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  1. Morrissey

    Do you fit the stereotype for your bike?

    Almost 39yrs old, a few extra lbs in the belly region, a distinguished amount of silver popping up in my beard, family man, half way to a pension, a sore back, no tattoos, hates being lumped in with the "pirate" crowd, enjoys performance but not concerned with being the fastest, always up for a...
  2. Morrissey

    In a post-apocalyptic world, what is your ride?

    Honda CRF230. Dead simple 4 stroke that was absolutely bullet proof and parts will be able to be scrounged everywhere.
  3. Morrissey

    Join the GTAMotorcycle.com Ride for Sight Online Fundraising Team.

    I'm registered, have joined team GTAM and have raised $165 and counting! BTW, anyone who registers for Ride for Sight and raises the minimum $75 by April 1st will receive FREE BEER!
  4. Morrissey

    Contemplating a new ride for 2020. Suggestions?

    Nothing beats GIVI luggage. I had E41 side cases and a V46 top case (128L) on my Bandit 600. I swapped the V46 onto my ST1300 but I still don't have as much as I did on my Bandit. The factory panniers on an ST are 35L each and the shape, while much more pleasing to the eye, is less convenient...
  5. Morrissey

    Do you use any Maintenance or fuel Apps?

    I'm old school. I bought a small notebook (3"x5") and I simple keep track of my maintenance in it. I don't record fuel mileage. I make an entry every time I mod the bike, perform maintenance or get maintenance done. I include the date, odometre reading, parts/fluids used including part...
  6. Morrissey

    OMG, Can summer hurry up. My bike is calling.

    I'm dying for a ride. I haven't ridden since I crashed at Trail Tours in early July and grenaded my shoulder! It took until November to rehab it enough to be ready to ride and then in November I grenaded my lower back and I'm just starting to feel okay now. It's not 100% but I could ride now...
  7. Morrissey

    Dover, anyone?

    It's a long, boring ride from Peterborough, but it's been so long since I had a ride on a bike if the weather were warmer and the roads cleaner I'd make the trip just to get some vitamin M! In the past when I've had Friday 13th off I will usually plan a ride somewhere else but right now I'd...
  8. Morrissey

    Dover, anyone?

    Just noticed today that it'll be Friday the 13th in less than 2 weeks. Anyone going to dust off their ride and freeze their butts all the way to Dover? My garage is currently frozen shut and probably flooding with the rain today so there is no way I'm going to make it. It's been such a long...
  9. Morrissey

    How do you deal with stupid drivers?

    Back in the day we used to keep a handful of pennies or small washers in a pocket we could reach while riding. If someone was being too aggressive behind us we would grab a few and the reach down and drop them on the road or toss them over our shoulder. The pennies would bounce up and ping off...
  10. Morrissey

    Suggestion for 2 nighter ride on long weekend.

    I'm not help. Every time I get an idea to suggest then plug it into google maps and they're all 3k in 3 days. I've heard of some nice riding in Ohio. Try googling the Windy 9 but you're still looking at an 800km ride on the first and last day. Probably Mt Tremblant and upstate Penn are your...
  11. Morrissey

    Motorcycle Life Expectancy ... guess which brand wins over 25 yr trend?

    As 800 says, you're more motivated to keep a $30k bike maintained and running vs keeping a $5k bike maintained and running over that period of time. Also, while there were mechanical changes to the HD's every so many years (although some engines were not terribly popular) the bikes changed very...
  12. Morrissey

    Contemplating a new ride for 2020. Suggestions?

    Wow! Exhausting playing catch up with this thread but it ended how I figured it would. You're like me, too much of a Japanese fanboy to end up on a Harley. The japanese bikes are just too reliable, too affordable and too good to pass up when you let the big head make the decisions. I guessed...
  13. Morrissey

    how do you park your bike?

    When I owned a cruiser I used to mount it from the right side of the bike just because most of the old farts in my riding group back then couldn't get their legs up high enough to do it and they would squawk something about "young punks". Been a lot of years since I had a bike with a seat...
  14. Morrissey

    Kicking myself

    You can say that about so many things. If only you hadn't played with your GI Joes or Ninja Turtles and kept them pristine in the box they'd be worth X. Imagine hanging onto a Goldwing in the corner of your garage for a decade and not riding, just keeping it nice so that "someday" you could...
  15. Morrissey

    Some actual science on a touchy subject....darksiding

    I'm enjoying seeing all the head scratching going on on this forum. It's nice to be among sane people for a change! Over on the IronButt forum Darksiders are very prevalent and are just as loud and fanatical about using car tires on a bike as the most ardent anti-vaxers or flat-earthers...
  16. Morrissey

    Some actual science on a touchy subject....darksiding

    I know that there are a few riders on here like myself who enjoy taking LONG rides and some of you may have already switched to the darkside. Personally, I'm not a fan. But often when I get into a conversation about this subject with a convert, they rarely have any actual evidence to prove why...
  17. Morrissey

    Royal Enfield Bullet 500 classic

    If I were you I would wait until I got where I was going and see what is available when you get there. There are lots of models from the big 4 Japanese brands sold elsewhere in the world that we don't ever get to see here. Something from them might grab you eye and you would have the Japanese...
  18. Morrissey

    We had the talk.......

    Ultimately you have to come to a decision that both you and your spouse can live with. If she is honestly worried like you say she is then you should seriously consider getting out. It's not fair to her to have her worried like that every time you leave for a ride. It absolutely would suck...
  19. Morrissey

    Motorcycle cup holder?? Why?

    At $75 US for the Moto Jug system and still having to buy the jug at HellMart, it's on par with most hydration packs. I have a Geigerrig hydration pak which is pressurized and I love it, but after about a 2hr hike I'm ready to take it off! It would be the same on a bike. For an hour or two it...
  20. Morrissey

    Bored and thinking of a new bike

    Keep the 1190 and use the $$ you would spend on a second bike and a second insurance bill and spend it on some epic rides/trips and mile that 1190 out! The thrill of a new bike can't compare to the memories of a great trip.

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