Yesterday, the Missus and I took a ride up to Walton, NY. There's a quilting store that she likes, and my Spyder dealer is there as well.
While she looked a fabric and yarn... ... I went and tried to get comfy on an F-3S that they had on the showroom floor. It had all of the stuff bolted to it, that allowed you to move the bars and pegs around for a comfortable fit...
Position #2 for the bars seemed pretty good, but I just could NOT find a spot for my feet...
I guess that I'm stuck with the RT!
Oh! In Downsville, NY, they had local artists displaying Bald Eagle carvings throughout Town... It's worth a ride OR drive to see them!!
...And I also got 40.9 mpg with the bike!
Today; it's a trip to Oneonta! Sonny-Boy needs some help moving into his new apartment.
(Translation: we have to buy new , for the new place... )
My spyder has been in the ER since last Wednesday. All new tires; but, the doc found it needed rear bearings, which they had, and a rear hub, which had to be ordered. Some how the rear hub got stock in Vermont; so, it's not BRP's fault.
To answer your original question, I'll at least be taking the dog out for a run/walk this A.M., and trying to keep the little yapper quiet.
Took my 2 dogs on a bike ride up to Travertine Hot Springs to go for a run
Did not let them loose because when I got there a Mountain Lion ran across the dirt road by the parking lot
I have never seen a Mountain Lion by the hot springs before
Guess draught id bringing them down closer
Now 2014 RT Limited Cognac
Was 2008 GS SM5
Don Garbarino
Cup Holder
GPS locking holder
Mud flap
Modified KNOTT grill
Phone holder and charger
Trailer hitch
Dual air horn
Auxiliary fuse box with relays
Heated clothing controller
volt/oil pressure gauge
Sequential signals in mirror
Tri Axis Handle bars
Baja Ron anti sway bar/heim links
shorty antenna
And many more
Glad he rotated the pictures so we didn't have to stand on our heads to see them.
Haven't been able to ride since last Saturday. Been a very busy week preparing for the annual Purple Heart Banquet this past Friday. Today is the first day of rest since Tuesday last. However, not going to be a whole lot of rest since baby girl is coming for her bi-weekly visit.
Hoping to get a ride in this week. As soon as I finish up a lawn tractor, a Ford diesel that has water in the filter, two chain saws and...
I thought I was retired.
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Thailand/Vietnam 1972
Member: Royal Order of Rat Bastards
Did a breakfast run with my wife. We bought this Spyder as she hated my sidecar idea, which I'd talked about for decades, as the seating is bad for her back. So, when we test rode the SPyder and she found it more comfortable than any of our cars, plus, for the first time she noticed how much you can notice and See on a motorcycle... we jumped in. ANyway, I say that because the breakfast ride was her idea... and that is new... and nice.
Leave in a.m....so finished tentative route...going to Lincoln...pretty direct...coming back ....99.5% packing done....off to church then back to double check and make sure alllll is ready to GO
My Motto Is: Live my life in such a way that when my feet hit the floor in the morning...Satan shudders & says "Oh, crap, SHE'S awake!"
Red Stallion: 2016 F3t SE6 (from Pitbull PowerSports/ Springfield, MO)
White Knight: 2014 RTS SE6 and matching 622 trailer (from Pitbull
PowerSports/ Springfield, MO)
Ms Spydee: 2010 RT SE5
Drove to Virginia for a week of business meetings. Was going to ride but since it threw a DESS error I no longer have any confidence in the reliability of the bike for long distance trips.
Trb-- (Roger)
2014 Cognac STL:Ultimate Seat, Nelson Rigg Tail Pack, Nelson Rigg RS/ST Half Cover, TL fender lights, Squared Away Laser Alignment, BajaRon sway bar and links, Akropovic Sport Silencer
2022 White Pearl F3T
Gone but not forgotten: 2019 F3S Special Series Liquid Titanium
The Six Bells in Chiddingly, deepest Sussex..... The owners have been motorcycle enthusiasts for the
last several decades.
(most of the pics I've filched from the web!)
First pic is the car park where the action is on a warm sunny Sunday afternoon
Whilst round the front you'll see the....uummm.....the front
We did a weekend jaunt to Fairbanks and saw some of the sites the NTA group visited. Chena Hot Springs, North Pole Alaska, and made the 15 mile ride that is allowed for motor vehicles into Denali National Park. Visited one Diners, drive in's and dives location in North Pole--not what it was cracked up to be. Not bad--but we had better Chinese Food the night we went out in Eagle River with the group. Turned out, our best meal was at the hotel on Friday night. I really liked that 18 year old Malt Whiskey. The day meals were all at quirky out of the way places and that added to the fun part of our trip.
Weather was great until the ride back--rain and cold. We had a great get away anyway.
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Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
.....we visited a little place in even deeper, deepest Sussex called Horsted Keynes where
they just happened to have a vintage transport rally and exhibition at an old railway station, now privately owned and run
by the Bluebell Railway.
I'm hoping this link works for you as it's a Google Street View panoramic view of this old Southern region station closed in the 60s ( I believe)
For all those who like Victoriana or old English railways go to Google maps and type in 'Horsted Keynes Station' in the search box..
Anyway cars and motorcycles were the order of the day and I have a few pics!
First up a nice Buick Eight ( you guys will know way more about this than me!)
Next up is my one of all time favourite British sports cars, an Austin Healey 3000
closely followed by another fave....an MGA
and here's one I'd not seen before! A Lagonda drop head coupe from, I think around 1935....
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
Sunday the hubby and I rode out to Pearls BBQ in Micanopy. Best BBQ for miles.
Yesterday, after work, we rode down to a restaurant in Ocklawaha on lake Weir called Eatons Beach. Casual semi open air restaurant with decent food and a great view of the sunset.
It was getting dark when we left so I got to try out my colorful remote lights. What a great time. I'm so enjoying my Spyder.
(I don't know why the picture posted sideways. Sorry about that)
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... I went and tried to get comfy on an F-3S that they had on the showroom floor. It had all of the stuff bolted to it, that allowed you to move the bars and pegs around for a comfortable fit...
, for the new place... 
A website dedicated to the Spyder RT.
....99.5% packing done....off to church then back to double check and make sure alllll is ready to GO 
Very Happy Spyder Owner 
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Past couple of days....
