I'm not alone!

[TexasIBchick]

Maybe we women are the only ones who actually ride our bikes. >

LOVE IT!! My sweetie rides a GSA when he rides with me (that IS when we are not in Harley Mode on our '09 Ultra Classics, Had to dust the cobwebs off them last weekend) ::26::

 

[Koinz]

Cool, Welcome -
Must be a challenge switching between a Harley and S10 -

I know I couldn't get used to switching between my Heavy bmw and my vstrom. I had to sell my BMW.

 

[Buckeye56]

So...do you gals ride with your husbands/SO's?? Does your sweetie ride?

My wife gets in about as many miles per year as I do. We basically base our vacations on motorcycle trips whether it is our club's national rally or a roll your own tour like we did to Nova Scotia this year.

 

[Venture]

Great photo. Awesome! ::012::

So much farkling discussion in the forum here, it's nice to see some members getting together and sharing a photo.

::026:: Nothing like meeting other riders for a spin. That's probably half the fun of motorcycling.

 

[colorider]

::026:: Nothing like meeting other riders for a spin. That's probably half the fun of motorcycling.

The other half is "kicking tires and telling lies"

::003::

 

[SisuTen]

The other half is "kicking tires and telling lies"

::003::

I wondered why I like you, Rod!

 

[jly51]

Hey Koinz,I also switch between an Ultra and a S10 ,no problem as they are so different they dont relate to each other.Two wheels,a motor and handlebars but a whole different world.Now when I ride my CRF250x I really have to stop and scratch my head a couple times.250,575 and 850 pounds is quiet a difference ,still just 2 wheels and a throttle.As you can tell i`m not tied to any one brand or type motorcycle,I love them all. ::008::

 

[Koinz]

Hey Koinz,I also switch between an Ultra and a S10 ,no problem as they are so different they dont relate to each other.Two wheels,a motor and handlebars but a whole different world.Now when I ride my CRF250x I really have to stop and scratch my head a couple times.250,575 and 850 pounds is quiet a difference ,still just 2 wheels and a throttle.As you can tell i`m not tied to any one brand or type motorcycle,I love them all. ::008::

I like all bikes as well. I just found that I was trying to ride my BMW like the Vstrom and it was quite the workout after several hundred miles. I guess I found that I prefer riding the twisties on the Vstrom. ;D

 

[SisuTen]

I like all bikes as well. I just found that I was trying to ride my BMW like the Vstrom and it was quite the workout after several hundred miles. I guess I found that I prefer riding the twisties on the Vstrom. ;D

At one point, I had a T120 Bonnie and an XL600R at the same time. Switching between them on the same day caused a little confusion at times.

 

[colorider]

At one point, I had a T120 Bonnie and an XL600R at the same time. Switching between them on the same day caused a little confusion at times.

What vintage Triumph? Had a T100 and a Yammy DT175 in '69........... Yep the brake and shifter were on opposite sides!!!!!

::010::

 

[SisuTen]

What vintage Triumph? Had a T100 and a Yammy DT175 in '69........... Yep the brake and shifter were on opposite sides!!!!!

::010::

It was a very nice 1968 Bonneville. Fun stuff, wish I still had it. Wish I still had quite a few, but would have to have a 20x60 barn as well. (it would be FILLED ???)

 

[Dallara]

At one point, I had a T120 Bonnie and an XL600R at the same time. Switching between them on the same day caused a little confusion at times.

One year at the Austin Aqua Fest road races I was riding a Yamaha RD350 in one class and a super-trick, Dave Knauss prepared Triumph 650/750 (it was bored to 748cc) in the 750 Cafe' class (called Siperbike these days) on the same day. The little Yamaha had a typical Japanese shift pattern, on the left, one-down and five-up...

On the other hand the Triumph not only shifted on the right but had a "GP", or Norton, shift pattern... One-up, four-down (it had a five-speed 'box).

It was a bit perplexing at times in practice, but no problems come race time.

All the bikes I have now shift on the left with a standard pattern... Except one. My 1973 Norton 850 Commando, which shifts on the "proper" British side - the right - with that "GP"-Norton pattern, one-up, four-down.

It's funny, when you have ridden as long as I have and on so many bikes that shift on different sides with different patterns it really isn't a problem. The Kawasaki 500cc H-1 I had in the '70's shifted on the left, all-up, with neutral at the bottom of the pattern... And I worked in a shop that sold Bridgestone motorcycles, and quite a number of their model line-up had what was known then as "rotary" shift patterns, where neutral was at the bottom of the pattern, and you could go up and down the gears normally, but if you wished you could shift directly from 5th "up" to *NEUTRAL*, and go around the "rotary" pattern again!!! ???

Was certainly interesting at times!!!

OK, now back to your regularly scheduled programming... ::003::

Dallara




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[Tremor38]

And I worked in a shop that sold Bridgestone motorcycles, and quite a number of their model line-up had what was known then as "rotary" shift patterns, where neutral was at the bottom of the pattern, and you could go up and down the gears normally, but if you wished you could shift directly from 5th "up" to *NEUTRAL*, and go around the "rotary" pattern again!!! ???

Was certainly interesting at times!!!

Dallara

~

I rode a Kymco 150 of some sort in Taiwan a few years ago which had the 'rotary' pattern you describe (unknown to me at the time), only you up-shifted in a downward direction. The first time I rode the bike, I thought I had some sort of false neutral going from 3rd to 4th....I had mis-counted and had actually gone full circle...I was IN neutral! I stabbed at the shift lever one more time in ignorance and figured out in a big hurry that I was in 1st gear at about 60KPH, that'll wake you up in a hurry! ::013:: Sheeesh!

 

[digitalmoto]

Maybe we women are the only ones who actually ride our bikes. >

And my wife is laughing. That's definitely worth a ::026:: .

 

[Yamaguy55]

Maybe we women are the only ones who actually ride our bikes. >

Maybe the rest of us are at work..... ::018::

 

[colorider]

Maybe the rest of us are at work..... ::018::

Naw, I'm retired!!!
::025::

 

[SisuTen]

Maybe the rest of us are at work..... ::018::

Yeah! I think we need a humor forum around here.

I served my time in Hell, now I do as I please. Retired as well. ::001::

 

[JohnB]

Maybe the rest of us are at work..... ::018::

..or riding our bikes to work ::001::