Some random musings

[VStarRider]

1. I just realized today that my factory warranty expired a couple of weeks ago.

2. Every single one of the 24,662 miles on my bike were put on it by me.

3. I experienced a somewhat rude salesperson at Corbin yesterday, when seeking advice on a backrest. Instead of spending $257 on a backrest, I purchased Ergo IIIs and a remote saddlebag lid release kit from Value Accessories ... a company I am proud to support, thanks to personal help I received from Rick when installing my Tridium fog lights. Not to mention, Gadgeteer did not exactly recommend the Corbin backrest.

4. Friends who hunt have texted me and said the rut is on. No more motorcycle commuting to work until at least next April.

5. I am somewhat glad the season is over. I think I have had my fill of riding. After 8700 miles, I noticed the last couple of rides were "meh". I am looking forward to installing a bunch of new accessories this winter, plus new tires! Time to prep the snowmobiles for winter.

[Sorcerer]

12,325 miles so far. Going for a 300+ ride tomorrow. Will be mid 30s when I leave home. Heated grips, gloves and jacket. I’m not going to give up until the salt trucks do there dirty deed.

[VStarRider]

12,325 miles so far. Going for a 300+ ride tomorrow. Will be mid 30s when I leave home. Heated grips, gloves and jacket. I’m not going to give up until the salt trucks do there dirty deed.

This season alone? If yes, WOW...impressive mileage for a northern climate.

Watch out for deer tomorrow! Just got home (in car), and I counted at least a dozen of 'em in a 30 mile round trip.

[Sorcerer]

Normally I’d be closer to 15,000 miles but we had a lot of rain when I should have been riding. That and I only managed a 1 week vacation this summer and only 1 three day weekend. Three seasons ago I put on 17,000+ miles. I’m hoping to get another riding season like that in the near future. Glad you’ve had a good riding season.

[opas ride]

Normally I’d be closer to 15,000 miles but we had a lot of rain when I should have been riding. That and I only managed a 1 week vacation this summer and only 1 three day weekend. Three seasons ago I put on 17,000+ miles. I’m hoping to get another riding season like that in the near future. Glad you’ve had a good riding season.

Guess I'm a little behind some of you guys...Had my 2013, purchased in October of that year, just hit 16,000 miles...Don't ride as much as I did when I was younger!!..Looking at 79 in January....Ride safe

[tenxxx]

This year I put more miles on the bike than the car for the first time in my riding career.
Rode 950 miles in 3 days earlier this month. No problems at all. Felt fine when I got home and could have rode more.
I ride more now at 65. More time I guess. And like to ride alone most of the time.
Just got a V nose trailer set up, so may do some trips to NC and FLA this fall, winter, and spring.
In the summer time I'd ride it all the way, but not too keen on cold weather, long distance riding.

[olegoat345]

Corbin is known for their rude reps......poor quality is a whole another problem, when you look under the cover..

[tenxxx]

Put a Corbin on a VMAX back in 90". Very hard but better than the stock seat. Nothing to wright home about.

[VStarRider]

Put a Corbin on a VMAX back in 90". Very hard but better than the stock seat. Nothing to wright home about.

Stock seat: I was good for 45 minutes, then 30 minute stretches with small breaks in between.

Corbin: Good for 1.5 hours, then 45-60 minute stretches with small breaks in between.

Corbin seems to be best at the beginning of a long trip, and the end of a long trip. The seat could use more thigh support. It is significantly better than the Ultimate I had, which just kept sinking lower and lower until I felt like I was sitting sideways in a rubber playground swing.

Generally, I am happy with the Corbin. Seats are very personal.

[ReserveBum]

Stock seat: I was good for 45 minutes, then 30 minute stretches with small breaks in between.

Corbin: Good for 1.5 hours, then 45-60 minute stretches with small breaks in between.

Corbin seems to be best at the beginning of a long trip, and the end of a long trip. The seat could use more thigh support. It is significantly better than the Ultimate I had, which just kept sinking lower and lower until I felt like I was sitting sideways in a rubber playground swing.

Generally, I am happy with the Corbin. Seats are very personal.

Agree...Love the way the Corbin sets me down into the bike. But after an hour or so, I get the hot spots on my thigh. Got an Airhawk for the Colorado trip and I was able to ride the Corbin pain free for hours.

[Pumper]

Watch for the damn deer, everyday I see a new carcass along side the road. Rut is horrible this year, we have a herd of Does every night in our field.
I rode 14K plus this year it was a great riding year.
My brother was taken off his bike by a deer running out of the ditch, his life did not end, but he would have been better if it had. He has a severe TBI, and is half the person he was. So, when Rut starts the F6 goes to bed.

[grendl]

I just end my night time riding. Even with great LEDs top and bottom Dont want to risk it -as much as I love a night ride in the mountains.Course thye are out in the daylight but I tell myself I'll see them in time.
Not sure how many miles this year. I have a few long days locally but no trips this year.
I can only wish I'm still riding at 79. Good on you !
Rode with my daughter this weekend and she mentioned (after she saw a three wheeler) I could get one.May change my mind but right now I think when my two wheel days are up,I'll just stop.Maybe buy a convertible :-)

[53driver]

Love my Corbin Smuggler rig.
I have the Baker hand wings and a Beadrider (thanks Stroguy!) to keep air under "the boys" during warm weather and the seat is heated for colder jaunts.
I ride until the gas tank needs filling and I need emptying, or I see something cool I want to check out.
1000 mile days - no problem.

[VStarRider]

Watch for the damn deer, everyday I see a new carcass along side the road. Rut is horrible this year, we have a herd of Does every night in our field.
I rode 14K plus this year it was a great riding year.
My brother was taken off his bike by a deer running out of the ditch, his life did not end, but he would have been better if it had. He has a severe TBI, and is half the person he was. So, when Rut starts the F6 goes to bed.

Same deal back east. At least one car-deer collision per day on my 37 mile drive to work on mostly rural county roads. Deer seem to be everywhere. Don't know how things have been in the upper midwest, but here in the interior northeast, we have had three mostly mild winters in a row. Not much of a weather-related die off. Populations will be interesting to see once people report their harvests to the NYSDEC on opening day of gun season in a few weeks.

[VStarRider]

Love my Corbin Smuggler rig.
I have the Baker hand wings and a Beadrider (thanks Stroguy!) to keep air under "the boys" during warm weather and the seat is heated for colder jaunts.
I ride until the gas tank needs filling and I need emptying, or I see something cool I want to check out.
1000 mile days - no problem.

1000 mile days - no way. 370 is the most I've ever done, and I would have chosen my couch over the last 50 of that. I don't seem to have the "endurass" for those long runs ... nor the desire! Of course, if you measure by seat time, I had a couple of 10 hour days in the saddle that only added up to ~350 miles due to the roads being two laners, stops, towns, etc.

[53driver]

Everyone over age 45 should have a hot tub.
Period.

Cheers,
Steve

[F6Joe]

Don't know how accurate this is. 5829

[Frye]

Here in mid Indiana my Grandson and I saw a buck chasing a doe last week while riding home from work (we both work at the same place and both ride). That's about the earliest rut related activity I've seen here. Our gun season doesn't come in till mid November, if the rut is way early it might make for a reduced harvest. Have been seeing lots of deer on my way home, not so many before dawn on the way to work though.

[tenxxx]

I hear a lot of shooting in northern Ohio. I think squirrel season is in. Thats got the dear in hiding.
But it won't be long. Its cold and rainy here so riding is out for me.
Look at Montana, 1 in 57 chance, thats party high.

[53driver]

PA - count me in those stats, not on a bike fortunately, but totaled my Nissan mini-van at 0230 coming home from a gig...

[3Chief]

Haven't seen any 4 legged dear here in SoCal, plenty of 2 legged does tho....Maybe when I head back north in a few months. 9k+ plus miles on the B so far this year, another 1500 or so on the other two. I have a small group of dear that one of the neighbors feed on my route home which have caused a few close calls. Fortunately I'm already slowing/slowed in their normal haunt. I generally have more issues with deer traveling in the truck than on my bikes for some reason the last few years. I've had plenty of close calls on the bikes in the past.