Just Because

[STEPPENWOLF]

Anybody have some munchies they can let me have.....

One last class room session I swear and you will get....heck I don't know.
I like trains and always have.I sure that some of my posts may have given that secret away.

Railroad crossings,usually not a problem because you hit them straight on and just ride across them,no problem usually.Here in Cincinnati in a suburb of Maderia there is a crossing that used to have two tracks but only one now.It is on a diagonal so you have to hit from the far right part of your lane and aim to the left to more or less go across straight My cousin a long time ago hit it straight on not considering the angle of the tracks plus it was on a curve so the tracks are not level,they are higher on one side than the other due to the cure. Well he got his front wheel caught between the track and crossing.Yuppers you guessed he down he went.
Broken leg and crutches for awhile.Tracks can be dangerous.

On the same note when you are in strange territory and coming up to a crossing and it looks like it is higher than the road look in the other lane in the on coming direction.If you see a lot of oil spots and some scrape marks chances are the local kids use their cars and jump over the crossing so that kinda tells ya to be xtra careful.Not a level crossing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDjfAW7ktY

[STEPPENWOLF]

We all know these I am sure..grated bridges,metal bridges or singing bridges.
My sis in law would dang near freeze up on these things which is not what ya wanna do.Just sit there and be relaxed and look down at the river or what ever is below you.
It wiggles and waggles a little but not much worse than Touring Elites after they start cupping in a few thousand miles.
Common sense dictates to stay out of the middle where the oil strip is,same as on any other road.

This is here in Cincinnati where I learned to ride on a singing bridge in I guess'70.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMvVQMnqQqI

So just like any situation when on a bike always look ahead and expect the unexpected from anywhere,even your biker buddies.

Ok class this is your old ranger pal Billie saying..Ride safe and see you somewhere down the road.

[STEPPENWOLF]

Howdy again from Cincinnati..I was going thru a few You Tube videos about riding in the rain.Well I will just say from my experience that it is not bad if it is not that tornado type rain or very very windy rain.One is I always have good tires..you choose what ya like,I have what I like.Two Have good rain gear,being cold and wet..not good.Three,don't be afraid of a wet road but do be afraid of painted lines,crossings and stop white bars,sewer lids and construction metal plates on the road.Oh yeah idiot cagers who slow way down..just pass them and get on with it..Don't be afraid of curves you are not gonna slide ..

I left Ogden UT in the rain and when I got to IL it was still raining so I am just cruising along and a gust a wind came and blew from the right of the oil slick to the left lane almost to the median.I said sucks,well close to what I thought and went to the nearest motel. Know when to quit.

Advise is to just ride in the rain and get a little experience and you will be fine.
Take what I said with a grain of salt,I am just a rider.

[STEPPENWOLF]

If I was able to get this from a local source we can relate to this.

https://youtu.be/K8L2heMJi9M

[STEPPENWOLF]

Ever find yourself rolling down your favorite back road or a new one and crack a little smile,we all do it so don't be shy.While I am not able to ride my bike I get the same feeling in my van,not that I am out there,this is life,the wind,rain,the sun,the moon but as close as I will be.So enjoy riding as long as you can and if I see you broken down beside the road I will be there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R4j-AKXSDo

[STEPPENWOLF]

I don't know if a moderator will delete this which is fine because it does have a few non radio words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTxvBYmXqjw

[latexeses]

You bet. Scared the crap out of an out of town friend tho...

[STEPPENWOLF]

Yuppers Rodger I can sleep thru a train passing me at sixty and not wake up.Music to me

A friend..sorry about the bad audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lLv1VmOuLI&app=desktop

[latexeses]

My bedroom was about 100 feet from a SP spur line to the General Mills plant in Lodi. At least 2 a day. 0500 every day.

Never heard the train.

[STEPPENWOLF]

You guys in CA are used to the ground shaking
While I seek out the tracks to camp by there are those who hate trains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bice9tRbdpg

[latexeses]

"A case of beer takes all the shakiness away"

It just nails you to the floor!

[latexeses]

Yea. Did some of that stuff back in Junior College. Never had all that hardware though.

The "how did you hold it that still" came from a kid on a field trip from a grade school. Surprised he was even thinking about the mechanics.

[STEPPENWOLF]

WOW. How can that guy hold that camera that still for that long..

Rodger,

A case of beer takes all the shakiness away

[DiverRay]

I know why you like that! 3:09 in...... Great work, and the guy is using a trolly for some of the shots, but they are ALL shot as timelapse (sp), and put together on the computer.

[latexeses]

WOW. How can that guy hold that camera that still for that long..