45F @ 5:30AM here in Susanville, CA. Plentiful sunshine. High 103F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. This for Yankee Hill, where with a little luck, I'll be home to this afternoon.
Made it as far as Lewiston, ID yesterday, then here to Susanville today. Was trying to get all the way home, but several delays for road construction would have had me going into the sunset, then finishing the last leg through a deer infested canyon in the dark. Settled for a perfectly cooked fillet and a pint of Negro Modello in consolation. And will get to have breakfast with an old friend on the way home this morning.
Lots of catching up to do here, but I hope everyone's out of the hospital by now and all the mowing is caught up.
Kyle, yep, painted that motorcycle in the back yard with a bucket and an old broom. :laughing: Got another one painted just like it, a 1200GS. I'll sell it to you just as soon as the dealer is finished with the recall work later this week. :fiery: Recalls seven and eight; I think they've had it as much as I have.
Not much Internet access the last few days while at the big rally; pretty busy there anyway. Something like 6000 people, like someone kicked over an ant hill. All those vendors selling motorcycle junk, and all I ended up with was a new hat. :laughing:
One man had a machine to make engraved plastic name badges, and even had the logo set up for my club. He was engaged in a vigorous conversation with another man when I walked up, this one dressed in a black polo shirt with a big BMW roundel on the chest. The BMW man was demanding to see a letter giving permission to use the roundel (trade marked BMW symbol) on the other man's badges. Seeing as how permission was granted way back in 1985, the badge man saw no reason to carry it around with him. Mr. BMW said the company attorneys would be in touch and went away in a huff. Here's a vendor giving free advertising to BMW, and in a rally full of BMW supporters, BMW sends thugs around to threaten their supporters with law suits. Another reason I'll never buy one of their vehicles again.
One last story, from yesterday. US highway 395 runs from Canada to Mexico, mostly through high desert along the back side of the major north south range of mountains in that area. I picked it up yesterday in Pendleton, OR and very much enjoyed the varied mountain and desert scenery. But the moron backing his semi tractor sized dump truck across it in a blind corner? Not so much. Then there was the small heard of desert bighorn sheep I caught napping on the road; we were all quite surprised. Thank Dog for great brakes and loud horns...
Have a great day everyone!