• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

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  1. Calimusjohn

    Lead, Follow or Git Outa the Way!

    Drat! It’s colder outside than a spinster sister’s brass bedstead. The Spyder needs an oil change and a new rear tire. I’m stuck inside. What can I do to escape this cabin’s closeness? Remember a better time! I dig around in a carboard box and discover the ride report of a trip taken when I was...
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    Is a Spyder a motorcycle, trike or something else?

    Not to be picky, BUT . . . Harley-Davidson produced a trike from 1932 to 1973 known as a Servi-car. Many police departments used them for traffic control and meter-maids. In the 30s and 40s, car dealerships would hook a Servi-car to a clip-on bumper hitch and pick-up at, or deliver a serviced...
  3. Calimusjohn

    Rotten ride yesterday - I hate wintertime!

    Cold hands and the sun in my eyes beats the hell out of being housebound.
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    Has anyone ridden a Spyder to Prudhoe Bay?

    Thanks for the feedback. You all observed what I saw on past rides and have convinced me that the "Haul Road" is best ridden on something other than a Spyder. It took two hours of scrubbing my V-Strom to get the calcium carbide mud off of it after 500 miles. I may have to repeat the run to...
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    Has anyone ridden a Spyder to Prudhoe Bay?

    Question - Has anyone ridden a Spyder to Prudhoe Bay? The ALCAN highway and the Cassier are no problem. I've been as far north as Coldfoot on a V-strom and got stopped by a blizzard. The haul road's dust, mud, slickum, detours, and changing weather is always challenge. The low clearance of my...
  6. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    You are correct . . . no trailer. I pulled a trailer with a Goldwing over 15,000 miles. I'm now past sleeping on the ground, so a stock bike and a credit card are all I need. Other destinations include finding the largest ball of twine, The Plastic Brick Museum, The Mushroom Museum, or even...
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    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Where else can you have so much fun for 52 cents per mile? Riding replaces the medications I'd need if I simply sat on the couch. My "light sport" aircraft costs a lot more. I recently sold a boat that drank 27 gallons of gas per hour. What's next? Short-term -rides on every sunny day! Next...
  8. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Ah ha! Hwy I-85 runs through Atlanta, not I-65 as written. I ride on every day the sun shines. Four hundred-mile days are easy for me. Average 50 mph and it's an eight-hour day. On Interstates and running 70 plus, it's a six-hour ride. I've done a couple of thousand-mile days to qualify for...
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    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 28 The twenty-eighth day on the 48-state tour began under an overcast sky and 54-degree air. I walked past the motel’s breakfast bar’s waffle, all the way to my motorcycle. A hundred miles down the road, I stopped at a Cracker Barrel restaurant and ordered a “Grandpa’s Special.” Forty...
  10. Calimusjohn

    Do you own another motorcycle besides your Spyder?

    I still have a fat-tired TW-200. The perfect dirt bike for old farts. I rode it 4,000 miles through Mexico to the Yucatan and back.
  11. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 27 Start of day: clear skies, 60-degree air, dry pavement, little traffic. Leaving Vicksburg and heading east toward Jackson revealed that the rising sun is blinding as it swelled above the horizon. I soon turned south and could see, again. I saw trees. Lots of...
  12. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    I'm pretty sure God is willing to help those who . . . etc. Day 26 At 4:23 a.m. a brilliant bright light followed by an explosion woke me. I threw my hands up believing that a S.W.A.T. team had inadvertently entered my room. I sat up and another flash of light and a thunderous boom...
  13. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Thanks for the help with the link. I'm a Luddite when it comes to iPhones and swapping info. I've done the 49 states, also. I made it as far north as Colfoot. Hit a blizzard. Turned south and went to Cabo San Lucas to thaw out. I thought about doing Hawaii but decided the first 1/4 mile heading...
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    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Here is a link (I hope) to a Knoxville TV station coverage of my trek. WVLT https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/08/84-year-old-takes... 84-year-old takes trip on motorcycle to all 48 mainland states Web · 2 days ago · 84-year-old takes trip on motorcycle to all 48...
  15. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 24 It’s still summer in Kansas. An occasional tree displayed slight color changes promising that fall would arrive soon. The highway heading northeast from Boise City was empty of traffic, wide, flat, straight, and smooth. The speed limit signs read “65.” I thought it was a suggestion...
  16. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 23 A frosty morning’s ride started at 40 degrees. No restaurants were open. My motel didn’t offer breakfast, not even a waffle. A road sign outside Chama read, “No Cell coverage next 50 miles.” There wasn’t. No other cars or trucks, either. A remote area. Highway 64 across the northern...
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    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Note: Waitresses have a tough job. They have to deal with hungry, tired people usually distracted by job, companion, money, or travel problems. The waitress I mentioned in Day 22, saw the look on my face when I took my first bite. By the time I choked down the second, she was asking all the...
  18. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 22 The temperature was a cool 56 degrees leaving Kayenta. Two scruffy-looking dogs escorted me from the motel and barked a cheerful farewell. I wandered my way eastward and found myself touring a section of Utah I’d not seen before. Huge rocks or monoliths stood around like they...
  19. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 21 I reluctantly departed JP and Louise Privette’s home after enjoying a wonderful visit and a “See ya later” gourmet breakfast. Route 17 north of Phoenix has always had construction and car crash delays on my past travels. Today, everyone cooperated. No delays. I swapped the 97-degree...
  20. Calimusjohn

    48 States in 27 Days at Age 84

    Day 20 I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and went back to sleep. Got up at 7:00. Ate breakfast and went back to bed. Slept until 10:00. Yesterday’s heat got to me. A barbershop in Wickenburg removed a month’s worth of matted, snarled helmet hair. In Surprise, Arizona, I purchased some lightweight gloves...
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