MP's first ride of 2008
 

So I couldn't take it anymore.. I couldn't stand looking at my bike and not being able to ride it. So despite near freezing temperatures yesterday I put about 200 miles on yesterday.. it felt so good to ride seeing as the last time i rode was like october.. lots of water seeping onto the road and pot holes... looking forward to warmer temps.. definitely going to throw down some miles this year..

Thats hardcore, the bug is hard to fight though. Hopefully warm weather is in our immediate future.

It sucks here because we have like one day a week that is 50-60 and is absolutely beautiful, but my bike is at home 120 miles away.

How many miles you got on that bike now?

I'm hoping to get out in the next few weeks. Looking for consistent temps.

I've only been out thrice this calendar year. Fucking blows. The right temps/weather keep coming on the wrong days. I'm dyin' here.

Thrice more than me! Hopefully soon though...

i got 1000 mile already... looks to be a good year

rub it in :asshat:

who were you asking about mileage? I have 15,569 on my bike.. got it with 1,100 miles in 2002..

yeah i couldn't take it anymore.. so the rest of saturday after thawing and sunday my bug was cured.. no i sit here and listen about freezing rain and snow and read the extended forecast and it says snow through the end of march and i am depressed.. ok i am now with the fuck winter people.. i was hanging tough before but i need to ride god damnit..

saturday was cold but it was so much damn fun..

Damn MP, you are slackin'.... I got 25k+ on the 'hawk since 04 and another 10k+ on the cbr ... You need to ride that bitch :D

Even though I couldn't ride because it was still too cold, I took the cover off the bike, put the battery back in, uncovered the exhaust can, wiped her down and started her up.. :dthumb: Let in run for about 10 minutes. She is now all already to go. :kawi:

I've been out zero times in 2008. I don't get out till its warm enough to consistently ride. No reason to run it then let it sit for weeks again. That causes more problems than it's worth.

Why? You're saying if I warm it up for 20 minutes, ride it for several hours, and then let it sit for a couple weeks, that's a problem?

Congrats, I cant wait till my tyimes up so I can get home, I'll be on my bike by the second day! (got to get tags the first day)

Don't forget. His bike is 87 years old.

Exactly. Might not cause problems for your shiny fuel injected bikes. But old pinky gets pesky under the aforementioned conditions. Before you know it the tank is off...I'm pulling plugs. Fuck that.

i would if i wasn't so busy riding your mom.. :panic: oh no he didint..

yeah the first year i piled miles on it riding it probably 10 out of 12 months.. then the years after i just didn't ride as much.. worked in the ghetto and didn't really feel like ghetto dogging every day in the summer.. there was way too much traffic and shitty drivers for my tastes.. also there is a difference between going out for a weekend ride and getting rained on and driving 35 miles to work and getting rained on.. so my riding cut back.. regardless i would like to put more miles on and this year i am going to every chance i get..