Random thoughts / pics thread

[Dennis M]

Random Pic from 50 years ago Ft. Riley Kansas

It was 145 miles from this parking lot to my parents house here in Independence, Mo, or just less than a tank of gas which I could fill for about a dollar.

 

[TacomaJD]

That is very cool, Dennis! Thanks for sharing!

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[Rapturee]

I see in our forecast that we have a couple of decent weeks of weather coming up so i'm going to go for it! I'll bring extra gas so if i do run out i can at least make it back to the station! :{)

 

[TacomaJD]

Looks like all the local farmers are growing cotton in the fields this year. It's everywhere around here. Smells funny when you ride by the large fields, never knew fresh cotton had such a strong smell.

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[Red Rider]

I always did think the Nomad was really a fine looking bike.

 

[TacomaJD]

I always did think the Nomad was really a fine looking bike.

I appreciate it much more now that I've owned a Harley. More room on it, was really surprised how much smaller the street glide was. More reliable. Shaft drive. CHEAPER..... just does everything you need it to do and does a good job at it. Don't get ne wrong, if I didn't have a knee bending problem, I might entertain swapping it for some sort of large sport touring bike, but it just works well for my circumstances. And no more than what a 2006 model with 26k miles is worth, no reason for me to need to get rid of it. Really been enjoying riding it back and forth to work the past couple weeks. They are great bikes for the money. Not a fan of the newer models (2009+). Like the 1700 engine on them, but they redesigned the bags and they look horrible.

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[670cc]

Speaking of Harley motorcycles, all motorcyclists should test ride a Harley at least once (before they go out of business). The wife and I found it laughingly entertaining for about 20 minutes, then we just wanted to get off the damn thing. Your mileage may vary.

 

[TacomaJD]

All motorcyclists should ride a Harley at least once. The wife and I found it laughingly entertaining for about 20 minutes, then we just want off the damn thing.

Being a Harley loyalist has to be accompanied by some sort of psychological disorder. Ha, kidding....kind of....

I'm just glad I didn't sell my Nomad before buying the Harley. I can confidently say I will never own anothe Harley for as long as I live.

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[Red Rider]

Speaking of Harley motorcycles, all motorcyclists should test ride a Harley at least once (before they go out of business). The wife and I found it laughingly entertaining for about 20 minutes, then we just wanted to get off the damn thing. Your mileage may vary.

Agree. Went through my HD phase. Guess everyone thinks about it. Some do it. Got that out of my system. Won’t be going back. Would like to have those bucks back. The value just isn’t there..

 

[JimTid]

Looks like all the local farmers are growing cotton in the fields this year. It's everywhere around here. Smells funny when you ride by the large fields, never knew fresh cotton had such a strong smell.

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The odor may be from a defoliant sprayed prior to harvest.

 

[TacomaJD]

The odor may be from a defoliant sprayed prior to harvest.

Could be, didn't consider that. Mainly because I know very little about farming, even though they live in every direction from my house. Lol

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[TacomaJD]

Both mine and my neighbor's yards have several mature bradford pear trees.....I hate em all. This was all one limb (about 1/3 of a whole tree) that fell in my neighbor's yard. It broke into 3 different pieces while I was dragging it to my back yard with my truck. Sucks having to do this what seems like every other month or two, but I'm building up a nice supply of fire wood.

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[Rapturee]

Gotta love firewood for $Free.99 :{)

 

[TacomaJD]

I guess we can use this thread for the where did you ride your other bike that isn't an NC posts Lol.

Felt sporadic today. Took off work, got up, mounted my iron horse, and rode from Northeast AL to Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, NC (about an hour south of Deal's Gap). Only around 300ish miles round trip from my house, but ride through AL, GA, TN, and into NC to get there, which is cool. Perfect fall temps out, beautiful sunny ride by the Ocoee River to the casino. Stopped at a few scenic spots on the Ocoee for pics. Lost little over $200 but sure was fun. Time to head home now.

Best part about coming to this casino is that there is a Panda Express inside. Lol

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[Rapturee]

Ya just gotta love PE, good food! :{)

 

[TacomaJD]

Whew, summer is definitely gone! 85 mph freeway ride home in the upper 40's got me shivering a bit! 303 miles round trip. Made a few dollars back, only lost $130 total. That's a win compared to how it usually goes for me. LOL

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[TacomaJD]

Ha. The joys of working for a German company. Heineken (non alcoholic) provided at our Oktoberfest celebration....on the job.

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[Deleted member 1183]

Ha. The joys of working for a German company. Heineken (non alcoholic) provided at our Oktoberfest celebration....on the job.

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As someone who gave up alcohol completely over two years ago I tried the various non alcoholic lagers, beers and wines. I passed on all of them, except this one. It is the best of the bunch and selling really well in this jurisdiction. Tbh I probably couldn't tell the difference twixt it and the alcoholic version.

 

[TacomaJD]

As someone who gave up alcohol completely over two years ago I tried the various non alcoholic lagers, beers and wines. I passed on all of them, except this one. It is the best of the bunch and selling really well in this jurisdiction. Tbh I probably couldn't tell the difference twixt it and the alcoholic version.

I was pleasantly surprised. I've tried O'Doul's and the Coors n/a beers, just out of curiosity over the years. Those 2 were terrible, chalky tasting. This Heineken tasted like an easy drinking normal beer. Was cool drinking one on my lunch break at work and eating Bratwurst and 1/4 chicken. The real Oktoberfest in Germany has always been on my bucket list, but this was probably as close as I will get to marking off that item haha!

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[Dellaster]

Another morning ride. Some heavy traffic?

Also, it’s such a minor thing but I sure love having the turn signals shut off automatically after a couple hundred feet. No more realizing that I’ve had them flashing for the past five miles and everyone correctly thinking what a doofus I am.