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Title: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: aviationfred on October 15, 2017, 11:07:19 PM
I rode into work tonight. There were no other bikes to keep Brownie Thunder company. The temperature was not really bad. A balmy 45*F
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: X-Ray on October 16, 2017, 01:43:43 AM
 :good2: looking nice under the lights. 45*F is getting a bit chilly isn't it?  Oh yes it is, around 7*C
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Steve_in_Florida on October 16, 2017, 07:13:57 AM

You work with a bunch of fair-weather riding pussies, don't you?

Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: ribbert on October 16, 2017, 09:27:52 AM
Quote from: X-Ray on October 16, 2017, 01:43:43 AM
:good2: looking nice under the lights. 45*F is getting a bit chilly isn't it?  Oh yes it is, around 7*C

Man up Ray, I sometimes have to ride til lunch time for the temp to climb that high.

I was in Tumut a few weeks back, it was -5 as I rolled (crunched) out of the carpark, after knocking all the ice off the bike. After local advice, I then cooled my heels for a couple of hours until the sun hit the road out.

I've been out on the bike today, clear blue skies and 27 deg, give me 7 deg any day, too hot. I do not like riding in Summer.

My favourite riding temp is 17C.

Noel
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Bozo on October 16, 2017, 04:38:32 PM
 :Facepalm:
"Man up Ray" gee that is tough, Queensland might have warmer weather but we (I've been here for what seems like 15years) have bugs that will eat a cow alive, stand in one spot too long and you'll lose an arm. We wear motorcycle gear to protect us from the rodents not for road safety,now thats tough.

Ribbert stay in Vic with their -5 degrees its safer (are you buying a Harley soon?)  :yahoo: :rofl2:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: oldktmdude on October 17, 2017, 12:15:15 AM
Quote from: Bozo on October 16, 2017, 04:38:32 PM

Ribbert stay in Vic with their -5 degrees its safer (are you buying a Harley soon?)  :yahoo: :rofl2:
John, don't go giving those Victorian one of our great towns. Tumut is in New South Wales.
Minus 5 keeps all those "bugs" in their beds longer and our visors stay cleaner for longer.   :good2:
PS. last time I spoke to Noel, he was toying with the idea of buying a Harley. He said not to tell anyone, so keep it between us.  :rofl2:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Bozo on October 17, 2017, 02:11:06 AM
Queensland ! thou art a land of pest :
From flies and fleas we ne'er can rest,
E'en now mosquitoes round me revel ;
In fact they are the very devil.
Sand flies and hornets just as bad,
They nearly drive a fellow mad.
The scorpion and the centipede,
And stinging ants of every breed,
Iguanas, lizards, and poisonous snakes,
Deadly fever with the shakes,
Bandicoots and thieving rats,
Bears, opossums, and native cats,
Wallabies and kangaroos,
Native dogs and cockatoos,
Barcoo spew, rot, and sandy blight.
Dingoes howling all the night,
As well as hosts of croaking frogs,
Curlews, quails and yelling dogs.
Carpentaria alligators and crocodile
Cause one to fear, dispel a smile :
Kanakas, Chinese, and murderous Blacks,
Frightful roads and outlandish tracks,
Spinifex and desert sandy,
Horrid rum and wretched brandy,
Bad tobacco and ad valorem,
These troubles — who could e'er get o'er 'em ?"

Forgot to add - lots of Harley riders.
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Motofun on October 17, 2017, 07:13:31 AM
Lord a-mighty....makes me ashamed of our occasional deer.   :flag_of_truce:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: ribbert on October 17, 2017, 08:39:25 AM
Quote from: oldktmdude on October 17, 2017, 12:15:15 AM

PS. last time I spoke to Noel, he was toying with the idea of buying a Harley. He said not to tell anyone, so keep it between us.  :rofl2:


Pete, you misunderstood when I said I was buying a V-twin with belt drive.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5496/12378831274_60d5344d8d_c.jpg)

...isn't she a beauty!.  :biggrin:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: ribbert on October 17, 2017, 09:06:28 AM
Quote from: Bozo on October 17, 2017, 02:11:06 AM

Queensland ! thou art a land of pest.............


There's nothing funny about that, it's all true. Anything that can bite, crawl, sting, or suck blood up there is about 6 times bigger. You don't run over cockroaches up there, you run into them.

Noel
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Charlie-brm on October 17, 2017, 10:16:53 AM
Quote from: Steve_in_Florida on October 16, 2017, 07:13:57 AM

You work with a bunch of fair-weather riding pussies, don't you?



I'm laughing because the first thing I did is look for your address - Florida!!! LOL.
C'mon up to Ontario and say that :)

Actually this week we're expecting 20 degrees C - a whopping 68 F - but probably winding it down after that.
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Bozo on October 17, 2017, 04:21:29 PM
Quote from: ribbert on October 17, 2017, 08:39:25 AM
Quote from: oldktmdude on October 17, 2017, 12:15:15 AM

PS. last time I spoke to Noel, he was toying with the idea of buying a Harley. He said not to tell anyone, so keep it between us.  :rofl2:


Pete, you misunderstood when I said I was buying a V-twin with belt drive.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5496/12378831274_60d5344d8d_c.jpg)


...isn't she a beauty!.  :biggrin:

Still looks like a Harley to me,
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: Firehawk068 on October 17, 2017, 08:12:28 PM
Lol............ Brownie Thunder!  :rofl:

(Only a select few will know where that came from)
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: aviationfred on October 17, 2017, 11:25:55 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on October 17, 2017, 08:12:28 PM
Lol............ Brownie Thunder!  :rofl:

(Only a select few will know where that came from)


For you guys..... Alan, Cap'n Ron, Kurt, Rock, Dan, Isaac, Leon and Marty. :drinks:

https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder (https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder)



Fred
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: rlucas on October 18, 2017, 06:56:11 AM
Quote from: Bozo on October 17, 2017, 04:21:29 PM

Still looks like a Harley to me,


Wrong cylinder angle, wrong color...looks more like a Guzzi.

Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: yamaha fj rider on October 18, 2017, 09:22:20 AM
Brownie Thunder!!!! Fred knew that one would stick.  :lol:

Kurt

P.S. Not everything that happens at a rally stays at the rally.
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: TexasDave on October 18, 2017, 09:23:16 AM
Quote from: rlucas on October 18, 2017, 06:56:11 AM
Quote from: Bozo on October 17, 2017, 04:21:29 PM

Still looks like a Harley to me,


Wrong cylinder angle, wrong color...looks more like a Guzzi.


Yep. I can see Noel on a Guzzi.    :smile:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: 1tinindian on October 18, 2017, 11:24:30 AM
Quote from: aviationfred on October 17, 2017, 11:25:55 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on October 17, 2017, 08:12:28 PM
Lol............ Brownie Thunder!  :rofl:

(Only a select few will know where that came from)




For you guys..... Alan, Cap'n Ron, Kurt, Rock, Dan, Isaac, and Marty. :drinks:

https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder (https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder)



Fred

Where was I ? :Facepalm:
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: aviationfred on October 18, 2017, 05:04:21 PM
Quote from: 1tinindian on October 18, 2017, 11:24:30 AM
Quote from: aviationfred on October 17, 2017, 11:25:55 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on October 17, 2017, 08:12:28 PM
Lol............ Brownie Thunder!  :rofl:

(Only a select few will know where that came from)




For you guys..... Alan, Cap'n Ron, Kurt, Rock, Dan, Isaac, Leon and Marty. :drinks:

https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder (https://www.culvers.com/flavor-of-the-day/brownie-thunder)



Fred

Where was I ? :Facepalm:

Fixed it
Title: Re: No friends in the parking lot
Post by: ribbert on October 19, 2017, 07:22:52 AM
Quote from: TexasDave on October 18, 2017, 09:23:16 AM

Yep. I can see Noel on a Guzzi.    :smile:


That's what I like about you Dave, always got some humour at the ready.

Noel