Today we RIDE

Carolyn reminded me that I had not 'blogged' in a few days, so here we go.

Yesterday was a perfect spring day (temp. In the 60s beautiful cloudless blue sky) so we went for a very short ride to the beach (Mashpee Town Beach) and took a couple of pictures.

Carolyn at Mashpee Town Beach April 13, 2014. First ride of 2014 Season

Today, a cloudy grey day in the 50s with intermittent sprinkles of rain and we rode about 120 miles. I used an app on my Android phone called 'Realtime Tracker'  by green alp.  I am testing it out for this years riding season and for the Ride for the Relay.

The link below is the track of our route today, actually it is our return route. The cell phone is in the top trunk and is able to track with no view of the sky.

http://www.greenalp.com/RealtimeTracker/index.php?guestmode=1&viewuser=mspiv

Try the link and let me know what you think.

WINTER IS OVER!

If you have been keeping up, you know that I have been trying to put the Goldwing back together after an air filter change.  No issues to speak of but lots of hardware and plastic to get off and than put back on.

Well yesterday I got it all put back on.

I still need to do an oil change and air up the tires but I could not resist, I fired it up and took it around the complex.  The 'ride' was all of 3 minutes long, but that 3 minutes ended winter for me.  So let it snow, I don't care .... WINTER IS OVER.

Today, if time permits, I will move the Spyder to the house garage,  change oil and air up the Goldwing, and maybe ride to the coffee social.

Ok gotta go work out.

Be Safe, Go Ride

Ready to ride?

So here it is April 1 and no joke, I am so ready to get the bike out.  So what does it take to get me ready to ride?  Well, I work out at a fitness club all winter, actually have done so for 26 months.  The first New Years resolution I have ever kept for more than 3days.  I also do a lot of arm chair riding, which consists of reading about riding, rides and techniques.  I like Ride like a Pro.  His techniques seem to suit my style.  YMMV.

What do I do to get the bikes ready?
We have two bikes a Goldwing and a Spyder.  The wing is a 2007 with 90,000 miles on it and the Spyder is a 2012 with 7500 miles on it.

 I do not maintain the Spyder, except for tire inflation, fluid level checks and wash and wax.

I do maintain the Goldwing.  So, it gets an oil change, air filter, tires and brake pads.  The tires and break pads will go on later in the season, the oil change will happen tomorrow.

The air filter on a Goldwing is another story.  It is buried so deep under the tupperware and the radio that it took me a couple of days to get to it.  I replaced the original filter with a reusable K&N filter which is good for 50,000 miles.  It better last that long so I can't forget what a pain it is to get too.

Wish me luck tomorrow.