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Who's still riding? (Fall & Winter 2024 Edition)
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Priller
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Headed out near Fonthill for some work stuff today, and the dash thermometer said 15C on the way out this afternoon, which was glorious. Ended up getting stuck past sunset, so was a much chillier 8C on the way home. Definitely the last one of the year, though that's now the third time I've said that this fall...
Still riding daily, but tried something different today. Loaded the electric thing on the truck, drove down to the Don Valley, unloaded, and went for a little ride.
Mandatory kick-off at Brickworks pic. The calm before the storm.
By 5:30 pm I had already gotten lost and it looked like this out:
I got lost 2-3 more times in the dark and eventually came up on some sorry mountain biker using his phone's flash as a light. I offered to stay behind him to provide him with light from my headlight in exchange for him getting us both back to the main trail.
Well, that fucker got us lost too. By the time we got back to the main trail I said "Thanks so much, see ya later!" and left him there.
In the end I was out about 3.5 hours, rode only about 1.5 hrs, and had an average moving speed of just13.5 km/hr...
Moral of the story: Stop working earlier in the day next time.
Mandatory kick-off at Brickworks pic. The calm before the storm.
By 5:30 pm I had already gotten lost and it looked like this out:
I got lost 2-3 more times in the dark and eventually came up on some sorry mountain biker using his phone's flash as a light. I offered to stay behind him to provide him with light from my headlight in exchange for him getting us both back to the main trail.
Well, that fucker got us lost too. By the time we got back to the main trail I said "Thanks so much, see ya later!" and left him there.
In the end I was out about 3.5 hours, rode only about 1.5 hrs, and had an average moving speed of just13.5 km/hr...
Moral of the story: Stop working earlier in the day next time.
Went for a short ride yesterday out to Brighton for lunch then up to Warkworth and home. Started at 10 degrees, saw as high as 16 (!!) but was normally around 12.
I didn't wear my heated gear and the layers were more than enough. I'm going to go out on a bright day when the temp is in the mid single digits and see how the heated gear does.
The picture is at the Wicklow boat launch, between Grafton and Lakeport.
I didn't wear my heated gear and the layers were more than enough. I'm going to go out on a bright day when the temp is in the mid single digits and see how the heated gear does.
The picture is at the Wicklow boat launch, between Grafton and Lakeport.
I have the absolute worst sense of direction, so even on familiar trails I carry my trusty Garmin GPSMAP 64sx, a spare set of batteries, and mark my starting point.
Worst case, I can always backtrack.
Went out for an enjoyable tour around some favourite spots for a few hours yesterday. Topped her up again on the way home. Thought I'd better replenish the stabilizer with another little splash. When I opened the bottle the little cardboard gasket popped out of the lid and fell right into my fuel tank! I siphoned fuel out and tried to spot it with a dentist's mirror, hoping I might be able to retrieve it. No such luck. Damn. Its gonna be in there for a while.
Honestly, drag bars and forward controls worked perfectly for me. When I upgraded to a different sporty with mid controls, I got highway pegs which helped but, I preferred having controls up front. lol.
The upgrade was a Roadster with larger tank and mids but, I preferred the lay out of the classic. Meh! Still rode the heck of them and enjoyed them. The classic got the looks and probably should have kept it.
Here is my cold weather look on the Sporty. Open face helmet with neoprene face mask.
The chrome was blinding but, she handled pretty well for an overweight cruiser.
sburns
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@mimico_polak you seeing this.Honestly, drag bars and forward controls worked perfectly for me. When I upgraded to a different sporty with mid controls, I got highway pegs which helped but, I preferred having controls up front. lol.
The upgrade was a Roadster with larger tank and mids but, I preferred the lay out of the classic. Meh! Still rode the heck of them and enjoyed them. The classic got the looks and probably should have kept it.
Here is my cold weather look on the Sporty. Open face helmet with neoprene face mask.
The chrome was blinding but, she handled pretty well for an overweight cruiser.
The facemask is because it's a girls bike and you don't want to be identified riding it, right?
<I kid, I kid!
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<I kid, I kid!
>I’ve got these bendy arms that can go into your tank and maybe grab it…
If you’re near Mississauga pop by and you can borrow it to try and fish the piece out.
Cheap from CT but have saved me countless times.
Does the cardboard float? If it does, fill the tank almost to overfilled and shake it around till it finds it's way to the filler neck.
It immediately sunk like a rock. The tank was full to a quarter of an inch from the neck.
Malks
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That happened to me a few years ago. It immediately sank out of sight and it's still in there somewhere, that is if it hasn't completely disintegrated by now.
Reminds me of the time a few years ago that I was changing the oil on my last bike just before a big trip to the Dragon and a hornet landed in the funnel and got carried straight into the crankcase with the flowing oil.
Panic ensued.
I managed to fish it out.
Got a photo somewhere.
Panic ensued.
I managed to fish it out.
Got a photo somewhere.
Siphon as much gas as you can, then use an inspection camera to see if you can figure out where it's lying? Then MAYBE you have a shot at grabbing it with one of those things that @mimico_polak describes. I have an inspection camera at the cottage I could bring down and you could borrow, and I'm sure there's many users more local that have them too.
Or, remove as much gas as you can, fill with water, then lie the bike on its side or even down a grassy hill and see if you can make it come out that way?
This is what I have:
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I've also got a scope camera laying around somewhere but will need to confirm if it still works.
Let me know and I'll check tonight when I get home. You're welcome to use both.
There's also ones that have a tiny LED light at the grabber end. If they made one with a tiny camera at the end, I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
A camera is what I needed when it first happened, as the bike was upright on the centre stand. I hoped the gasket didn't slide too far down into the tank. Eventually I had to move the bike, so there's no doubt that now it is at the bottom somewhere. The tank is so narrow down there, that Its almost impossible to imagine retrieving it now. I have 3 of those claw tools. They all have a strong springy outer, which defaults to straight. I would need one that can hold its shape to be pre-bent to fit down into the crevice. i have never seen one that can hold a bent shape. Thanks for the offers, guys. I think I'm down to 2 options: Leave it there and forget about it until I need to change the fuel pump or its attached filter, or drain and remove the tank and turn it upside down. I'll probably do the latter, because knowing it's there is gonna bug me. But I'll probably wait until Spring.
