Friend: “Want to have Thanksgiving with us?” [...]
The mountains let me know that leaving today is a good idea. Ice – not frost, but ice – on the motorcycle and ground this morning. I’m officially calling it. 2-6 inches of snow in all the CO passes, and high temps of 40 for the next 4 days across... [...]
I had a minor panic at lunch. Installed the leads for my new heated jacket, and then road up here to Longmont, CO to try it out on the highway. Happy to report it kept me fairly warm, even with the vented jacket over it.. feels like strong summer sunshine... [...]
The racks to mount my aluminum side cases arrived yesterday, so I spent some time on the sidewalk attaching them. Fairly straight forward, except for a pair of bolts that I /might/ have.. no, definitely, cross-threaded. No help for it, I was trying to get them in at a funky... [...]
Still in Colorado, and ventured out to play poker at a card room in Black Hawk. Rode home around 11pm, temp between 49-54F. Was plenty warm in my heavier-weight hoodie and jacket, but after about an hour in the dark felt the first pangs of chill creeping into the hands.... [...]