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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: thejij on March 29, 2013, 03:42:54 PM

Title: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on March 29, 2013, 03:42:54 PM
So parker showed up at my house today on his bike....bugger. makes me wanna ride more now. Then I'm on my way to Wayne's to drop carbs off for a test and I see Hans out riding his bike. Riding season is almost here ...wooohooo
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: fj1200 on March 29, 2013, 04:51:57 PM
Heard a bike out about 1:00 today  across the river (on Miworth rd). Wondered if it was Parker out for a spin.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on March 29, 2013, 06:04:39 PM
probably was him, cause it was about that time when he called and said he was heading over.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: The_Heathen on March 29, 2013, 08:08:34 PM
I bought my insurance today, and I went for my first ride.  I wrote about my efforts to get the KZ650 on the road in my blog: gloryroadgarage.wordpress.com.  I am so excited to ride tomorrow.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: fast1 on March 29, 2013, 09:47:23 PM
  If I could figure out a way to get my bike from the backyard to the front....oh well, thinking maybe tomorrow she can get fired up after I go through Jeremy's carbs. CHEERS.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on March 30, 2013, 12:07:04 AM
I bought my insurance today, and I went for my first ride.  I wrote about my efforts to get the KZ650 on the road in my blog: gloryroadgarage.wordpress.com.  I am so excited to ride tomorrow.

Love the trench you Made to walk the bike out lol .... that's a true riding itch right there
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on March 30, 2013, 12:07:53 AM
  If I could figure out a way to get my bike from the backyard to the front....oh well, thinking maybe tomorrow she can get fired up after I go through Jeremy's carbs. CHEERS.

yay! Then maybe I can ride it home Monday from parkers.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: Billy Thunder on March 30, 2013, 07:31:43 AM
I've had the 400T insured for a few days. Went for a few short blasts. Weather is awesome and the sweeper is getting the sand off the streets here in the 'hoof. Now if I can find time to ride a bit this weekend...
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: fast1 on March 30, 2013, 08:24:54 PM
    Hoping you found your box of goodies Jij. In the carport by the door on the chair. Floats were right side up, just a little cleaning and a few adjustments. Held 8 pds. for 10 minutes so should be good to go. Happy riding! CHEERS.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on March 30, 2013, 10:47:23 PM
Ahhhh come home tonight and I see the carbs... sweet... thanks Wayne hope it wasn't too much trouble testing them. Glad to know they hold up to the test. Merci beaucoup! I hope I can get all the little things I gotta do done Monday then I can ride again wooohoooo
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: madmac74 on March 31, 2013, 01:33:38 PM
 I love this time of year!! except for the sand on the roads!!!!  yeah fj1200  that was me blowing the cobwebs outa the 650 kaw, and me too !! Might do it again today.  I managed to get my driveway down to gravel ( well almost) . So getting to the road is not a problem.  The road out to Miworth is in good shape, save for a bit of sand in the corners still. but there is a clean line through them. Just a bit of run off at Colombia Bitulithic, but other wise a good ride.

MAC ;D 8)
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: BRUMMIEBEEMER on March 31, 2013, 02:55:35 PM
OK all you early birds just watch out for the Gravel on the roads and remember the city probably wont clean the roads till June because of the heavy snowfall this year and the budget just ran out - again.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: danielg on March 31, 2013, 05:00:54 PM
The roads are great :)
Got insured and set with my new helmet from Germany...I love it, but the downfalls of this helmet are going to pose an issue during the spring.

All of the reviews said it was a loud helmet...I thought what the hell who cares my punk and metal tunes in my headphones will drown out loudness...but low and behold there is another issue! The dust intake through the vents is CRAZY! Think I will need to glue on dust blockers :)

The highways are great. I thought there was no way I would be on the road earlier this year than last year. I was dead wrong! 6 days ahead of last year! YAY!
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: fast1 on March 31, 2013, 07:34:22 PM
   Went out to the shed yesterday, turned the key pulled the choke and hit the button-boom! Fired right up. Now this damn snow... CHEERS.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: Dennis on April 02, 2013, 01:15:36 PM
I got insurance on Saturday, spent most of Sunday cleaning carbs and petcock, just so I could take my wife and daughter out for a picnic with the Chang Jiang.   We drove around trying to find a dry picnic table somewhere, and ended up choosing the parking lot at UNBC.  This picture was taken by my daughter.

(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd433/smith5304/picnic_zpse3ef6d58.jpg)

Peace & Grease, Dennis
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on April 02, 2013, 09:33:27 PM
I rode a couple times yesterday up and down the road... out in miworth.. tweaking.

Then today... I rode the bike home!!! whooohooo... its running and works awesome! cant wait to ride with everyone.

Thanks to everyone who had a hand in getting her back on the road. Big Big Big thanks to parker, twila, saxon and mica for storing/housing/fixing my old girl... oh the smile that was on my face today riding it home.

Parker needs an award.. a big one.. i think of something for him soon.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: Hortons Heroes on April 03, 2013, 12:50:06 AM
You're are not the only one who is seeing people riding. I had an officer notice I was riding as well today.

While riding back from work today on my cafe I had a police car pull in behind me and follow me a from near the CN center, up 15th and all the way down tabor to 5th. The light at 5th and tabor was red so the cop pulled up beside me to turn. He stopped and looked at me then drove into the intersection a bit then put the car in reverse and backed up so we were side by side again. Rolled down his window and got my attention.

officer"those look like straight pipes to me"
my internal voice was telling me to congratulate him on his great eye sight and keen understanding of a straight line but my better side got a hold me
I yelled through my helmet and over the earth shaking, ear drum rupturing, clearly deafening purr/hum of my 400CC parallel twin  tamed and occasionally missing engine.
Lucky for me my header painted didn't cure where I put in baffles so I had the rust to prove that my bike did have baffling.
He drove of and told me to ride safe.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: thejij on April 03, 2013, 05:04:18 PM

officer"those look like straight pipes to me"
my internal voice was telling me to congratulate him on his great eye sight and keen understanding of a straight line but my better side got a hold me


that's where we are entirely different... cause I would have said that... and a few other choice words. If he seriously had nothing better to do than to do something stupid like that... i would have had a hay day with him.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: fast1 on April 03, 2013, 07:34:38 PM
   Being a bit of a smart-ass I probably would have said something like "actually I think their bi-sexual" CHEERS.
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: Dennis on April 04, 2013, 09:54:34 AM
   Being a bit of a smart-ass I probably would have said something like "actually I think their bi-sexual" CHEERS.

Now that is a line I wish I had come up with.   However, after being a bit of a smart ass with a US border official, I am all "yes sir, no sir" now.

Peace & Grease, Dennis
Title: Re: I see people riding
Post by: Kaw-meister on April 05, 2013, 03:24:47 PM
Rode from kitimat to terrace last weekend to have dinner with peg and john. Nice to be out of camp for a day and of course great to be on two wheels.:-)