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October 23 ... I'm tap'n out on 2018
Have been scramblin' hard to get to the 500 mile break-in point on my new ride, before the snow flies and it goes up on its lift till next Spring.
Over these last 6 days or so, have been working on it, trouble is, the temperature does not move until noon. At 26 degrees, I have to pass. Have been get'n out on 34/36 degree mornings but it's hard to even ride in those temps anymore. Two days ago, I put 164 miles on the Road King, but it turned into a day where I was say'n to myself "I shouldn't be out here".
Got myself caught on a small bridge over a creek that was covered in black ice. I knew the bridge was there, so I had came to a stop just before I rolled onto it. Once I got onto that bridge, I was try'n to walk the bike over it, but my boots had no traction. I was creep'n inch by inch, just let'n my boots slide over the ice sheet. I inched across the road onto the high side and up against the guard rail. By get'n as close as I could to the guard rail and just inch'n my way forward, I finally came out the far side. Just then, two cars coming in the other direction, entered onto the bridge, spun out and crashed, then the Montana Highway Patrol showed up with lights flash'n. I was real lucky there, had I come down and hit that bridge at speed, I would have been down in a heart beat ! Had I been on the bridge when those cars spun out, that too would have been ugly. 4 hours later, I was coming back and the county truck was still try'n to de-ice it....
Two days before that, I had 3 deer run out in front of me. I cleared the 3rd deer, do'n 65 mph and at a full skid, by no more then 3 inches. Was as close as I have come up here in 16 years.
Shook me so bad I had to pull over and take a moment to regroup.
It just felt like I was "dancin' with the devil" every time I went out. Push'n my luck, but I needed those miles.
Yesterday I had put another 82 miles on, and today I went over the 500 miles, 521 in fact, so go ahead and sing Fat Lady.....I'm done !
Has been a very good year. Regional Run, National Run, and a new bike ta boot !
Steamer and I are already talk'n about make'n the ride to 2019 National together. Arizona hook'n up with Montana, that's what this Nomad Brotherhood is about !
Nothin' left to do but try'n to get some money squirreled away for next years runs.
2018, I got no complaints.
NVFFNV
Have been scramblin' hard to get to the 500 mile break-in point on my new ride, before the snow flies and it goes up on its lift till next Spring.
Over these last 6 days or so, have been working on it, trouble is, the temperature does not move until noon. At 26 degrees, I have to pass. Have been get'n out on 34/36 degree mornings but it's hard to even ride in those temps anymore. Two days ago, I put 164 miles on the Road King, but it turned into a day where I was say'n to myself "I shouldn't be out here".
Got myself caught on a small bridge over a creek that was covered in black ice. I knew the bridge was there, so I had came to a stop just before I rolled onto it. Once I got onto that bridge, I was try'n to walk the bike over it, but my boots had no traction. I was creep'n inch by inch, just let'n my boots slide over the ice sheet. I inched across the road onto the high side and up against the guard rail. By get'n as close as I could to the guard rail and just inch'n my way forward, I finally came out the far side. Just then, two cars coming in the other direction, entered onto the bridge, spun out and crashed, then the Montana Highway Patrol showed up with lights flash'n. I was real lucky there, had I come down and hit that bridge at speed, I would have been down in a heart beat ! Had I been on the bridge when those cars spun out, that too would have been ugly. 4 hours later, I was coming back and the county truck was still try'n to de-ice it....
Two days before that, I had 3 deer run out in front of me. I cleared the 3rd deer, do'n 65 mph and at a full skid, by no more then 3 inches. Was as close as I have come up here in 16 years.
Shook me so bad I had to pull over and take a moment to regroup.
It just felt like I was "dancin' with the devil" every time I went out. Push'n my luck, but I needed those miles.
Yesterday I had put another 82 miles on, and today I went over the 500 miles, 521 in fact, so go ahead and sing Fat Lady.....I'm done !
Has been a very good year. Regional Run, National Run, and a new bike ta boot !
Steamer and I are already talk'n about make'n the ride to 2019 National together. Arizona hook'n up with Montana, that's what this Nomad Brotherhood is about !
Nothin' left to do but try'n to get some money squirreled away for next years runs.
2018, I got no complaints.
NVFFNV
Admin Reply by: raymondkoch
Love ya Brother.Have not been on the bike since our fall run and now the weather is changing and deer season is upon us. Still I will try to get one more ride in before I put the cover on. Glad and agree you have had a great year as did most of us.
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