2018 Indian Roadmaster, 2014 Triumph Scrambler, 2020 Rocket 3R 1980 CB650C in resto
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Most of the subforums have "what did you do to your insert model/family here today threads. Those are really about wrenching. Let's have one about riding. Just short little stories about how your bike enriched your life today.
I have been tinkering with my new to me 2014 Scrambler. It's only been in the garage for six days. Today I put together a spare fuse kit. Then I went off to get a few miles in before the afternoon weather hit. I wanted to try out a dirt road not far from me. The tank was at 150 miles, so I wanted gas first (no fuel light yet, but still, 150 miles). So off to the gas station. Halfway there a sasquatch started tapping at my right calf. Investigation revealed that the sasquatch was a loose side cover. fiddling with the sidecover to check on the fuse size had cost me the rubber grommets. I held it in place, and watched a few raindrops as I pulled under the canopy over the pumps. The rain stopped, I got some gas, and headed for a hardware store to see if the grommets could be had without a trip to a dealership or the internet. Bad news; Ace Hardware thinks they know better than the CDC. Good news; they have grommets that work. Spares purchased, and added to the same bag as the spare fuses.
Off to the dirt road. I've got about 50 or 60 miles of dirt experience on this bike. This road was the worst I've tried. Holy heck. Not a ton of fun. And the skies were growing more threatening. So I grabbed a couple of photos for this thread and turned around.
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A few drops came down as I was heading back. My almost bald rear tire is almost okay on dry dirt. I did not want to find out how it would behave on wet dirt/mud. Getting back to pavement was a good feeling under those conditions. I rode some wet roads where a bit of rain had passed through, but got home dry. Less than an hour later we got a wave of hail. My timing was good today.
Tell us a story! Pics preferred of course, but not mandatory.
I have been tinkering with my new to me 2014 Scrambler. It's only been in the garage for six days. Today I put together a spare fuse kit. Then I went off to get a few miles in before the afternoon weather hit. I wanted to try out a dirt road not far from me. The tank was at 150 miles, so I wanted gas first (no fuel light yet, but still, 150 miles). So off to the gas station. Halfway there a sasquatch started tapping at my right calf. Investigation revealed that the sasquatch was a loose side cover. fiddling with the sidecover to check on the fuse size had cost me the rubber grommets. I held it in place, and watched a few raindrops as I pulled under the canopy over the pumps. The rain stopped, I got some gas, and headed for a hardware store to see if the grommets could be had without a trip to a dealership or the internet. Bad news; Ace Hardware thinks they know better than the CDC. Good news; they have grommets that work. Spares purchased, and added to the same bag as the spare fuses.
Off to the dirt road. I've got about 50 or 60 miles of dirt experience on this bike. This road was the worst I've tried. Holy heck. Not a ton of fun. And the skies were growing more threatening. So I grabbed a couple of photos for this thread and turned around.
A few drops came down as I was heading back. My almost bald rear tire is almost okay on dry dirt. I did not want to find out how it would behave on wet dirt/mud. Getting back to pavement was a good feeling under those conditions. I rode some wet roads where a bit of rain had passed through, but got home dry. Less than an hour later we got a wave of hail. My timing was good today.
Tell us a story! Pics preferred of course, but not mandatory.
….. FTG
