I have been remiss in the whole posting thing...
So 1st off we need a musical interlude.
Gov't Mule with Greg Allman and some other friends.
Can never not feel like listening to them.
I got through winter .
I bought new Vance and Hines mufflers over the winter to "up" the rumble factor.
Installed them right away when I got the bike out.
Quite happy with the result.
I've done some OK rides...nothing spectacular...until Laconia.
Last weekend I went to New Hampshire for the start of bike week.
As soon as I hit N.H, I of course pulled over and removed my helmet and put on my cap, or New Hampshire helmet as I call it.
I had been saving this cap for riding. My daughter Grace got it for me, and I knew it would be perfect.
I texted her while I was there to let her know that it stayed on at 130 km /hr ( about 75 mph)
It also worked great when I rode in the rain.
I got into Lincoln about 1:30.
Checked into motel...did a few groceries and then went riding.
The 590 km I did getting there was not enough.
I went down to Weir's Beach and Laconia to see what was up.
Although Bike Week didn't officially start until Saturday morning, there were tons of bikes and people. All of the vendors were up and running.
Bought some stuff for Biker Hottie, Grace and my grandson Luca.
I thought the outfit for the little guy was pretty cool...I picked out the shirt and shorts, and then had to choose the emblem.
The dude that did the emblem threw in one on the shorts for free.
He will be the coolest kid at the park. He will be a chick magnet wearing this swag.
The weather in the mountains wasn't the greatest. I got wet a few times.
It was pretty nice down at the coast though...I went there twice.
The ocean still awed me, and I got to eat crab cakes.
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| Crab cake and fries. |
The rooms were super clean, the bed was comfy and the owners rocked.
Every morning when I went out to dry off the bike, they had already placed a towel on my seat, and the seats of the other bikes, for just this purpose.
Talk about a little thing that means a lot, or what!
And to top it off...right behind the rooms, is the river. At first I wondered what the sound I was hearing was. At first I thought it was raining, but it was sunny and clear outside.
I went out to check it out, and lo and behold....river.
Cool rock formations that you could get set up on and just relax and chill out.
The bike ran great. It is a lot more comfortable than the Super Glide. The beefier front end makes a difference in handling.
The bags hold a surprising amount, too.
I met a lot of real nice folks in my travels.
One poor couple from Trois Riviere that I met , had their Heritage in the back of the truck for trip, and had lost the seat somewhere...it blew off.
That has to suck.
A seat is like $600 bucks.
I got down to Portland Maine as well.
You don't need a helmet there either.
The traffic around Portland seemed bad, so I got on the freeway to head to Portsmouth, and ended up at a near stop for 45 minutes because of an accident.
I was glad to get the hell out of there...
The mountains were pretty awe inspiring, as usual.
I stopped a bunch of times to just look around at the scenery.
My trip back was pretty uneventful.
It felt weird riding with a helmet, and at a lower speed.
My 1st fill up in Canada hurt. It was $22
In NH the gas was less than 1/2 the price we pay here. My most expensive fill was $10.
I was kind of nervous about doing a 4 day trip by myself, but 2400 km later, it was all good.
Next year, if I can't find anyone to go with...I will go alone again.
That's it for now.
I will be blogging more frequently...
al
