Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

[gamekeeper]

Where's Old Savage ? I hope he ain't in LA waving Mexican flags....

My new Remington airgun is coming along ok, I need to try a few different pellets and can't wait to try it out on Squirrels.

[OldWin]

Haha good one!
Yeah, I'll be anxious to hear how it does and what works best.
May take a ride tomorrow. Haven't made up my mind what bike I'll take yet. Both are ready to go. I really should be working on the tractor, but I may be able to squeeze that in later in the day.

[Old Savage]

Won’t be heading to downtown LA. We’ll see how long this goes on. There are paid rioters in with the protesters.

[Walt]

Paid rioters; George Soros made no attempt to hide his involvement in transporting and paying agitators during the BLM and George Floyd riots.

[Walt]

Jay, did you make it out for a ride yesterday? I went for a 100+ mile ride yesterday and it was wonderful. It was a perfect day and although I had initially planned on a shorter ride, it was so nice that I just kept going. I haven't ridden the BMW for such a long time that I need to practice coming to a stop more smoothly instead of my legs flailing around before I come to a complete stop. Must look ridiculous.

[OldWin]

Hey Walt! Glad you got out.
Yes, I did. It was beautiful here too. I took the TW yesterday. Ended up riding 110 miles. Got up into some of my old stomping grounds by my old camp in Kingsbury. Made it up to Austin pond. Hadn't ridden those trails in 20 years. I would have ride all the way to Greenville but I was running short on time. First long ride I've taken the TW on this year. I still really like it. It's a great trail bike. Yesterday was the first time I rode it with actual riding gear. It was much more comfortable.

[Old Savage]

Dem party in Cali bought 200 pallets of bricks according to one report.

[gamekeeper]

Riots on that scale require organisation...

[Walt]

Jay, 110 miles is a heck of a long way on that little bike. Did you stop a few times to get the kinks out of your joints? Was that ride largely dirt? Glad you had a good time!

[OldWin]

Hey Walt!
I actually did surprisingly well. I've ridden it farther and was pretty saddle sore, but I wore jeans and work boots. For the first time, I wore my riding gear on it this week. Made a night and day difference. I even had a backpack on. I stopped long enough in Bingham (about 35 miles in) to top off the tank, but that was my longest stop. I took mostly road from above my camp back home cause I was getting low on time. About 20 miles.
The riding gear definitely made it more comfortable. It's an awesome little bike. There will come a time when it's my only bike. At some point I won't be able to get my leg o er the DRZ.
I did buy a nice Nelson Rigg dual sport trail bag for it. My next ride I'm planning will be to Greenville. That will be a long one!

[Walt]

I hear that! I reached a point a couple of years ago when I couldn't swing my leg over the DR-Z any more so I've had to step onto the foot peg for my leg to clear the tailbag. BTW your new tailbag looks great. The one on my bike is smaller but is expandable to about twice its collapsed height..

[OldWin]

Haha I've caught my leg a couple times too. Mine expands also. I think to 11 inches high. I probably couldn't get on the bike haha! Now that it's set up for me, I think I made the right choice. The DRZ is a great bike, and more than enough for me at this stage. It's a lot more bike than the KLX300 would have been.

[gamekeeper]

Back when I had even less sense than I have now I got into one or two situations where it was desirable to voluntarily dismount, I never had anything obstructing my ability to ditch the bike except for the occasional girl friends....... I had similar thoughts when I took up horse riding as if possible I prefer to pick my landing rather than be catapulted into it...

[OldWin]

Haha! A controlled crash is always best!

A couple weeks ago I spun out at about 30mph on a 90 degree turn on a gravel road. Instead of exiting the vehicle, "20yo Jay's brain" took over and made the call to ride it out. I was at full lock turned to the left with my left foot dragging and supporting the weight. I managed to hold on until I was on the opposite side of the road faced the way I came from.
It worked out........this time. But I'm not 20 anymore.