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Just took her across the street to my buddies heated garage and tucked her in behind his track 944 for a long winters nap - After sitting in my spot and not being ridden for alomst a month and night time temps getting down in the 30's, the Italian Beauty fired up with out any hesitation and I cried a bit as I tucked the cover over her in her winter digs - I will visit her every 3 weeks to start and let run a bit but I am now sad

Race Season over - Duc tucked away - 50 degrees and gray outside and will be dark by 5:00 pm - I am about to draw a warm bath, get a razor and put on some indie sad crap and say goodbye to this cruel world :tantrum:

And yes I know, you die hards will tell me that you will ride til the snow and all that crap so save it.
 
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Ride it till it snows get some balls :O)
 
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Bug said:
And yes I know, you die hards will tell me that you will ride til the snow and all that crap so save it.
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It is a sad day, I did the same for the Harley yesterday. although I was out rockin the dirt bike today with Vcook and underdog. Buy a dirtbike dude, come play with us.
 
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Put mine away too. One upside to putting it away is that when spring hits, it feels like I got a new bike when I take the cover off. And the first few rides remind me how breathtaking the acceleration is on a bike after caging it all winter:)

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I put the Hypermotard away last week, but I'll be rockin' the SV until they salt the streets....or not, but I have the option anyway.
 
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HDTony said:
Buy a dirtbike dude, come play with us.
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I can't even remeber the last time I rode dirt - Funny thing is I got my first bike at 7 yrs of age (1973 Hobda trail 70) and rode dirt until I was 19 and swore I would never ride street - Then I rode a 1986 Honda VFR Interceptor (which I bought 10 mins after) and do not think I have rode dirt since - I can pretty much draft up how dirt would be for me:

**Start Bike - Think ooh yeah, it is all coming back - Rooster tail and lean into a nice pit for some good air - Get about 5 feet of air (will tell people it was 15 feet of course) - Fuck the landing up and yell to Vcook to get the bike off me and call 911**
 
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After a few low sides and blowing out my rear tire today I took Patricks for a ride. While tryign to take a shortcut to beat some little kids through a corner I somehow ended up in an endo situation that had I landed it would have looked freaking awesome, but instead went over the bars and landed upside down in a thorn bush with an RM125 on top of me and it ended up looking Hilarious instead :laughing I love Dirt.
 
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Dirt bike riders are much different than Duc riders. If you get 5 feet of air and claim it was 15, they will rooster you with mud, slap the kill switch, and call you a Nancy over their sholder.
 
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Dave13 said:
If you get 5 feet of air and claim it was 15, they will rooster you with mud, slap the kill switch, and call you a Nancy over their sholder.
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Eh, sounds like the guys I ride with now
 
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RickC1957 said:
Bug/HDtony...you guys are weird...it won't be cold til February:twofinger
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it is when your riding in a t-shirt and flip flops, mr. heated underwearman :lmao:
 
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My 600 already called it quits on me... she won't turn over... battery is dead... ...

Busa is still a trooper though... rode her the other day, but it was too freakin' cold!!! I'm done... time to plan the trip to the island!
 
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under200 said:
One upside to putting it away is that when spring hits, it feels like I got a new bike when I take the cover off. And the first few rides remind me how breathtaking the acceleration is on a bike after caging it all winter:)

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Totally concur. The nice thing about not being able to ride for a few months is that when we do get back on it, the feeling is amazing. When I got back from Mexico after riding the DR for so long, I took the Gix for a spin and was floored by how awesomely that little 600 accelerates and how much joy can still be had from that bike... :lean:

But yeah, if would definitely be better to be in a more favorable climate (like Cali) where we could ride all year...
 
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Brian said:
mmmm ...just got back from blasting the cob webs out, and riding 2 up out to lunch ...you never know when a nice day is going to hit ....:1pimp
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Who was on the back, the Indian, the construction worker or the cop? :lmao:
 
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