I have not started my truck in over 2 weeks, riding to work everyday. That is a good thing with todays gas prices. Regular here is up over 3.40 a gallon. I did some local riding last weekend with Southern Cruisers north of me and am planning on a ride with another Chapter more local this weekend.
Yesterday I road with Rolling Thunder up to the NH Veterans Cemetary where we assisted the staff with their spring grouds cleanup. We had 22 people attend this.
I submitted a route to the IBA for an In State New Hampshire 1000. (1000 miles in 24 hours inside the state lines!) I had hoped to do this run in May but Veterans events, bike maintenance and out of town company will eat my time before I head off to RollingThunder XXI Memorial weekend.
I have decided to another bike. No, I am not replacing the Wing!! I have a Honda Shadow and am going to sell it and get a Dual Sport, a bike that is configured for both paved riding and rough/offroad riding. After much research and conversations with dual sport riders I have decided on the BMW F650 GS model. It appears to have the quality, proper mix of off and on road design and also the one that fits me the best. I am now searching for a used one to purchase.
Have fun everyone!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Post Moonshine..
I have been home from Moonshine a week now. I rode to work everyday since my return (its now been almost 2 weeks since I even started my truck)
Saturday I got out for a couple hundred miles also, heading up to Manchester NH for a meeting at Liberty House, then a leisurely ride up to Sanford Maine. The Rolling Thunder chapter in Maine had a Buffet Super fundraiser. It was a nice ride up and the meal was good, also great to see the people from the Maine chapter again.
Sunday, I headed up to Epsom NH and met the local Southern Cruisers group up there for their ride. It was a nice southern NH loop with a picnic lunch stop and finishing up at Johnsons Dairy Bar for iced cream. By the time that I meandered back home it was another nice relaxing 200 mile day.
Cannot forget the IBA stuff.. I completed all my paperwork for my SS 1000 (1000 miles in 24 hours) out to Moonshine and put it in the mail early Saturday morning. When I returned from my ride, I had an evnvelope from the IBA and suspected it was my Cert from the Jacksonville ride it. I was close, it was the certificate from the SS 1000 that I did on the return from Jacksonville. That was quite a quick turnaround too.
Thats about all for now. Will be riding to work all week and have no defined plans for weekend riding as my son is scheduled in to visit from CT.
Have a great day, ride safe and I will talk to everyone later.
Pat (RockyNH)
Saturday I got out for a couple hundred miles also, heading up to Manchester NH for a meeting at Liberty House, then a leisurely ride up to Sanford Maine. The Rolling Thunder chapter in Maine had a Buffet Super fundraiser. It was a nice ride up and the meal was good, also great to see the people from the Maine chapter again.
Sunday, I headed up to Epsom NH and met the local Southern Cruisers group up there for their ride. It was a nice southern NH loop with a picnic lunch stop and finishing up at Johnsons Dairy Bar for iced cream. By the time that I meandered back home it was another nice relaxing 200 mile day.
Cannot forget the IBA stuff.. I completed all my paperwork for my SS 1000 (1000 miles in 24 hours) out to Moonshine and put it in the mail early Saturday morning. When I returned from my ride, I had an evnvelope from the IBA and suspected it was my Cert from the Jacksonville ride it. I was close, it was the certificate from the SS 1000 that I did on the return from Jacksonville. That was quite a quick turnaround too.
Thats about all for now. Will be riding to work all week and have no defined plans for weekend riding as my son is scheduled in to visit from CT.
Have a great day, ride safe and I will talk to everyone later.
Pat (RockyNH)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
almost in, I am on M...
almost in, I am on Massachusetts . I just got off inner state 90, the mask pike stop for gas, filled up my tank, I got 45 miles to get home so I will be home within the hour. All is well, it's cooling off, partly cloudy but no rain so it looks like I will be driving the rest of the way home. It was a great trip, Hope everybody had fun following, talk to you all on the next trip. I will give you the last minute eagle had landed the message when I arrived, good bye. listen
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Hazelton, Pennsylvania....
Hazelton, Pennsylvania. It's 12:17 and we just stopped for gas. Going to take a short sandwich break and a rest break and then get back on the road; 340 miles to home. Everything is going good, we got a little more rain but temperature is warmer up to about 47-48, so looking good. Everybody take care. Goodbye. listen
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