First "just for fun" ride - Kawasaki Versys Forum
Member Rides Show off your Versys...

Kawasaki Versys Forum > Kawasaki Versys Motorcycle Talk > Member Rides > First "just for fun" ride
 15Likes
  • 3 Post By 52Degrees
  • 4 Post By 52Degrees
  • 1 Post By 52Degrees
  • 1 Post By bwag1961
  • 1 Post By weljo2001
  • 1 Post By fasteddiecopeman
  • 1 Post By Craigar
  • 1 Post By Fastoman
  • 1 Post By hawkerjet
  • 1 Post By 52Degrees
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
post #1 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 07:39 PM Thread Starter
Member
 
52Degrees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Hellish Central California
Posts: 421
Garage
First "just for fun" ride
Rode CA130 from Patterson to San Jose today. Because I can't just ride without a destination, I decided to go to Frys Electronics.

I started out pretty tense, and had trouble with proper cornering as a result. After I finally loosened up, things got better.

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
onewizard, StormRider and Devilsfan like this.
2016 KLZ1000GBFAL
No mods yet
52Degrees is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
post #2 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 07:44 PM Thread Starter
Member
 
52Degrees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Hellish Central California
Posts: 421
Garage
Found an observatory about halfway through...

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
onewizard, Skypilot 69, StormRider and 1 others like this.
2016 KLZ1000GBFAL
No mods yet
52Degrees is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #3 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 07:46 PM Thread Starter
Member
 
52Degrees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Hellish Central California
Posts: 421
Garage
Fry's gives the impression they might be closing down. Lots of empty shelves, not a lot of staff.

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
weljo2001 likes this.
2016 KLZ1000GBFAL
No mods yet
52Degrees is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
 
post #4 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 07:49 PM
Member
 
bwag1961's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 115
Quote:
Originally Posted by 52Degrees View Post
Found an observatory about halfway through...

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
Looks like a nice ride!!

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
52Degrees likes this.
bwag1961 is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #5 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 07:49 PM Thread Starter
Member
 
52Degrees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Hellish Central California
Posts: 421
Garage
Overall, it was a good trip. One thing of note, I noticed the rear tire was feeling a little greasy on certain corners. I was a bit concerned at first, but then I looked closely.

After that I was laughing at every corner I screwed up, and giddy at the ones I didn't.

Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk
2016 KLZ1000GBFAL
No mods yet
52Degrees is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #6 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-08-2018, 09:27 PM
Member
 
weljo2001's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Norwalk CA
Posts: 15,396
Garage
Very Nice...
52Degrees likes this.
2009 Blue Versys.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Sold
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

My Farkles...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

My Video Channel
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

My Photos...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


I'm not a Gynecologist. "But I'll Take A Look"

Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth...
Mike Tyson

"Ya'll can go to hell, I'm goin' to Texas!"...Davey Crockett
weljo2001 is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #7 of 11 (permalink) Old 11-09-2018, 11:36 AM
Super Moderator
 
fasteddiecopeman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kelowna, BC - summer; Florence, AZ - winter
Posts: 16,790
NICE! Your pics w/ the observatory remind me of Kitt Peak here in AZ!

-
52Degrees likes this.
Ed
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


'08 V AZ, '15 V650LT BC
Ride to D2D 2013, June '13

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


Ride to D2D 2015, June '15

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


Ride to D2D 2016, June '16

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
fasteddiecopeman is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #8 of 11 (permalink) Old 12-09-2018, 08:29 PM
Member
 
Craigar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Goodyear, AZ
Posts: 119
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by fasteddiecopeman View Post
NICE! Your pics w/ the observatory remind me of Kitt Peak here in AZ!

-
Exactly the same thing I was thinking when seeing this the first time.
52Degrees likes this.
It's been swell, but the swelling has gone down.
Craigar is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #9 of 11 (permalink) Old 12-09-2018, 11:39 PM
Super Moderator
 
Fastoman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Ipoh.Perak.Malaysia
Posts: 6,388
Nice and thanks for sharing your ride.
52Degrees likes this.
Fastoman is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #10 of 11 (permalink) Old 12-10-2018, 09:09 AM
Member
 
hawkerjet's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Fresno aka Shake & Bake California
Posts: 889
Good o'l Lick Observatory.

The 130 is on my bucket list of roads yet to ride. Problem is it's 2 hours of boring freeway just to get to the start of the 130.

That means it's also 2 hours of boring freeway on the return trip.
52Degrees likes this.
Cookin Wid Gas

2015 V-650 of course it's green...it's a Kazawalski.
hawkerjet is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
post #11 of 11 (permalink) Old 12-10-2018, 03:54 PM Thread Starter
Member
 
52Degrees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Hellish Central California
Posts: 421
Garage
I had 2 hours of really annoying freeway on the way home, since I was too tired to ride 130 back. Traffic was horrible, and I needed to hurry to get to my kid's basketball game.

I did get to adjust someone's mirror that day, though.
hawkerjet likes this.
2016 KLZ1000GBFAL
No mods yet
52Degrees is offline  
Quote Quick Reply
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
Reply

Quick Reply
Message:
Options

Register Now



In order to be able to post messages on the Kawasaki Versys Forum forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.

User Name:
Password
Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.
Password:
Confirm Password:
Email Address
Please enter a valid email address for yourself.
Email Address:
OR

Log-in










« Previous Thread | Next Thread
Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Show Printable Version
Email this Page Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode



Posting Rules  
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
 
For the best viewing experience please update your browser to Google Chrome
 
Terms of Use
Copyright
Privacy Policy