Author Topic: I'm a BAD owner... (Read 4606 times)

twowings · « **on:** July 28, 2016, 05:44:14 PM »

...left her outside in a thunderstorm....I suck...

Tom H · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:51:46 PM »

On the plus side, it got a bath!!

Tom

oldbike54 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:52:41 PM »

Just means you are a real Guzzi owner now

Dusty

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:54:57 PM »

Worse yet you referred to yourself as an "owner" rather than a "rider" hey dude you should run over to the Springfield mile with us Labor Day weekend!

twowings · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:57:30 PM »

I'd love to but with Datil coming up I need to check with my Social Activities Director to see if I will have used up my free passes for the summer...

Lannis · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:00:51 PM »

A little fresh rainwater falling from a cloud doesn't hold a candle to being blasted with gritty road splash and monsoon rains and spray from truck wheels that's like a grinding compound that this bike's gonna get if it gets ridden ... so it won't even notice!

Lannis

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:02:26 PM »

Quote from: twowings on July 28, 2016, 05:57:30 PM

I'd love to but with Datil coming up I need to check with my Social Activities Director to see if I will have used up my free passes for the summer...

You've become quite the rally rat havn't you?

twowings · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:06:32 PM »

I KNOW there is somewhat of a disconnect between MGNOC and WG but I do enjoy the challenge of riding to a faraway destination and sitting in a chair drinking beer and looking at my bike...call me a dreamer!

rodekyll · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:08:16 PM »

I spent the most terrifying riding night of my life last week when I was stuck in an endless construction zone on I35 with 3" of standing water hydroplaning me across the road, 60mph sidewinds, a jersey barrier on one side that wouldn't stay away, and a solid row of stakes and cones waiting to pounce when the jersey barrier didn't. The darkness sucked up any headlights, but the several-a-minute lightning bolts gave enough illumination for me to see that there were no exits and no overpasses to help me out. There's no way to tell which direction the storm is moving.

All this time traffic is running me over on account of I can't stay on the road. Literally passing me in the toboggan chute while I need three chutes' width to keep pointed forward. It was a mess. At one point a semi ahead of me blew sideways and touched the Jersey barrier. He then plowed through the row of cones and stakes and stopped. Shortly thereafter I did the stopping part in the under-construction area, in the open -- it was impossible to continue.

So if leaving the bike out in a t-storm is a bad owner, what kind of owner flogs one through same for 6 hours?

PS: Trike made it through without so much as a burp. I on the other hand . . .

twowings · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:11:14 PM »

Well, David, you had little option...and you are on a QUEST...I'm just an old fart too slow to respond to repeated cracks of thunder....by 10 minutes or so...

Glad you made it through that mess!

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:17:42 PM »

Quote from: twowings on July 28, 2016, 06:06:32 PM

I KNOW there is somewhat of a disconnect between MGNOC and WG but I do enjoy the challenge of riding to a faraway destination and sitting in a chair drinking beer and looking at my bike...call me a dreamer!

Oh, no disconnect as far as I'm concerned. I like the rally's too I just have limited vac. Time this year new job and all. You should try taking a good long ride. Drink beer, look at your bike AND watch a bunch of crazy talented riders run 120mph+ on a dirt track. You might likey!

mentalfloss · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:28:18 PM »

Like any good ol tractor.... a rain bath every now and then washes the prairie off and leaves a minty fresh patina!

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:35:27 PM »

Quote from: rodekyll on July 28, 2016, 06:08:16 PM

I spent the most terrifying riding night of my life last week when I was stuck in an endless construction zone on I35 with 3" of standing water hydroplaning me across the road,

PS: Trike made it through without so much as a burp. I on the other hand . . .

I can testify, that night we got 9" of rain in that section on Minnesota..

PJPR01 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2016, 06:44:20 PM »

Damn...that much rain and grit and sand and it will wash the orange off the valve covers on the trike! Glad to see you are making progress criss-crossing the country. Sounds like the back roads might be a bit more friendly than the interstates...

charlie b · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2016, 07:08:58 PM »

I guess I must be horrible. Mine stays out in the driveway unless I am riding it. Another thunderstorm today, one yesterday and another tomorrow. Yes, I hang my head in shame...but only cause I am not riding it more :)

rodekyll · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2016, 07:32:21 PM »

Quote from: fotoguzzi on July 28, 2016, 06:35:27 PM

I can testify, that night we got 9" of rain in that section on Minnesota..

According to the news, two people died in that storm. Campers in the area I was fleeing.

twowings · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2016, 07:36:01 PM »

Quote from: Guzzistajohn on July 28, 2016, 06:17:42 PM

Oh, no disconnect as far as I'm concerned. I like the rally's too I just have limited vac. Time this year new job and all. You should try taking a good long ride. Drink beer, look at your bike AND watch a bunch of crazy talented riders run 120mph+ on a dirt track. You might likey!

Working on it!

John A · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2016, 08:09:25 PM »

Quote from: rodekyll on July 28, 2016, 07:32:21 PM

According to the news, two people died in that storm. Campers in the area I was fleeing.

I was relieved to see you the next morning, it took some luck and skill to ride that one out for it was a hell of a storm!

ITSec · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2016, 10:57:46 PM »

What is this 'rain' you speak of?

LowRyter · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2016, 11:59:39 PM »

Chris, WWTFOD? *

* (What Would The First Owner Do?)

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