LOL!! I'm reading Drums of Autumn right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
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LOL!! I'm reading Drums of Autumn right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
I have always loved the look of that Moto Guzzi! It is beautiful. Our local Guzzi/BMW dealer went out of business. The only moto store left in the county is our Ducati/Triumph dealer. Fortunately they are a fantastic shop and we love them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
The Multistrada is absolutely hideous, but cool hideous in my opinion. And I really do like the look of the old multi rather than the new one. And it's funny but I feel more confident riding it than the monster - I find that odd because it is bigger and a little heavier, etc. But the riding position is more comfortable and it corners so well.
I really miss having a scooter. You felt like you could run it down to the grocery store and you didn't have to get all leathered up.
Anyway here's the Multi:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/IMG_0573.jpg
Very cool bike!! Here's me on mine:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...HPIM0477-1.jpg
Agree 100%. We run all over the place on the scooters, the motorcycles are for gearing up and going for a RIDE.Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
Pax great photo!
If anyone's looking, I'm kind of thinking about selling this one...
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r.../Photo0079.jpg
droooooooooool
Oh Kit!!! You put heart and soul into that build. :(
Oh, My heart and soul went into Delilah's build. The 350 doesn't even have a name, so much. I really wanted it to be nice, but one can only really ride one motorcycle at a time... It would break my heart more to have it look like that and be good to go like that and languish in my garage just so I can say I "have" it... instead of someone who would ride it every day and love it for what it is. I'll be picky about the buyer, though. Old, fast bikes in young, male hands turn into old,dead bikes pretty quickly, unfortunately.
Understood. The young guy that works for me is jonesin' for an old CB... it will be absolutely thrashed in six months.
Wow - that is beautiful!! Wonderful work, Kit! I'm really impressed.
Kit, that's beautiful!
Hey biker chicks, one of you fast women should win the raffle for this bike:
http://www.motosafetycrew.com/motosa...m/Welcome.html
That is an AWESOME bike!! Although my knees would have liked it 20 years ago, now, not so much. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
While we were at the gym this morning I hopped onto an upright exercise bike (first time I've pedaled in over a year), went a slow and easy quarter mile... it felt amazing!!!!
What year is it, kit? How much do you think you want? I have a scooter to commute to work; love your 350! Just the type of bike I like! PM me if you wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
I've always wanted a scooter, but probably not in the cards. :o
Nice looking motorcycles!
I did do errands in town today on my (pedal power) bike though, and did a 10 mile joy ride afterwards before heading home.
Just before I sold off my bikes last summer, we did a wheel count in our garage... 24 total wheels!! :eek: Now we're down to 18. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Is this motorized wheels or does it include non-motorized?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
It was both; two vehicles (car and truck), two motorcycles, two scooters, and four bicycles. We got rid of three bicycles... but that may change. muahhaaaaQuote:
Originally Posted by spokewench
How could a motorcycle be hard on your knees? You're not pedaling. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
The footpegs on a true sportbike are tucked up very high so you scrape them less on tight corners, you sit the bike like a jockey with a long forward lean, very hard on the knees and shoulders/wrists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
I loved them when I was young, now the knees can't take that bend for more than a few minutes.
You steer by shifting your weight from side to side. So you're basically in a squat with most of your weight in your quads, and the bike dictates the alignment of your feet and knees - which changes as you go from left to right. It can be hard on iffy knees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
We have 22 wheelsin the garage. 2 motorcycles, 1 scooter, a car, a small truck and 4 bicycles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
Dang - it snowed last night - got up and there are at least 4-5 inches with more snow coming! We are in for it today. The whole state is covered in clouds!
Kitty is sitting in my lap as I type. He is soooo warm! He'll probably get mad when I get up.
Are we only counting the wheels of vehicles that are actually running/operational? And does the garden tractor count? ;)
Same as when you ride a horse- you use your knees a lot. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Well, a few hours later and we have a foot plus of snow! It looks pretty. I'm being lazy though, haven't been out to shovel at all. I'll wait till later I guess. I think I'll watch tennis on TV.
I think if I saw snow at this point in the spring I would curl in a ball and weep.Quote:
Originally Posted by spokewench
Thanks for the explanation. Is there such a thing as WSD motorcycles?Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
This one looks fast parked by the farm market :)
Nope, just smaller ones. Narrow in the seat area helps too (single and twin-cylinder), since the more your legs are bowed out, the lower you need the seat height to be, to be able to touch the ground and support your weight and part of the bike's when you come to a stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Some women use aftermarket shock linkages and drop the forks in their bracket (called a triple tree) to lower the seat height ... but if you don't know what you're doing, that can really mess up the handling.
Then there's my nice light and low Honda 230 - overall very friendly to a small rider - which comes from the factory with a brake lever so far from the handlebar that Beowulf would have trouble with it. :confused: Luckily I was able to track down a very nice adjustable lever on the aftermarket, but I had to scour Japanese sites, make an educated guess about model names, and telephone the US distributor, who didn't list that part number on their site, to actually get one. :rolleyes:
Somebody here needs to become the Georgina Terry of motorcycles :cool:
Her name would be Karen Davidson (of Harley Davidson), not as concerned with the best fit of a motorcycle for women, but very involved in getting women into the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
It took me about four months and a $800 to get my SO's bike to fit her.
+1, Pax. My 650 got shorty shocks put on it so I could flat-foot it, lowering the rear 2". Front went about 1/4" up through the tripletrees, which makes it super stable on straightaways and a little slow to corner, but that's ok. I'm no rocketeer. :D Changing out my fork springs was actually the greatest handling improvement.
X's harley got shorty shocks and I think we lowered the front, too, but I don't remember offhand.
Might I suggest counter steering instead of leaning for steering? If you learn this technique, you have much greater control over your bike, keep your balance centered over the midline of bike where it should be, much faster response to obstacles at speed and, together, that can save your life. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Kit's bike is a 1972 Honda CL350 Scrambler. It's a ton of fun. :cool:
Was at a radiology conference for the last 2 days. Very informative speakers. Especially the panel of women with disabilities. They are trying to educate health care workers to be able to deal with their individual needs in a caring, non-condescending manner. I was crying in much of it. Fantastic. I followed up with the lady who introduced them all. She works at my hospital. I'd love to have them present directly to our whole radiology dept sometime. We have such a high rate of pts with disabilities of all kinds that we work with and as much as we've learned, there's always more and better ways to handle situations. Sometimes, techs can get too wrapped up in getting the exam done within a certain amount of time that they forget there is a person involved.
:D Awesome day at our 4hr today :D Funkily fun time all round ya!!!
Pics to come.
I do both of course, and definitely steering with the bars is quicker, but deep into a turn, the more you can shift your weight, the more your bike stays upright, the more grip your tires have, and (psychologically very helpful) the more your eyes and face are pointing in a direction that makes sense to your brain gravitationally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xrayted
Obviously on a bike like the 230 I mentioned, I'm countersteering a whole lot more than on the 600 or the 650 ... riding position has a lot to do with that, too. But even on the Sportster I learned on - maybe especially because the thing was so heavy - there's a point where you just have to move your body.
Edit: the whole thing. It just isn't worth it.
X...:D
A pic from tooodayyyy...
cc- Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :D
Wow CC, you have so much more guts (and legs ;)) than I do. It looks like a ton of fun! :D
uh oh! it's monday again! Quick, everyone, look busy!