~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move its in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Chadwick
MRA #825
"You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli
Hmmm... wonder if the wife will let me out....!
2011 GSXR 600, #556 Novice
2002 Honda 954rr
2009 Honda Ruckus 200cc stroked with nitrous
1989 Mirage aka "The Black Widow" (fast)
Cat and I are in, we'll be meeting everyone in Golden.
2005 Kawasaki Z750S
So, the weather forecast for Friday in Estes Park seems to be going downhill fast. The latest from TWC and AccuWeather is calling for 40% to 60% chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Meanwhile, Thursday and Saturday look pretty dry...WTF? A decision will have to be made by the end of day on Thursday as to whether we continue as planned, change it to the next day (Saturday the 1st), or cancel it altogether and try again at the end of August. FYI, moonrise for Saturday isn't until 9:05pm.
I'm open to your thoughts and ideas.
Edit: I just checked the NWS forecast, and they're only calling for a slight chance on Friday (10-20%), so who the hell knows!!!
Last edited by DriverDave; Wed Jul 29th, 2015 at 05:28 PM.
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R
I'm out for this actually, got something else going on. Have fun guys
www.mo-door.com
https://64degreeracing.com/
2003 VFR800
2007 GSX-R600
2007 R1
2003 R6 Race bike
2010 Ducati SF1098
2016 60th R1
2018 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100RR
2024 Aprilia Tuono Factory Ultra Gold
Me too, we closed on our cabin yesterday so we'll be going up Friday post work to enjoy the weekend!
It's a celebration bitches!!! - RIP 502
Motos:
2003 SV1000N - Dual Yosh RS3 CF Exhaust 09' Aprilia SR50 (Wife's) 93' ZX-11 - Sold after 43k Miles
Cars:
08' Audi S5 6MT 10' VW TDI Cup Edition 6MT 02' VW TDI Beetle 5MT 07' Ford Explorer
www.mo-door.com
https://64degreeracing.com/
2003 VFR800
2007 GSX-R600
2007 R1
2003 R6 Race bike
2010 Ducati SF1098
2016 60th R1
2018 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100RR
2024 Aprilia Tuono Factory Ultra Gold
As of today, TWC forecast is back down to 20%, so I think we should continue with the original plan, but with a possible earlier KSU time.
Last edited by DriverDave; Thu Jul 30th, 2015 at 06:22 PM.
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R
What do you think about leaving Lyons at 08:30p so we could catch the moon rise!? That would time better spent than waiting in Lyons until dark.
Personally, I'd like to be up high in the park when the moon is coming upon its perigee.
~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move its in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
I'm ok with leaving at 8:30. I wouldn't want to leave any earlier than that, however. I don't want to be mid-ride both before and after sunset. That can be a pain for those that run dark shields in the day and clears at night. I know seeing the moonrise from high in the hills can be rather spectacular sometimes, but that would require a much earlier start and basically be a day ride to get up there, and a night ride home. The point of this ride is to be a rare night ride, with a little extra light from the full moon. Maybe next month we can do a "sunset/moonrise" ride (BTW, that would be Saturday, Aug 29 if anyone wants to start a thread).
So with that, unless anyone has any objections, we will change the KSU time from 9:00pm to 8:30pm, out of the Lyons Shamrock. I don't think a short notice, 30 minute change will screw it up for too many folks. Not that it matters at this point, but I'll change the first post to reflect the new times.
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R
Here's the route...
https://goo.gl/maps/8Q3j7
I also just realized that tomorrow is officially a blue moon! Won't happen again until 2018.
Last edited by DriverDave; Thu Jul 30th, 2015 at 07:41 PM.
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R
If the weather holds at 20% chance of rain by tomorrow, then count me in. I haven't done any ride like this before, it's a sight to see I'm sure. Hope the weather holds up.
The moon looked awesome this morning on my ride in!!!
We're still in, meeting up in Golden then catching you all in Lyons.
2005 Kawasaki Z750S
~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move its in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
I'm going to go goof up and down P2P for a while the, depending on time, may meet you guys in Golden or just go straight to Lyons. See you guys at 8-ish.
Looks like I'm out, actually. Just left on the bike a little bit ago and after my first stop the bike wouldn't start. After a push start I got it home and started checking things. Turns out the cables bringing power from the stator to the battery is burnt up at the connector. Not a today fix since I'm not even sure if you can buy that connector separately, or not.
Ok, looks like we're gonna give this a shot. Hopefully the clouds up there break up some by 9. I also saw on the news that the ISS will be visible to the west around 10:30pm. Hope we get a chance to see it! See you all at Lyons...don't forget, Kick Stands Up at 8:30pm.
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R
I'm a go, too. See ya there.
Have fun err'body. I got off to waay too late of a start to catch up now.
~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move its in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Best full moon ride ever!
--Dave
2013 Honda VFR 1200F
2014 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2007 Honda VFR800-SOLD
2004 Kawasaki KLX300R