2009 motorcycling highs and lows
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From: R C Nesbit on 31 Dec 2009 19:01 The Older Gentleman spoke: > My highs this last year: Riding the bike on the few occasions I managed to do so. > The lows Not riding the bike enough (Sort of) being made redundant in June, reducing the opportunities to ride. Oh, and as the fireworks are going off on the tellybox, HNY to one and all. -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone) Looks like Rab C Nesbit.
From: sleazy on 31 Dec 2009 19:02 On 2009-12-31 07:05:47 -0500, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) said: > > Anyone else? Highs: One large lap around the entire United States on a two week walkabout. Got to see a whole bunch of new stuff, meet some absolutely wonderful strangers in this country and have an outstanding time doing it. Finally getting to meet some of the other members of the Actual Riders board in person during the Tellico Plains gathering. Clocking over 24k (s)miles of fun on two wheels. Adding a Triumph Daytona and a monster dirt bike to the garage. Lows: Lost a good friend due to a serious communications misunderstanding and he won't even make an effort to contact me again. This is a man I rode many miles alongside for several years. I miss chatting online and in person with him and his wife. Missed out on a meeting with Keith due to my stupidity and pig headedness. Being unable to get into Canada for Don's ride in September. -- sleazy 2001 BMW R1150GS 1988 Honda XR600R 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200
From: Mark Olson on 31 Dec 2009 19:19 sleazy wrote: > Highs: > > One large lap around the entire United States on a two week walkabout. > Got to see a whole bunch of new stuff, meet some absolutely wonderful > strangers in this country and have an outstanding time doing it. Went to Glacier National Park (in the c*r) and saw bears. > Finally getting to meet some of the other members of the Actual Riders > board in person during the Tellico Plains gathering. Ditto. Did almost a 3000 mile trip on the FJR, the wife was on her EX250. Wrung that little bike's neck and it still runs like new with 16k miles on the clock. > Adding a Triumph Daytona and a monster dirt bike to the garage. Added a VF500F to mine, it's brill. > Lows: > > Lost a good friend due to a serious communications misunderstanding and > he won't even make an effort to contact me again. This is a man I rode > many miles alongside for several years. I miss chatting online and in > person with him and his wife. That is truly awful. > Missed out on a meeting with Keith due to my stupidity and pig headedness. Me too, although in my case it was stupidity and lack of planning. > Being unable to get into Canada for Don's ride in September. Went in just to say we did for about 2 hours. Thought about visiting Don too but there wasn't time, really.
From: mark on 31 Dec 2009 19:18 In message <1jbl7s9.uqqhbr1mlsbn2N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk>, The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes >Just thinking. > >My highs this last year: Owning a Sprint. Riding round west Scotland (and some islands) in the pouring rain. > >The lows My youngest girl turning into a bloody teenager :( -- Mark Roberts
From: doetnietcomputeren on 31 Dec 2009 19:23
On 2010-01-01 01:19:07 +0100, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> said: >> One large lap around the entire United States Also did that, but not on a bike. > > Went to Glacier National Park (in the c*r) and saw bears. Did that too, but no bears. Did see bears, including one that was way too close and get caught in a bison road block in Yellowstone though. -- Dnc |