all day ride Saturday

[wookie]

Great ride. Just got home. Carlton and I did about 450-500 miles. Hit a bunch of great roads on the way up to vt, then rt. 17 ect. I tested out my frame sliders - they work great. BTW - it is a bad idea to cool your tires at the top of rt. 17, drive through a puddle of antifreeze, and then try to zip down the hill. No big deal, I'm fine and the bike is fine (road home, the bike has almost no scratches, seriously the 4 sets of frame sliders I put on where worth the money).

[ku996r]

I can't believe you beat me home (by 10 mins).

again, glad that you and the bike are alright.
must say it was funny coming out of 9% downhill sharp righter and all I saw was you doing jumping jack and your bike slide for 20 ft.

I twas a great day.
no tix, many twistes, 14 hrs seat time.

[wookie]

Great riding with you dude. I can't believe I beat you home either. You get wet at the end? We were so lucky with weather all day, but it poured on me just as I was coming into Boston.

BTW - it sounds like with where going crazy on the ride, but actually we took a nice sedate pace for 95% of the ride. Sucks to cruise for hundereds of miles and crash during the few aggressive miles.

[Shortermemory]

Sounds like a great ride-Except for the incedent. Wish I could have made it. Oh well, I'll get some seat time tomorrow.

[ku996r]

same here.

have fun in canada next week.

here are couple photos.

[nerijusj]

Nice! Looks like you guys enjoyed the ride. Glad you ok wookie. Heh, I remember you talking this morning about the frame sliders, lol. Good thing they did their job!
And yeh, VT 17 is definately the road to hit with warmed up tires.

[wookie]

Nice! Looks like you guys enjoyed the ride. Glad you ok wookie. Heh, I remember you talking this morning about the frame sliders, lol. Good thing they did their job!

Yeah, the funny thing is a bunch of stuff we talked about this morning came up during the day - including wild turkeys running out in front of us (thankfully they didn't end up riding bitch).

And yeh, VT 17 is definately the road to hit with warmed up tires

so, so true. Stupid of me. A lot of people stop and BS at the top, not me anymore.

[nerijusj]

Yeah, the funny thing is a bunch of stuff we talked about this morning came up during the day - including wild turkeys running out in front of us (thankfully they didn't end up riding bitch).

No shit, heheh. Roasted wild turkey for dinner sounds good. You didn't bring one home, did ya ?
I saw a couple deers cross the road on rt. 2 today just 2 cars in front of me and Mike. That was scary. Glad they didn't jump out in front of a bike.

[ahtune69]

Dam you guys must be exhausted cause it was hot and sticky, by 2pm I was ready to hit the shower. Wookie how ironic we were discussing how little damage to your bike if it should go down,sounds like they did their job and those useless rear footsliders.

[ahtune69]

I saw them jumping across, if we went around those cagers in frt of us we would've had vineson dinner.

[wookie]

must say it was funny coming out of 9% downhill sharp righter and all I saw was you doing jumping jack and your bike slide for 20 ft.

hahaha, glad you didn't have a camera mount. I was praying that my drop wouldn't lead to you dropping your bike. After sliding to a stop, the only thing I could think of were jumping jacks. (I'm actually laughing right now)

[Kham]

sounds like a good slide there wookie or is there such thing as good slide? that was a long ass ride.

[Cheese]

sounds like a good slide there wookie or is there such thing as good slide?

If you get up, it's a good slide.

[Kham]

If you get up, it's a good slide.

not only that, the bike is fine.

[BigShel]

Mike you finally made it to Rt17?

I saw them jumping across, if we went around those cagers in frt of us we would've had vineson dinner.

[Wishbone]

Sux that I missed this one did you guys stop at the pizza joint on the other side off 17? That place was pretty good

To bad you slid the triple down the road, but did you get those other sliders on that you didn't have on before?

Did you make it to T road?

And as for sliding it is fun it just sux that it means you just wrecked the bike

[ahtune69]

No didn't make it that far everyone had to be home early. We got up to rt 100 then back to rt 2 and headed home. It was a nice ride, you should had skip work and came with us.

[Kham]

And as for sliding it is fun it just sux that it means you just wrecked the bike

i wouldn't say fun because it's not on ice.

[wookie]

Sux that I missed this one did you guys stop at the pizza joint on the other side off 17? That place was pretty good

To bad you slid the triple down the road, but did you get those other sliders on that you didn't have on before?

Did you make it to T road?

And as for sliding it is fun it just sux that it means you just wrecked the bike

Yes, I put those GSG sliders on (the ones we were talking about) and I'm glad I did.

That sub/pizza place is great, but after dropping the bike on 17, I was kind of bummed and worried about the bike. Ended up skipping T road (sorry Carlton, thanks for being cool with cutting the trip a little short, still made over 450 miles).

Kham: the slide was not graceful or cool. Thankfully I wasn't going that fast.

[ku996r]

no prob man. again I was more concern about your bike and being so far out. T road will be another trip.


450, I clocked just under 600 from my house.

[tbonehedge]

From the pond heading west for 1.4 miles its "loose stone"....... headed up there on Saturday and saw it. Sucked up the 1.4 miles of gravel and had a blast on the rest of it. Anyone know if DOT is planning on doing the whole thing?

[ku996r]

wow, thanks for the update tbone.

wookie, so we didn't miss out much!

[Uncle Snake]

wow, thanks for the update tbone.

wookie, so we didn't miss out much!

From the dirt to the west end is worth going over the dirt one time. I'm headed over this weekend if the weather permits. I'll bet they have it repaved by the end of the season, they work pretyy quick over there. Regards, Jake

[DucDave]

From the dirt to the west end is worth going over the dirt one time. I'm headed over this weekend if the weather permits. I'll bet they have it repaved by the end of the season, they work pretyy quick over there. Regards, Jake

Hope so...planning a 3 day romp Sept. 21, 22, 23 and TRoad is on the list of possibles.

[Rumble]

Hope so...planning a 3 day romp Oct 21, 22, 23 and TRoad is on the list of possibles.

I'm sure you mean't to say September Dave?