Errands

[Roadstergal]

Today wasn't the most weight or number of things I've gotten on a bike, but I think it's a sheer bulk record for me... pair of shocks, pair of springs, OE seat, new riding pants, my gym clothes, SV undertail, and there's room in the saddlebags for the groceries I need to pick up.



The undertail looks shaky from this side, but it's in there well.

[davipu]

pretty good, but you can do better

[Roadstergal]

I didn't have anything else to pick up...

[davipu]

beer?

[mastrind]

1.  how many bikes do you have???.......(I see the 3 listed in your sig......you've also mentioned an F650??....)

2.  how's the riding up there......my wife and I are planning to move to Tacoma next summer, which'll be a big/drastic change from where I'm at now......

[davipu]

tacoma stinks.  it's the sweaty armpit of WA state.

[Roadstergal]

I have three bikes... I used to have an F650.  I sold it and got the Breva.

Mmmm, the Tacoma Aroma... it's a paper mill city, so it does smell like it if you live downtown.  You do get to have the Tacoma Dome, though, which looks like a giant breast.  The riding isn't as good as Cali, but it's better than a lot of folk who don't live here think.

[Jeppy]

Dude....Tacoma does suck....why do you think we live in Seattle

By the way....nice bike Roadstergal. You must make some serious cash to have three bikes and pick up all those cool parts....I'm to broke...I have a daughter. I do what I can when I can with what I have.

[un1261]

Wow....and people give me crap about all the things I hang on my bike. I better start working on improving to keep up with this standard.

[mastrind]

Why Tacoma.....well.....Ft. Lewis is there (I'm planning on OCS after I graduate next spring)......Heather (wife) is a Evidence Technician (CSI), and Tacoma is one of the better paying places to do this......I've lived in/near larger cities (Philadelphia, Tucson, Phoenix, El Paso) most of my life, I much prefered the time spent in smaller towns (Chico, Virginia Beach).....lastly, home prices in Tacoma are just incredible (at least compared to Phoenix)....

[RVertigo]

You can also go a little farther south of Tacoma...  Ft Lewis is South anyway...  Olympia isn't bad.

[Roadstergal]

You must make some serious cash to have three bikes and pick up all those cool parts

I wish!  I skimp in other places to keep my bikes.  All three are cheaper than one car, factoring in insurance and maintenance...  the Breva was actually a nice deal.  It came out to only a little more than the SVS cost me.

[RVertigo]

The best part is definitely the moto seat strapped to the moto seat.  

[yamahonkawazuki]

tacoma stinks.  it's the sweaty armpit of WA state.

. well phoenix is the "armpit of hell", (ive lived there)

[aevans17]

Tacoma does not suck. I live there currently. Right now it's like 85 and sunny out, perfect for riding. Yes the riding season is short, and some summers really suck. However there are lots of positives. Like not too overcrowded, room to own large property if you want, houses are super cheap compared to the rest of the country, and Seattle/Bellevue Area. Also, realestate is going up in the area due to all the people who want to buy a home in T-Town. Overall prices are really good. Tacoma is 100% wired for digital cable and high speed internet. You can get Cable internet for under $30 dollars a month and decent cable from the city for $55 including premium channels. This is because Tacoma city has it's own cable company which is way cheaper then Comcast. Also, electricity, water, sewer are all cheaper then Puget Sound Energy and on par with Seattle City Light.

Some areas aren't so nice, but if you look around you can find good neighborhood at a price the average American can still afford.

[RVertigo]

I hear you get used to the paper mill too...

I love playing shows in Tacoma...  The people there seem like they're way more into music...  Not a bunch of snobby, white-belt-wearing, emo-haired, stuck-up little scenesters like the "Hill" bunch.  And...  Not a bunch of "I only like it if it's on the radio 5,000 times a day" drunken frat boys.

But I'm not bitter...  Not bitter at all.  :nana:

[davipu]

wait till october when you havn't rode your bike for a month, and tell me again how it dosn't suck.

[RVertigo]

A month?  It's usually nice through most of September...  and most of the time it doesn't get really cold until the end of October.

Rain riding isn't that bad as long as you have rain gear and know that you need to slow down.

[davipu]

the point was that winter riding in the seattle area sucks.

[Roadstergal]

the point was that winter riding in the seattle area sucks.

Naaah, it keeps the squids off of the roads.