OfficerImpersonator
Seattle-area Rounder
Seemed chillier this morning than the past couple of days. Vowed to put the handlebar covers back on even though there's no rain in the forecast. Handlebar covers + heated grips = happy hands!
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Puget Sound area commuters?
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SeabeckS
New member
Hi! Welcome to this board...
In your commute to Everett do you ride up the Peninsula and take the Kingston/Edmonds ferry? If so, if you see an old dude on a Gray/Mandarin '04 R1100S give me a wave. Maybe buy you a cup of coffee one of these days. Don't know what hours you commute, but I'm usually out and about in the afternoons.
We live in Seabeck, and I spent a fair amount of time in Silverdale/Poulsbo...
Cheers, Bill J.
In your commute to Everett do you ride up the Peninsula and take the Kingston/Edmonds ferry? If so, if you see an old dude on a Gray/Mandarin '04 R1100S give me a wave. Maybe buy you a cup of coffee one of these days. Don't know what hours you commute, but I'm usually out and about in the afternoons.
We live in Seabeck, and I spent a fair amount of time in Silverdale/Poulsbo...
Cheers, Bill J.
I ride if it does not snow ??
I ride in South end; Enumclaw to Bellevue almost every day. This year has been cold and snowy though.
I do not see many bikes in winter, a GS now and then. But when weather gets above 60 boy the bikes come out.
I ride 1150 RT in wet and 1200 GS rest of time, uhhh also my Kawai mean streak on hot nice days... is that appropriate to mention?
I do have hard time getting thru the garage gates with my GS, they won't open for me. I added magnet but still have times it will not open. any other people have this problem??
I ride in South end; Enumclaw to Bellevue almost every day. This year has been cold and snowy though.
I do not see many bikes in winter, a GS now and then. But when weather gets above 60 boy the bikes come out.
I ride 1150 RT in wet and 1200 GS rest of time, uhhh also my Kawai mean streak on hot nice days... is that appropriate to mention?
I do have hard time getting thru the garage gates with my GS, they won't open for me. I added magnet but still have times it will not open. any other people have this problem??
Do you have room to go around the gate? I sometimes work downtown Seattle (at this particular garage) and they allow M/Cs around the gates and park for free. They say just don't use a parking space that a car could use.
driving into gated garage at work
I work in down town Bellevue, yes I have driven around gates leaving the garage when have trouble with gate opening with my key card. the person at the gat just watches me.
When coming in; if the gate will not open, I have to take a ticket to open the gate. I always park in a motorcycle spot that is marked off.
I never have problems with my 1150 RT but the GS is hit and miss.
I work in down town Bellevue, yes I have driven around gates leaving the garage when have trouble with gate opening with my key card. the person at the gat just watches me.
When coming in; if the gate will not open, I have to take a ticket to open the gate. I always park in a motorcycle spot that is marked off.
I never have problems with my 1150 RT but the GS is hit and miss.
O
otterboy
Guest
Snoqualmie Valley to Seattle's Belltown
Rarely see other winter riders. Always a pleasure. Phoenix gray R1100S, I am one of the 60's set, both in age and orientation. Heads on straight in the combat zone.
Rarely see other winter riders. Always a pleasure. Phoenix gray R1100S, I am one of the 60's set, both in age and orientation. Heads on straight in the combat zone.
TheGorf
New member
Year round here. '08 Namibia Orange GS. I roll out of Maple Valley to Kirkland via 405. Call me crazy but I kinda prefer riding in the winter when I am usually the only bike I see my entire commute. Not that I don't like the warm, but dealing with the squids and fair weather riders with bad skills starts to get a little old by mid-summer.
