A saturday ride

Crosley.In.AZ · August 27, 2006, 03:47:01 PM

I took a long ride saturday (523 miles)...... met some fellows up north of phoenix.... I-10 and carefree highway @ 5:30AM. Rode west through Wickenberg to Yarnelll AZ for breakfast. Good food...9 of us were riding.

Rode to Prescott AZ. We hung around shot the BS , I then split from the group & rode across AZ to Taylor AZ to look at the dirt we bought in january... it is still there and still dirt

Some areas of AZ are sorta desolate, in order to chew up some miles I rode a bit fast. A photo of my Garmin GPS device indicates speed in mph.. I was alone on the bike & I took the photo. Who the hell was driving? LOL

Janice is out of town with her sisters. I may ride some where next week, I took vacation time off.

Tony

Dave · August 27, 2006, 04:00:57 PM

Sweeeeeeet. The farther I got to indiana yesterday the more i was upset we didnt take the new harley but after going to the ACD musem in auburn it started to rain and rained most of the way home

Met some guys that came up to the museum from columbus on thier hogs. They were gonna get wet going home. I dusted mine off today but its still too wet to ride. Rained most of the night and the day today

Bummer......... Well i got the rest of riding season here and all next summer and beyond. (all Thanks to the doctors :!: )
Dave

kb426 · August 27, 2006, 05:01:04 PM

You're my kind of guy.

phat rat · August 27, 2006, 05:09:09 PM

The pic of the bikes lined up. Is that in front of the courthouse in Prescott? If so was a visit to Whiskey Row made and maybe the Palace? Good food there for sure.

Crosley.In.AZ · August 27, 2006, 05:40:25 PM

we did not eat in Prescott, we were at the court house. I guess the HD guys were not up and running yet.

Rain?

I rode through rain in the Show Low AZ area on saturday..

I slow down in the rain.

EMSjunkie · August 27, 2006, 06:37:13 PM

Hope you never take a "bird strike" at that speed

Vance

tomslik · August 27, 2006, 06:43:02 PM

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we did not eat in Prescott, we were at the court house. I guess the HD guys were not up and running yet.

we're not trying to make the early bird special at the village inn....

Crosley.In.AZ · August 27, 2006, 10:45:39 PM

Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Hope you never take a "bird strike" at that speed

Vance

hit one at about 80 mph 2 years ago, the bird struck the fairing on the 1800. A fellow in a tahoe pulled along side at a traffic light . He asked if the bird had hit me or the bike. He said the bird spit feathers about 25 feet in the air

Quotewe're not trying to make the early bird special at the village inn....

actually some HD fellows were leaving as we pulled in to park. Whiskey row places were opening up while we sat there solving world problems.

I have never really wondered through the area on foot.

EMSjunkie · August 27, 2006, 10:55:02 PM

I hit a pheasant with a 250 Kawasaki at about 70 mph. looked like an explosian at a down pillow factory

Vance

purplepickup · August 27, 2006, 11:23:55 PM

I hit a pheasant with my van and took out most of the grill. Sure wouldn't want to hit one on a bike.

I did hit a robin with my leg at about 60mph on my bike and he stuck his pecker (beak) right into my calf. That hurt. :|

We've got a lot of deer around here to watch out for.

EMSjunkie · August 27, 2006, 11:39:15 PM

I took a grasshopper to the forehead one afternoon, splattered down across my sunglasses. couldn't see, had to take them off just to pull over.
had a knot on my forehead for a couple days

Vance

Dave · August 28, 2006, 06:55:16 AM

Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I took a grasshopper to the forehead one afternoon, splattered down across my sunglasses. couldn't see, had to take them off just to pull over.
had a knot on my forehead for a couple days

Vance

try a june bug to the nose

Makes ya wanna cry.
Dave

Crosley.In.AZ · August 28, 2006, 07:43:27 AM

Quote from: "purplepickup"I hit a pheasant with my van and took out most of the grill. Sure wouldn't want to hit one on a bike.

I did hit a robin with my leg at about 60mph on my bike and he stuck his pecker (beak) right into my calf. That hurt. :|

We've got a lot of deer around here to watch out for.

Had a large deer or moose thinking about crossing the highway saturday.

He was big with a good rack , easily jumped back over the barb wire fence along the freeway.... then I saw two females with him that were behind the fence.

i dont want to hit one of them.

phat rat · August 28, 2006, 08:43:36 AM

[quote="Crosley
actually some HD fellows were leaving as we pulled in to park. Whiskey row places were opening up while we sat there solving world problems.

I have never really wondered through the area on foot.

It's a cool area. My wife and I have wandered around there and last year coming back from the trip to Ca. BobK and I wandered it also. I'd recommend the Palace to eat, great atmosphere plus great food. I've been in there three time and not dissapointed yet. If you're ever around there and hungry you ought to give a try.

GPster · August 28, 2006, 01:53:57 PM

Quote from: "Crosley"actually some HD fellows were leaving as we pulled in to park.

You were at the Court House. Maybe they have a deal worked out with the Sheriff like Otis had with Andy in Mayberry and Aunt Bee brings them breakfast. GPster