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Mid-South ride, eat, and meet
- Thread starter barryg
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Back to Riding
It’s been quite the experience. Getting bikes up and running and getting my gear together. Been digging thru closets in the house and into bike saddle bags to pull the stuff out. Right off the bat, found the one piece Stich. Dug out the gloves, helmets, liners, heated gear, etc..
It’s been quite the experience. Getting bikes up and running and getting my gear together. Been digging thru closets in the house and into bike saddle bags to pull the stuff out. Right off the bat, found the one piece Stich. Dug out the gloves, helmets, liners, heated gear, etc..
Old School Gear
Riding the R90 and R100 Airheads, I like to ride in old school biker gear; leathers as an example. I had a 2 piece cloth wax cotton English outfit. Belstaff. I had a buddy, the late John Lyle, Lena, Ms. who rode year round all over North America. He had the 2-piece outfit. Saw him in it, when new; cool. Put it on my list to get me some. After a few years of hard riding, he had just about totally destroyed it. That’s another story. I asked him about Belstaff, good stuff was the answer. Bought the jacket at one National and a few years later bought the pants at another National. Sometime along the timeline, bought the Stich and the English gear hit the closet.
Riding the R90 and R100 Airheads, I like to ride in old school biker gear; leathers as an example. I had a 2 piece cloth wax cotton English outfit. Belstaff. I had a buddy, the late John Lyle, Lena, Ms. who rode year round all over North America. He had the 2-piece outfit. Saw him in it, when new; cool. Put it on my list to get me some. After a few years of hard riding, he had just about totally destroyed it. That’s another story. I asked him about Belstaff, good stuff was the answer. Bought the jacket at one National and a few years later bought the pants at another National. Sometime along the timeline, bought the Stich and the English gear hit the closet.
More Gear
My plan is to ride thru the winter. No, not every day. I’ll pick my spots. Here the winters are generally considered mild. It seems we get a lot of cold rain, fog, mist, general dampness, frost. We get are share of freezing rain, some snow, road ice, etc.. But in between we get some fall like sunny days of decent riding. But, it gets cold with the short sunny days and the long cold nights. Gotta get out early to enjoy the day rides. At the same time the long dark cold nights, gotta have good warm gear, bike has to have good lighting and visibility, for the dark ride home. On my list, getting a high viz outer vest to wear over the black leather.
My plan is to ride thru the winter. No, not every day. I’ll pick my spots. Here the winters are generally considered mild. It seems we get a lot of cold rain, fog, mist, general dampness, frost. We get are share of freezing rain, some snow, road ice, etc.. But in between we get some fall like sunny days of decent riding. But, it gets cold with the short sunny days and the long cold nights. Gotta get out early to enjoy the day rides. At the same time the long dark cold nights, gotta have good warm gear, bike has to have good lighting and visibility, for the dark ride home. On my list, getting a high viz outer vest to wear over the black leather.
