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Started by Meighan, July 21, 2004, 08:54:58 AM

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Jeff P

I ride to work whenever the forecast is good.  ~36 mile round trip.  3 for 3 so far this week.  

jeff

scratch

I rode.

Rain or shine.

I'm begining to prefer riding in the rain...
The motorcycle is no longer the hobby, the skill has become the hobby.

Power does not compare to skill.  What good is power without the skill to use it?

QuoteOriginally posted by Wintermute on BayAreaRidersForum.com
good judgement trumps good skills every time.

Freeze05

Yup, I rode too.  But I almost always ride.  I notice that today there are a few extra bikes parked next to mine, guess everyone on campus with a bike got into the act.  :)

mp183

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Hey try east... depending on where in Jersey... it could get very interesting after 0 - 70-80 miles....
Srinath.
East does not work on a work day, even on a summer weekend it' a drag.  26 miles and I'm in Manhattan.  To get to the other side of NYC is a pain.  Afterwards it's Long Island.  Long Island Expressway is the worlds longest parking lot.
East is good in the Fall.
2002 GS500
2004 V-Strom 650 
is it time to check the valves?
2004 KLR250.

mp183

I was talking to my neighbor and he commutes to work on a bicycle everyday.  He even rides in the winter.  Last month he did 1,400 miles on his bike.  Most of it to work.  It's 48 miles round trip and he works a lot of weekends. He just had his hip replaced in late summer of last year.
And some people complain that the GS does not have enough horsepower.  I'm going to talk to him to see if we can strap him to a Dyno to see how many horsepower he puts out. :cheers:
2002 GS500
2004 V-Strom 650 
is it time to check the valves?
2004 KLR250.

ifonline

I rode to work today, and then met with several others from work and headed to a local bike shop in a neighboring county. I didn't stay at work long, but I did stay long enough to park the bike and walk inside.

Does that count?

scratch

Absolutely! You rode to work!

The average human puts out about 1/4 hp, a guy in shape can put out about 1/3 hp, most professional bicyclists pump out 1/2 a horse, I have a heard of one French bicyclist putting out 3/4 hp.
The motorcycle is no longer the hobby, the skill has become the hobby.

Power does not compare to skill.  What good is power without the skill to use it?

QuoteOriginally posted by Wintermute on BayAreaRidersForum.com
good judgement trumps good skills every time.

raindrift

I rode today!  It's only the third time I've ridden to work, but it's great! (120mi round trip)

mp183: a good bicyclist will put out around 100 - 130 watts sustained, with sprints going as high as 500w for maybe a minute.  1hp = 746w.

ghettorigged

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-orange 1998 GS500E - SOLD 11/05/12!
-2003 DRZ400S - selling spring '13
-2004 V-Strom 650 - new-to-me 10/27/12

Muldoon

I did! But I take it every day, yeah baby  I am HARDCORE. Sorry to hear about your tank. Umm are we talking bicycles or motorbikes???

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