Not quite the same, is it?

Wow, this is crazy!

Why do we ride?

You can say what you want but if you are honest with yourself, it all comes down to that smile. That smile you get when you go really, really fast.

Not necessarily fast as in 140 mph, but fast none the less. It might just be going from 0 to the speed limit faster than you've ever gone before. It might just be giving the bike a little gas and passing that annoying person in the tricked out sports car. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you get that smile.

The trick is to get that smile and not get into trouble.

Correction...

The magazine with the article mentioned earlier is Roadbike Motorcycle Cruising . Sorry about that :)

It is definitely not Miller Time!

I was checking out Maximum-Suzuki and saw this thread. To make a long story short, this is what the guy found when he went in his bike to do a valve adjust:

And the bike ran fine....

A few months ago, I was reading Rider Magazine and they have a feature where a mechanic on staff talks about easy fixes, common problems and assorted bike maintenance and repair. He was talking about stuff he has found in oil drain screens and basically said that if those bikes ran with that stuff in the system, then a few small metal flakes shouldn't make much difference. My thought on that is that I'd rather not have anything in my oil except oil, although that is a purpose of oil: to take guunk out of the system.

That does make you wonder how long it had been in the bike, though....

Every time I ride to work....

I keep trying to figure out why I'm not riding to work every day. Well, sometimes I just feel bad and decide to drive the car, instead of taking my son to the bus stop, going home, parking the car, gearing up and riding the bike.

I used to think it would take too long to do what I just described but have since proven I actually get to work just as soon as if I drive. Reasons for that is that on the bike I get to park right in front of my office, which saves quite a long walk from the outskirts of the parking lot. Also, somehow, it seems as if the actual trip is quicker on a bike. Not that I ride like a squid or anything but I am able to go a little quickewr and maybe pick a better lane a little more than in the car.

Of course, rain means riding is out. Although.....I could take an outfit to work and if I got caught in the rain on the way in, I could change. Not really considering a rain suit since it is already warm in my jacket and shirt on the way to work these mornings, and pretty soon it will be quite warmer.

Regardless, I am going to do my best to ride to work since it puts me in a great mood that usually lasts at least a couple of calls into my morning :)