RYKER: Red Dirt Rykers Fall 2019 meetup - Day 2 - OKC to Tulsa on Route 66

This is day #2 of the Red Dirt Rykers meet-up ride, and we're taking Route 66 from Edmond to Tulsa today. This is a long video, so skip to the end of this description for clickable time indexes.

We met at Pop's in Arcadia before we headed out toward Tulsa. I hadn't been inside Pop's before, so I took a few pictures and looked around... it's a neat place! The ride on Route 66 was uneventful except for the terrible pavement quality that gave us a workout trying to dodge ripples and pavement seams for 2 hours. The Ryker is hard to ride over rough pavement because you can't dodge most of the road imperfections. There are 3 tracks to consider, and one wheel is almost ALWAYS going to hit the bumps.

We had a good ride today with a few minor incidents and road scares, but everyone made it through intact. Unfortunately, Nick's Ryker suffered a broken wheel nut about 2/3 through the day, so his bike had to be towed back home.

Time indexes:
0:00 : Playing in traffic with aggressive cagers already
2:38 : Dodging an oblivious cager that changed lanes over the top of me. The camera distorts distances... that was much closer than it appeared.
3:28 : Yet another aggressive cager trying to change lanes over the top of me... 3 near misses in less than one mile!
7:29 : Discussion about riding with the flow of traffic and not necessarily the "speed limit"
8:18 : What was my scariest moment on a bike? Hmm... that's a tough question...
12:50 : Ryker on grooved pavement in Oklahoma sucks just as much as it does in Houston
14:35 : Arriving at Pop's in Arcadia
16:23 : Stopping at the Arcadia Round Barn for a quick photo opportunity
17:38 : The Q&A continues... what would I change about the Ryker? BETTER TIRES!
25:13 : Ryker meets Monster video discussion... sending the Ryker into hard, fast twisties
25:55 : Q&A, favorite add-on for the Ryker? MadStad windscreen and RiderScan mirror
26:57 : Q&A, bizarre incidents on the Ryker? Front-end jackhammering and accidentally shutting down the motor at 65 mph
29:02 : Teddy Bear DOWN!
29:11 : Q&A, missing big events on camera because it was turned off? Yep, just about 6 weeks ago I missed some speeding genius in a new Camaro who launched his car 3 feet in the air over a concrete median... Oops!
32:16 : Q&A, does the Ryker need any more features for the gauge cluster? Yes, it needs a backlight dimmer because it's too bright at night. Jacquie mentioned that it should have adjustable display colors... that's a great idea!
34:11 : Q&A, thoughts on the Ryker community and forums? Most forums seem to be unfriendly and uninviting to the younger crowd and Ryker owners/proponents
42:28 : Bike genre haters, biker etiquette, good manners, etc...
44:33 : Thoughts on the Ryker being a "gateway" bike to initiate new riders or bring older riders back into the sport... no gears, no balance issues, no need to put your feet down, etc...
45:15 : Dodging HUGE pavement ripples on Route 66 is hard to do on the Ryker because of the 3 independent wheel tracks
46:38 : Arriving at the historic Rock Cafe in Stroud, Oklahoma
49:50 : Nearly being run over by an idiot in a Ford truck who crossed over the center line while staring down into his lap (probably texting on his phone)... we debated on going back to give him a piece of our minds
52:00 : Bad pavement on Route 66 northeast of Stroud... we're NOT having fun through this stretch of road
53:56 : Finally some smooth pavement... it's time to send the Ryker through some high-speed corners
54:47 : Back to the crappy washboard pavement again
57:22 : Q&A, what is my dream bike? That's a tough question... I'd like to have the Honda X-ADV scooter, but I don't want it enough to sacrifice all of my other bikes. If I could only keep one bike, it would be the Honda CB500X
1:04:00 : Close call exiting the highway with a blind corner and stopped traffic... our Cardo PackTalks certainly prevented an accident
1:05:32 : Tulsa's highways are TERRIBLE! We hit a pavement seam that was over 4 inches deep that damaged Nick's Ryker. We didn't realize that the wheel nut split open (fractured) until about 40 miles further down the road.
1:09:09 : A few pictures of our stop at the Tulsa NatureWorks Park
1:09:27 : The beginning of the end for today's ride... we stopped to take a picture of the Big White Cock 🤣, and we noticed that Nick's Ryker had a split wheel nut. So, we parked it for safety and Jackie called in a favor with a truck and trailer to haul Nick's Ryker home.
1:11:50 : Heading back to OKC with Nick's Ryker in tow... Jacquie and I are riding back together, David split off earlier so he could take care of some other issues
1:13:01 : Jacquie agrees about the brightness issue on the gauge backlight... we'll find a fix for that!
1:14:28 : Wrapping up the day... we met up at Nick's house to unload his Ryker, and we'll resume tomorrow!
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