Sunday - September 7th Cape Cod

**HwyRider** · 08-25-2014, 01:30 PM

Riding to the Cape on the 7th to meet up with id-man. Traffic will be gone so this is the perfect opportunity for anyone that is interested in riding to the Cape. I can meet up along the way.

**BigRed** · 08-25-2014, 04:18 PM

How far down the cape? Doesn't Joe live somewhere on the elbow? From my house to Chatham is 140 miles. I am not sure I can make that trip + additional riding without my RDL.

id-man · 08-26-2014, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRed

From my house to Chatham is 140 miles. I am not sure I can make that trip + additional riding without my RDL.

Oh boy, first he almost sells it now it's indispensable...what a turnaround!! Haha, I know what you guys mean on the long ride times, it's not so fun when your butt's achin'. I gotta get me one of them RDLs of my own eventually - winter project. Yeah I am basically in Chatham but I can come up to the Cape Cod Canal to meet, that chops about 40 min right there. There's plenty of places up Cape to ride ("up" meaning near the Canal or mainland. We refer to the outer end of the Cape toward Provincetown as "down Cape" and yes there are numerous jokes one can make about going all the way down in Ptown - a whole different kind of butt achin'!!!)

**BigRed** · 08-27-2014, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by id-man

Oh boy, first he almost sells it now it's indispensable...what a turnaround!!

Ha, ha that's not quite what I meant. What I meant is that I might be able to make that ride except that I don't currently have the RDL. I sent it out to have it evaluated and possibly reworked/lowered. I should know more this week. No, I didn't send it to Russell. I called them and they were not interested in talking to me because I am not the original owner.

Unfortunately even if I do get the seat reworked I doubt that I will get it back in time for the ride. The Universal seat is still getting "broken in" so even on that seat it would be a long a painful trip.

ctrider · 08-25-2014, 08:15 PM

That's 330 miles round trip 6-7 hrs. and that's without exploring the cape. That's a bit to far for me. I hope you guys have a great time though.

**HwyRider** · 08-25-2014, 08:49 PM

Not a problem. I know that's a real hike for you guys.

**HwyRider** · 08-28-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ctrider

That's 330 miles round trip 6-7 hrs. and that's without exploring the cape. That's a bit to far for me. I hope you guys have a great time though.

Didn't you do 297 miles on the ride last weekend?

ctrider · 08-27-2014, 11:32 AM

Seeing I'm all naive about P-town I can't imagine what you mean by"all the way down in p-town- a whole different kind of butt achin)

**HwyRider** · 08-27-2014, 11:44 AM

ctrider · 08-27-2014, 11:50 AM

lol, leave it to Neil to explain it with a visual. They say a pic's worth a 1000 words. I can't read more than 1000 words at a time so no more pic's.

id-man · 08-27-2014, 11:53 AM

Provincetown is a notorious gay community - basically all gays - but also very scenic, artsy, zany and colorful, with shops restaurants and nightspots like you won't find anywhere else. Google it. They just had their gay "Carnival" last week which lots of straight people attend annually because it's such a freak-show. I resisted going, in fact I've never experienced it, but people who go insist once you do you'd be hooked. Usually downtown Ptown is such a mob scene in the summer that I don't even bother going into the quick of it, I bypass the crowds and ride the National Seashore park and dunes up there, and all the side roads in between. But if you've never seen Ptown it's a cultural shock worth doing.

And I see Neil beat me to it -

**HwyRider** · 08-27-2014, 11:59 AM

Isn't that the crowd that we rode through at the beginning of the season?

id-man · 08-27-2014, 12:10 PM

Oh my arms still ache thinking about it. I thought you video'd the wobbly crawl down Commercial Street no, did it not come out watchable?
Victor and I rode back last weekend but never hit town, just took the scenic route around the outskirts and came back all backroads, stopping at a nice BBQ joint in Wellfleet on the way down, and an equally nice ice cream spot in Truro on the way back.

ctrider · 08-27-2014, 12:36 PM

Ice cream!! someone say ice cream.... Makes me think about coming out there.

I was only kidding about the post. I think everyone in New England knows about p-town.

ctrider · 08-28-2014, 05:16 PM

Yep 297 and that was missing a turn onto Rt.32. Ended up going almost into Sturbridge and taking Rt.19 home maybe 10 miles out of the way and that's just maybe. Stopped for gas and told Laura I was just having to much fun and wanted to hit 300 miles. Ever notice how women can roll there eyes and say uh huhhhhh. What's with that any ways?

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08-25-2014, 04:18 PM	#2
BigRed Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 765	How far down the cape? Doesn't Joe live somewhere on the elbow? From my house to Chatham is 140 miles. I am not sure I can make that trip + additional riding without my RDL. __________________ VBA #02996 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad Last edited by BigRed; 08-25-2014 at 04:23 PM.
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08-25-2014, 08:15 PM	#5
ctrider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 735	That's 330 miles round trip 6-7 hrs. and that's without exploring the cape. That's a bit to far for me. I hope you guys have a great time though. __________________ VBA #02482 VROC # 36172 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-25-2014, 08:49 PM	#6
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	Not a problem. I know that's a real hike for you guys. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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08-27-2014, 11:32 AM	#8
ctrider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 735	Seeing I'm all naive about P-town I can't imagine what you mean by"all the way down in p-town- a whole different kind of butt achin) __________________ VBA #02482 VROC # 36172
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08-27-2014, 11:50 AM	#10
ctrider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 735	lol, leave it to Neil to explain it with a visual. They say a pic's worth a 1000 words. I can't read more than 1000 words at a time so no more pic's. __________________ VBA #02482 VROC # 36172
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08-27-2014, 11:53 AM	#11
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	Provincetown is a notorious gay community - basically all gays - but also very scenic, artsy, zany and colorful, with shops restaurants and nightspots like you won't find anywhere else. Google it. They just had their gay "Carnival" last week which lots of straight people attend annually because it's such a freak-show. I resisted going, in fact I've never experienced it, but people who go insist once you do you'd be hooked. Usually downtown Ptown is such a mob scene in the summer that I don't even bother going into the quick of it, I bypass the crowds and ride the National Seashore park and dunes up there, and all the side roads in between. But if you've never seen Ptown it's a cultural shock worth doing. And I see Neil beat me to it - __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee! Last edited by id-man; 08-27-2014 at 11:57 AM.
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08-27-2014, 11:59 AM	#12
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	Isn't that the crowd that we rode through at the beginning of the season? __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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08-27-2014, 12:10 PM	#13
id-man Advanced Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts Posts: 822	Oh my arms still ache thinking about it. I thought you video'd the wobbly crawl down Commercial Street no, did it not come out watchable? Victor and I rode back last weekend but never hit town, just took the scenic route around the outskirts and came back all backroads, stopping at a nice BBQ joint in Wellfleet on the way down, and an equally nice ice cream spot in Truro on the way back. __________________ 2004 Nomad 1500FI - weeeeeeeeee!
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08-27-2014, 12:36 PM	#14
ctrider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 735	Ice cream!! someone say ice cream.... Makes me think about coming out there. I was only kidding about the post. I think everyone in New England knows about p-town. __________________ VBA #02482 VROC # 36172
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08-28-2014, 05:16 PM	#15
ctrider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 735	Yep 297 and that was missing a turn onto Rt.32. Ended up going almost into Sturbridge and taking Rt.19 home maybe 10 miles out of the way and that's just maybe. Stopped for gas and told Laura I was just having to much fun and wanted to hit 300 miles. Ever notice how women can roll there eyes and say uh huhhhhh. What's with that any ways? __________________ VBA #02482 VROC # 36172 Last edited by ctrider; 08-28-2014 at 05:20 PM.
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