first ride of the season.

[5speed]

a small group of us went to the local blessing of the bikes. It was an hour or so ride to get there.
Weather was cloudy and pretty chilly at 8am but the clouds cleared off and it was a great day.
there was an official count just over 1000 bikes in attendance.

[Whiskerfish]

Nice! I got the Wife out for her first ride with me yesterday. Just about 90 miles round trip for some ice cream but it was good.

[Fred Camper]

Sounds good 5speed. Nice event to attend and glad Steve got Rusty out for ice cream. Sun is out here today.

[5speed]

it was a great day. My wife d/loaded an app on her phone that tracks your route on a map. It was pretty neat to see our route.
She also saw several people walking around with a "360" camera. I didn't know they were a thing but she apparently has been looking at them and when we got home she ordered one. lol

[NotSoLilCrippseys]

I got out for a 45-mile round trip to pick up a battery for the GL1000 - and took the '79 out for a short loop after installation. It's mesh jacket weather here today. Blue skies, puffy clouds floating by. We couldn't ask for nicer early May weather on the coast of Maine.

[5speed]

I got out for a 45-mile round trip to pick up a battery for the GL1000 - and took the '79 out for a short loop after installation. It's mesh jacket weather here today. Blue skies, puffy clouds floating by. We couldn't ask for nicer early May weather on the coast of Maine.

wait a cotton picking minute..you have mesh jacket weather and we have sweater, fall riding jacket, chaps and insulated gloves weather around the corner??

[NotSoLilCrippseys]

Yes.

If it means anything, last week I was in touring overpants and an insulated winter riding jacket and commuting through cold rain. Until Sunday, I was wearing my tourmaster winter elite gloves almost exclusively. I think I'm in the north - but I'm definitely not in Nova Scotia. You probably still have snow in the shady corners of the twisties.

You could tell the weather turned around here last weekend. There were bikes everywhere. I typically don't see many between November and about May. It's riding season.

[5speed]

Yes.

If it means anything, last week I was in touring overpants and an insulated winter riding jacket and commuting through cold rain. Until Sunday, I was wearing my tourmaster winter elite gloves almost exclusively. I think I'm in the north - but I'm definitely not in Nova Scotia. You probably still have snow in the shady corners of the twisties.

You could tell the weather turned around here last weekend. There were bikes everywhere. I typically don't see many between November and about May. It's riding season.

lol. didn't see any in the corners but there is still snow in the woods.
I saw my first bike out in the wild about 3 weeks ago.
I wait until we've had a few good rain storms to wash the salt off the road first.

[Fred Camper]

Michigan got a great road wash this past week so all the salt is gone. Great riding weather this week.

[Rednaxs60]

Nice looking group of rides. The 360 action cameras are very nice. I have two older action cameras of the OSMO Action variety. Takes very good videos.

[5speed]

Nice looking group of rides. The 360 action cameras are very nice. I have two older action cameras of the OSMO Action variety. Takes very good videos.

she got the whole kit. helmet mount, bar mount, selfie stick..
I told her if she put's it on her helmet I will be half a mile behind her..