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marvo75
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 04:56 am | 1st Post |
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| It's 12Am and the wife and i are about to go on a 80 miler,anyone ever go out and ride this late? Only thing bad about late night riding is the drunks are out, but we tend to hit back roads, way back back roads. Just curious who tools around this late.
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rider 76
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 04:58 am | 2nd Post |
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| LATE??? Hell I'm just get'in started!!We never sleep here in Montreal! Last edited on Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:01 am by rider 76
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mikef
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:02 am | 3rd Post |
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| I go whenever the mood strikes me. Yup, just need to watch for the critters.
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rider 76
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:04 am | 4th Post |
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| You mean the Susquatches??
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mikef
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:05 am | 5th Post |
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| Nah, they don't come this far south. Wolves, though.
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Matt G
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:06 am | 6th Post |
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if I have to go out late, I take the 1800, got to love those lights. I have a headlight from a 99-2000 GL1500 on my 1988 Gl1500, and it is not alot of improvment over the 88 headlight.
And do watch out for the critters, both 2 and 4 legged types.
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:06 am | 7th Post |
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Deer on the move, drunks-crack heads and other insomniacs
Ride baby ride it's a free country
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The Lake
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:10 am | 8th Post |
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I love riding at night, the air feels cleaner, the road is quieter, and I'm riding free--Except for the deer.
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mikef
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:11 am | 9th Post |
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| Always seems like the bike runs better too......smoother
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rider 76
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:15 am | 10th Post |
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mikef wrote: Nah, they don't come this far south. Wolves, though.
Wolves are O.K., They pull our sleds in the winter!!! Just Moose to worry about here! Those suckers are BIG!!Last edited on Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:17 am by rider 76
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Gofastandfalldown
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:31 am | 11th Post |
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| It was 96 degrees here today. It's almost midnight and I'm outahere....
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98Wing-487
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 06:35 am | 12th Post |
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| I ride to work at 11:30pm. The only thing that bothers me is the critters.
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 08:31 am | 13th Post |
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Just a thought...... riding back roads in the middle of no where sounds fantastic, but it might be wise to leave details of your route and your ETA, with family or friends and also to take a mobile phone with you, not much fun being stuck out in the middle of no where with little prospects of help in the case of a breakdown.
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Sandy Eggo
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 09:51 am | 14th Post |
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| My favorite time to ride is actually a few hours after that, around 2-3am. There's no traffic to contend with, and the solitude really appeals to me.
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ozzyn
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 10:16 am | 15th Post |
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| I don't like to ride at night around here, especially this time of year. Too many drunks and the deer are thick, thick, thick. Yesterday at around 5 PM another bike hit another deer. Sounds like he will survive but busted up pretty good. Good news is, he had on a helmet. Kind of a rare thing during the rally.
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Kit Carson
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 10:31 am | 16th Post |
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A couple of friends call me Grandma..........I will not ride at night unless it is an life threatening emergency.
I used to ride a bike full time.....just like a car......to work.....for play.....at all hours. Now I do not have to. At that time all I could afford was one vehicle.....so it was a bike.
If one rides a bike for fun.....enjoyment........and as you gain experience on one......it is just wise to not ride at night. It does depend on the area.....and the day....and I do understand the solitude......and have enjoyed the solid hum of the machines at night with the lower temps and humidity.....they do run better then.......
But Friday night.......and the Weekend......really ups your chances for drunks........and just ordinary people who cannot see you in the day......really cannot see you at night........then there are a whole lot of deer and dogs.......so if I do ride at night.....it will be in town....not on any backroads.
Heavy pouring rain.......puddles on the road.....standing water.......that is another one.....I just pull over and wait it out.
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RonSena
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 10:36 am | 17th Post |
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Kit, you said it.
Besides right now it is way too humid to really get out and enjoy it.
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mikef
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 11:14 am | 18th Post |
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To each his own, I guess. 
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Rudy
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 12:17 pm | 19th Post |
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Deer story... next week on A&E.
Get your donations ready...
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 01:01 pm | 20th Post |
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| I agree with Kit. And remember a seasoned drunk will take the back roads home. If you have to ride that late at night at least go slow. Be careful out there!
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