Last Rides

[motogrady]

I feel the same about the breed.  
Effin’ small humans breeding monsters for their own insecurities.

I had to get the rabies shots about 3 or 4 years ago.  
Rabid raccoon.

It’s not the shots in the stomach anymore.
6 shots in the butt first.
Then 10 days later another 4 shots in the arm.
Another 10 days and 2 more in the arm.

They’re expensive.

$28,000.00 for the series.

Insurance covered 90%.

Had to make payments for about 2 years on the $2,800.00.

[hacksaw]

I had lesion on my leg that ended up with some kind of synthetic skin grafted. It worked. It will always be kind of a rough area but it’s ok.

Rabbis is horrible . Never had it. But it’s around here. Raccoons yes. And now we hit coyote invasive species in ct. they get mange and can be rabid . Most  animals getting hit here are deer. Fucking bears all over too .
Bobcats , fox , you name it.
Pit bulls are huge fad animals here. Michael Vick bade them popular as ghetto mascots. And of course white folks had to jump the bandwagon to be cool.
So pit bulls are tough guy image dogs.
On the other hand , yorkies and similar yapping shit mutts are even more so . Half the missing dog notices are Yorkie.
My family always had boxers.
I am too lazy for dogs. If I did get one I think a beagle , if tge still have those , would fit me. Short hair. Not too big and not annoyingly small. They sure sound loud as I think they are hounds? But good family dog.

[hacksaw]

H1 wound out in 3rd?
How can one sue
?

[motogrady]

That’s what the guy said.
It was a residential neighborhood.
Thought I was speeding.  

I was 17.
On a brand new 500.
Had never really been hurt yet.  

There was no such thing as speeding.  

[Fatfatboy]

hacksaw wrote

How can one sue
?

It’s easy. Make a police report. Get an attorney and let him do his job.

Missouri has a one bit rule. If a dog bites one time it gets put down. Which is why I didn’t want to call the authorities or an ambulance. I’d hate for his kids loose a pet over one stupid thing.

I think the owner should get the beat down. When I went back to try and get a rabies certificate he was all cool about it but he did say that the dog will chase cars and people on bikes. I wanted to say “Hey dumbass, don’t you think the dog should be kept in the house or on a leash ir you’re not going to fence him.”
But I need that certificate to avoid shots. The only other option is to put the dog down and check his brain.

[motogrady]

Watch the dog disappear.

Here in WV I think it’s 3 bites, unless it’s a bad bad situation.

But here they issue a metal rabies tag that goes on the collar.  That tag stayes with the regulator tags.

The veterinary doctor or place he got the shots will have it on record.  
Around here Tractor Supply has the State set up for a few hours twice a year.  Lot of folks go that way, super reasonable money wise.  

I tell you, if that guy hasn’t gotten that dog vaccinated,
he knows it.  And if he’s messing with you that’s effed up big time.

I mean you only have, I dunno what it is,
2 or 3 weeks.

[Fatfatboy]

He contacted the place that neutered her thinking they had the records but they only neutered her. They wouldn’t have neutered without proof of rabies vaccine.

He had the places confused between who did what. The town it was done in is 70 miles away. There are two vets in the town. He’s calling both tomorrow morning to have them email him the certificate.
I’m confident the dog has been vaccinated. I just have to prove it to docs,,,,, and my wife. She don’t want me dead for some reason.

In Missouri they also have the vaccine tag but she lost it, he said. I can believe that because one of my dogs did. They wear out rubbing on the ring when running around.
But I know where and when she was vaccinated.
He’s a stoner living on disability, but does lawn mowing for a cash living.

On subject.
On my ride today after leaving the hospital

[motogrady]

👍There ya go!
Great news.

[hacksaw]

Missouri River?
Bike looks great .
I think an extra loud horn might work like those horns used by rail road workers

I just remembered being chased by Chinese  cow in the Philippines. Wasn’t full grown so it was gangly and fast .bigger than me and the bike. I was scared actually . Sportster torque saved my butt. On a twitchier machine I may have been toast.a freaking cow. Why it would  Idunno ? .

[Fatfatboy]

Yes, the Missouri River.

I never heard of a cow chasing a bike. That’s a new one for me.

[hacksaw]

One of these bastards except it was younger and scrawnier. I had to make a downhill turn while this creature was cutting me off. So I couldn’t gas it until I made the turn when I did speed away . Long stampeding legs within a foot of me I dont ever forget.
Crazy event. But not bites!

[Fatfatboy]

^thats nuts.
Sometimes I wonder if we take the risk of riding for the thrill or we’re just plain stupid.

[hacksaw]

Younger for sure it’s the thrill
I suppose there’s a risk in anything deemed thrilling. But stupidity?
If I could get out of my drive way with out getting killed I would be riding a lot.  So far I haven’t tge balls to go for it. But I will next week as soon as I get some non E gas. I am not leaving crappy gas in that /2 . Better if I can find leaded . But we shall see . I am still trying to fix up the back room of the garage for Fridays band reunion . My problem there  is I can’t remember the songs.

[Fatfatboy]

Got out with a couple ol CW forum members and Dirt Bike Joe Saturday dodging the rain the best we could.

 

ZXR4ME with his Triumph Speed Triple
Doughboy with his v-Strom
Dirt bike Joe with his Yamaha Tracer 9.
Mee on the T100

We must go this way according to radar


Waiting on one of the riders to figure out we turned.


Because of the rain dodging we only managed to get 100 miles in but had a good time.

[hacksaw]

Well you got the prettiest bike by far.
100 miles sounds good to me. Even back when I was a regular rider I quit counting miles and started counting smiles. Pure  mileage gets boring. Riding with a couple of guys whom know how to ride is priceless.
I miss that the most. Maybe if there were better roads around here I would feel different.
But see those 400k places they are building behind u?
That ruined riding around here.
All those windshield guys are worried about a few sprinkles? Lol
I wish I had the chance.

[Fatfatboy]

Agreed on the best looking one. I get a lot of compliments on it.
Usually we get about 200 miles on our rides at least. We typically make a whole day of it. Never boring.
Hundred was good enough for me. My leg was starting to hurt quite a bit so the couch was nice by the time I got home. Slept the rest of the day and all day Sunday.

All good riders most the time. I used to ride with mostly Harley guys. Lately it’s mostly a mix and not more than 4 riders. I seem to enjoy more.

I think it will be mostly shorter rides for a couple months because of the injury. It was nice hanging out with friends though.

[hacksaw]

It’s usually always HD guys with me. Guys I have been riding with since 1970’s. But that crowd has thinned out unfortunately.
There has been Brit’s mixed in here and there. Also one patched club in Ct I would ride with.
Usually harleys and experienced riders.
Of course in the Philippines it’s a mixed bag as HD is expensive and they don’t all have Harley’s.
I like riding with Harley’s because the bikes are normally all on the same wavelength. Usually lower seating as well kind of unites everyone.

When I say boring I mean miles of super slab .
Been there done that and don’t miss it at all.
Fk the long lonesome highway. Even Bronson tv show isn’t 30 minutes of just touring film.
Nice congestion free  maintained state roads are the best.
Winding out the gears is always a thrill. I don’t think I could ever be happy with electric or an automatic bike.

[Fatfatboy]

Yeah, they slab is boring. We stay away from it as much as possible. Mostly backroads. We'll hit the slab if we need to jump over to some good stuff, goofed around too much in the woods and need to huff it home or need to outrun a storm.
I'm fortunate to be able to pull out the driveway and touch good roads without hitting the slab. I can even get to Arkansas on all backroads. I really love the area I'm in.

Unfortunately the guys I ride with all live east. If we are meeting east I'll have to take slab for about 25 miles to meet up at the starting point. I prefer to ride south west. That's where the good roads are but to be fair I'll ride into Illinois once in a while. Gotta go pretty far south to get any good roads there.
Illinois roads suck.

[hacksaw]

25 minutes to air it out sounds fine.
Illinois is a blue state . They spend  taxpayers  money on buying votes , not on roads.
Interstates are fine in short bursts. A can of Red Bull snd and a couple of interstate exits make for good rips!
Touring somewhere is boring.
Back roads can be fun . But I am no squid.
So mixing it up can be fun. I guess it depends on what you’re riding.
If I lived in your area I would actually be riding.
Mainly west . If any of the roads west of you have enuff straight  for ripping thru the gears.
I can appreciate the open green helmet .
The agatt nerds on plastic bikes not really exciting
Is there helmet laws in Missouri?
Do u ever meet up with Hrider919?

[Fatfatboy]

Yes there are enough straight roads for whipping it up. Especially north west. Even in the curvie roads.
Some are curves the whole way, some are a mix with curves and straight and some are just straight. Quit the variety. One of the main reasons I like Missouri.
You don’t have to run squid like to enjoy.

I think you would like highway 50. Two laner that runs across the state. Well do the 75 mile part that runs to the capital Jefferson City to grab lunch. Makes for a good day that’s not over kill.

No, I don’t meet up with Hrider919. He lives northwest from me about an hour or so.

We don’t have a helmet law for rides over 18. We had a helmet law for all unto a few years ago.
I wear one because my daughter gets worried when I don’t.
The 3/4 helmet also helps with wind noise. If my ears are exposed the noise is so loud I can’t hear the exhaust over 40 mph.
A half helmet is fine behind a fairing or windshield.