Cruzergirl's First ride of 2010
Seems to be an epidemic of these. :lol:
For some reason I scheduled my bike to be worked on all day today and had to get it to the shop early so that I can have it back by the time I have to go home. The ride each way is about 26 miles (garage to parking lot). Gear: Icon, full face helmet buff head cover XPert leather jacket with liner First Gear XPG Glacier gloves silky long underwear Draggin Jeans Olympia riding pants w/liner Smartwool hunting socks leather lace up (Harley) boots The temperature at the garage this morning (at 7:00am) was 30 degrees. So I let the bike warm up for about 5 minutes before taking off. The one thing I did NOT expect was to feel like the Michelin Man I was so bundled up! After a few tries I realized that with some effort I COULD move my legs to a bent position to put my feet on the floor boards :lol My hands were toastie, my whole body was very comfortable...right up until about mile 8. I know this because there is a critical turn at mile 8 onto another road where I have to actually use my hands to change gears, brake...etc. The fastest I went was about 50 mph but to me it felt like 120 for how cold my fingers were. Then I realized that I still had about 18 miles to go. Arriving at my destination (the Victory Dealer) 20 minutes later I swear I would have committed a crime to crawl in the back of the police cruiser that was parked at the corner, in the parking lot, just to get warm. I didn't realize how cold my hands actually were until they started to warm up and hurt like a mother f*'er! :lol: I've got some pictures on my camera that I'll post when I get home later tonight. Maybe you'll be able to see how cold I am, maybe not. I just know... I get to do it again this afternoon. :rockout: |
Its amazing how big the seams in your gloves seem to get at 30 degrees. :lol:
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Sixxxxer's First ride wont be until March for 2010...But Congrats on getting out there!!!
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I work Thursday...Plus i need new tires and an oil change.
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I'll just describe in order (I'm new at this photo attach crap so bear with me)
The first picture: Just arrived at the shop. F F Freezing cold but happy to be alive! :lol: 2. Old pipes, old license plate holder 3. Old license plate holder 4. New pipes, license plate holder 5. New Tach/Speedo combo Very much power added! It was a GREAT ride home. I don't need no stinking sportbike! :gary: |
Good lookin bike! Love the new pipes :dthumb:
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Looks great :dthumb:
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