I’m riding today!

[twowheeladdict]

 

[john fish]

Hit 60F here in SW PA. We had a few riders out to our bike meet. No rain in the forecast so it started raining at noon. :)

[LowRyter]

it was 70 on Wednesday when we took the Ducatis out.  Now we have a winter snow storm today.

[Ncdan]

it was 70 on Wednesday when we took the Ducatis out.  Now we have a winter snow storm today.

30+ degree temp change in 24 hours, that’s a crazy weather pattern!

[twowheeladdict]

30+ degree temp change in 24 hours, that’s a crazy weather pattern!

For us that is a normal day with 30 degree change from sunrise to mid afternoon.  A 20 degree change in the high temp comes with every front that pushes through. 

[Shorty]

 What a difference a day makes.....

[kballowe]

What a difference a day makes.....

YIKES !

It's not here (yet) but there' plenty of it on the way !

[nc43bsa]

In the high 50s F in SE Tennessee.  Took the new-to-me V11 out for a short ride.

[PJPR01]

it was 70 on Wednesday when we took the Ducatis out.  Now we have a winter snow storm today.

How far can you comfortably ride the Ducati John?  By comparison to the V11, which ones is more comfortable over a 3 hour time period? 

Damn good looking trio of Ducatis there! 

[flower_king001]

I ride at-least once a week but even more as long as road conditions are good. My normal riding is about 300 miles each week to and from work year round.

[larrys]

60 degrees here yesterday. Took the Monster for a 60 mile lunch run. Supposed to get 8-10" of snow Wednesday night. Winter's coming!
Larry

[LowRyter]

70 degree and riding Ducatis on Weds and Thursday.

This was Sunday





this morning it was 19.  It looked much warmer in Buffalo watching the Bills last night.

[LowRyter]

How far can you comfortably ride the Ducati John?  By comparison to the V11, which ones is more comfortable over a 3 hour time period? 

Damn good looking trio of Ducatis there!

My Ducati 939 SS is the most comfortable motorcycle I own.  The seat is great.  The riding position is similar to the V11 Sport but has more legroom than the V11.  My V11 also very wide & flat aftermarket bars that sometimes get tiring due to long reach.  The bars re perfect on the 939.  I have throttle locks on both bikes. 

I've ridden both bikes on long trips.  I rode the V11 to North Carolina to Spineframe Raid, my legs were cramped on the interstate on my way back home and I had to get off and stretch about once an hour. I've got a couple of 400+ mile days and several 300+ mile days on the 939.  Since the range on the 939 is about 150 miles, the fuel light usually glows at 125, I usually get off it every 100 miles or so to stretch and pee anyway.

OTOH, that 848 was a pure sports machine and not very comfortable.  It steered like a truck on the road and I didn't have a chance to know if the engine really kicked.  By contrast, the 939 has a strong midrange and the same horsepower so my bike was a livelier ride as well as more comfy and better street handling. 

[Lannis]

Like everyone else, Fay and I decided to take advantage of the fine weather (enjoyable, not tolerable or survivable) for a ride.  Today's ride theme (we always have to have a reason) was "Roads within 30 miles of where I've lived for 40 years that we've never been on".   So southwestern Buckingham County, VA it was.

All back roads, there's no other kind here:



The very avatar of "Hubris", showing a swept-wing jet as the symbol for this grass strip.   Should be a Jenny or a Gypsy Moth:



Countryside that's beautiful to me because I grew up here and am used to it:



Here is "Curdsville".  If by any slim chance you've ever read any of George Bagby's humorous lectures, you'll recognize the hometown of "Mozis Addums":



Off in the distance you can see what's left of Willis Mountain.   When I were a lad, it was two or three times this tall, but it's made of Kyanite, which they use for furnace refractory material, and they're mining it away.   About another hundred years to go, they say:



This is the rock ledge where "Rock Mill" used to stand, back in olden days.



This is me on the Triumph (the Stelvio has been getting all the riding, it was the Triumph's turn) contemplating past history.



Nice old homestead, still a very active farm:



Always interesting roads to ride, although that heavy Triumph slipped a couple of times on gravel washes and the ABS chattered in a turn once:



An old place called "Tower Hill" from around 1800, don't think anyone lives there now but it's still being kept up:



And home.   About 190 miles in 3-1/2 hours.   Smoke 'em if you got 'em ....

Lannis

[Motormike]

Yes, it was ride-off if you will.  The fellow with the 848 Sportbike wants to get a 939 Supersport.  So he rode my red one and the white "S" model.  The white bike was the winner since it has Ohlins and quick shifter.   The 848 is great on a track but here it felt heavy, steered like a truck, not a lot of go which was perhaps hurt by a slipping clutch when it got on the cam.  In my case, I'm going to try to dial in my suspension to improve the ride a bit, although it's still better than any bike I've ever owned.

I was going to say, "I wish I was still young enough to ride bikes like those." But then I looked at your profile and saw where you are two years older than me!  I really need to get in shape.

[Motormike]

In the high 50s F in SE Tennessee.  Took the new-to-me V11 out for a short ride.

That looks a lot like the Sequatchie Valley along Hwy. 127?

[LowRyter]

I was going to say, "I wish I was still young enough to ride bikes like those." But then I looked at your profile and saw where you are two years older than me!  I really need to get in shape.

Yes, but if you read my follow on post, my Ducati is actually more comfortable than my V11 Sport or my EV California. 

[Ncdan]

Like everyone else, Fay and I decided to take advantage of the fine weather (enjoyable, not tolerable or survivable) for a ride.  Today's ride theme (we always have to have a reason) was "Roads within 30 miles of where I've lived for 40 years that we've never been on".   So southwestern Buckingham County, VA it was.

All back roads, there's no other kind here:



The very avatar of "Hubris", showing a swept-wing jet as the symbol for this grass strip.   Should be a Jenny or a Gypsy Moth:



Countryside that's beautiful to me because I grew up here and am used to it:



Here is "Curdsville".  If by any slim chance you've ever read any of George Bagby's humorous lectures, you'll recognize the hometown of "Mozis Addums":



Off in the distance you can see what's left of Willis Mountain.   When I were a lad, it was two or three times this tall, but it's made of Kyanite, which they use for furnace refractory material, and they're mining it away.   About another hundred years to go, they say:



This is the rock ledge where "Rock Mill" used to stand, back in olden days.



This is me on the Triumph (the Stelvio has been getting all the riding, it was the Triumph's turn) contemplating past history.



Nice old homestead, still a very active farm:



Always interesting roads to ride, although that heavy Triumph slipped a couple of times on gravel washes and the ABS chattered in a turn once:



An old place called "Tower Hill" from around 1800, don't think anyone lives there now but it's still being kept up:



And home.   About 190 miles in 3-1/2 hours.   Smoke 'em if you got 'em ....

Lannis

If you ever out grow that jacket I’d be obliged to take it off your hands😉

[Lannis]

If you ever out grid that jacket I’d be obliged to take it off your hands😉

You have an eye for quality and patina, my man!

My Mom bought me that jacket (a Brooks) for my 19th birthday back in 1973.   

Here's Fay and I on my first BSA when we were 20; same jacket.



I outgrew it for 43 years and it drifted between my sons until THEY outgrew it, then this year I got it back. 

Probably go to my grandson someday ....!

Lannis

[twowheeladdict]

You have an eye for quality and patina, my man!

My Mom bought me that jacket (a Brooks) for my 19th birthday back in 1973.   

Here's Fay and I on my first BSA when we were 20; same jacket.



I outgrew it for 43 years and it drifted between my sons until THEY outgrew it, then this year I got it back. 

Probably go to my grandson someday ....!

Lannis

And the award for best post of the day goes to...

[Lannis]

And the award for best post of the day goes to...

And I've still got the same girl, too ... !



That makes it even bester ..... 

[Ncdan]

You have an eye for quality and patina, my man!

My Mom bought me that jacket (a Brooks) for my 19th birthday back in 1973.   

Here's Fay and I on my first BSA when we were 20; same jacket.



I outgrew it for 43 years and it drifted between my sons until THEY outgrew it, then this year I got it back. 

Probably go to my grandson someday ....!

Lannis

Now that really cool, it’s shows little wear, in the photo anyhow.