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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Now *THAT’S* a commute…
Points at yesterday’s post… That’s not a commute. THIS is a commute! (points at pics below) 80mph+ on The Dragon…paralleling the storm…barely beating it to work. Big, fat drops. Some spatterings of hail. Lightning snapping down from horizon to horizon, … Continue reading
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Dingbats without a clue…
The most dangerous thing… My wife worries about me when I’m out on a road trip. My Dad does too. Both have told me so. Mom just sprouts more white hair. But it’s not the road trips that will get … Continue reading
Riding the storms…
It was a wonderful week of great food, great people, and exceptional riding in the mountains. But the destination…is the excuse. On the way up I took two days…and spent one entire day just riding around in the mountains. For … Continue reading
The Dragon’s Headed Home
New piece of chrome on my machine. Couldn’t help it, yah know? It’s the name… The attack squirrel sign was for the event…and courtesy of my friends LynDel and Wizard. If you don’t know why you haven’t been keeping up … Continue reading
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Summit County
Arrived Tuesday afternoon, after spending the entire morning zooming all over the Colorado mountains. 300 or 400 miles worth! What a ride! I did get the bike together Sunday evening…not a problem…I even washed her! So of course, the first … Continue reading
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Ready for launch?
T-minus 10 hours or so before I leave for a couple thousand miles of hard riding. Years ago, I’d have been ready for a road trip days before. Perhaps weeks. The bike would have been double or triple checked, the … Continue reading
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Westbound…
I’m headed to Colorado for Inzane, the VRCC’s 9th annual get together. I’ll be headed out sometime Monday morning. I should be there from Tuesday night to Sunday morning. I’ll have a few books on hand for sale, I’ll be … Continue reading
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Mis-aligned Spots!
Had a critical issue…was afraid I might not make Inzane! With a couple thousand miles of road-trip in front of me…this was important! Glove blow out As you can see…my glove blew out. Very serious. Old, worn, stretched out…and two … Continue reading
Good Gravy!
One of the treasures (?) of east Texas. Thanks to my friend Mike for the picture (I think…yep, I did ask for it!) Y’all familiar with Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken? Big producers in east Texas and west Arkansas and Louisana. Lots … Continue reading