Early morning weekend drives

[Mustang_Lou]

@DFB5.0 and @bjstang : Those foggy mornings add a different element to the experience don't they? Mind you, on a bike they can mean slick roads so not the element you want when on 2 wheels!

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[Strokerswild]

It is fantastic and especially when the smells of the season are in the air ... I do it usually on my motorcycle where the feeling is exaggerated even more so than in the car. GOOD FOR THE SOUL and we all need some of that ME time.

Yep, even better on a bike.

I used to get the fix daily, had a job a number of years back that was located 10 miles away via some twisty back roads. At the time I rode my bikes to work every day it didn't rain, and there was nothing better than that ride to work on my Ducati. Listening to that thing bark through the Termis with the sun cresting the horizon on a cool morning was the best wake-up.

 

[Mustang_Lou]

Yep, even better on a bike.

I used to get the fix daily, had a job a number of years back that was located 10 miles away via some twisty back roads. At the time I rode my bikes to work every day it didn't rain, and there was nothing better than that ride to work on my Ducati. Listening to that thing bark through the Termis with the sun cresting the horizon on a cool morning was the best wake-up.

Oh, if only I could do that I so would! Currently it takes me ~1 hour in the morning to drive 25 km and an extra 10 mins on the way home. There's just no fun really in stop and go traffic for either my bike or the Mustang for that matter. So I stick with the daily, a 2017 Chevy Volt which is awesome btw (highly recommend it - fill it up maybe 2 times a year).

 

[DFB5.0]

@DFB5.0 and @bjstang : Those foggy mornings add a different element to the experience don't they? Mind you, on a bike they can mean slick roads so not the element you want when on 2 wheels!

Certainly does. I have also grown to appreciate those heated seats on mornings like those.

 

[NoVaGT]

+1 on foggy conditions. The first Sunday I had my current car, I went out extremely early up to Skyline Drive. There was rolling fog through the area, and it definitely adds a great visual to the driving experience.

Add in deer and bear running across the road, coming out of the fog, and it really was cool.

 

[Hack]

Interesting thread. No, I never get up early on the weekend to go for a drive. Sometimes I go out in the afternoon or evening, though. I guess that's the benefit of living in an area with cooler temperatures and less population. I usually prefer to go when it's over 70 degrees so the tires have more grip, which means I should avoid early morning. But I probably don't have the awesome twisties available that some of you do.

 

[DFB5.0]

From today's early morning drive. Beat a shower of rain by 10 minutes.

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