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Post by lassie33 on Jan 30, 2012 10:42:14 GMT -5
Went to my Mom's yesterday, about 100 miles each way. She needed her lighbulbs changed and it was 45 out so we decided to ride the scooters. I bundled up with flannel lined jeans, long johns and a rain suit to cut the wind. Who ever said a rain suit would work to cut the wind was a 100% right. The only part of me that got cold was my hands. Since we just got our new to us scooters, it was the first long ride we have made. Awsome ride, as we were coming home I noticed the sunset like I never have before. For once we had no issues with the bikes, just with my hands cramping around my handlebars and being so cold I couldn't unbuckle my helmet. My husband has to check himself cuz his burgman will go really fast and he says it's hard to keep his speed down, I think he's just being a guy. Today we are venturing west to visit his mom and grandma. Weather is to be in the 60's here, so it should be a pleasant ride over county roads. No highways today. Missouri county roads were laid out following a drunk cow, so they are all curvy and hilly.
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Post by Pony66 on Jan 30, 2012 10:53:08 GMT -5
Great story, Im glad you are enjoing your scooters. There is no know cure to a guys need to twist the right grip. Im sure scooting through the Ozarks is a blast.
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Post by TERRA NUVO on Jan 30, 2012 10:55:18 GMT -5
hi I wear thinsulate gloves and have no problem. got mine at k-mart 6 bucks. thanks for drunk cow info, many have wondered about that!!! Attachments:
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Post by terrilee on Jan 30, 2012 10:59:27 GMT -5
THERE IS A WAY TO STOP MEN { AND ME} FROM
TWISTING & TWISTING THE 'WICK'.
GET A 150 CC
THAT SURE SLOWED ME DOWN ;D
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Post by rusiwhite on Jan 30, 2012 11:30:50 GMT -5
I never experience snow. I wish I can experience it even one day of my life. I dreamed of wearing winter clothes and yes I want to experience driving on snow..it would be a wonderful experience. Bad sad to say that would be hard to aim.
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Post by lassie33 on Jan 30, 2012 21:27:52 GMT -5
Today's ride wasn't so great. Well, it was a great day to ride and every thing was great until we were on the way home and went to pull into a convienence store to rest. My husband was behind me with a semi behind him. He tailgated my husband all the way thru town and then passed him on the right on a two lane highway, missed my husband by 6-8 inches and made him lay his bike down. We think he hit the windshild, but the trucker swears he didn't hit. The windshield is broken now. Thank God we have another one. As the trucker went by he yelled "Get the f out of the way". Several people besides me heard him yell. If my husband wasn't so concerned about his bike, he would have had some choice words for him too. The cops came, took a statement and radioed ahead and had the trucker pulled over and made him come back to make a statement. With any luck he will get a ticket for at least one of the 5 violations he made. All in all it was a great day for a ride. The evening sky was gorgeos coming home.
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Post by chaz12 on Jan 30, 2012 22:06:04 GMT -5
Ya, I got a 250cc scooter, because of that reason.. It allows me more things to do, in case of a tailgator. I can speed up and turn on my signal so the tailgator knows to slow down, or hit brakes lightly three times quickly and signal to let him beware. I was riding with my wife and me on a 250cc scoot and hers was a 49cc scoot. She was slowing down on a hill, so I slowed up and turned on my emergency lights, to indicate slow moving traffic. Holding your lane position is very important, even if moving slower than traffic, because they will try to squeeze you out of your lane position and you could end up crashing due to a tailgator.
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Post by alexl on Jan 30, 2012 22:40:18 GMT -5
haha, yeah missouri roads were mapped by a drunkard on a 3 legged donkey  , but the sure are fun! Where at in Missouri are you located? I live in Rolla fall-spring and north of KC during the summer. Nice to know there are more people hanging around from misery. I know chaz12 is just a couple hops from me. |
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Post by lassie33 on Jan 30, 2012 22:53:16 GMT -5
we are north of Columbia. The accident happened in Brunswick.
Are you going to the rally in Eureka Springs Arkansas? We are going to try to make it down there for that. Sounds like great fun.
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Post by justbuggin on Jan 31, 2012 3:12:37 GMT -5
sorry for the idoit in the truck and glad to hear you folks are ok i hate anybody that tailgate me in my cage when someone does that i tap the brakes and if they dont get the message i will slow down to a crawl
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Post by alexl on Jan 31, 2012 8:51:44 GMT -5
we are north of Columbia. The accident happened in Brunswick. Are you going to the rally in Eureka Springs Arkansas? We are going to try to make it down there for that. Sounds like great fun. I am familiar with the area. I only have a 150.. so that would be one heck of a treck down there . I do have my kawasaki kz440 up and running now, just waiting on a new rear tire, if i can cheat and ride a shifty |
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Post by lassie33 on Jan 31, 2012 9:53:43 GMT -5
My husband had a 150, but decided he needed more power to go the 8 miles to work each day. I took him down some county roads on the way to Moberly, and it was a blast. I think the rally will be an awsome way to meet like minded people that like to ride. Our kids are grown and out of the house now so this is a way for us to spend time together.
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Post by chaz12 on Jan 31, 2012 16:17:44 GMT -5
alexl
I live in Belle MO.. It is 30 minutes to Rolla, from here.. Belle to Vichy is 9 miles, Vichy to Rolla another 10 mile.. It is pretty nice riding the back highways. Now lassie33, I have a uncle up in Moberly, mom in Salisbury, Dad in Slater and a inlaw in Marshall MO. It don't get better than this.
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Post by lassie33 on Feb 1, 2012 12:11:16 GMT -5
My husband is from Marshall and my inlaws live in Miami, that's were we coming back from
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Post by unitedwestang on Feb 1, 2012 20:38:57 GMT -5
I'm from missouri too! Guessing there's someone else here at Missouri S&T  While a brain dead monkey could have mapped out missouri roads better, they do make for awesome riding on nice days like today! |
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Post by newguy1 on Feb 1, 2012 23:02:23 GMT -5
That's SO unfortunate to have somone that's SUPPOSED to be a profesinal driver to do that.
I had almost the same thing happen to me today. Cruising up 93 in Nevada, A truck passed me
and forced a car off the road coming the other way. I hope your hubby is OK. This idiot was
doing about 80 MPH, I was doing 65
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Post by lassie33 on Feb 3, 2012 10:39:26 GMT -5
We are ordering the police report from when they pulled this joker over. If we can get the guys name and the company he worked for, we will lodge a formal complaint with his company. I really would like to have his head on a platter, but I fear that it's not gonna happen.
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Post by alexl on Feb 3, 2012 13:28:01 GMT -5
I'm from missouri too! Guessing there's someone else here at Missouri S&T While a brain dead monkey could have mapped out missouri roads better, they do make for awesome riding on nice days like today! That's it, for some reason i thought it would be a good idea to be an engineer? you a miner? What's your ride? |
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Post by lassie33 on Feb 7, 2012 13:34:07 GMT -5
I ride a Honda Reflex 250. I'm actually an unemployed computer tech. Just bit the bullet and took a job at Casey's.
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Post by alexl on Feb 7, 2012 15:37:38 GMT -5
I ride a Honda Reflex 250. I'm actually an unemployed computer tech. Just bit the bullet and took a job at Casey's. sorry to hear about your misfortune, but glad to hear you are doing what it takes to stay on your feet. |
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Post by piccola on Feb 10, 2012 23:28:54 GMT -5
Very glad you folks are ok, but never tangle with a cager of any sort. A scoot ALWAYS LOSES in a conflict with a cager. ALWAYS move out of the way as soon as it is safe. Never mind what the laws may say, they won't keep you alive when a car or truck is in a hurry.
Riders get killed every day because they got in the way of someone in a hurry. It is NOT WORTH THE RISK. Slowing down on purpose in front of a cager is a very dangerous thing to do, DON'T DO IT. I ride my 250 Honda Reflex mostly on back roads. We get blown around too much by tail wind from cars and trucks on the hwy. But I always get out of the way as soon as possible if someone comes up on my tail. When I ride the hwy with my Silver Wing trike, I stay in the right lane out of the way of faster vehicles.
DON'T PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK, GET OUT OF THE WAY AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE!!!!
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Post by chaz12 on Feb 10, 2012 23:46:35 GMT -5
Alex, it will be chilly tomorrow morning. 8 degrees here in Belle.. Burrrr... No fun riding and freezing your fanny off. lol..
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Post by Globs on Feb 11, 2012 3:22:44 GMT -5
Minus 13C (8.6F) here in the UK, with some ice and snow on the ground - ever since I bought my new scoot it has been very very cold  |
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Post by lassie33 on Feb 18, 2012 12:48:26 GMT -5
I rode my reflex to work the other night. The ride to work was fine, but when I got off at 11:00 at night, there was frost on my seat. I had a very cold wet butt when I got home, but it was awsome to ride at night when nobody else is on the road. Don't worry guys, I followed one of my fellow employees to my turn off.
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Post by nulldevice on Feb 26, 2012 10:54:26 GMT -5
I never experience snow. I wish I can experience it even one day of my life. I dreamed of wearing winter clothes and yes I want to experience driving on snow..it would be a wonderful experience. Bad sad to say that would be hard to aim. My sympathies. We all have nightmares from time to time.  |
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,,,,2 LEVEL TABLESPOONS AND 15 more cc's from lowered engine friction weight--go here-
, but the sure are fun! Where at in Missouri are you located? I live in Rolla fall-spring and north of KC during the summer. Nice to know there are more people hanging around from misery. I know chaz12 is just a couple hops from me.
