Well I became another statistic. They say there are two types of riders, those who have crashed and those who will. Count me in the other category now, and Cece too. They also say most accidents happen within 5 miles of home and we did happen to be about 3 blocks from her house but [...]
Next we went to The Rally, the biggest RV show in the country. RVers had completely filled the Balloon Fiesta grounds and all of the surrounding parks. They estimated 10,000 RVs had come into town for this event from all across the US and Canada. The Lujan building with the indoor vendors was jam packed [...]
18
Apr
The fog got thicker and within a few miles turned to stinging little ice crystals and my windshield and controls started icing over. Oh shit.. this is starting to suck in a hurry.
17
Apr
Been nice all week untill today and then… MORE SNOW! I’m beginning to think theres a higher power at work to prevent me from getting any work done on the bike two weekends in a row.
11
Apr
So much for doing that oil change today. Wind was blowing rain so hard last night I couldnt get to sleep till 4am and when my alarm went off a few hours later it was starting to sleet and snow. Not something I care to ride through if I dont have to, a quick look [...]
8
Apr
Ok heres the deal, I checked the oil along with everything else a few weeks ago and everything was perfect then. This last weekend I went to the folks home for my aunts funeral through some horrendous hurricane force winds on the way back. I was topped out at 65mph and the clutch was slipping [...]
6
Apr
About that time I passed the still smouldering ruins of a Chevette on the side of the road smelling like burnt rubber and asphalt. The hood had been ripped off the hinges and smashed into the windshield when they’d tried to put out the fire. Suddenly my problems with the bike struggling against so much wind didn’t seem so bad.