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Spring has sprung and so have fuel prices! Getting Dottie ready for the commute. 70 plus MPG.

Anyone else dusting off their ride? You warmer climate fellas don't have to I guess, being able to ride all year.

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Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:07 am Spring has sprung and so have fuel prices! Getting Dottie ready for the commute. 70 plus MPG.

Anyone else dusting off their ride? You warmer climate fellas don't have to I guess, being able to ride all year.

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Omg! That bike is badass!
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Tsal wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:26 am
Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:07 am Spring has sprung and so have fuel prices! Getting Dottie ready for the commute. 70 plus MPG.

Anyone else dusting off their ride? You warmer climate fellas don't have to I guess, being able to ride all year.

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Omg! That bike is badass!
Wow, thank you buddy! I named her after my Gram. She was a wonderful Irish broad. I mean that in the best sense. She loved boxing, smoking, a good joke and the uisce beatha. She was a proper Irish Colleen and this is my proper Irish motorbike.
I wonder if "blame Wildcat" will become a theme here? - Fr_Tom
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Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:48 pm
Tsal wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:26 am
Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:07 am Spring has sprung and so have fuel prices! Getting Dottie ready for the commute. 70 plus MPG.

Anyone else dusting off their ride? You warmer climate fellas don't have to I guess, being able to ride all year.

Image

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Omg! That bike is badass!
Wow, thank you buddy! I named her after my Gram. She was a wonderful Irish broad. I mean that in the best sense. She loved boxing, smoking, a good joke and the uisce beatha. She was a proper Irish Colleen and this is my proper Irish motorbike.
That bike looks super fun to ride, be safe! I had an Aunt Dottie. 👍

Motorcycles are therapeutic.
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Tsal wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:00 pm
Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:48 pm
Tsal wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:26 am

Omg! That bike is badass!
Wow, thank you buddy! I named her after my Gram. She was a wonderful Irish broad. I mean that in the best sense. She loved boxing, smoking, a good joke and the uisce beatha. She was a proper Irish Colleen and this is my proper Irish motorbike.
That bike looks super fun to ride, be safe! I had an Aunt Dottie. 👍

Motorcycles are therapeutic.
It is fun!
Yes, I try my best to be safe.
Dotties are awesome!
Great therapy!

It's a fuel injected single cylinder 250. Tops out at around 75/80. Smooths out at 65. I can hit the highway, but I spend my time on back roads. Big smiles "riding a slow bike fast!" A guy at work did ride along side me once.... Down hill, with the wind at my back... I was tucked in, head down, one hand on throttle, the other tucked behind my back. He said I hit 91. :lol:

She's a 2013 I picked up super cheap in '15. She was still in the crate. (I should have saved the crate for @Citizen B !) I took off/added bits and pieces to make her look older. Bar end mirrors and a cafe seat may happen this year.

A shot from her maiden voyage. She looked a lot different...
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How many speeds? I used to have a 250cc Ninja, and I loved it, but, since when I leave the city I am in Louisiana, I rarely leave the city. I got tired of shifting from traffic light to traffic light.

I haven't looked up where you live on a map but I suspect you have more country roads than I have access. I miss curves and hills.

Mrs. King has her own bike, too. She is less a menace to society on the road than I am.
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I'm thinking about buying one of these.

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Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:34 pm
Tsal wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 1:00 pm
Wildcat wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:48 pm

Wow, thank you buddy! I named her after my Gram. She was a wonderful Irish broad. I mean that in the best sense. She loved boxing, smoking, a good joke and the uisce beatha. She was a proper Irish Colleen and this is my proper Irish motorbike.
That bike looks super fun to ride, be safe! I had an Aunt Dottie. 👍

Motorcycles are therapeutic.
It is fun!
Yes, I try my best to be safe.
Dotties are awesome!
Great therapy!

It's a fuel injected single cylinder 250. Tops out at around 75/80. Smooths out at 65. I can hit the highway, but I spend my time on back roads. Big smiles "riding a slow bike fast!" A guy at work did ride along side me once.... Down hill, with the wind at my back... I was tucked in, head down, one hand on throttle, the other tucked behind my back. He said I hit 91. :lol:

She's a 2013 I picked up super cheap in '15. She was still in the crate. (I should have saved the crate for @Citizen B !) I took off/added bits and pieces to make her look older. Bar end mirrors and a cafe seat may happen this year.

A shot from her maiden voyage. She looked a lot different...
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Looks great stock too but I like your flair mo betta!
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Citizen B wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:11 pm How many speeds? I used to have a 250cc Ninja, and I loved it, but, since when I leave the city I am in Louisiana, I rarely leave the city. I got tired of shifting from traffic light to traffic light.

I haven't looked up where you live on a map but I suspect you have more country roads than I have access. I miss curves and hills.

Mrs. King has her own bike, too. She is less a menace to society on the road than I am.
Five speed. Six would be better. 250 Ninja, nice! I agree on shifting in the city. What is your current ride? Curious what Mrs King rides as well.

Plenty of twists, turns and hills here. Fun stuff.
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mrpipster wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:30 pm I'm thinking about buying one of these.

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