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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Took a ride in St. Louis today 40 degrees or so maybe 55 miles kinda mostly highway spiting rain little windy and What a ride.... Thats why I got a bagger perfectly comfy could feel the rain hitting the top of my helmet the rest of me dry and warm well except the bottoms of my pants....... This things a friggin beast.....Did I say I love this thing? Still get a rush just riding down the road I've had it for 2 years and a little more and have nuttin bad to say about it..... What a frapping deal
 

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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 07:30 PM
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Yep, they do good in the wet weather for sure.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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Hope you got to ride yesterday when it was 76 degrees, at least it was in Sedalia, Mo about 4 hours down the road from you.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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I put in about 150 miles yesterday, Kansas City to Clinton and back. It was 37 degrees when I left in the morning and 80 degrees when I returned at 5pm. I really didn't want to ride in the cold, but I absolutely didn't want to return in my car when it was 80+ degrees. That's why we have Gerbings, right?

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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 08:08 PM
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At 40,000 miles and 2 years of ownership of my 07 ultra i thought about trading. I bought another touring bike, goldwing. Ever so often I would ride the ultra and would change my mind and wondered why I got the GW. After a year of the GW, I sold it and kept the Ultra. At 60,000 miles now 4 years of ownership. I traded it for a street glide.
I still miss the ultra at times.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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Left the house yesterday to get tires at Hometown HD, (Winterville, NC) came back to Goldsboro, hen rode over to Garner and back,,all in all a full tank of fuel ran through her! (I am from St. Louis before here, 23 yrs there in St. Peters.
 
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Get you some soft lowers for the rain...what a difference.$50 well spent
 
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Hope you got to ride yesterday when it was 76 degrees, at least it was in Sedalia, Mo about 4 hours down the road from you.
yup rode for a couple hours after laying the rest of the wood floor in my kitchen thats why I road today didn't' get enough yesterday ...getting ready for a big ride in late June early July... New town North Dakota Minnesota and little chutes wi hope it all works out
 
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Yeah, did over 150 miles yesterday! Lunch in Cool then up the hill till I hit snow on the road around 4000' above Georgetown. Was hoping to make the loop down Icehouse but I guess it really isn't spring yet despite the 80 degree weather?
 
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Damn just down the road from me I'm in Wright City just west of wentzville.... My sonin law is from Dinwitty some where up that way....sure hope your doing well up that way stay safe.... Pease chief
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