Sunday's observations General Motorcycle Discussion Discuss Sunday's observations in the Motorcycle Discussion forums; Originally Posted by HANS and for some reason as of lately ive been eating alot at Five Guys burger joint. they have one at the publix plaza off 17th street ...

[spectorman]

Originally Posted by HANS

and for some reason as of lately ive been eating alot at Five Guys burger joint. they have one at the publix plaza off 17th street causeway between federal and the bridge. never had a bad burger or fries from them yet. you should try them sometime.

I'm not thrilled w/5guys. Too greasy. Guaranteed w/in 10 minutes of finishing, I gotta hit the head & that just wastes $$$.
Lee

[spectorman]

Disco- we missed each other by about 45 minutes!
Lee

[RACNRAY]

Originally Posted by spectorman

Just some ramblings from my ride today.

Started out around noon & headed out to Everglades Holiday Park to see if anything was going on. Not too many folks there, mostly HD riders so I did a quick pass thru & off I went, rambling thru-out the north end of the county.

1) 1st observation: Gas prices are dropping. Before starting off on my ride, I hit my usual Mobil station- $2.65 for regular. As I rode around, especially on Oakland Park Blvd., I noted prices were lower practically everywhere I went. At numerous stations on OPB, I spotted $2.38 & $2.39 per gallon for regular at proper gas stations, like Texaco & Mobil. Shoot, I just dropped nearly 30 cents more a gallon!

2) I passed 2 other ZRX's today. One on W. OPB around Pine Island, the other on I-595, heading w-bound from University. I think the first ZRX I saw was my old bike. The current owner lives in Sunrise so it makes sense if it was him. The 2nd bike was a nicely modded a green 04 or 05. I spotted him first so I snuck up on him & we exchanged big thumbs up. Not too often you see a fellow ZRX'er anymore, much less 2 in one afternoon.

3) As usual, HD's were out in force. Now far be it from me to impose my thoughts on someone else but as a firm believer in ATGATT, I gotta wonder what is it w/these guys and not wearing ANY safety gear? When did muscle t's, shorts, sandals, flipflops and bandanas become harder than armor gear? Do HD's make you invulnerable from crashing, road rash & broken bones, not to mention the errant bumblee in your face? And I really shouldn't just include the HD folks (altho they were the majority of offenders) as I saw more than a few Jap bike riders exercising the same poor judgment. One fella on an R6 had his helmet strapped on the seat hook but was wearing a back protector. Uh what? No gloves, boots or other protective gear either. The organ donor pool ought to be plenty deep here in SoFla.

4) And continuing my rant on HD's: I'm sitting @ the light when I hear a modded HD coming up from behind- loud pipes, all black, rider dressed in ominous black tank, black jeans, boots (but no helmet, gloves or other safety garb.) Mutha looks bad-ass, right? Except he's got a stereo playing some kind of easy listening, soft rock, like an old Donnie & Marie Osmond song. It was all I could do to contain myself. Talk about blowing an image...badly.

5) The Mich PR2's are performing above any expectation I ever had of a bike tire. They are, bar none, the best bike tire I've ever used in 30+ years of riding & inspire unbelievable confidence in me.

6) Food- After a while, I became hungry & was thinking "mmmmmm, burritto." At the time, I was in the north end of Ft. Lauderdale & the only place I could think of was East Coast Burritto's on Commerical Blvd., just east of I-95. Great idea except they were CLOSED as were so many other small business type eateries. Actually, I was amazed @ how many food stops were closed on a SUN, all except the chain places (yuck.) How do you expect to make a living? I ended up @ an old fave, Jack's Hamburgers on N. Fed., & chowed down on a 1/2 lb'er w/cheese & A side of fries. MMMMmmmmmm good!

Ok, that's my SUN rant. Waddya got?
Lee

LEE...THAT 2ND REX WAS ME!!! And my true love Laura on her Magna heading out to Miami MX track to watch her son's ride.

As soon as you pulled up beside me i knew it was you and was wondering ifn u knew it was me. Ur skoot sounded SO MEAN as you accelerated away...NICE!!!

It was a nice ride for us and sooo cool to watch Laura's sons ride on a MX track. We hit some wet roads on the way back but not too bad, then went over to Flossies to hang with the white trash Harley crowd and listen to some rock-n-roll. Hey that's what they call themselves and they even sell t-shirts that say so. Must be true!!

Me thinks the mpg on my skoot is better with the taller gearing, i'm bout 1/8" away from half tank with 82 miles on the odo...gonna go ridin today so i'll see how it goes.

Good to see...and hear, your skoot on the road. Your skoot looks good out there!!

RACNRAY

[buzzcutt2]

Originally Posted by spectorman

I'm not thrilled w/5guys. Too greasy. Guaranteed w/in 10 minutes of finishing, I gotta hit the head & that just wastes $$$.
Lee

way too greasy for me.

[disgofast]

Originally Posted by spectorman

Disco- we missed each other by about 45 minutes!
Lee

Next time

[spectorman]

Ray- I had no clue that was you! The last time I saw your bike was when you were sick & it was in pieces on the stand in the shop. I never recognized it. Your bike is looking great! What a scream & talk about coincidences. And my bike not only sounds mean, it IS mean now Ray, thx to you and Mark!

By the by, I filled up y-day and between street/highway riding, I averaged 37 MPG. I'm sure once I stop twisting the throttle so much, it'll get better. I'm real interested in knowing what it gets per gallon on the open road but no road trips planned in the near future. My last ZRX (which was primarily stock) averaged 45 MPG so this one is down quite a bit- couse it's got a boatload more power!

The other ZRX I saw was my former bike. I e-mailed its current owner and we chatted, him confirming he passed me on OPB.
Lee

[BP-4]

Originally Posted by kf4mtw

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!! 120 on a Harley? you sure she wasn't on a VTX or something? lol

Didn't really get a good look when i made the original pass and was already in exit lane when she flew by. Not too familiar with anything other than sportbikes anyway. Just looked the Honda VTX up, and that looks just like it. She looked tiny in it.

[HANS]

Originally Posted by spectorman

I'm not thrilled w/5guys. Too greasy. Guaranteed w/in 10 minutes of finishing, I gotta hit the head & that just wastes $$$.
Lee

guess i have a high tolerance for greasy food then lol