pbjman Posted December 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2014 Mid 40's in southeastern MI today, so around noon I took off for a ride. I had been wanting to get some saddle time in on the new-to-me pillow top seats and put the rebuilt fuel pump through an extended test ride. Heck, those are just excuses.....I just wanted to ride. After the first 15 or 20 minutes, I pulled over in Marine City to check the fuel pump leaking gas and all was good. So, like a good VR always should, I snapped a pic of the bike. Notice the grey sky and the dampness of the concrete. The roads were a bit damp in places, dry in others. I continued on along M-29 through St. Clair and north toward Marysville. From there I went through places such as Smiths Creek, Wadhams, Goodells, and Memphis, as I made my way to Capac. I went up into town to see what was going on and turned back toward home, stopping for gas having gone 100.2 miles so far. Away from the towns, I had the roads mostly to myself. You know, time to stop in the middle of the road for a photo op. I backtracked only as far as Memphis and from there went toward Richmond so I could take a different way home. Cuz you aren't supposed to do much backtracking! From there I zig-zagged to and fro on two lane roads to extend the miles rather than head home on a direct path. I ended up on M-29 again, but almost 20 miles south of home base. I was riding along Lake St Clair, and the late afternoon sun had finally made a brief appearance, so I pulled over for another pic. By the time I got to my street, I was at 196 miles, so of course I went up the road for 2 more miles and then came back and was at 200.3 when I parked in the garage. It was a good day! I love this pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eusa1 Posted December 16, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 16, 2014 Thanks for sharing, great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted December 16, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 16, 2014 Sometimes backtracking is cool. I have lead my STAR group to a favorite upstate SC restaurant (Sadie Mae's Café) that is a 200 mile round trip. For years, I've lead the same backwoods circle route. Last time, I reversed the route. Maybe it's my age,, haha,,, but it seemed like a whole new road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaharly Posted December 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 17, 2014 Mid 40's in southeastern MI today, so around noon I took off for a ride. I had been wanting to get some saddle time in on the new-to-me pillow top seats and put the rebuilt fuel pump through an extended test ride. Heck, those are just excuses.....I just wanted to ride. After the first 15 or 20 minutes, I pulled over in Marine City to check the fuel pump leaking gas and all was good. So, like a good VR always should, I snapped a pic of the bike. Notice the grey sky and the dampness of the concrete. The roads were a bit damp in places, dry in others. [ATTACH=CONFIG]95859[/ATTACH] I continued on along M-29 through St. Clair and north toward Marysville. From there I went through places such as Smiths Creek, Wadhams, Goodells, and Memphis, as I made my way to Capac. I went up into town to see what was going on and turned back toward home, stopping for gas having gone 100.2 miles so far. Away from the towns, I had the roads mostly to myself. You know, time to stop in the middle of the road for a photo op. [ATTACH=CONFIG]95860[/ATTACH] I backtracked only as far as Memphis and from there went toward Richmond so I could take a different way home. Cuz you aren't supposed to do much backtracking! From there I zig-zagged to and fro on two lane roads to extend the miles rather than head home on a direct path. I ended up on M-29 again, but almost 20 miles south of home base. I was riding along Lake St Clair, and the late afternoon sun had finally made a brief appearance, so I pulled over for another pic. By the time I got to my street, I was at 196 miles, so of course I went up the road for 2 more miles and then came back and was at 200.3 when I parked in the garage. It was a good day! I love this pic! [ATTACH=CONFIG]95861[/ATTACH] Great looking picture with a great looking bike. How do you like those pillowtops. Definitely on my bucket list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbjman Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted December 17, 2014 Great looking picture with a great looking bike. How do you like those pillowtops. Definitely on my bucket list So far it's hard to fairly evaluate the feel of the pillow tops because I haven't ridden on them for a long day in summer temps. For a 4 hour ride on a cold day with oversized insulated jeans over my draggin jeans, the pillow top was fine. It might be a while before I get a chance for an all-day two up road test and can share a his-n-hers opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowpuc Posted December 17, 2014 Share #6 Posted December 17, 2014 OUTSTANDING PB!! Ya may not be able to do a full report yet but,, heyyy,, that was AWESOME!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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