Well it's October I can hardly believe that it has been a month since the IBR. I have been focusing on getting back to a semi-normal life again. The riding group (AMRG)I belonged to has been changing resently and I've decided it was time to resign as an assistant organizer and to drop from the group. I have met some very nice people but the group seems to have splintered and they have closed their calendar to outsiders, so I decided to step out for a while. Not sure if I'll go back but it has been nice to step out and do my own thing.
I did run in the Land of Enchantment Rally last week placing 12th out of 54 entrances. After the rally, I was asked if I would like to get involved in putting on next years event. I told the rally masters I was interested as long as someone helped me. This is a wonderful rally and a lot of work so I wanted to make sure nothing changed. I also was introduced to Bob Hall the 2001 IBR winner, he was a member of the staff for the LOE and lives just outside Albuquerque. We talked about setting up a web site for LD Riders in New Mexico, a place were we could post rides meeting up for lunch/dinner sometimes doing over night rides. This would not be a meet up ride together but ride somewhere and meet at a specific time. Most of the riding I do is alone so I was interested, so Bob and I plan to get together and talk about what the web site would look like.
Here it is second week in October, it's a big week for me. I just hit 21 years at work and I turned 52 this week. I've pulled off my extra fuel cell I'm planning on make a short birthday run this weekend but I still need to replace my tires, I'm still running on the ones from the IBR. I have somewhere around 12,700 miles on them and the front is getting cupped (they need replaced).
Things are slowing down for me, I haven't been on a long ride in quite a while. I'm still dinking around on the same tires and man I can feel it every time I turn a corner, quite a bit of vibration. Bike seems naked without a fuel cell. Tried to hook up with some friends this weekend but no one showed at the usual starting location, so I called it good for the week. I don't think I have put on 200 miles since the NM LOE a couple of weeks ago.
Well for now ride safe.
Dave
3 comments:
I enjoyed reading your accounts of your various trips. I am considering the FJR.... any comments?
FJR is an excellent bike, I highly recommend it. They have a couple of issues but nothing serious. I like the position it gives me and for LD Riding it is awesome.
When it comes down to it, riding a motorcycle is a solitary endeavor anyway. Hope you enjoy doing your own thing.
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