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Last winter I posted on "losing motivation to ride" in this forum. There were a LOT of responses and discussion. Weeks to months of Gulf Coast rain were one of the reasons. Plus just boredom to a degree, despite a new Moto Guzzi and nice Triumph triple. Doom and gloom and constant rains and traffic, well yeah. And just down in life. We all go through those phases.
So this summer I have been averaging riding 3-4 times/week, sometimes five. I traded the Triumph for a new MV Agusta tre-pistoni. I have joined up with a group of fellow retired riders, meeting for breakfast each Monday morning in Alvin. And, an old friend has resumed riding, and I hope to go out with him when he is ready.
Lots of changes. And despite the heat, wasps and such: much more motivation. I am enjoying riding a lot more simply by venturing out more, saying yes to socialization and such. My good friend Mitch bought a dual bike trailer, and we plan on trailering bikes into central TX from the Gulf Coast to the hills and twists. Plan is late September, and maybe into Ouachitas and etc. Forget the long bike drone, use a trailer.
Might still squeak in a rental ride in my home SW CO. Fires and floods and drought have made the home roads a lot less enticing, but we will see before winter hits.
Heck, I even got lost on the MV last Thursday, and a planned 100 mile ride turned into almost 200. What a deal. I still need a nav system?
So, yeah, more motivated. I must admit the new MV has juiced me. It is incredibly fun, fast, pretty, challenging and sharp. Did I mention the MV is quick? That engine is simply amazing. Throttle control and maturity required.
Carry on. Forza- Bella Veloce!
Ciao,
Lucydad
aka the Durango Kid
Last winter I posted on "losing motivation to ride" in this forum. There were a LOT of responses and discussion. Weeks to months of Gulf Coast rain were one of the reasons. Plus just boredom to a degree, despite a new Moto Guzzi and nice Triumph triple. Doom and gloom and constant rains and traffic, well yeah. And just down in life. We all go through those phases.
So this summer I have been averaging riding 3-4 times/week, sometimes five. I traded the Triumph for a new MV Agusta tre-pistoni. I have joined up with a group of fellow retired riders, meeting for breakfast each Monday morning in Alvin. And, an old friend has resumed riding, and I hope to go out with him when he is ready.
Lots of changes. And despite the heat, wasps and such: much more motivation. I am enjoying riding a lot more simply by venturing out more, saying yes to socialization and such. My good friend Mitch bought a dual bike trailer, and we plan on trailering bikes into central TX from the Gulf Coast to the hills and twists. Plan is late September, and maybe into Ouachitas and etc. Forget the long bike drone, use a trailer.
Might still squeak in a rental ride in my home SW CO. Fires and floods and drought have made the home roads a lot less enticing, but we will see before winter hits.
Heck, I even got lost on the MV last Thursday, and a planned 100 mile ride turned into almost 200. What a deal. I still need a nav system?
So, yeah, more motivated. I must admit the new MV has juiced me. It is incredibly fun, fast, pretty, challenging and sharp. Did I mention the MV is quick? That engine is simply amazing. Throttle control and maturity required.
Carry on. Forza- Bella Veloce!
Ciao,
Lucydad
aka the Durango Kid
But, I haven't sold it, yet.
The only way I might be able to do that was if I spent the night at my inlaw's place there in Alvin and then met you the next morning. I know exactly where Joe's is located. We used to eat there often. We ate at their original location near Manvel all the time when I was in Jr. High and Highschool.
I ride the road, sometimes, over to Weimer from here, gets pretty curvy and had good pavement near Weimer. Then, I'll bop over to Columbus for breakfast, then home. So, my rides are less than 100 miles, but fun never-the-less. 
The KLR ain't the best handling of bikes, what with the knobbyish dual sports on it and the suspension set up for super-cross or something. But, it sure works on the ill-maintained dirt county roads around here, so it's a big time compromise as ANY dualsport is. I really don't want another motorcycle, though. The KLR might be the last bike I ever own. Sad. I've been without a motorcycle for ONE year in college since I got my license at age 14. It has kinda been a part of me for a long time. That's why I cling to my KLR at the moment and don't just sell it and forget it. I HAVE sold all my old race bikes, gone, but not forgotten. Who ever heard of a racer on medicare? 
