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Selling them off is way better than writing them off, at least you know the bike will give someone else the same enjoyment you got from it. It is also a sign you're getting older.

Now if the bike you replace it with has a built-in stereo system, you know you may be getting too old, but I don't see that happening.

BuzZz,

I love your Icon, it fits your footer and handle.. Good point on the bike as well as far as the Sterio. Won't be long for me on that one.

Patrick wrote:BuzZz,

I love your Icon, it fits your footer and handle.. Good point on the bike as well as far as the Sterio. Won't be long for me on that one.

I thought the pic was about perfect myself, lol. One day soon, it will figure prominently in the one and only tattoo I will ever get. But right now, it's Doobie Time.

BuzZz wrote:Selling them off is way better than writing them off, at least you know the bike will give someone else the same enjoyment you got from it. It is also a sign you're getting older.

Now if the bike you replace it with has a built-in stereo system, you know you may be getting too old, but I don't see that happening.

Hey, I haven't written one off since I was a kid And I don't see the stereo happenin' either. Although I did start up with an MP3 player for the straight roads out of Alberta this year..... It's a slippery slope, but hopefully I slide by a big nasty naked bike on the way down

Going to the show in January???

High_Side wrote:

BuzZz wrote:Selling them off is way better than writing them off, at least you know the bike will give someone else the same enjoyment you got from it. It is also a sign you're getting older.

Now if the bike you replace it with has a built-in stereo system, you know you may be getting too old, but I don't see that happening.

Hey, I haven't written one off since I was a kid And I don't see the stereo happenin' either. Although I did start up with an MP3 player for the straight roads out of Alberta this year..... It's a slippery slope, but hopefully I slide by a big nasty naked bike on the way down

Going to the show in January???

Man, you need something for those Albertan roads, even Highway 2 is boring as hell.....mind you, come spring time you can liven your rides up by playing dodge'em with the Prairie Dogs and Jack Rabbits.

I'm with you on the mp3 thing. I'm keeping an eye out for some comfy yet effective ear buds myself. These seem to be my weak link for a couple or more hours at a ton.

I think I'll hit the Calgary show again this year. All the exhibitor help is still fresh and not burnt out like they are by the time the hit Edmonton, and I get to check in with you guys at Head Office and pick up my payola. I got a TMW sticker last year..... and Mike still over paid me.

Sev, you ought to come down to the Calgary show this year. Especially on the opening Friday. It's empty, all the owners are there and eager to get things going, so they are very friendly. I met some interesting people in the Canadian bike world last year and had some good, long discussions with some cool old dudes.... who now own the biggest bike dealerships in the province.... Mr. bike tech... coff, coff, contacts, coff.....

BuzZz wrote:I'm with you on the mp3 thing. I'm keeping an eye out for some comfy yet effective ear buds myself. These seem to be my weak link for a couple or more hours at a ton.

A good set of ear buds IS hard to find. If you find some that don't feel like they have welded themselves to your head after 1 hour let me know. Glad to hear you are well on your way down the slope as well. I'll be sure to point out to Lana how comfortable the back seat of a Wing looks if we see you at the show....

BuzZz wrote: Sev, you ought to come down to the Calgary show this year. Especially on the opening Friday. It's empty, all the owners are there and eager to get things going, so they are very friendly. I met some interesting people in the Canadian bike world last year and had some good, long discussions with some cool old dudes.... who now own the biggest bike dealerships in the province.... Mr. bike tech... coff, coff, contacts, coff.....

If it is that big shop in Cow-town you don't want to work there. They change staff more often than Mike changes his oil......which is crazy often.

ceemes wrote: Man, you need something for those Albertan roads, even Highway 2 is boring as hell.....mind you, come spring time you can liven your rides up by playing dodge'em with the Prairie Dogs and Jack Rabbits.

Of course it's boring, it's the freakin' freeway! And to quote Steve Crevier after winning the Superbike race at Race City a few years back: "Them gophers sure are greasy in the corners..." And nope he wasn't just kidding It builds skills for when we get to B.C. and move onward to the bigger critters (deer, bears, hippies etc....)

High_Side wrote:

ceemes wrote: Man, you need something for those Albertan roads, even Highway 2 is boring as hell.....mind you, come spring time you can liven your rides up by playing dodge'em with the Prairie Dogs and Jack Rabbits.

Of course it's boring, it's the freakin' freeway! And to quote Steve Crevier after winning the Superbike race at Race City a few years back: "Them gophers sure are greasy in the corners..." And nope he wasn't just kidding It builds skills for when we get to B.C. and move onward to the bigger critters (deer, bears, hippies etc....)

I know its a freaking freeway, I had a daily commute between Lacombe and Calgary on the damn thing while doing a bit of consulting work a couple years back. But at least it had a couple of small hills to climbs, mounds really by BC standards, and a few bends to navigate.

All the other roads in Alberta are arrow straight and only really get interesting when they suddenly turn into gravel roads complete with great chocking clouds of dust.

One of the best way to break up the monotony of traveling on Albertan Highways and roads is to play "Name that road-kill", is it a Gopher, Jack-rabbit, Badger, Squirrel, Duck, Goose, Sheep, Goat, Cow, Bison, Llama or a decommissioned nuclear armed Bassetlope?

BuzZz wrote: I'm keeping an eye out for some comfy yet effective ear buds myself. These seem to be my weak link for a couple or more hours at a ton.

Custom Ear Protect makes a custom molded ear plug that will take a hi-fi transducer...