MD Group Ride October 14, 2012 - Page 2

poyermet · October 11th, 2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan.chin

Understandable. Make time for it! Soon! We're not Califags with a year round riding season!

True, especially if you can't hack cold temps

Jiggles · October 11th, 2012, 01:45 PM

Starting a ride at 2pm? You east coast peeps are weird.

burningscooter · October 11th, 2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiggles

Starting a ride at 2pm? You east coast peeps are weird.

I think they're choosing a late start time due to the temps recently. Been like 40 degrees and ****.

Jiggles · October 11th, 2012, 02:45 PM

That is what heated gear is for! I love riding in the cold. Only time it gets that cold here is on a 6am morning commute, but man I love that freezing cold air on my face.

burningscooter · October 11th, 2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiggles

That is what heated gear is for! I love riding in the cold. Only time it gets that cold here is on a 6am morning commute, but man I love that freezing cold air on my face.

I rode through winter last year with no heated gear (mild winter, no snow), dont think ill be doing that this year.

DennyV · October 11th, 2012, 03:16 PM

Doubt I will make this one, I gotta prep my cage for the winter season, will be doing a timing belt, tune-up, brake master cylinder, and cv axle on my recently aquired POS

burningscooter · October 11th, 2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DennyV

Doubt I will make this one, I gotta prep my cage for the winter season, will be doing a timing belt, tune-up, brake master cylinder, and cv axle on my recently aquired POS

Where you at man. I know a really good guy!! He's my go to guy.

jaesun · October 11th, 2012, 04:07 PM

I have a general distrust of all things HoCo, but I think I'm ready for a group ride. I'm almost at the 1k mile mark and want to hit 2k before Thanksgiving. I don't think I can handle winter riding. Columbus Day was near my limit for cold tolerance.

Looking forward to it.

tnr4 · October 11th, 2012, 04:35 PM

I don't understand the 'put the bike away' thing. If you haven't done it before, ride during the winter -- it's AWESOME. It doesn't require heated gear (unless it gets below about 10*, or you have to ride for more than an hour at a time). Just layer up, get good insulation, and enjoy being the local badass who still gets primo parking spots and can't be scared out of her hobby so easily!

Minikin_Jo · October 11th, 2012, 04:42 PM

I grew up in Southern California and I never understood cold until I moved here.
I didn't understand humidity either.
@jaesun I don't know why HoCo scares you. I was happy when I found out i could afford to live here! Lol

Jiggles · October 11th, 2012, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnr4

I don't understand the 'put the bike away' thing. If you haven't done it before, ride during the winter -- it's AWESOME. It doesn't require heated gear (unless it gets below about 10*, or you have to ride for more than an hour at a time). Just layer up, get good insulation, and enjoy being the local badass who still gets primo parking spots and can't be scared out of her hobby so easily!

+1 I love when all the bike spots open up at school. Buncha supersport posers

tnr4 · October 11th, 2012, 05:39 PM

On topic again: I went out and ran the route today, since I hadn't done it in a while. The roads are in good shape, and there was little traffic. There are a couple of pretty serious curves that tend to have a little gravel around them, but I know where they are and can throw up a signal to take it slow.

And no, no reason to leave anyone behind. Even if a few folks are running the curves a bit faster than others, we can just slow down on the straights, or stop and wait at the next turn. I'm a big believer in riding at your own pace, and ensuring that no one feels pressured to ride outside their comfort zone.

Really looking forward to meeting everyone.

jaesun · October 11th, 2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

I grew up in Southern California and I never understood cold until I moved here.
I didn't understand humidity either.
@jaesun I don't know why HoCo scares you. I was happy when I found out i could afford to live here! Lol

It's not that it scares me. Just a sketchiness. It's a suburb of Baltimore, yet no one there wants to admit it!

I did go through West Baltimore on Monday and that kinda scared me. I really haven't been through Baltimore since I finished the Wire about a year ago, and it definitely changed my perception of the city. (It was never that great to begin with. Haha.) There were plenty of "hoppers" just hanging about. I was half-expecting to see Omar with a shotgun. It also didn't help that the schools had just let out, and I was hitting every stop light possible. But it wasn't bad except for the potholes.

robmilchling · October 12th, 2012, 03:51 AM

West Baltimore is just about one of the worst places around you can take the bike. And to be honest, Howard county is just about the opposite of a suburb of Baltimore, considering it is the 5th richest county in the entire country, especially places like Clarksville, I work there but have lived in Dundalk all my life. The amount of money people have out here was a bit of a shock to me.

DennyV · October 12th, 2012, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by burningscooter

Where you at man. I know a really good guy!! He's my go to guy.

Lol I'm doing this myself, since I'm ASE certified and have all the tools I need.

burningscooter · October 12th, 2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DennyV

Lol I'm doing this myself, since I'm ASE certified and have all the tools I need.

well ****. you should hook it up!

Minikin_Jo · October 12th, 2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by robmilchling

West Baltimore is just about one of the worst places around you can take the bike. And to be honest, Howard county is just about the opposite of a suburb of Baltimore, considering it is the 5th richest county in the entire country, especially places like Clarksville, I work there but have lived in Dundalk all my life. The amount of money people have out here was a bit of a shock to me.

When I worked in 911, on our one of our monitors when we pulled up an address to a house the police or fire dept needed to respond to - my God some of the houses out here are absolutely ridiculous. One of them the officer responded to for an alarm, and even over the radio he commented "Camelot is secure" LOL All of us dispatchers were just ooing and ahhing over the house. (Found out it was a lottery winner that lived there.) There's some "bad areas" of the county - places I would not want to be at night, for sure, but nothing compared to the city. It's amazing how just 20 miles away from the city you'd never expect the land and homes in HoCo - it's like you're in a different world.

For someone to have an opinion of HoCo like that hasn't really been in HoCo but on the outskirts near maybe Rt. 40 or Rt. 1 and not 'in' the county at all. Even until I worked for the county did I really see what a great place to live it is and how nice it is. Especially the Western parts!

ryan.chin · October 12th, 2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Minikin_Jo

One of them the officer responded to for an alarm, and even over the radio he commented "Camelot is secure"!

I lol'd.

Minikin_Jo · October 12th, 2012, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan.chin

I lol'd.

For reals. So did we.

robmilchling · October 12th, 2012, 08:45 AM

Ok, so far, it looks like we have
@tnr4
@Minikin_Jo
@Old Lemon
@jaesun
@b4lt1m0re
@tony7kp
@poyermet
@ryan.chin (?)

as well as a few others that may be coming with you all

ryan.chin · October 12th, 2012, 08:48 AM

I should be coming, I've gotta ride up to Gettysburg Saturday, stay the night, then come back Sunday. So if I'm not pooped or hung over, i'll be there.

ryan.chin · October 12th, 2012, 08:49 AM

@robmilchling I hope you can keep up on that... What's it called again? Triple Wheel? Tri-Cycle? Trike? Big wheel?

Big wheel.

poyermet · October 12th, 2012, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaesun

It's not that it scares me. Just a sketchiness. It's a suburb of Baltimore, yet no one there wants to admit it!

I did go through West Baltimore on Monday and that kinda scared me. I really haven't been through Baltimore since I finished the Wire about a year ago, and it definitely changed my perception of the city. (It was never that great to begin with. Haha.) There were plenty of "hoppers" just hanging about. I was half-expecting to see Omar with a shotgun. It also didn't help that the schools had just let out, and I was hitting every stop light possible. But it wasn't bad except for the potholes.

Like others said,
HoCo is sooo not a "'burb" of Baltimore it is uber wealthy and only crappy in a few distinct pockets that touch Baltimore County/City area and Laurel/Rt 1.

Also Baltimore City isn't all bad as with any bigger city there are occasional pockets of non-suck. For instance the founder/CEO of under armor actually lives in Balt City, as does the founder of Sylvan Learning Centers, they live right near each other in multi-million dollar homes.

I live in southwest Baltimore City, my tiny 1-block long street is fine, go a few blocks north and you are in the murder alley of West B'more (and highest car insurance in the state because of thefts in that zip code) and it sucks, I've ridden it and during daylight it is more or less fine. Potholey yes, but I've faired better in the potholes on the ninjette than in my car. On the bike I can swerve easily in my lane to avoid in my lowered car not so much.

poyermet · October 12th, 2012, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robmilchling

Ok, so far, it looks like we have
@tnr4
@Minikin_Jo
@Old Lemon
@jaesun
@b4lt1m0re
@tony7kp
@poyermet
@ryan.chin (?)
as well as a few others that may be coming with you all

So do we have an official meeting time for Sunday yet?

Still waiting to hear from my friend, I sent him a message and nothing, so I messaged his wife

tnr4 · October 12th, 2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan.chin

@robmilchling I hope you can keep up on that... What's it called again? Triple Wheel? Tri-Cycle? Trike? Big wheel?

Big wheel.

Oh no you didn't. No one talks trash about the triple!

ryan.chin · October 12th, 2012, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnr4

Oh no you didn't. No one talks trash about the triple!

Lmao!

robmilchling · October 12th, 2012, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poyermet

So do we have an official meeting time for Sunday yet?

Still waiting to hear from my friend, I sent him a message and nothing, so I messaged his wife

Yes, 2pm. The first post was updated with all the current info.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan.chin

@robmilchling I hope you can keep up on that... What's it called again? Triple Wheel? Tri-Cycle? Trike? Big wheel?

Big wheel.

I'll maintain that it's not the bike, but the rider. So I've got this

ryan.chin · October 12th, 2012, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robmilchling

I'll maintain that it's not the bike, but the rider. So I've got this

You're trippin'!

tony7kp · October 12th, 2012, 01:58 PM

argh. I just twisted my ankle at work playing frisbee. perfect timing... Not sure what this will do to my riding ability, so I might be out for Sunday. =*(

poyermet · October 12th, 2012, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony7kp

...I just twisted my ankle at work playing frisbee...

I want that job.

Sorry about the ankle though, hope it heals fast.

Old Lemon · October 12th, 2012, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony7kp

argh. I just twisted my ankle at work playing frisbee. perfect timing... Not sure what this will do to my riding ability, so I might be out for Sunday. =*(

if its your right ankle you shouldnt have a problem

poyermet · October 12th, 2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by robmilchling

As for your friend, that's fine by me, curious, what does he ride?

He rides a Honda VFR.

tony7kp · October 13th, 2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by poyermet

I want that job.

I work at a UARC so it has a very college feel to it. We play foosball and frisbee pretty often to get away from the work. =D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

if its your right ankle you shouldnt have a problem

It is my right ankle, and actually didn't have a lot of trouble riding on Friday (rode my bike to work and so I had to ride it back). My only concern is it hurts if I put my feet down in a certain angle, so I'm worried when I'm at a stop and if I put my right foot down. Shouldn't really have to, but worried if I happen to do it and my ankle cant support the weight and I end up dropping my bike. Going on a ride shortly to test my ankle out some more.

tony7kp · October 13th, 2012, 09:36 AM

Any possible chance of moving the ride by 20 mins or so!?! My lunch plans have moved to 1 pm so it'll be very close for me to have this lunch and get out there for the ride in an hour...

robmilchling · October 13th, 2012, 09:46 AM

I don't see why not. We all are still meeting at 2, but we'll hang around a bit before we head out, people always run late for these.

tnr4 · October 13th, 2012, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony7kp

Any possible chance of moving the ride by 20 mins or so!?! My lunch plans have moved to 1 pm so it'll be very close for me to have this lunch and get out there for the ride in an hour...

Fine with me. We could still plan on getting there around 2ish, and just go stands-up whenever Han gets there. We can hang out and geek out about Triumph triples and new Ninja 300s.

Ninjaedit: ROB, YOU AND YOUR NINJA REPLY SKILLS!

robmilchling · October 13th, 2012, 10:00 AM

haha yeah sounds good.

By the way, I'm going to PM everyone that's planning on going with my cell number incase someone is running late, something comes up, or the group gets split up on the ride.

robmilchling · October 14th, 2012, 06:31 AM

It was a little cold on my way in to work this morning but it looks like we have a good day for riding ahead of us! I'm looking forward to seeing you all today.

poyermet · October 14th, 2012, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by robmilchling

It was a little cold on my way in to work this morning but it looks like we have a good day for riding ahead of us! I'm looking forward to seeing you all today.

I left my in laws lastnight in Dundalk around 7 and it was a little chilly going over the key bridge toward home.

But it's already warmer now at 9:39am than it was then.

Can't wait to see folks today

robmilchling · October 14th, 2012, 06:45 AM

Sounds like you were out my way then, I live in Dundalk.

October 11th, 2012, 01:45 PM	#42
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Starting a ride at 2pm? You east coast peeps are weird. __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 11th, 2012, 02:45 PM	#44
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	That is what heated gear is for! I love riding in the cold. Only time it gets that cold here is on a 6am morning commute, but man I love that freezing cold air on my face. __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

October 11th, 2012, 04:42 PM	#50
Minikin_Jo ninjette.org sage Name: Jo Location: Howard County, MD Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 Posts: 528	I grew up in Southern California and I never understood cold until I moved here. I didn't understand humidity either. @jaesun I don't know why HoCo scares you. I was happy when I found out i could afford to live here! Lol __________________________________________________ I'm not short, I'm concentrated AWESOME!

October 12th, 2012, 08:48 AM	#61
ryan.chin ninjette.org sage Name: Ryan Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6 Posts: 605	I should be coming, I've gotta ride up to Gettysburg Saturday, stay the night, then come back Sunday. So if I'm not pooped or hung over, i'll be there. __________________________________________________ I UPGRADED to a YZF-R6 Mods: Shermoto LF7 Levers / Proton Flushmounts / Puig Smoked DB / Woodcraft Sliders / Tech Spec C3 Tank Grips / Rizoma Grips / Jardine

October 12th, 2012, 08:49 AM	#62
ryan.chin ninjette.org sage Name: Ryan Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6 Posts: 605	@robmilchling I hope you can keep up on that... What's it called again? Triple Wheel? Tri-Cycle? Trike? Big wheel? Big wheel. __________________________________________________ I UPGRADED to a YZF-R6 Mods: Shermoto LF7 Levers / Proton Flushmounts / Puig Smoked DB / Woodcraft Sliders / Tech Spec C3 Tank Grips / Rizoma Grips / Jardine

October 11th, 2012, 03:16 PM	#46
DennyV ninjette.org member Name: Dennis Location: Maryland Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 Posts: 212	Doubt I will make this one, I gotta prep my cage for the winter season, will be doing a timing belt, tune-up, brake master cylinder, and cv axle on my recently aquired POS

October 11th, 2012, 04:07 PM	#48
jaesun ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: Germantown, MD Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ducati Monster 796, 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (sold), and 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R (multiple winter project) Posts: 177	I have a general distrust of all things HoCo, but I think I'm ready for a group ride. I'm almost at the 1k mile mark and want to hit 2k before Thanksgiving. I don't think I can handle winter riding. Columbus Day was near my limit for cold tolerance. Looking forward to it.

October 11th, 2012, 04:35 PM	#49
tnr4 ninjette.org sage Name: Travis Location: Washington, DC Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664	I don't understand the 'put the bike away' thing. If you haven't done it before, ride during the winter -- it's AWESOME. It doesn't require heated gear (unless it gets below about 10*, or you have to ride for more than an hour at a time). Just layer up, get good insulation, and enjoy being the local badass who still gets primo parking spots and can't be scared out of her hobby so easily!

October 11th, 2012, 05:39 PM	#52
tnr4 ninjette.org sage Name: Travis Location: Washington, DC Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664	On topic again: I went out and ran the route today, since I hadn't done it in a while. The roads are in good shape, and there was little traffic. There are a couple of pretty serious curves that tend to have a little gravel around them, but I know where they are and can throw up a signal to take it slow. And no, no reason to leave anyone behind. Even if a few folks are running the curves a bit faster than others, we can just slow down on the straights, or stop and wait at the next turn. I'm a big believer in riding at your own pace, and ensuring that no one feels pressured to ride outside their comfort zone. Really looking forward to meeting everyone.

October 12th, 2012, 03:51 AM	#54
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	West Baltimore is just about one of the worst places around you can take the bike. And to be honest, Howard county is just about the opposite of a suburb of Baltimore, considering it is the 5th richest county in the entire country, especially places like Clarksville, I work there but have lived in Dundalk all my life. The amount of money people have out here was a bit of a shock to me.

October 12th, 2012, 08:45 AM	#60
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	Ok, so far, it looks like we have @tnr4 @Minikin_Jo @Old Lemon @jaesun @b4lt1m0re @tony7kp @poyermet @ryan.chin (?) as well as a few others that may be coming with you all

October 12th, 2012, 01:58 PM	#69
tony7kp ninjette.org member Name: Han Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R SE Posts: 77	argh. I just twisted my ankle at work playing frisbee. perfect timing... Not sure what this will do to my riding ability, so I might be out for Sunday. =*(

October 13th, 2012, 09:36 AM	#74
tony7kp ninjette.org member Name: Han Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R SE Posts: 77	Any possible chance of moving the ride by 20 mins or so!?! My lunch plans have moved to 1 pm so it'll be very close for me to have this lunch and get out there for the ride in an hour...

October 13th, 2012, 09:46 AM	#75
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	I don't see why not. We all are still meeting at 2, but we'll hang around a bit before we head out, people always run late for these.

October 13th, 2012, 10:00 AM	#77
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	haha yeah sounds good. By the way, I'm going to PM everyone that's planning on going with my cell number incase someone is running late, something comes up, or the group gets split up on the ride.

October 14th, 2012, 06:31 AM	#78
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	It was a little cold on my way in to work this morning but it looks like we have a good day for riding ahead of us! I'm looking forward to seeing you all today.

October 14th, 2012, 06:45 AM	#80
robmilchling ninjette.org guru Name: Rob Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 256	Sounds like you were out my way then, I live in Dundalk.

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