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RT-S PE#0412
If your wife/girlfriend or husband/boyfriend has not ridden with you yet, and they don't
want to or have no interest. Do what ever it takes to get them to ryde.
In my case my wife said we had to have a living trust before she would get on. period.
She had been hounding me for about half of the last 20 years. She
thought that would be enough to keep her off the saddle.
Well I started getting her gloves, helmets, jackets, I use the plural cuz everything I ordered
was the wrong size cuz she didn't wanna even go try it on so I would guess on the size.
She sees me accumulating the stuff and says well where are we with the "Trust"?, I told
her I was still interviewing different attorneys,and trying to find a fair price so it wouldn't
cut into too many accessories.
Well low n behold we go see the attorney last month and he draws up all the paperwork and
two weeks later we go to his office to get it signed and notarized.:2thumbs:
We start practicing (2 times) with her on the back. First time we go about 3 1/2 miles
on easy road. Next time we try it out for about 15 miles and on the freeway. The Byke
is very stable, and I electronically increase the stiffness in the rear shocks to max.
Front shocks were already at 5:thumbup:
We ryde around Santa Monica tourist section and my wife can't get over all the gawkers
and people pointing and taking photos of us two up.I tell her just wait
till we have our dog ryding with us.
During the ryde around town she tries out her iphone with ear buds so she can listen to
her recorded ipod shows. It works ok, as long as I don't play the music too loud through
the external speakers. Also tried out directly from the bikes stereo and that was OK too.
We have the c/b comm center but I am awaiting the can-am hybrid ST helmets. Got a late
start ordering because no one had any to try on. When I bought the Nolan trilogy
helmets I got her the wrong size and luckily ended up selling it to a friend. Then
couldn't get matching helmets cuz everyone was sold out. Didn't wanna repeat that this
time. She has gotta go with me to the store to get it before we order it.
Trying to get the front Jaw face that goes with it is even more difficult. Back-ordered
till Oct. If anyone knows where I can pick up a solid Black and also vented one.
. I would much appreciate it.
(Luckily one size fits all)
Well back to the Ryde:
I make reservations (non refundable, so she won't change her mind at the last
minute) at Embassy Suites in San Diego, CA. We are scheduled to leave Saturday
morning at 7:30 am with a trip down the coast that starts off on the freeway then
along Pacific Coast Highway, then Freeway, then back along the Coast.
Just 6 days before our trip I get a Limp home message on my cluster that has me
nervous and i try to diagnose the source code and somehow wipe off any history
of the fault code that was displayed so that when I take it to the dealership
there is nothing displayed or even in history for BUDS to pick up.. I ryde the back
for another 50 miles and no low oil pressure/limp code displayed. So I tell my wife
that just like a car, that a check engine light was triggered and it probably is
a false alarm. She is a little concerned but i reassure her there are dealerships all
the way down and we have a 100 mile free motorcycle tow.
We pack everything the night before and i gotta tell ya can-ams luggage is so useful
because being hard luggage it is very difficult to over-pack. I don't have the side
luggage yet but my wife used some soft bags that worked after she removed some items so it would fit.
I plotted the entire trip out before hand with plenty of stops for her to stretch her
legs and to take the leisurely pace that I promised her. This worked extremely well
with the Garmin 660 zumo as I had about 10 different addresses preprogrammed in
and as we would get to that destination I would put the next one in and be able
to tell my wife that we were just 30 minutes away from the next. So the trip that
could be done non stop in about 2 hours I planned for 5 and we got down in 4
hours and when we arrived at 11:30 even our room was ready. so we unloaded
the suit case and all the compartments and took off for Coronado Island to meet
some friends.
I wish we had taken photos, because the weather was perfect and
the scenery gorgeous . Going over the bridge was a spectacular view but ,
I forgot to, ask my wife since both her hands were firmly grasped
around the hand rails at all times. Maybe next time, as we become
more experienced! I do have lots of gas station photos ...
Even during our two times we practiced before hand around town, I felt the most proud
that we were doing something adventurous. The grin on my face was just so fantastic
it is hard to describe. I have never been so focused and alert, and it didn't diminish
the enjoyment I was experiencing, only enhanced it. I hope everyone has the same
feeling. It is just too good!
We all had a great time. Many of the Hotels are pet friendly and the one we stayed at
had underground Valet parking so the bike was very secure and i put the travel cover
on her so the hotel staff might not be tempted to sit on her while we were asleep
The Ryde back home was much quicker because my wife is not one for seeing things
twice so after going halfway up the coast she was fine with the freeway but
not a big fan yet of the carpool lane.
I did learn that the passenger foot rest was probably set too low as my wife had
some discomfort when we got home. kinda like a hip pointer. It went away after 1 1/2 days
We are already planing our next trip to Las Vegas and my wife says to me, will we
have the trailer by then? Well I am gonna have to get busy negotiating the trailer/hitch
and hook up combo,and I see allot more trips in our future.
On a scale of 1-10 the judges give this trip a ...
RTS rode Flawless,..... We had zero close calls,
we have a memory that will be there
forever and our estate is in order, thanks to my wife Rosita!
My wife never reads these forums, but I just
want to say this to her. " I love you, and I am
so proud of the trust you placed in me to
take us safely on this journey together!"
Love, Steve
want to or have no interest. Do what ever it takes to get them to ryde.
In my case my wife said we had to have a living trust before she would get on. period.
She had been hounding me for about half of the last 20 years. She
thought that would be enough to keep her off the saddle.
Well I started getting her gloves, helmets, jackets, I use the plural cuz everything I ordered
was the wrong size cuz she didn't wanna even go try it on so I would guess on the size.
She sees me accumulating the stuff and says well where are we with the "Trust"?, I told
her I was still interviewing different attorneys,and trying to find a fair price so it wouldn't
cut into too many accessories.
Well low n behold we go see the attorney last month and he draws up all the paperwork and
two weeks later we go to his office to get it signed and notarized.:2thumbs:
We start practicing (2 times) with her on the back. First time we go about 3 1/2 miles
on easy road. Next time we try it out for about 15 miles and on the freeway. The Byke
is very stable, and I electronically increase the stiffness in the rear shocks to max.
Front shocks were already at 5:thumbup:
We ryde around Santa Monica tourist section and my wife can't get over all the gawkers
and people pointing and taking photos of us two up.I tell her just wait
till we have our dog ryding with us.
During the ryde around town she tries out her iphone with ear buds so she can listen to
her recorded ipod shows. It works ok, as long as I don't play the music too loud through
the external speakers. Also tried out directly from the bikes stereo and that was OK too.
We have the c/b comm center but I am awaiting the can-am hybrid ST helmets. Got a late
start ordering because no one had any to try on. When I bought the Nolan trilogy
helmets I got her the wrong size and luckily ended up selling it to a friend. Then
couldn't get matching helmets cuz everyone was sold out. Didn't wanna repeat that this
time. She has gotta go with me to the store to get it before we order it.
Trying to get the front Jaw face that goes with it is even more difficult. Back-ordered
till Oct. If anyone knows where I can pick up a solid Black and also vented one.
. I would much appreciate it.
Well back to the Ryde:
I make reservations (non refundable, so she won't change her mind at the last
minute) at Embassy Suites in San Diego, CA. We are scheduled to leave Saturday
morning at 7:30 am with a trip down the coast that starts off on the freeway then
along Pacific Coast Highway, then Freeway, then back along the Coast.
Just 6 days before our trip I get a Limp home message on my cluster that has me
nervous and i try to diagnose the source code and somehow wipe off any history
of the fault code that was displayed so that when I take it to the dealership
there is nothing displayed or even in history for BUDS to pick up.. I ryde the back
for another 50 miles and no low oil pressure/limp code displayed. So I tell my wife
that just like a car, that a check engine light was triggered and it probably is
a false alarm. She is a little concerned but i reassure her there are dealerships all
the way down and we have a 100 mile free motorcycle tow.
We pack everything the night before and i gotta tell ya can-ams luggage is so useful
because being hard luggage it is very difficult to over-pack. I don't have the side
luggage yet but my wife used some soft bags that worked after she removed some items so it would fit.
I plotted the entire trip out before hand with plenty of stops for her to stretch her
legs and to take the leisurely pace that I promised her. This worked extremely well
with the Garmin 660 zumo as I had about 10 different addresses preprogrammed in
and as we would get to that destination I would put the next one in and be able
to tell my wife that we were just 30 minutes away from the next. So the trip that
could be done non stop in about 2 hours I planned for 5 and we got down in 4
hours and when we arrived at 11:30 even our room was ready. so we unloaded
the suit case and all the compartments and took off for Coronado Island to meet
some friends.
I wish we had taken photos, because the weather was perfect and
the scenery gorgeous . Going over the bridge was a spectacular view but ,
I forgot to, ask my wife since both her hands were firmly grasped
around the hand rails at all times. Maybe next time, as we become
more experienced! I do have lots of gas station photos ...
Even during our two times we practiced before hand around town, I felt the most proud
that we were doing something adventurous. The grin on my face was just so fantastic
it is hard to describe. I have never been so focused and alert, and it didn't diminish
the enjoyment I was experiencing, only enhanced it. I hope everyone has the same
feeling. It is just too good!
We all had a great time. Many of the Hotels are pet friendly and the one we stayed at
had underground Valet parking so the bike was very secure and i put the travel cover
on her so the hotel staff might not be tempted to sit on her while we were asleep
The Ryde back home was much quicker because my wife is not one for seeing things
twice so after going halfway up the coast she was fine with the freeway but
not a big fan yet of the carpool lane.
I did learn that the passenger foot rest was probably set too low as my wife had
some discomfort when we got home. kinda like a hip pointer. It went away after 1 1/2 days
We are already planing our next trip to Las Vegas and my wife says to me, will we
have the trailer by then? Well I am gonna have to get busy negotiating the trailer/hitch
and hook up combo,and I see allot more trips in our future.
On a scale of 1-10 the judges give this trip a ...
RTS rode Flawless,..... We had zero close calls,
forever and our estate is in order, thanks to my wife Rosita!
My wife never reads these forums, but I just
want to say this to her. " I love you, and I am
so proud of the trust you placed in me to
take us safely on this journey together!"
Love, Steve
