Since Brian (Alphafire X5) has been visiting AJGS500 and I here in NY we took advantage of some of the nice weather and exposed him to Vermont today. It was a short but sweet little ride. My younger brother who has a 1981 gs450t came along on his first trip on the street with his bike. He did very well for being such a noob. No stalling, pandying or any of the such! Brian got to experience my 350 or more so the vibrations 


We headed over to Bennington, Vermont and stopped at a local restaurant to eat dinner.


AJ, Brian, my brother Tom


Cheese faces...Brian's expression amuses me


Getting ready for the ride back home


Tom on his 450, Brian on the cb350






Llamas!!!!!


Brian


Back at my parents.


AJ enjoyed feeling as if she had her own gang. My bike is unfortunately still being painted so I had to ride Buddha Loves You...

i see either an old bimmer either a 3 or 5 in the background of that last picture....lookin more like it's a 5 but i could be wrong.

sounds like you guys had fun.

WOOT!!!!

Quote from: ledfingers on May 23, 2007, 06:36:34 PM
i see either an old bimmer either a 3 or 5 in the background of that last picture....lookin more like it's a 5 but i could be wrong.

sounds like you guys had fun.

528e. It caught on fire.

meh, just an eta... how were the wheels?

Wow, what a bunch of dorks!

I assume that the helmet with the blue tint visor is Lissa's?

Quote from: ledfingers on May 23, 2007, 06:57:20 PM
meh, just an eta... how were the wheels?

Fine, I think. She has a set of new ones for it sitting in the back seat, IIRC.

Quote from: Egaeus on May 23, 2007, 07:00:19 PM
Wow, what a bunch of dorks!

That's an understatement.

Quote from: annguyen1981 on May 23, 2007, 07:02:33 PM
I assume that the helmet with the blue tint visor is Lissa's?

Bingo.

Brian, you didn't get squidly on the 350?

Quote from: sanjay on May 23, 2007, 09:19:02 PM
Brian, you didn't get squidly on the 350?

She didn't post the picture she got of me hanging off of it in a turn, thank goodness.

That backrest has a Lazyboy logo on it...

My girlfriend just said she wants me to put a backrest like that on the GS.   

  The sad part is..it is ridiculously comfortable to be passenger on the 350...but riding it is another story..if your hands don't go numb, your feet will...

The backrest is an original vintage piece. I put lower bars on the 350 when I pulled it out of the barn, they were about even with the sissy bar. Needless to say, the 350 gets quite a few looks when we have it out. My plan last summer was to do a complete restoration on it over the winter, but obviously due to circumstances, my gs came first. The 350 will get an overhaul this winter instead. I'm thinking...powdercoated gold rims, as well as all the pitted chrome...then painting it a similar blue.

 

I jealous!  Vermont is a pretty place! 

Lissa,
IS that the GS that my old carbs went to?

Jake

Yes it is! Thanks again Jake! Running like a champ now 

That looks like it was a blast.  I wish I had motorcycle buddies to ride with

Quote from: natedawg120 on May 24, 2007, 05:42:09 AM
I wish I had motorcycle buddies to ride with

Yeah, having friends is cool.  You'll find one someday!

-Turd.

That 350 is pretty much the motorcycle equivalent to Pee Wee Herman's bike. 

Quote from: Jake D on May 24, 2007, 08:36:32 AM
That 350 is pretty much the motorcycle equivalent to Pee Wee Herman's bike. 

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on May 24, 2007, 08:07:33 AM

Quote from: natedawg120 on May 24, 2007, 05:42:09 AM
I wish I had motorcycle buddies to ride with

Yeah, having friends is cool.  You'll find one someday!

-Turd.

I sure hope so, so many twisties, but no one to share them with