Went out for a ride today

Trailbikeryder · 02-02-2013, 06:33 PM

The snow is gone, but still cold with 1C = 33F. Waited until 4PM for the rain to stop, then took her out for a ride.

katoranger · 02-02-2013, 08:12 PM

Looks alot like Kansas. Wide open. I am surrounded by fields and cows.

FastDoc · 02-02-2013, 09:35 PM

Beautiful!

Except for the color green and the trees it could pass for Eastern Washington as well.

Weldangrind · 02-03-2013, 01:29 AM

Beautiful machine! Thanks for the pics.

Trailbikeryder · 02-03-2013, 12:03 PM

The elevation on those pictures are about at 1400 feet elevation. The town I live in is about 900 feet above see level and is in the palatinate forest. Next time I go up to our "local" castle with my dog Julie I will take some pictures.

Weldangrind · 02-03-2013, 07:48 PM

Julie is lovely. Please give her a pat on the head for me.

FastDoc · 02-03-2013, 11:51 PM

What kind of dog is she? Beautiful!

Trailbikeryder · 02-04-2013, 04:42 PM

Thanks. She is a mix between a tibetan terrier and a pudel. So she has some chinese in her too! She is very smart and even with 10 years she still learns new tricks.
Here are two videos.

Weldangrind · 02-05-2013, 10:32 AM

She's amazing at playing dead! Cooper the Shop Dog isn't anywhere near as convincing, despite trying to tell him that dead dogs don't wag their tails.

SpudRider · 02-06-2013, 02:17 PM

Your V-Raptor looks great! I'm glad you got to go for a ride.

I eagerly await the arrival of spring!

Spud

SpudRider · 02-06-2013, 02:18 PM

The last photographs you posted remind me of the Allegheny Mountains in my native Pennsylvania.

Spud

SpudRider · 02-06-2013, 02:28 PM

Julie is a beautiful dog, and very intelligent! Thank you for sharing the videos of her performing tricks.

I agree with Weldangrind; Julie does an amazing job of playing dead!

Here in the United States, we would say Julie was "playing possum." The opossum is a marsupial indiginous to North America, which pretends to be dead when it is threatened. Opossums are very convincing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum

Spud

katoranger · 02-07-2013, 08:54 AM

Here is Kansas we have armadillos. They jump up into the air when frightened. You see alot of dead ones along the road since they will jump right in front of a car. Instead of a car or truck driving over them they jump up and get hit by the bumper or front of the vehicle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-banded_armadillo

Trailbikeryder · 02-07-2013, 10:35 AM

@SpudRider
I see. They are cute little animals. Do they bite or just pretend? My dad was from Palmerton PA. I was never there though.

@katoranger
I have a brother in Wichita, but have never been there either. He told me that it is alot like Germany.

katoranger · 02-07-2013, 11:02 AM

I have never been to Germany, but from the pictures I can see some similarities.

02-02-2013, 06:33 PM	#1
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	Went out for a ride today The snow is gone, but still cold with 1C = 33F. Waited until 4PM for the rain to stop, then took her out for a ride.
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02-02-2013, 08:12 PM	#2
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Looks alot like Kansas. Wide open. I am surrounded by fields and cows. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-02-2013, 09:35 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Beautiful! Except for the color green and the trees it could pass for Eastern Washington as well. __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-03-2013, 01:29 AM	#4
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Beautiful machine! Thanks for the pics. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-03-2013, 07:48 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Julie is lovely. Please give her a pat on the head for me. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-03-2013, 12:03 PM	#5
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	The elevation on those pictures are about at 1400 feet elevation. The town I live in is about 900 feet above see level and is in the palatinate forest. Next time I go up to our "local" castle with my dog Julie I will take some pictures.
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02-03-2013, 11:51 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	What kind of dog is she? Beautiful! __________________ Happy to serve.
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02-04-2013, 04:42 PM	#8
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	Thanks. She is a mix between a tibetan terrier and a pudel. So she has some chinese in her too! She is very smart and even with 10 years she still learns new tricks. Here are two videos.
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02-05-2013, 10:32 AM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	She's amazing at playing dead! Cooper the Shop Dog isn't anywhere near as convincing, despite trying to tell him that dead dogs don't wag their tails. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-06-2013, 02:17 PM	#10
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Your V-Raptor looks great! I'm glad you got to go for a ride. I eagerly await the arrival of spring! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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02-06-2013, 02:18 PM	#11
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	The last photographs you posted remind me of the Allegheny Mountains in my native Pennsylvania. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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02-06-2013, 02:28 PM	#12
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Julie is a beautiful dog, and very intelligent! Thank you for sharing the videos of her performing tricks. I agree with Weldangrind; Julie does an amazing job of playing dead! Here in the United States, we would say Julie was "playing possum." The opossum is a marsupial indiginous to North America, which pretends to be dead when it is threatened. Opossums are very convincing! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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02-07-2013, 08:54 AM	#13
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Here is Kansas we have armadillos. They jump up into the air when frightened. You see alot of dead ones along the road since they will jump right in front of a car. Instead of a car or truck driving over them they jump up and get hit by the bumper or front of the vehicle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-banded_armadillo __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-07-2013, 10:35 AM	#14
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	@SpudRider I see. They are cute little animals. Do they bite or just pretend? My dad was from Palmerton PA. I was never there though. @katoranger I have a brother in Wichita, but have never been there either. He told me that it is alot like Germany.
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02-07-2013, 11:02 AM	#15
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I have never been to Germany, but from the pictures I can see some similarities. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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