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mr_ed@isp.com. over 1000000 miles on two wheels and still going.

sam juan capistrano wrote:
> No messages here? what's wrong? Need a moderator? send a message to
> mr_ed@isp.com. over 1000000 miles on two wheels and still going.

We were just waiting for you to show up!

Tell us about you ... what you ride, where you ride, etc.

I enjoy touring, either with my wife on our FJR, or by myself on my R1. I
ride mostly in the Pacific NW, since I live near Seattle.

Have also ridden in ID, MT, WY, UT, AZ, NV, OR, and CA, About 26,000 miles
on my '05 FJR.

The R1 is only a month old, today, so it's barely broken in. Just 700 miles
on it.

http://home.comcast.net/~jerry.houst.../RubyBeach.JPG

Actually I started riding in 1945. I sold my war bonds for $125 and bought a
basket full of parts to a 125cc "james". a british bike. I assembled it,
made some parts because metal had all gone to the war effort. I've owned a
lot of bikes bu;t didn't get serious about touring until the mid 60s. I had
an ugly hump back Honda 450 and commuted from Santa Cruz, california through
some bad mountain roads to Palo Alto, about 40 miles each way. I've had two
honda 750s, a gold wing, and 3 yamaha 1100s. Wife and I have toured every
major highway west of the mississippi and a few on t he eastern side clear
to the North Carolina Coast. We have toured extensively in the Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, and california areas. My two favorite rides
are hwy 1 along the pacific coast and hwy 395 just east of the h igh
sierras. I took extensive notes and a few photos along the way. Some years
ago I began putting them together as an autobiography but never did finish
it. I had a stroke just over a year ago and that stopped me from walking and
riding for months. I've worked my way back by bicycling and hiking and just
3 days ago I got on the yamaha 1100 again, all went well. I plan to
gradually build up my stamina and hopefully will be back out on the open
highway by summer. My reason for contacting this group was to ask advice.
Since my stroke I'm not quite as strong and have numbness in my right side.
I thought it m ight be time to trade away my superbike and get a smaller one
about half that size. I'd like some reccomendations on th e best small bore
touring machine. Let's hear from you, mr_ed@isp.com.
"EffJay R. Yamaha" <F.J.Are@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:7JmdnYpjw6eIbl7YnZ2dnUVZ_umlnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> sam juan capistrano wrote:
>> No messages here? what's wrong? Need a moderator? send a message to
>> mr_ed@isp.com. over 1000000 miles on two wheels and still going.
>
> We were just waiting for you to show up!
>
> Tell us about you ... what you ride, where you ride, etc.
>
> I enjoy touring, either with my wife on our FJR, or by myself on my R1. I
> ride mostly in the Pacific NW, since I live near Seattle.
>
> Have also ridden in ID, MT, WY, UT, AZ, NV, OR, and CA, About 26,000
> miles on my '05 FJR.
>
> The R1 is only a month old, today, so it's barely broken in. Just 700
> miles on it.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~jerry.houst.../RubyBeach.JPG
>
>
>
>

sam juan capistrano wrote:
> ... I had a stroke just over a
> year ago and that stopped me from walking and riding for months. I've
> worked my way back by bicycling and hiking and just 3 days ago I got
> on the yamaha 1100 again, all went well. I plan to gradually build up
> my stamina and hopefully will be back out on the open highway by
> summer. My reason for contacting this group was to ask advice. Since
> my stroke I'm not quite as strong and have numbness in my right side.
> I thought it m ight be time to trade away my superbike and get a
> smaller one about half that size. I'd like some reccomendations on
> th e best small bore touring machine. Let's hear from you,

Congrats on dealing with adversity so well. I hope you'll have many more
years of touring to enjoy.

My lightweight bike is the R1, but I realize that's not the best ergonomic
choice for everyone. It's sure fun in the twisties, though. I'm fortunate
in that, although I've just begun my seventh decade, I can still get
comfortable on a sportbike.

Lately my circle of motorcycle friends in the Pacific NW have become quite
enamored with the Suzuki DL650. The "Wee-Strom," as they call it, as
opposed to the DL1000 V-Strom. A number of them have bought this bike, and
have nothing but good to say about it. I've ridden with some of them, and
can attest that the DL650 can certainly keep up on a group ride. It's even
available with ABS, for about half the price of a similarly equipped FJR,
and I understand there are lots of luggage options.

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products...7/Default.aspx

If you plan to start riding 2-up again, the DL1000 might be a better choice,
for just a little more "oomph" on mountain roads. Both have a very
comfortable riding position -- not really aggressive at all.

I have no special interest in Suzuki. I've been a Honda/Yamaha guy for many
years, and have never owned a Suzi. I just think one of the DL's sounds
like the right answer for you, with the model depending on whether it's just
you or you and a pillion.

Thanks for the advice and be thankful for your continued good health. I'm up
to about 4 miles walking a day now and have lost 35 pounds.blood sugar went
to normal and blood pressure is great. Down to 116/60. Before weight loss I
was on medication and bp and bs still run high. If I'd have known about the
health risk of being over weight years ago I could have avoided a lot of
trouble. 650cc sounds about right, in the 60s I toured on a honda 450 and it
did fine. I raced for 7 years but now I just want to crusie the highway.
Reliability and economy are more important than power and I'd like th e bike
to be light enoough to load on a carrier back of a motorhome. The suzuki
soulds worth investigating. can pix post here?
"EffJay R. Yamaha" <F.J.Are@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:CPadnbiTvPzns1vYnZ2dnUVZ_vamnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> sam juan capistrano wrote:
>> ... I had a stroke just over a
>> year ago and that stopped me from walking and riding for months. I've
>> worked my way back by bicycling and hiking and just 3 days ago I got
>> on the yamaha 1100 again, all went well. I plan to gradually build up
>> my stamina and hopefully will be back out on the open highway by
>> summer. My reason for contacting this group was to ask advice. Since
>> my stroke I'm not quite as strong and have numbness in my right side.
>> I thought it m ight be time to trade away my superbike and get a
>> smaller one about half that size. I'd like some reccomendations on
>> th e best small bore touring machine. Let's hear from you,
>
> Congrats on dealing with adversity so well. I hope you'll have many more
> years of touring to enjoy.
>
> My lightweight bike is the R1, but I realize that's not the best ergonomic
> choice for everyone. It's sure fun in the twisties, though. I'm
> fortunate in that, although I've just begun my seventh decade, I can still
> get comfortable on a sportbike.
>
> Lately my circle of motorcycle friends in the Pacific NW have become quite
> enamored with the Suzuki DL650. The "Wee-Strom," as they call it, as
> opposed to the DL1000 V-Strom. A number of them have bought this bike,
> and have nothing but good to say about it. I've ridden with some of them,
> and can attest that the DL650 can certainly keep up on a group ride. It's
> even available with ABS, for about half the price of a similarly equipped
> FJR, and I understand there are lots of luggage options.
>
> http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products...7/Default.aspx
>
> If you plan to start riding 2-up again, the DL1000 might be a better
> choice, for just a little more "oomph" on mountain roads. Both have a
> very comfortable riding position -- not really aggressive at all.
>
> I have no special interest in Suzuki. I've been a Honda/Yamaha guy for
> many years, and have never owned a Suzi. I just think one of the DL's
> sounds like the right answer for you, with the model depending on whether
> it's just you or you and a pillion.
>

Hi folks
The motorcycle news groups seem dead all over. Nothing but porno crap and
spam etc. Our local Ottawa Ontario group has a good excuse, I guess, because
it's pretty cold here now. Nobody rides between Nov and Mar. In past years
we would talk about bikes and shows etc. I'm not sure what has happened to
the interest. Maybe interest is kept up by a few talkative and enthusiastic
souls.

I'm 67 next month and still riding. I realize that any day some health
problem will ground me. My wife says I'm going to kill myself but I told her
I'd die happy. She says make sure you kill yourself, I don't want a quad to
look after ;-)

I had a 125cc BSA Bantam back in 1955 but there was a long pause before I
got back into it. I started with a 400cc then 800's then a 2000 Goldwing.
Now I have a 1300cc 86 Yamaha Venture and I like it the best. It doesn't
seem as heavy and as tippy as the 'wing but is just as comfortable. I think
it is less aftected by side winds as well and when it rains it keeps you in
a dry envelope. Of coure when it rains Murpy's law comes into play and you
usually have to stop for road construction or something ;-)
I drove to Utah a few years ago from Ottawa and back through the Blue Ridge
Parkway area. That was a nice month of touring. The scenery is spectacular
in Utah. Last year I went Newfoundland and along the shore of the maratimes
and Gaspe. The Gaspe would be really colourful in the Fall.

This summer I am flying with my wife to my nephew's wedding in Edmonton and
will ship my bike there. I plan to tour the Rockies after the wedding and
may travel further on from there, possibly to Glacier National park. I've
heard that the 'going to the sun road' is very nice but not sure from which
direction.
I have heard that Highway 1 is great. I'm not sure where 395 is.
Could you be more specific about what sections were best?
Thanks
Wayne Jones
86 Venture

Tell me more about your venture. I had a wing and sold it but now I need
another touring bike for 2 up trips. Are they reliable? I'm also thinking
about a Voyager.
Thanks
Smitty


"Wayne" <wrjones@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:eqneuv02ul4@news4.newsguy.com...
> Hi folks
> The motorcycle news groups seem dead all over. Nothing but porno crap and
> spam etc. Our local Ottawa Ontario group has a good excuse, I guess,
> because it's pretty cold here now. Nobody rides between Nov and Mar. In
> past years we would talk about bikes and shows etc. I'm not sure what has
> happened to the interest. Maybe interest is kept up by a few talkative and
> enthusiastic souls.
>
> I'm 67 next month and still riding. I realize that any day some health
> problem will ground me. My wife says I'm going to kill myself but I told
> her I'd die happy. She says make sure you kill yourself, I don't want a
> quad to look after ;-)
>
> I had a 125cc BSA Bantam back in 1955 but there was a long pause before I
> got back into it. I started with a 400cc then 800's then a 2000 Goldwing.
> Now I have a 1300cc 86 Yamaha Venture and I like it the best. It doesn't
> seem as heavy and as tippy as the 'wing but is just as comfortable. I
> think it is less aftected by side winds as well and when it rains it keeps
> you in a dry envelope. Of coure when it rains Murpy's law comes into play
> and you usually have to stop for road construction or something ;-)
> I drove to Utah a few years ago from Ottawa and back through the Blue
> Ridge Parkway area. That was a nice month of touring. The scenery is
> spectacular in Utah. Last year I went Newfoundland and along the shore of
> the maratimes and Gaspe. The Gaspe would be really colourful in the Fall.
>
> This summer I am flying with my wife to my nephew's wedding in Edmonton
> and will ship my bike there. I plan to tour the Rockies after the wedding
> and may travel further on from there, possibly to Glacier National park.
> I've heard that the 'going to the sun road' is very nice but not sure from
> which direction.
> I have heard that Highway 1 is great. I'm not sure where 395 is.
> Could you be more specific about what sections were best?
> Thanks
> Wayne Jones
> 86 Venture
>

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