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My last ride for a few months

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Well, it's official, the mornings here are getting too cold for me to feel up to riding to work. So a couple of friends and I took a ride up to Wilkerson Pass here in CO and had a pretty good afternoon of it. I met them at the base service station at noon and we drove up hwy 24 to our first stop in Florissant. Although we got to ride through some nice twisties, I wasn't able to take any pictures of that part since we were fighting a horrendous head wind the entire way. :eek: That and I didn't want them to have to stop on the way up. I'll get more of that the next time I go up if I go by myself.

In Florissant we stopped for lunch at the Thunderbird Inn and watched the Vikings beat the Cardinals in OT. Just as we were leaving, a bunch of Harley riders showed up wearing their vests and some nice looking bikes. Unfortunately, I ended up smashing my middle finger in the door trying to close it so the wind wouldn't make things worse inside :(:oops:.

After filling up our bikes (just to make sure), we drove the rest of the way up to the pass with the wind finally dying down once we got to Lake George. At the top of the pass I finally took a few mins to take some pictures:

Here's my friend Rich with his 2001 Honda Goldwing that he traded a Yamaha Venture Royal for and a co-worker's husband next to his Ducati (I think it's a 2008 but not sure).

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I'm in the orange vest next to my bike with Jim and Rich taking the picture:

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View of Pikes Peak

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and a couple of shots from Wilkerson Pass

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We then headed back down off the mountain splitting up after we hit just East of Woodland Park. I stopped at Walmart on the way back in to get some Stabil and had a guy riding a Harley stop and look the bike over. :clap: He liked it and talked about having a 74 Honda back in the day. Now, I'll take stuff off the bike and go to work on fixing up a long list of small things (shocks, chain, sprocket, springs, etc).
 
Nice picts. Too bad you're done for the season. I know that I've got a few more miles to ride with this nice weather we've been getting. In about 80 miles (easy to get around here), my odometer is going read over 90,000 miles. I've got to get the next tag you know!:D
 
Your not done for the season, you just need warmer riding apparel. Maybe one of those little plastic windshields or maybe a cafe fairing. It'd good riding all year around here, not every day but certainly a few days every week.
 
That might be true Tom but I want to get some things fixed and I don't feel right just letting it sit around and not get ridden. So, I'm going to take it apart and get going as I can. Once everything is done, I'll fire it up again assuming its not real nasty. Course, out here it can get pretty bad compared to up your way. We'll see though.
 
Looks like a great ride. I always enjoy your pics. Colorado is a magical place! We had 20-30 mph steady winds with 40 mph gusts, so I didn't ride today...
 
Must be nice riding when the pics look like the credits to Big Valley. Thanks for posting, and may the next season come 'round soon!
 
I spent several years riding my 82 Katana up n down highway 24 between Colo Springs and Woodland Park, then whatever highway it was that took you to behind Pike's Peak to Cripple Creek and Victor. That was when it was reduced to one lane through a tunnel about midway up. There was a traffic light, though, so it wasn't too scary.

I also spent lots of time on 101 (I think that's what it was) between C. Springs and Canon City. That was lots of fun, too....

I'll never forget the golden fall afternoons with the aspen in full yellow. It was like drips of gold stuck to the trees. There's something about the quality of light in falltime Colorado that you just can't put to words....

Colorado is indeed a magical place!
 
Hi,

Beautiful ride! Thanks for the pictures. Enjoy working on your bike. Come the spring it will be a brand new machine, ready for more adventures.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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