Hobbies

[bobbie56]

[quote source="/post/7609/thread" timestamp="1425950641" author="@pinstriper"][quote source="/post/7587/thread" timestamp="1425932872" author="@charliem"][font size="3"]Got the alarm and the helpful neighbors, but how do I get the cop?  [/font]
[/quote]Leave a trail of donuts ?
[/quote]Our neighbor moved in a couple of months before we did, no donuts required. 

[gnies]

[quote source="/post/7529/thread" author="@tinkeringtechie" timestamp="1425836035"]I like woodworking, electronics tinkering, skiing, biking (both road and mountain), and speed skating. I try to post about my projects on my blog:

http://www.tinkeringtechie.com/

Hopefully my tinkering hobbies will take off once I finish moving from my dungeon:



to my new "barn":



That center bay will be my Camplite's new home as well. Right next to my shop for easy modding.[/quote]
Wow nice barn! I wish I could store my camplite at home!

[tinkeringtechie]

[quote source="/post/7639/thread" author="@paul" timestamp="1426008379"]Wow nice barn! I wish I could store my camplite at home![/quote]Thanks. I wish I could store mine at home too   That's right... for the time being it's just a barn on a lot. The house is still coming. The camplite might become our home temporarily depending on the timing.

[jtelles3993]

Well that not bad plan at all!

[solds88]

Indeed, it is a very nice barn. Are you building it by yourself??

[tinkeringtechie]

Indeed, it is a very nice barn. Are you building it by yourself??

No, we hired a professional to build the structure. I'll be building my office inside of it and doing all the wiring, but the structure is too much for me and I'd be too slow. I did the design work though 

[billmoore]

My wife and I both ride dual sport motorcycles for our main hobby.

[jtelles3993]

I ride a 650 vStrom. Seriously considered the KLR for awhile - it was a hard decision but I do more paved road than dirt road. But it's nice to hit dirt roads when I want

[billmoore]

[quote timestamp="1426469994" source="/post/7881/thread" author="@surfsup"]I ride a 650 vStrom. Seriously considered the KLR for awhile - it was a hard decision but I do more paved road than dirt road. But it's nice to hit dirt roads when I want [/quote]We are probably 50/50 dirt/pavement, but the pavement percentage would be lower if we didn't have to do about 80 miles of pavement round trip to get to good dirt riding. Much prefer riding in the dirt!

Edit: I was trying to like the post before mine and accidentally liked my own, LOL

[spot1]

This is great to hear about the bikes you guys ride.

Ride a Vstrom, too. Installed a SV650 17" front wheel/fender and keep it on the pavement 99% of the time.

Moved to smaller DS bikes. My Wife rides a CRF230L. I just found a 2005 XT225 with 553 miles on it in February.
Just set up my trailer to haul both DS bikes at the same time.

Here's how we get extra miles out of our tyres with a magic marker:  

[a href="http://s657.photobucket.com/user/vstromklr/media/SSCN4722.jpg.html"]

[jtelles3993]

I've owned quite a few bikes since I started riding (1974), standards and cruisers for a long time - then in 2003 I fell in love with Sport Touring and bought a Concours. That eventually led me to Dual Sport. I love my Wee.. best bike ever I owned, hands down. I'll post up a few pics tomorrow.

[jtelles3993]

Ps, my handle over on Stromtroopers is "s boy", been hang'n around there since around 2003..

[spot1]

Yep, the Wee is a Great bike!!!!! My Wife could not get comfortable on the Wee while two up, so we installed a Russel Day Long Seat. Comfortable seat, too. This photo shows the SV650 front wheel & fender. Lowered the rear by 1" since the front wheel lowered the front 1" to try to maintain original rake & trail. Installed Sonic fork springs and set the mono shock @ maximum pre-load. With the bike lowered 1" front & back, it's easy to get my feet on the ground with the Day Long seat with me at 6' tall. Also installed a DRD Speedo healer to correct the speedometer.  

Here's 2014 New Years Day Ride with my Yellow Wee:

[a href="http://s657.photobucket.com/user/vstromklr/media/2013/2014/IMG_2030_zps92e50eba.jpg.html"]

[spot1]

[quote source="/post/7865/thread" timestamp="1426461508" author="@billmoore"]My wife and I both ride dual sport motorcycles for our main hobby. This is "Chicken Corner" near Moab, UT.


[/quote]That's a beautiful area for DS riding.

[jtelles3993]

[img style="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GbnT2JgqMoM/VQbQ-S4hGEI/AAAAAAAASmc/Zp2ZP-0XL6w/s640/jpg_tfer-43.jpg"]

running the Blue Ridge PKWY.. try to do a few days up there once or twice a year!