Short Ride Today!

**biscuitsngravy** · 02-07-2009, 01:21 AM

T'was 47 degrees today. Highways were clear. Put on the leathers, installed the Hippohands, and took off to Ft Dodge, IA. It was sure good to hear that highway sound. Logged in almost 50 miles. Hope to do some more tomorrow. It was a good day.
BnG aka Dave Mills

dabull · 02-07-2009, 08:19 AM

Fort Dodge!!??!! I usta go out there...been a couple of years...we test command and control software/hardware out at the 133rd Guard unit there

Love it when there is green corn in the fields and was always amazed at how black/rich the dirt was there:)

**biscuitsngravy** · 02-07-2009, 10:01 PM

Yeah, Derry, sometimes you can almost hear the corn grow. The soil here is black and rich prairie sod. BnG

pirate · 02-08-2009, 12:30 AM

Oh Dave, I am so jealous! We are still weeks from getting anywhere close to riding here. It's been pretty nice here the past few days, but a winter storm is predicted for Monday. Hooray!

01nomad · 02-08-2009, 09:31 AM

Yesterday was the first nice day in a long long time. It made 50* but my alley is gravel/mud and I decided not to mess up the bike. It's cold today, and it wouldn't be nice enough to clean it, so I passed on the ride. I have some goodies to put on the 800 in Davenport, and I'll do that and ride Tue. with a 64* day and a concrete alley.

stretch · 02-08-2009, 03:31 PM

Supposed to 64 here on Tues too. I think I might take a half day off to get a little ride in.

phenrichs · 02-09-2009, 04:11 PM

I could have rode on Sunday. It was mid 40's here but I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't ride until I changed the oil and then only to get the tires put on. So, Sunday I changed the oil. I am hoping that my beads will be here this week and I will try to take it in for tires Thursday or Friday if it is dry.

**scion0** · 02-10-2009, 02:52 PM

Rode today and once last week.

ponch · 02-10-2009, 04:26 PM

I am out today. It's 60 right now. it won't be like this the rest of the week, but I'll get by. I just need a taste.

roadman · 02-10-2009, 07:36 PM

I got the Nad out today.......it was in the low 60's. I put about 70 miles on her before i put her back in the garage.....man it was good just to get out on the road :)

**biscuitsngravy** · 02-12-2009, 01:40 AM

Ain't that the truth!!
BnG

**scion0** · 03-06-2009, 06:12 PM

Just got back from few hour jaunt around the countryside.... *and my back is paying for it* :-)

phenrichs · 03-07-2009, 12:00 PM

Funny how a guy can ride all summer and not get achy but a little ride when it is chilly and you feel like a zombie afterwards.

jeffm · 03-08-2009, 07:34 PM

I rode to work thursday & friday . We got about 100 miles in saturday , it is getting closer .

01nomad · 03-08-2009, 09:17 PM

Damn, I have to spend the next couple of weeks down in Clearwater Beach with the girls, but I'm going to be riding then and when I get home, I'll do the bike thing.

02-07-2009, 01:21 AM	#1
biscuitsngravy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gowrie, IA Posts: 803	Short Ride Today! T'was 47 degrees today. Highways were clear. Put on the leathers, installed the Hippohands, and took off to Ft Dodge, IA. It was sure good to hear that highway sound. Logged in almost 50 miles. Hope to do some more tomorrow. It was a good day. BnG aka Dave Mills __________________ Dave Mills AKA BiscuitsNGravy 2006 Vulcan Nomad "BiscuitsNGravy" Kawanow #150 Vietnam @ Jan67-Jan68 Retired USAF Patriot Guard Riders/American Legion #431 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-07-2009, 08:19 AM	#2
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Short Ride Today! Fort Dodge!!??!! I usta go out there...been a couple of years...we test command and control software/hardware out at the 133rd Guard unit there Love it when there is green corn in the fields and was always amazed at how black/rich the dirt was there:)
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02-07-2009, 10:01 PM	#3
biscuitsngravy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gowrie, IA Posts: 803	Short Ride Today! Yeah, Derry, sometimes you can almost hear the corn grow. The soil here is black and rich prairie sod. BnG __________________ Dave Mills AKA BiscuitsNGravy 2006 Vulcan Nomad "BiscuitsNGravy" Kawanow #150 Vietnam @ Jan67-Jan68 Retired USAF Patriot Guard Riders/American Legion #431
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02-08-2009, 12:30 AM	#4
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Short Ride Today! Oh Dave, I am so jealous! We are still weeks from getting anywhere close to riding here. It's been pretty nice here the past few days, but a winter storm is predicted for Monday. Hooray!
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02-08-2009, 09:31 AM	#5
01nomad Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, Iowa Posts: 192	Short Ride Today! Yesterday was the first nice day in a long long time. It made 50* but my alley is gravel/mud and I decided not to mess up the bike. It's cold today, and it wouldn't be nice enough to clean it, so I passed on the ride. I have some goodies to put on the 800 in Davenport, and I'll do that and ride Tue. with a 64* day and a concrete alley. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-08-2009, 03:31 PM	#6
stretch Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fairbury, IL Posts: 309	Short Ride Today! Supposed to 64 here on Tues too. I think I might take a half day off to get a little ride in. __________________ 2015 Honda CB500X 2012 Victory Cross Country Red/Silver 2005 Blue/Silver Nomad Kawanow #731 VROC #28163
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02-09-2009, 04:11 PM	#7
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Short Ride Today! I could have rode on Sunday. It was mid 40's here but I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't ride until I changed the oil and then only to get the tires put on. So, Sunday I changed the oil. I am hoping that my beads will be here this week and I will try to take it in for tires Thursday or Friday if it is dry.
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02-10-2009, 02:52 PM	#8
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Short Ride Today! Rode today and once last week. __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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02-10-2009, 04:26 PM	#9
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Short Ride Today! I am out today. It's 60 right now. it won't be like this the rest of the week, but I'll get by. I just need a taste. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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02-10-2009, 07:36 PM	#10
roadman Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Washington Illinois Posts: 307	Short Ride Today! I got the Nad out today.......it was in the low 60's. I put about 70 miles on her before i put her back in the garage.....man it was good just to get out on the road :)
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02-12-2009, 01:40 AM	#11
biscuitsngravy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gowrie, IA Posts: 803	Short Ride Today! Ain't that the truth!! BnG __________________ Dave Mills AKA BiscuitsNGravy 2006 Vulcan Nomad "BiscuitsNGravy" Kawanow #150 Vietnam @ Jan67-Jan68 Retired USAF Patriot Guard Riders/American Legion #431
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03-06-2009, 06:12 PM	#12
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	Short Ride Today! Just got back from few hour jaunt around the countryside.... and my back is paying for it :-) __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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03-07-2009, 12:00 PM	#13
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Short Ride Today! Funny how a guy can ride all summer and not get achy but a little ride when it is chilly and you feel like a zombie afterwards.
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03-08-2009, 07:34 PM	#14
jeffm Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: brighton il. Posts: 146	Short Ride Today! I rode to work thursday & friday . We got about 100 miles in saturday , it is getting closer .
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03-08-2009, 09:17 PM	#15
01nomad Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, Iowa Posts: 192	Short Ride Today! Damn, I have to spend the next couple of weeks down in Clearwater Beach with the girls, but I'm going to be riding then and when I get home, I'll do the bike thing.
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