When hunting season ends, it will soon be riding season. The thread about the Barber Motorsports park got me wondering. Who rides? Show me your scoot.

motorheads......

'14 Ultra.. Put nearly 7K on it last year.. Funny you bring this thread up - not a half hour ago I finalized, and paid for, the camping spot near Custer City, SD for the Sturgis Rally..

Gonna be a long wait till spring now..

2010 Yamaha Stratoliner Deluxe.
I had both knees replaced last Feb.
so that cut into the first half of my riding season.
I`m ready to ride now!!!

Mine is a 2013 HD FLHR (Road King).

Added: Screaming Eagle Stage 1 Air Cleaner, Vance and Hines Dresser Duals and Monster Twin Slash Oval Pipes, SE-255 Cams, Heritage style handle bars, and the sound system, plus a few shiny things here and there. The bike is just the down payment!

I put nearly 12K miles on it the first year, but work really cut in to riding this least year.

'99 Honda Shadow Aero...

Bunch'a Geezer Glides here.

2014 Honda CB500X. Or a "kid's bike" as the Deputy Sheriff who pulled me over called it.

Doc

Your 99 looks like it just came out of the showroom!!

Always time to ride.

The bike...



With the snow tires on...



All season...

05 roadking

No studs?

Yeah, it's pretty clean! That's how it looked last spring when I bought it up in Tulsa... the guy who owned it kept it very, very well. I've put a few more miles on it this year (30,750 total miles on the bike), but it's still pretty clean.

Nice trophy on the seat too, Doc.

Just piled near half a rick of wood on the hearth, can't even think about riding yet, brrrrrr, got a red '07 screamin' eagle springer out in the shop suckin on a battery tender.

This was the first riding day for the Guzzi in 2014. Sunny and warm in March. Hoping for an early spring this year too.

Nice 'Guzzi Mike.

With the snow we generally get deep lugged tires at a low air pressure work pretty well.

My 08,

Thanks for starting this thread! I just came from my friends shop who is tearing my bike down and back together with a turbocharger this winter for me. Perfect timing with me getting the news today that I will probably feel like riding again this summer.


'03 "R" model Harley Sportster. 74c/i big bore kit, ported heads, biggest valves we could fit into those heads, Andrews N-4 cams, S&S Super 'E' with accelerator pump, other mods to get it to run REALLY good

Daily driver and sometimes drag racing bike. I missed the last 4 months of riding season and the last several races too sick with my bad kidneys. But with my transplant now imminenet, I am hoping to look like the photo below more often this summer

Working on getting the turbocharger to work on it this winter, really close to ready for riding w/turbo.



(Below) 83MPH in 1/8 mile with a .010 reaction time, ET of 8.6 and winning by only .111 seconds VS a big block, drag racing slicks equipped, drag racing only, not streetable car, is an exciting ride! Being able to do this on a daily driver is even more of a hoot. To me anyway.




I sure hope I can get back to riding soon after my transplant surgery, and I hope that the new Turbo does not blow my motor to smithereens on the first pass. We are hoping for a 1/8 mile pass at under 7.9 and over 100MPH to jump from Sportsman class to pro class. We shall see...

I hear ya on the long wait!

THAT is a beautiful bike, sir! I am not one for a bagger yet, but if'n I was I would be mighty proud to ride THAT one! You are so right about the initial buy of the bike being the beginning in many cases.

That said, when I am weary of riding a race bike day to day, I think I could be happy with one of the new 110ci, twincam, F/I Super Glide's or maybe a fat boy. The new bikes and that new big motor look to me like I could start 'em up and ride 'em happily forever more without touching anything. (I know, famous last words)

SA WEET! And as I said above, thanks for starting this thread and helping some of us get the juices flowing. I like the mod's you mentioned in your second post here. Juuuuussssst right, and very streetable. Have enough power for you now?

Or as someone here once called them "rolling barcaloungers" I am glad I am not the only one here who likes to carve up a corner and/or go fast on two wheels. That one looks like loads of fun, too.

Do you take it on any longer rides? Or just local jaunts?

You asked for a *scoot*.
2006 with 23K on it commuting back and forth to work until last July. I think it paid for itself pretty quick?

Now that's a good ride.

Ready to find some mud bogs!

Most of the time, I ride this Trek hard-tail mountain bike, almost every day:


Spring and summer, I'll haul out the OLD Cannondale and start putting in some longer rides. I think I've had that old blue Cannondale about 25-30 years! Despite closing in on 60 years of age, I try to do a "century" ride or two every year:


When I want something that uses other than muscle power, it's the Suzuki DL650, a sweet running twin that has taken me on tours up to 3,000 miles, comfortably, on and off-pavement:






And up here on the dry side of the Cascades in Washington, it's really not appealing to be out on the motorcycle now. The pedal bikes? Oh yeah! They're fun, even in the snow. Especially the mountain bike.

Regards, Guy

Never ends.

Great photo!

What kind of sound system, and what device do you use for music/radio?

I used to do a lot of off-road mountain biking. Had a couple bad spills, including a straddle accident that left my cojones swollen & black & blue for 3 weeks...

I really lost my enthusiasm for mountain-biking after that last injury. I'll stick to road cruisers now, but the rest of y'all can enjoy all you want!!

Here's my ride. I have my tins in the paint shop right now. But as soon as I get em back I'm gonna get it ready for the season.




Ol' lady wanted just had to have her own machine so I took care of her at Christmas this year...
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This is the bike I crossed the country on in '10, I forget exactly how often I've done that ride over the previous 25 years, a bunch....



..and this is my ride when I crossed the country in '14...




...and my daily commuter, originally bought for my son 17 years back as a reward for finishing the 50 mile Lance Armstrong ride...



Birdwatcher

It's the HD Boom Audio. I plug it in to my "device" (phone) where I have Iheartradio, Pandora, and a bunch of my own music loaded. The case where my device goes you can see on the tank.

Yes, for what it is, it's pretty strong I suppose. I forget my dyno numbers...there's guys who have spent a lot more and have a lot more power too.

You made me laugh out loud with that one! Just showed it to Asphalt Angel (who DOES have her own motorcycle, and a nice one) and she was a little less enthusiastic with her laughter.....

Your bike is softtail SWEETNESS! Way cool ride there, hoss.

What color is the tin going to be this year?

IF cash allows, my tin is going back to plain steel with some weld lines and rivet lines on all of it, then clear coated and some WWll fighter/bomber graphics on it. Might have to be another year for all of that, though. My kidney transplant surgery is coming up and the cost to finish up the Turbo Install correctly is, shall we say, above estimated budget..... Gotta have some money for some long rides and race entry fees saved back, too. On BOTH our bikes. Sherri is getting pretty good at the lights on the drag strip, too.

There is a point of dollars expended VS value recieved aka the law of diminishing returns. I am re learning that lesson right now with this turbocharger deal. Good chance that when I get it back, it will scare me so bad it will be up for sale anyways.

I think you have it about right there. If I sell my race bike and get a new 110 inch Super Glide, what you have done is about where I will stop, as well.

'08 Screaming Eagle Ultra Classic,
Also have a 73 Norton Commando Interstate.
Went to the Vintage Festival at Barber last year, it's quite a place.

RBhunt227....

YOU TURBOSUCK!!!!!

I totally love those old Nortons! Wanted one since, like... forever. But I would kill myself on that one with the brake on the left and shifter on the right side. At this ppoint I would have to wait for a late Super Commando 850 with the 'merican style controls. I wish you could post a video of it running so all could hear what a motorcycle is supposed to sound like.

That Ultra Clssic ain't too shabby, either. Too big and comfy for me right now, but I ain't gettin any younger, and my racing days are not going to be forever. Blue and Silver together is just a great combo.

That Norton is awesome!

Ah, yes, motorcycles.
See if I can get these crummy pics up.
All still in the garage except for the Stelvio....it didn't sound like a bike.
Newest is the 1400 Cali Custom.
First "bike" '46 Cushman... went from the Cushman to a 700 Indian / Enfield. wish I had some pics of my old bikes, Triumphs, Nortons, Royal Enfields, Ducatis.
All fun.....Good riding

I was going to buy one back in 75 but wound up getting a Laverda 1000 instead. Always wanted a Norton, one day saw this one sitting in a driveway while out for a ride. Knocked on the door asked if he wanted to sell it said he wasn't interested but his wife chimed in, it was in my garage that night! You get used to the ass backwards controls as long as you don't jump on one right after the other. Just finished overhauling pretty much everything on the bike last year, runs strong, sounds better!!
[img:left]http://vid36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/rbunt227/20130725_090724_zpseb4ojabj.mp4[/img]

There are some really nice rides here. Here's mine.



'97 Heritage Springer
Crane Fireball cam
Screamin' Eagle ignition and air cleaner kit
Stock CV carb gone over and re-jetted by Big Paul
Chrome Moly adjustable push rods
Pingle highflow petcock
ThunderHeader

Last time dyno'd, running around 94-96 HP. Little fat girl will dig. She will flat get it running av-gas. I used to run over to Perry and gas up at the pump off the tarmac. Can't do that any more.

Thanks for putting that up! Yep, that is a real motorcycle allright. I am SO not into motorcycles that make some sort of a quiet hummmmm sound. ICK! Not a fan of anything with a Radiator hanging off the front, either.

That is a bunch of HP, for sure. Almost exactly the same Dyno numbers as mine. Although on a somewhat heavier bike. Still, yeah I bet she CAN dog a hole and scoot! And your bike is old school cool in spades! Congratulations!

Cisco1, I downloaded each of those pics and your idea of a fun bike and mine are pretty similar. Do you ride that BLue triumph much? I tried out a new one, and my gout riddled, 54 year old 36 inch legs will no longer fold up enough to ride with mid controls as high and tight as the ones I sat upon were wearing. For one who can still set 'em, I would think a great, fun ride.

Mark,
I ride the '05 Thruxton quite a bit. I tour on it and it helps my joints better than anything else. Feel great when I get off.
I have 15 years on you.
The new 1400 Cali Custom was under my ass most of last year. I have a tendency to push the Thruxton pretty hard....it is so easy to do.
I am hot to trot on a new Indian, Polaris did a hell of a job. 27 months developing it. The new Scout will be a game changer. I like the Scout , but will not have one.
The best way to use fossil fuel is in an air-cooled engine.
Still looking for a scabbard for the Guzzi Stone.
A few more pics, don't know what they are just some chit on my desk top, lucky I can do that.
Good Luck to you.
Best,
Chuck

AGREED!

Thanks, Mark. Appreciate the kind words. She's my baby. Had her since brandy new. My brother asked if he could ride it the 50 miles home from the Harley shop. I said ok. It poured the whole way home.

My current rides; 11 FXDWG & 13 FLHX

Both are sharp looking cool rides, but I like the FLXH best. The flames and simplicity / minimalist approach are right up my alley.

The FLHX is the bagger and the FXDWG is the flamed one.

Looking forward to the next 2 months ourselves....



'01 and '11 'Cats