Saturday 10/7 Early Ride

[PhatDan]

Anyone down for an early Northern ride from Greeley to Estes with a newbie on Saturday around 9:00?

[leviathin]

I'd go man, but i have to work. so what are you ridin??

[TurboGizzmo]

Anyone down for an early Northern ride from Greeley to Estes with a newbie on Saturday around 9:00?

+1 what are you riding? Humm 9am on a Saturday....

Introduce yourself?

[PhatDan]

New to the club and new to riding. I just picked up an '07 Ninja 650R. Have about 2,200 miles under my belt and trying to find people to ride up North. Would love to ride later in the day on Saturday but have a FB game to get to.

Would really like to get to know some folks up this way.

[Bassil Duwaik]

crap I don't get my bike back from the shop till the 11th. Damn this looks like a good ride

[PhatDan]

Well let me know when you get it back and we can give it a shot. I am always looking to get up there.

[mtnairlover]

The cool thing about living in Loveland is that hwy34 goes right through the middle of town making it a nice shot up to Estes. So, have you been up Devil's Gulch Rd, which takes you to Glen Haven?

[leviathin]

the view from glen haven coming up and opening into estes park is what photo albums were invented for.

[daemon]

i'm game...and a plus is i live in greeley.
the GF has some thing's to do on saturday so it will be a run for the money for me.
a word of caution about devil's gulch road.
i was on it sunday and there was a fair amount of sand and gravel.
we can do a quick sweep and check it's condition or we can run a couple different routes from there.

cathy!!!
let's try this again for upright's sake:slappers:

[mtnairlover]

cathy!!!
let's try this again for upright's sake:slappers:

he, he:oops:

Yea, ok...well, if I'm goin', then I'm going :turtle: I'll just meet ya at the top, where ever that may be. How 'bout a stop in Estes for a hot cup o'jo? "If" I do go, I'll be hangin' out at the parking lot of the Dam Store at say about 9:30'ish?

How's everyone on that?

[daemon]

for some reason or another not too many people know where the dam store is!!!!
here is a link.
it is "a" on the link
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=the+dam+store+loc:+Loveland,+CO+(co,+loveland)&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=40.39781,-105.074615&spn=0.222766,0.315857&om=1
just for the info.
i would love to get together for another jaunt,and coffee will definently be a good thing.
let's see who all will show up.
i'll post this elsewhere and see if i get any others

[daemon]

oh and cathy...there are a couple of neat places to stop and take pics on the way up.
i rarely do,but freda and i stopped saturday.
i love that road.
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3820/p9300007gw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/706/p9300009wl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Wish I could go, but hopefully I'll be getting my new M3's put on that morning. If not, I'm in. Daemon, I'm VERY familiar with that spot. I stop there sometimes on winter nights when it's snowing just to hear the stream run, and have a cold one/smoke break. Very peaceful. Was there a fatality there some time ago? I've found some weird stuff there, like a memorial. I found a small stuffed animal, and a little glass angel on the tree there. The angel had been there for at least a month (I had it in an older pic and didn't even know it 'till later). Then I went up later with the X, and found it lying in the snow. It's a miracle it didn't shatter from falling, so I took it home and it's sitting on my shelf, safe. It felt like the thing to do at the time......

Have fun and be safe, just be warned that I was up there this last Friday (9/29) and there's dirt from shoulder repairs ALL over the apexes of the tighter turns going to Glen Haven. Be careful.....

[daemon]

that's the exact spot....yeah there was a memorial of some sort there.
i really didn't investigate it.
seem's a good person on you to care for one item from there.

we will most certainly be careful.
like i said i was on that road saturday and sunday.
sunday was the run all the way to estes.
wish i woulda ran it all the way on saturday,i mighta saved some of us from some butt clencher's.
the condition might change before then.
we will see

[mtnairlover]

"Butt clenchers"...hmmmm...well, considering I was going like a :turtle: on Sunday, I made it quite easily around the gravelly spots on that road. Most of the gravel was easy to spot as I was going slowly round the turns and t'was quite easy to adjust my course. The only thing I didn't like too much was the huge amount of traffic on that day going up...you wouldn't believe the line of cars I had to wait for coming out of the road from Eden Valley:shocked: on the way up to Estes.

[daemon]

we really didn't see too many car's.
we were riding the road about 11am.
we did however apparently scare one driver as we passed them.
why don't people turn off when they know they are slowing traffic?
on poudre canyon i actually had a guy flip me off as if in defiance of me to pass him.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Daemon,

Well, considering all the shit that's happened to me since then I dunno if it was good or bad to do it. It just seemed the thing to do as I thought it'd fell into the stream and break or just break otherwise if I didn't. There was a little glass loop that was used to hang the ornament way up on the tree, and that must have broken, dropping it to the base of the tree later. I came across it months later after the snow had fellen, and saw a glint of something shiny. I couldn't believe as far as it'd fallen it didn't break. so me and the X took it home as a good sign. Maybe not, as she flipped out and walked out again soon after....

Yeah, I've had rednecks flip me off when I SAFELY and discreetly passed them in the narrows on the double. This after the slow f#cking a$$hole refused to use any of the turnouts. Gonna get me a Concealed Carry Permit, a paintball gun, and a .45. It'll be my discretion which to use while riding....:) Maybe I'll start with the paintball, and work my way up if needed!

[daemon]

i just popped in front of the said analole and clicked my brake light to strobe.
which in it's own right would tick anyone off!!!
he wouldn't pull over or give anyone room to scoot in front of him(packing close to other car's)so i ensured everyone got a chance to pass his **** arse up.


on another note:if you feel that the trinket has brought you some poor luck....return it.
spend a little extra time fastening it and say a few word's.
superstitious perhaps,but hey carma is carma

[pilot]

Thanks for the link to the Dam Store. I've been wondering about its location for a while now.

[PhatDan]

The Dam Store at 9:30 sounds great. Hope you don't mind riding with a slow poke. Getting up the courage anyway. Made it to Estes along 7 but haven't gone on 34 yet. Look forward to getting to meet you all there.

[daemon]

The Dam Store at 9:30 sounds great. Hope you don't mind riding with a slow poke. Getting up the courage anyway. Made it to Estes along 7 but haven't gone on 34 yet. Look forward to getting to meet you all there.
cool!!!
hey cathy!!!
fritz posted up that he will be there as well.
you'll have a partner in the rear(i mean back)

[mtnairlover]

you'll have a partner in the rear(i mean back)

:shocked:

:lol:

k...well, then I'll just take our :turtle: butts along a nice scenic route;)

See y'all at the Dam Store then.

[asp_125]

Mind if I join y'all? I've only met Daemon one time before. Probably roll into the Dam Store at 9:30 as well, since I'm coming up from Longmont.

[mtnairlover]

Mind if I join y'all? I've only met Daemon one time before. Probably roll into the Dam Store at 9:30 as well, since I'm coming up from Longmont.

I like your translation of "Rules of the Road" in your June 17 blog entry...very "colorful" indeed. Sure, join us. Just remember, there's gonna be some of us :turtle: 's out there.:)

[daemon]

Mind if I join y'all? I've only met Daemon one time before. Probably roll into the Dam Store at 9:30 as well, since I'm coming up from Longmont.


you got it!!!
be great to run with you again.
at least in warmer condition's

[daemon]

reminder....
tclocs people.
look's to be a group of 6 or better.
all other's welcome

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

have fun and be safe guys, got my tires, I'll be getting 'em mounted that morning. Catch ya next time!

[leviathin]

one of my jobs canceled for saturday, so count me in as well, see ya guys at 9:30 at that dam store, and who wouldnt know where that store is, hell if your going to fast down that little hill, youd run right into it, i know i almost did, (smiles) j/k, and i promise i will be good and not get anyone into trouble, and ill try to go slow, maybe we should have a meeting spot up there as well, just in case some of us get restless, see ya guys in the morning.

[daemon]

see you all in the morn.
and maybe i will stop at that spot for you cycle monkey just to take a pic of the memorial.
actually i really wanna get some footage of peeps running that bend

[leviathin]

hey guys, just wanted to let everyone know me and the bike got home, i didnt have to wait to long, that resturant there at the corner has good burgers, just in case you guys are wondering.

I hope i didnt ruin the rest of the ride for you guys, or should i say the whole ride, i guess we didnt get to far. thanks for hanging around for a while as well, and for those who need to know, the hot chick in the mustang did come back to help, but this time she was armed with a truck, and her husband. so that kinda sucked, but anyways im fine, i hope you guys had a good ride, and ill talk with yous laters. oh yeah, my camera is acting up and i have to get down to denver, so i will post some pics for you later.

[daemon]

i've got plenty of pics.
let me know when you are ready for me to post 'em

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

hey guys, just wanted to let everyone know me and the bike got home, i didnt have to wait to long, that resturant there at the corner has good burgers, just in case you guys are wondering.

I hope i didnt ruin the rest of the ride for you guys, or should i say the whole ride, i guess we didnt get to far. thanks for hanging around for a while as well, and for those who need to know, the hot chick in the mustang did come back to help, but this time she was armed with a truck, and her husband. so that kinda sucked, but anyways im fine, i hope you guys had a good ride, and ill talk with yous laters. oh yeah, my camera is acting up and i have to get down to denver, so i will post some pics for you later.

Ummmmmmmm.....you ok?

[daemon]

Ummmmmmmm.....you ok?

yeah....he seemed okay.
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9340/pa070009zj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
a little broken,but okay.
this is why we wear gear
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8122/pa070010or3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[mtnairlover]

I hope i didnt ruin the rest of the ride for you guys, or should i say the whole ride, i guess we didnt get to far. thanks for hanging around for a while as well

Like I keep sayin'...ya gotta stop trying to pull the "Cathy":oops:...I'm the seasoned pro at that...no one does it better in a ditch:hump:...j/k

Glad you made it home. Aren't complete strangers great?! Wow...still amazes me. I know, it could have ended up even better for ya had she not brought along the hubby, but still...gotta give a stranger some props for helpin' a guy out. Good on her and her hubby.

K...well, get back up and riding again and we'll try it again some time:)

[Player 2]

:shocked: What happened?

Glad you're ok :up:

[Bassil Duwaik]

:shocked: What happened?

Glad you're ok :up:

no kidding. The bike looks okay from what I can see

[Beotch]

the hot chick in the mustang did come back to help, but this time she was armed with a truck, and her husband.

:lol: awesome!

Glad you are ok for sure...probably gonna feel a lil sore in the morning though. What's the story with your wreck?

[daemon]

i am currently witholding pics,well not all!!!
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8076/pa070002yj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7450/pa0700031de2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[leviathin]

its okay, Daemon, you can post them, ill post more later in the week, i say that we can chop this up to too fast for conditions, conditions being the turn itself. i cant really tell you what happened exactly, i think i was knocked out for a sec, i remember just before i hit the ground on the left side, then i remember sliding on my right side, still with the bike, i kicked away, then flew into the ditch, i seriously think i would have gotten hurt if it wasnt for the barbed wire fence that stopped me. (the fence did give me a nasty case of whip lash) what i think happened was that when i hit on the left the bike flipped onto its right side, thats were 99% of the damage is: bent subframe, totaly screwed brake side rearset, ride side clip-on completly broken off, (and something wrong with the master cyclinder there as well), nice big dent in tank, and i think it is sitting ascew a little, but of course that could be my eyes, my "Mototeck" undertail everyone seemed to like is also toast. and then just a whole lot of road rash all along the right side, i also broke off the pig spotter there on the right side. only leak is brake fluid from the master cyclinder, although half of the oil cap was ground away.
on the left side, basicly just my kickstand was a little messed up, and my swingarm is scratched to hell, cant realy find any more damage to this side.
from the damage it looks like i did a highside, but i dont remember doing any highside, i dont know who was riding behind me, but i think we should ask him.
and fortunatly my bike never made it into the ditch only me, so i was just improving on what cathy has taught us. (proper ditch entry etiquette)
and i think it has been thirteen years since ive dropped anything(my dirt bike back then), so i guess i was due.

[mtnairlover]

fortunatly my bike never made it into the ditch only me, so i was just improving on what cathy has taught us. (proper ditch entry etiquette)
and i think it has been thirteen years since ive dropped anything(my dirt bike back then), so i guess i was due.


:lol:
You know it baby!!!:bananna: Just call me the queen of ditch-dancing;). That'll learn ya!

Don't know what the guy behind you saw...was he the one on the Triumph? I thought you were riding in fourth position? Anyway, all I saw was a cloud of dust coming around the turn and the car in front of me slamming on his brakes. Good thing I wasn't following to closely. I did have to swerve around him, though. Saw your bike in the road, and then of course you in the ditch. Wish I could help out more...hopefully Daemon has more info on the other guy.

Dang, sounds like your bike sustained lotsa damage. I wish you lotsa luck getting it back to pristine condition, though. It sure was a unique-looking R1.

[daemon]

man!!! i had a good post all set up and then found out i could only post 4 images.
anyway!!!
here we go
it was pulser 955 who was behind you and we had a bit of discussion on it.
not to worry about futzing our ride!!
we took it slow,because traffic sucked.
pulser and i ended up finishing our riding day all the way from lyons to ft.collins and then through rist canyon,off to the stove prarie.
we were hauling for lack of a better term.
next post will be pics

[daemon]

a little dirty!!!
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/421/pa070005wt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
got a handle on that???
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9568/pa070006jb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
you should see a doctor about that leaking problem you have!!!!
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6091/pa070008ge4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
do you often feel fenced in???
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5712/pa070011xh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[N1KSS1KS1x]

Oh man that sucks bro sorry, glad your ok though.
I've found it easier to ride hard after gettin off and fuckin the bike all up. Its like gettin the first sratch in the new car type deal,hope its the same for you.
Hey if you are worried about the frame at all My buddy has a bike shop fixing frames and doing custom stuff he can check it for you feel free to give him a call his name is Shawn 720-308-4038 tell Nick sent you he'll hook up.

[daemon]

as i said we finished out our day.
i didn't feel too comfortable knowing that i have been around for this.
both incident's have me wondering if i may be cursed.


hence "CYCLE MONKEY" i did not stop to check on the memorial.


one addition to this.
i was the one to remind peeps to do their tclocs,yet i was also the one on the side of the road tightening his slider's.
go figure

[mullhaupt R6]

Wow that corner is all 2 familiar to me , I had 2 friends eat it there but they flew over the barbed wire the cops wrote a ticket up for my friend and sayed they will contact the owners so he could pay for the fence repair, we bent up the post so it looked straight then the owner called him and sayed dont worry about it the fence looked ok and to keep it on 2 wheels, 2pts and a slapon the wrist. Hope you feel ok tommorrow and get that bike back soon, Wednesday we are expecting snow, so you wont miss much Watch out for the leaves too they can be slippery

[Bassil Duwaik]

Much props for being able to put a face on this



http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9340/pa070009zj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)[/IMG]
a little broken,but okay.
this is why we wear gear

[Nick_Ninja]

hummmmmmmmm

[leviathin]

i cant realy make up my mind on what i want to do, i am either going to take it to the shop, throw some money at them and get it back all new and good around the 17th(possibly, depends on internal damage of course) or turn it into a project for myself for the winter, i am completely confident i could strip it to the frame and rebuild her and show her the love she demands. but i dont know if i could live with out two wheels for that long, i dont get very many days off, so it would take me all winter.

as far as me laughing at the bike, i had just spoken with a friend who dropped his bike a week ago or so, and i was telling him how mad i would be if mine went down, so i was actually laughing at the fact that i wasnt mad.

[TurboGizzmo]

Werent we just talking about going down at the coffee shop Thurs?

Glad to hear youre alright!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Glad to hear you're ok. One note though: if you didn't wash off all that brake fluid IMMEDIATELY after you got it home, you can count on all the paint it touched being GONE, and any plastic it sat on ruined. I think I know EXACTLY where that corner is. Is that looking back towards Drake? There are a few turns a LOT trickier than that further up.

[daemon]

that would be the turn!!!
another guy and i ran out ahed so i could get the pics and video i was wanting.
just didn't happen that way!!!

[Scer]

Holy crapola.. I just read about this. Well sounds like it was a good run up 34 except for the obvious. Glad to hear you are ok Ken! As for the Arrr, I say make it into a project. That way I can help you out with it and learn a crap load in the process. =) Seriuosly man if you are going to rebuild yourself, I will give ya a helping hand. I got a load of tools, garage and small nimble hands to use.
Either way, glad you're alright.

rebuild on, rebuildas

[leviathin]

lets call this the before picture.......

[leviathin]

and these are some afters......

[leviathin]

as far as the leaking brake fluid, i didnt realy care if the paint got screwed up on all the plastic considering it has to be replaced anyways.

[Beotch]

rebuild on, rebuildas

Rebuild? Come on, you know I need a Raven R1 and he needs something new :D

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Hey Leviathan, you really SHOULD have been concerned about the fluid, as if it got on anything else (like the motor) that didn't get screwed up, it'll be f#cked-up now too. Plus, you really don't want that shit all over your garage and everything else. Looks like the tank can be fixed with a little bondo instead of having to replace it at $900+. Best of luck.

[mtnairlover]

I am not a mechanic, nor have I gotten my hands greasey enought yet to be spouting off advice, but this one thing about brake fluid I do know. That's one thing that stuck in my mind when I bought my bike, as the salesman was going over all the major points, he emphasized the brake fluid and not letting any of it touch parts. If anything, he told me I'd want to be sure to have all other parts of my MC covered before dealing with it (if I ever had to deal with it). :(

grrrr...hate mentioning it, but yeah

I'm stilling keeping my fingers crossed for you, though. I'm sure you've got the skill to get your bike back to where you want it to be.

[N1KSS1KS1x]

Did you call Shawn yet he can help you with puttin it together for you or what not or if you need a hand I'm game I can help you with the tank and some paint.
Do you ever ride 2 up ? If not what do think of a solo tail and ditchin the raven crap and paintin all gloss since the flat blk stuff has scratches on it.

[PhatDan]

Glad to hear you are alright man. Keep your head up.

[leviathin]

sorry guys, i am not a bondo kinda guy, not any more at least, everything will be replaced, i ordered a new clip-on and my rearset just to get her back on the road, its been a long time since ive been without a bike, shouldnt have sold my last one, should have kept it just for this occasion. thanks for the offers of helping take her apart and rebuild her but with my schedule it is just when ever i have time to go out in the garage and fix her.


so whos up for run to glenn haven next weekend, you now i cant let that turn have the last laugh.....

[daemon]

i'm in and you know it!!!
most likely sunday.
i have to work on saturday!!!
let me know

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

sorry guys, i am not a bondo kinda guy, not any more at least, everything will be replaced, i ordered a new clip-on and my rearset just to get her back on the road, its been a long time since ive been without a bike, shouldnt have sold my last one, should have kept it just for this occasion. thanks for the offers of helping take her apart and rebuild her but with my schedule it is just when ever i have time to go out in the garage and fix her.


so whos up for run to glenn haven next weekend, you now i cant let that turn have the last laugh.....

Well, knowing the tank will probably run $950+ as based on Cathy's experience, that might push you over the top and make them total it. Doesn't look like any major damage to the tank. Can probably easily push the dent out, and put a ittle bondo on it, and it'll be good as new. Cathy's had SERIOUS stretching and wrinkling of the metal, yours doesn't.

As far as that turn goes, there are others further up that are far worse and tighter, eager to suck you in too hot even before Glen Haven. Just be careful.

[daemon]

you could alway's go up there and sweep the upside route for us.
as mike and i got up that way it got worse.
there was only about a good 2 miles before the gravel made for slow going

[pilot]

Sweeping the turns: You know, someone mentioned to me that he use to ride in a place with a group that "stored" brooms on turns and the riders would pre-run the route and do a little sweeping. A little work by a lot of people goes a long way.

Just a thought.

[daemon]

now that's a good idea.
wonder where we could store a few on devil's gulch

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

How 'bout a guy puts his bike in back with a couple gas-powered blowers and brooms, unloads the bikes at Drake, the rest jump in and they clean the route, come back, do the loop, load the bike, ride home?

Sweep on sweepas!

[TurboGizzmo]

The club should just invest in one of these
http://www.excellcorp.co.nz/pix/singles/WLG%20Sweeper%20-%20front%20-%20cropped%201.jpg

I've seen them at auction for around $20k :)

[daemon]

i can see the expression on mr. law's face when there is a line of biker's at drake waiting for it to do it's job.
most likely it wouldn't take long before they figured it out though

The club should just invest in one of these
http://www.excellcorp.co.nz/pix/singles/WLG%20Sweeper%20-%20front%20-%20cropped%201.jpg

I've seen them at auction for around $20k :)

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Hey, we'd still be doing Joe Public a big favor! Think of it as consciencious citizens donating their time to make the roads safer for ALL motorists and bicyclists!

[Bueller]

Just ride a 'tard, and you aim for the sand

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Just ride a 'tard, and you aim for the sand
I AM a 'tard, does that count?!?!:lol:

[TurboGizzmo]

i can see the expression on mr. law's face when there is a line of biker's at drake waiting for it to do it's job.
most likely it wouldn't take long before they figured it out though

Johnny Law can bite my street sweeping @$$! :bananna:

[leviathin]

Well, knowing the tank will probably run $950+ as based on Cathy's experience, that might push you over the top and make them total it. Doesn't look like any major damage to the tank. Can probably easily push the dent out, and put a ittle bondo on it, and it'll be good as new. Cathy's had SERIOUS stretching and wrinkling of the metal, yours doesn't.

As far as that turn goes, there are others further up that are far worse and tighter, eager to suck you in too hot even before Glen Haven. Just be careful.

i wasnt going to involve the insurance company, no need to have my insurance go up for the rest of my life. and thnaks for the concern about the road to glenn havn, but i have taken that road many times, i honestly dont know what i was doing when i entered that turn but i know it wasnt riding, i think it was one of those things that just had to happen, sober you up a bit, you know what i mean.