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Fall
Well, the morning air is crisp, and there's the smell of Fall in the air. Along with the soon to be arrival of the crappy Southeast Michigan winter. So having learned the hard way (washing the bike in 38 degree temps 
) by trying to squeeze another week or two into the riding season, it was time to put the scoot away until next spring.
When I was in my 20's, I would ride all year. As long as the roads were clear of snow, I was in the wind. Actually had to ride eighteen miles home after a surprise snow storm hit one early November while I was at work.
I turn 60 on Sunday
(where the heck did the time go?), and my enthusiasm level for those adventures has gradually waned over the past forty years.
I'll have to do my riding on these pages for the next seven months.
) by trying to squeeze another week or two into the riding season, it was time to put the scoot away until next spring. When I was in my 20's, I would ride all year. As long as the roads were clear of snow, I was in the wind. Actually had to ride eighteen miles home after a surprise snow storm hit one early November while I was at work.
I turn 60 on Sunday
(where the heck did the time go?), and my enthusiasm level for those adventures has gradually waned over the past forty years. I'll have to do my riding on these pages for the next seven months.
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Well, the morning air is crisp, and there's the smell of Fall in the air. Along with the soon to be arrival of the crappy Southeast Michigan winter. So having learned the hard way (washing the bike in 38 degree temps ) by trying to squeeze another week or two into the riding season, it was time to put the scoot away until next spring.
When I was in my 20's, I would ride all year. As long as the roads were clear of snow, I was in the wind. Actually had to ride eighteen miles home after a surprise snow storm hit one early November while I was at work.
I turn 60 on Sunday (where the heck did the time go?), and my enthusiasm level for those adventures has gradually waned over the past forty years.
I'll have to do my riding on these pages for the next seven months.
) by trying to squeeze another week or two into the riding season, it was time to put the scoot away until next spring. When I was in my 20's, I would ride all year. As long as the roads were clear of snow, I was in the wind. Actually had to ride eighteen miles home after a surprise snow storm hit one early November while I was at work.
I turn 60 on Sunday
(where the heck did the time go?), and my enthusiasm level for those adventures has gradually waned over the past forty years. I'll have to do my riding on these pages for the next seven months.
You should really consider moving to the South. We're riding up to Cherokee, NC tomorrow, and it's supposed to be in the MID NINETIES here!
I'm 53 and I've noticed my enthusiasm and ability to deal with "seasonal discomfort" are waning as well. Hell, anything under 60 degrees is too cold for me to ride these days. Florida should probably be in my future... but there are too many half-blind blue hairs driving Cadillacs down there for me...
NO OFFENSE, Mike! I would never mean to imply that I think you're one of those blue hairs!
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These days, you should be able to find something in FL cheap. There's just no jobs, from what I hear. Then, Detroit ain't exactly the easiest place to live either, I hear.
Lost a friend of mine a couple weeks ago. He was a Youper, taking a ride in Wisconsin on his Evo. RIP, Leon.
Lost a friend of mine a couple weeks ago. He was a Youper, taking a ride in Wisconsin on his Evo. RIP, Leon.
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These days, you should be able to find something in FL cheap. There's just no jobs, from what I hear. Then, Detroit ain't exactly the easiest place to live either, I hear.
Lost a friend of mine a couple weeks ago. He was a Youper, taking a ride in Wisconsin on his Evo. RIP, Leon.
Lost a friend of mine a couple weeks ago. He was a Youper, taking a ride in Wisconsin on his Evo. RIP, Leon.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, PEOPLE!
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Having spent five days in a suburban Atlanta hospita, I've got first hand experience on how fast you can go from verticle to horizontal.
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Thanks, guys. Strange thing was that on the SAME DAY Leon went down (took him a week to die, or to be declared anyway), another friend on another softtail went down with a tib-fib break here in Fayetteville. Mexican woman T boned him and did a hit and run. I think it's cultural. Leon had a tib-fib break on a different softtail 20 years ago when he was T boned.
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Either way, getting 'sucker punched', on your scoot is not a good way to spend the rest of your day...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Hackd! 60 is a big milestone! Enjoy your Birthday Bash!
You should really consider moving to the South. We're riding up to Cherokee, NC tomorrow, and it's supposed to be in the MID NINETIES here!
I'm 53 and I've noticed my enthusiasm and ability to deal with "seasonal discomfort" are waning as well. Hell, anything under 60 degrees is too cold for me to ride these days. Florida should probably be in my future... but there are too many half-blind blue hairs driving Cadillacs down there for me...
NO OFFENSE, Mike! I would never mean to imply that I think you're one of those blue hairs!
You should really consider moving to the South. We're riding up to Cherokee, NC tomorrow, and it's supposed to be in the MID NINETIES here!
I'm 53 and I've noticed my enthusiasm and ability to deal with "seasonal discomfort" are waning as well. Hell, anything under 60 degrees is too cold for me to ride these days. Florida should probably be in my future... but there are too many half-blind blue hairs driving Cadillacs down there for me...
NO OFFENSE, Mike! I would never mean to imply that I think you're one of those blue hairs!
Sorry about your friend Doc.
