All I need are big dreams and open highways
May not be a Goldwing but we added a couple sleds to the stable. The first is a 1982 Honda CM 450. It’s a fixer upper that was cut down to a cafe racer style bike. For this year and model it was common for guys to make this modification.
The more recent acquisition is a 2002 Harley Davidson Fatboy that has a lot of cosmetics upgrades. It’s a carbureted 2-1 exhaust so the classic HD idle sound is very apparent.
Buena Vista Saloon and Grocery Store stop on my way home from work.
Stopped by our favorite Armenian restaurant that happens to be on my way home from work.
I’ve seen many rainbows and thought this one was good as any for a photo.
If you look closely you’re able to see that there are actually two rainbows. One is faintly seen to the right.
On my way to work this morning I caught this gorgeous sunrise. I see quite a few cool sunrises during my commute but this one was so vibrant with the orange hue.
If you’re a rider these are the moments that will stop you on your journey to anywhere.
Down to the metal. 54,500 miles. There is really no excuse to run the rear pads down to the metal like this. The pistons extended so far out one out of the three would not retract. This made it difficult to install the new pads.
I had to use the old pad in place and screw driver to push the extended piston back into the cylinder. What would normally take a half hour to over two hours because I couldn’t get the new pads in between the pads and the rotor.
I’ve been riding around with the new rear pads and the experience is night and day.
The weather has been cold, wet, rainy and foggy lately typical weather for this time of year. I am still riding to work on the Goldwing 100% of the time.
Rode the sled to Stockton to visit Vincent who in the last years has doing our Thanksgiving meals. I arrived during the light hours by the time I left it already dark. The time change has really taken an effect on the daylight amount.
The weather lately has been cold, rainy and on some mornings fog. The daily savings time kicked in so instead of leaving in the pitch black darkness I get the sunrise. When I get off of work it is still light but by the time I hit the mountains it’s already getting dark which means it’s deer awareness time.
I’ve dodged so many deers in the past 2 months. It seems as if there is an increased number or these foo’s are really starting to pop out more.
I started using the heated gear but unfortunately my gloves took a shit and no longer working. The inner coat lining is working fine and is able to keep up with the cold if I layer properly. The lowest so far has been 34 degrees.
Stopped by our favorite Armenian joint to grab us dinner. The folks know me well, I feel like I’m Norm from the sitcom Cheers.
