23F 75 1:40 1st 09

[joevacc]

23°F - 75 miles - one hour forty minutes - first 2009 RIDE!  ;D

Had to bring my Guzzi to the dealer up in Albany, NY for a leaky final drive out put seal.  Brought it there December 12th.  Nice day I think... about 37°F.  While waiting for the seal to come in, (4 weeks later) we were hit with 10 inches of snow - then another 6 inches and yet another icy 2 inches (i know that ain't sh❤t for you guys 'n girls up in Canada!) but I'm get'n a little chilly down here myself... ???

So of course they call me to say it's done just as the 2 inches of ice starts to hit.  Well I finally got a ride the hour and a half up to the dealer today and got to ride it home! 8) 8) 8)

It was F❤❤king GREAT!  I wanted in the worst way to just keep driving south past my house until it started to get warmer!  If I just kept it at 75 mph on a super slab for another 4 or 5 hours I could have got to a motel, warm shower and up to a solid 40° F in the morning!  A few hours later - and I would be sweating!  I could ride...

WAKE UP WAKE UP it's just a dream! it's 11° out and by Sunday morning we will have another 8 inches!

It was great at the dealer... The parking lot was a 1 inch thick sheet of very hard rutted ice!  AHGGGG!!  I had to walk the bike the 400 feet to the roadway for fear of a hard drop..  a couple of guys from the shop came out to put a hand on the ass end of the bike and I gladly accepted their help.

P.S.  the vision's rear op seal is 27 years old - has over 40,000 miles on it.. and does not leak...  (Guzzi 1 yr old 8000 miles)
if I was riding the V i surely would have ripped a doughnut and skidded out of the lot flat tracker style!   8) 8)

Anyway, it was just fantastic to ride today and I just can not wait for the next ride of 2009!!!   ;) ;)

[Tiger]

 :) Ah, getting in some riding practice before the OnROV Spring Ride eh!!!

[Kenny]

  Glad you got out for a spin Joe, I had my BMW R1150 Rt for just a couple of services and they replaced the final drive seal, The 84 R100rs which I still have has had the final drive splines replaced at 18,000 kls & it should be done again - 79,000 on it now meanwhile Dorothy's Vision has over 100,000 ks & no final drive seals or spline issues. Th "V" they don't make them like this any more!
                         Cheers Ken S. ;)