Topic: A long ride of our own..... (Read 1401 times)

Race Preppin' Mike · « **on:** March 04, 2009, 11:57:43 AM »

OK, so most rides we do are short and we go around the same loop everytime (when I ride at least.) Who'd be interested in a longer ride? maybe to Lawrence for lunch and back, I dunno, it'd be a good practice run for the st. louis rally and for those of us who are going to LA.

Linda, yes...you would have to come to KC, leave your car. ride to lawrence and back, then drive to lawrence again.

Chuck and Matt, don't be scared to go to Kansas, you're perfectly legit with a MO driver's license.

Kevin and Bangers this would be a great test for our bikes before we hit LA.

Mike

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2009, 01:15:42 PM »

I'm down. But I'm out of town next weekend. Unless its this Saturday or Sunday I aint gonna be able to do it.

Bry said something about organizing this. I'd be down for doing it after we come back from LA... its only 3 weeks away... awsomeness. The ped I have in LA is gonna be in great shape, and I ordered a pipe for it. Minarelli V1 with a ported intake and 14.12 carb with an upjet, and the pipe. Should ride somewhere mid 30's or low 40's. Nothing too special, just wanna hang with the pack.

Anyways this weekend? YES..

Race Preppin' Mike · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2009, 02:17:16 PM »

I don't know if the weather will cooperate this weekend...I really need to go blast my bike for miles and miles to see if it will hold up in LA.

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2009, 02:25:33 PM »

I bet Saturday will be nice.. or at least one of the weekend days will be. Too bad your faster than me...I'll just be blasting to keep up

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2009, 03:31:21 PM »

well i am not worried about Kansas.

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2009, 04:00:17 PM »

I'm worried, KS cops are dicks. I'll have to take the fast moped... umm I forgot which one is the fastest agian.. dammit.

I wanna see what Linda has to say. If we left from KC we could ride to Lawrence on Saturday/Sunday we could hang out for a few hours, turn around and come back. Dont know if this weekend will work for anyone but even if its just me and Mike I'd still be down.

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2009, 05:20:29 PM »

well i am going to have a fix it day on sunday so we can get a few people going first. then the ride. My hobbit still waiting for love on sunday.

Bangers · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2009, 06:53:39 PM »

I remember all the police interference with all of the other Kansas rides, oh wait it never happened. Act legal, be legal, no worries. Confusing the Mission Hills P.D. with the rest of Kansas is wrong. If the weather will cooperate, the Dude abides.

bacon64111 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2009, 11:37:57 PM »

I lived in Kansas (state) for 16 years, and got out as soon as i got a drivers license.
now every time i cross the border i get anxiety attacks, i fucking HATE Kansas!
and "Rent-a-cops, I hate Rent-a-cops too!" (men at work if yea didn't know)
side note to Kevin "mid 30s to low 40s" did you recently lose some weight, like 70 lbs?
I got the honda express to hit 41 mph on a stock 50cc cylinder (heavily ported, with a techno estoril, 14mm mikuni, and hi flow filter)
but it took about a city block to get there, and going up hills was out of the question.
so unless you have a 70cc cylinder in there you might want to adjust your numbers.

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2009, 07:47:52 AM »

Matt the Minarelli already did 30 when I bought it. Its super torquie and that was all stock. I figure with a pipe and an upjet it should be at least 35.. hoping for more like 40. The city bike rips, I'll show you when I bring it back from LA...City bike is no Honda express, Italian shit is the bomb.

So maybe we do this, this weekend? I'd be down for it

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2009, 10:44:11 AM »

40.8 miles from my place to lawrence talking the "walking" way. It looks like a cool ride. I would even be down to follow the river for part/most of the ride.

Race Preppin' Mike · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2009, 08:09:50 PM »

that sounds like fun...as HELL, saturday afternoon? sunday morning? chase vehicle? ride or get towed back?

bacon64111 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2009, 09:02:29 PM »

i heard it is going to be cold, and i am not down with that!

Bangers · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2009, 09:49:34 PM »

KCTV5 says its going to be a freezing 71 degrees with a 40% chance of showers in the later part of the day. 50% chance of sand.

bacon64111 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2009, 09:59:13 PM »

hay now i was just recounting what a friend said to a friend who may not even have been my friend after all!

Race Preppin' Mike · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2009, 10:26:25 PM »

So, maybe early-ish sunday sometime.?

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2009, 02:24:36 AM »

ummm....i still need my bike...parts are being sent...and i am NOT FUCKING BEING THE FREAKING CHASE CAR!!! again

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2009, 07:53:31 AM »

I dont have any fast peds. I'd have to make it a slow ride, but pending weather I'd go. Maybe I could ride the yeller puch, its probably the fastest right now. Maybe scott would wanna be the case car since I am gonna spend this evening and Saturday trying to help him build a complete ped. Maybe he will even have it put together by Sunday. Either way I'd like to leave my place? (meet there?) leave from there? I'd like to do it earlier, it will be colder but it will provide us a good mid day ride for the most part.

I think everyone has everyones number right? I' dont have bangers number...

Race Preppin' Mike · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2009, 08:26:58 AM »

I have an extra moped that could be used as a loaner if any one wants to rock it.

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2009, 11:43:45 AM »

you guys really need to call tara and Jackie.

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2009, 11:55:38 AM »

Damn you Chuck... I told you, I dont have those girls numbers... are they cute

he he

Lindar · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2009, 01:28:44 PM »

I said this to Kevin, but I'll say it here too. I am sick, and I'm not going anywhere this weekend. Honestly, riding next week is probably unrealistic as well. It's possible I would be better enough to drive reconnaissance next weekend, but I'll have to see. (And yes, I know that means I would drive to KC, then drive/ride to Lawrence, then drive/ride back to KC, then drive home to Lawrence.)

Bryan said something about organizing something like this for April, but that's not going to help you out for the rally. If we wanted to do it all together, we could wait and see if he'll do it then, and then you guys who want to run your bikes could go out now. Or you could do both, whatever, but I'm not gonna be there this weekend and probably not next.

I don't know exactly how many miles you all want to practice on, but if you're not up for a full Lawrence-KC ride, the stretch of old K-10 between Eudora and Lawrence is a good 6 or 7 miles of flat, straight, relatively decent pavement with a 55+ speed limit. You'd have to get yourselves out to Eudora, though.

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2009, 02:12:11 PM »

i second you linda....there is much to do before the rally. The bike tuned, car look at etc etc....i am up for it in April...

Tom! · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2009, 02:35:44 AM »

our ride will be less than a mile to a giant beer, wine, spirits store and then 1 more mile for whomever is drunk enough to attempt a 55mph on highway 55 ride.

bacon64111 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 08, 2009, 01:02:11 AM »

so how did that lawerance ride turn out? i had to work... in my driveway

Bangers · « **Reply #25 on:** March 08, 2009, 10:27:37 PM »

I got a different carb going, needs dialing in, lost a hard to find brake pad clip, put in some new points, eyeballed the gap, Jank4Life. Unlocked a maxi with some PB Blaster, another gutter orphan! No time 2 ride.

Chuck the girl · « **Reply #26 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:03:31 PM »

jackie''s bike is much like the death star up and operational (except) she has no brakes.....soon the hobbit will also rain terror upon the head of those who doubt....or atleast i'll have a bike:)

Bangers · « **Reply #27 on:** March 09, 2009, 04:04:20 PM »

Its pretty risky buying a Hobbit from the Children of the Corn, Chuck. "He who rides behind the rows" watches those Nebraska peds pretty close.

bacon64111 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2009, 12:00:12 AM »

Well it's official chuck's got a genuine HONDA Hobbit PA50 1 (not the slower PA50 2) !

So what does this mean? We now have up for sale (or trade) a mostly there HONDA Hobbit PA50 2 !
does anybody know somebody who has a VW-thing, and also happens to want a hobbit?

gym socks · « **Reply #29 on:** March 10, 2009, 11:29:03 AM »

nooo the PA 50 2 is the fast one...

Bangers · « **Reply #30 on:** March 10, 2009, 11:44:03 AM »

Faux pas;(
Engine swap!

Race Preppin' Mike · « **Reply #31 on:** March 10, 2009, 11:49:30 AM »

Bacon, you know damn well I want a hobbit!

TheOrangeRobin(s) · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2009, 01:50:22 PM »

Get on that then, Mike. Sounds like old Markey Mark wont let his matchbox toy thing out of the toy chest.

bacon64111 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 10, 2009, 09:22:33 PM »

well Mike it looks like u get the Hobbit, and I get more room in the Hell Hole

gym socks · « **Reply #34 on:** March 10, 2009, 09:34:40 PM »

Welcome to the SHIRE Mike!

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