Some random musings

[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.

[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]

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.

[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.

[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.