Let's see those bikes

After riding in the Appalachians, does it make riding back home feel kind of lackluster? We have similar scenery here but unfortunately can't (legally) ride any of it. There's a few guys I know that go down to West Virginia and rural Pennsylvania every year for riding the mountains.

 

Yeah, that's possibly why I go to Tennessee 4-6 times a year. There are several other states to explore that have great riding in that area. Might be why I'm considering moving down that way.

 

I forgot to post this one. First ride in Tennessee after rebuilding/painting. Probably more than half way through the ride and still getting used to the new power and delivery. Coming around a sight right hander with a little 2 track tire rut to use as a berm. Rut was not deep at all. I was a little on the inside of the rut so figured I'd use the throttle and rear tire to kinda slide more into the "rut" that wasn't really there. When I throttled er she came right on around in a big ol power slide. Totally unexpected by me, I was along for the ride. Bike ended up facing the opposite direction we were going and slid down into the low side berm that was about 3+ feet deep.

Notice the orange paint in the dirt above the rear fender. The scratch in the dirt where my handlebar sits came from the foot peg.

 

this yami was a nice bike

 

'86?
Had one just like it for a time

 

Finally after many years..

One done. Need more balancing beads for the rear.

 

Fun stuff. Painted everything this week and got it laced this evening. Got the hub offset figured out. Now to true it up.

 

Lacing up new spokes and trueing up...that's always a good time
Of course the only ones that get brought to the dealership are the ones that someone else already screwed up, or everything bent/worn/tweaked
Don't miss that!

 

That one wasn't terrible. Everything is new though.

Sure wish someone would've told me that the dealership is the absolute last ditch effort when nothing else works/nobody else knows what to do. Just throw it in their lap, their the experts. Nevermind all the broken/hacked together things the other "mechanics" repaired, they NEED their stuff fixed NOW.

 

Got the rear done today. Fresh Timkens and OE seals f&r.

 

Just scored this gem today. 2011 drz400 with 174 original miles on it. Should be a perfect “old guy” bike for kicking around the 2 tracks and fire roads up north. Heck I may even stretch its legs and visit SCHallenger while I’m up there.

 

Nice!

I probably would have grabbed that myself, for that occasional ride.

 

Nice...love tooling around on a dual sport!
I need to dig it out again, but I still have a Yamaha TW200...neat little bike!

 

That's not a real bike! A real bike has x,y and z.

 

A real dirt bike doesn't have turn signals, right?!
(and a real street bike doesn't have knobby tires!)

 

Woulda loved a good t dub… but this deal was way too good to pass up!

 

Probably someone on the internets that thinks so.

 

They are cool as are the Fat cats and BW200 and 350s of the past.