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I just bought this '09 Electra Glide. She is my first big block. I will get most of the summer off, so I will be taking her on many trips.
This last weekend was her first real run. I picked Norah up in Nelson BC after I ran up the Kootenay Lake road, and we did two loops in the West Kootenays. This weekend we will be heading over to Kelowna. Other plans for the summer include Sturgis, and Desert Trip in Indio California in October. Plus lots of other shorter trips around the Pacific Northwest and further. It will be a great summer. I will be running this thread as a continuous thread for all this year. So check back and view the fun.
that snippet is from the very first post As Ive said before I started this thread as a lark Who Would have thought this would have pushed up close to 1/2 a million reads Go figure And thank you To everyone for the motivation... almost every time I stop and take a picture what goes through my mind is the crew might like this one... its been fun...
Originally Posted by BigDogIdaho
Looking forward to yours and Darla's adventures!
I dig the emblems. Makes her look right.
Originally Posted by jdw1
Subscribing.
Are those emblems bolt on or adhesive?
Ride on brother!
Originally Posted by Peter Griffin
We look forward to hearing of your travels.
Originally Posted by road king Q
Darla be a beautiful blue.... oops.... forgive me, am I staring?
Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Subscribed , god I love those mountains.
And you guys have all been there since page one LOL
I wish..... but then I guess if I get off my dead butt and do it, it would be different. Love the pics, love the tales.... Hope you can keep things going and still manage with riding, you beauty daughter, and the business. Keep the dirty side down buddy!!!
I rented a heated storage spot this year... and I put Darla to bed today... i am off to of to the Beach on Friday for a week or so... if the weather holds good, i will pull her out for day rides when I get back... but the season is pretty much over, and it is time to get ready for ski season... to that end I bought new ski racks for my Jeep, have my season pass in hand and now will wait for the snow to fall. Hopefully by next motorcycle season the border might be open, and I can head south... I ran out of roads in BC and Alberta that interested me this year... but... if not, I can always continue my ride to Newfoundland if it works out.
I am watching a series on YouTube called Itchy Boots, about a young Dutch woman world traveller on a motorcycle... very interesting how she is handling the issues, and she is giving me some motivation to get going again next year...
I got all the ducks in order at work now... so I am officially semi retired... and have put the day to day operations in the hands of my OfficeBoss and my OpsBoss... I will still do BigThink, but it is time to let the Youngens do what they have been trained and assigned to do, and leave them alone.
I love Itchy Boots. Noraly is pretty awesome. She definitely isn't afraid of anything.
My season is winding down, but I'm not quite ready to put the bikes away just yet. However, like you, I feel as if I've run out of roads....lol. I hope next years is back to the old normal. as this new normal **** sucks.
I'm not ready for the snow to fly, but when it decides to do so, I'll be out trying out the Trailhawk's abilities. Having two Jeeps to play in the snow with, should make for a fun winter.
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