and was sort of blowing around. But eventually (about a mile down the road) said bug... came to. And began to buzz around.

I was approaching an intersection so I came to a full stop, flipped into neutral, kicked the side stand down and took a gander into the neck of my shirt. Sure enough, there about mid-belly was this HUGE FREAKING DRAGONFLY. I'm a girl...I don't DO bugs. I freaked out and did one of them "little girl dress over the head" things and pulled that shirt right up. The bug in question departed the premesis and I put my shirt down only to see three cars stopped in the intersection.

One woman, in a pick-up truck was wiping tears from her eyes and laughing her arse off at me. I didn't stick around long enough to see who was in the other two vehicles. I live in a VERY small town and I'm sure this is going to come back to haunt me at some point.

But it WAS funny...and it earned me the nickname "Flash" on another forum.

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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #42 - 07/02/05 at 08:07:43

Bluejeanz wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

Wanna hear my Dragonfly story?

I was riding in my rural neighborhood one day, wearing my full face helmet and I had my face shield open (I never learn). Anyway, I was doing about 60 mph when a big ol' bug smacked me right in the face, near my eye.

The poor sucker was mostly likely stunned as he hit me full force. I was doing 60 and he was probably doing 15-20mph himself. That's a 75-80mph head-on collision for him!

Well anyway, as I said, he was stunned...and he fell...into my shirt. At first, I was unaware of this, since my shirt isn't tight fitting and was sort of blowing around. But eventually (about a mile down the road) said bug... came to. And began to buzz around.

I was approaching an intersection so I came to a full stop, flipped into neutral, kicked the side stand down and took a gander into the neck of my shirt. Sure enough, there about mid-belly was this HUGE FREAKING DRAGONFLY. I'm a girl...I don't DO bugs. I freaked out and did one of them "little girl dress over the head" things and pulled that shirt right up. The bug in question departed the premesis and I put my shirt down only to see three cars stopped in the intersection.

One woman, in a pick-up truck was wiping tears from her eyes and laughing her arse off at me. I didn't stick around long enough to see who was in the other two vehicles. I live in a VERY small town and I'm sure this is going to come back to haunt me at some point.

But it WAS funny...and it earned me the nickname "Flash" on another forum.

I think that "Flash" might stick here too. I like it 8)

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Bluejeanz Ex Member	Re: Mountain Ride Reply #43 - 07/03/05 at 18:17:35 Well, better late than never, I hope. It rained the weekend of the mountain run, and the weekend after, and the weekend after. But FINALLY the weather was pretty and we took advantage of it. We rode 305 miles round trip and involved an overnight stay (cuz we wanted to). Here's my pics:
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Re: Mountain Ride
Reply #44 - 07/04/05 at 10:42:17

Bluejeanz wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

Well, better late than never, I hope. It rained the weekend of the mountain run, and the weekend after, and the weekend after. But FINALLY the weather was pretty and we took advantage of it.

We rode 305 miles round trip and involved an overnight stay (cuz we wanted to). Here's my pics:

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097823.jpg

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097827.jpg

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL760/2847338/7817780/103097830.jpg

Hey Flash

That looks like a great ride. Nice pics.

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