Ride to work day

Happy Columbus Day. I rode the bike into work today. I left the house at 6:20 to make sure I got to work on time. I was almost an hour early. It's sorta nice to have some time to yourself in the 7:00 hour when no one is present in the office.

I was hoping to snag one of the coveted free street parking spots on Franklin where motorcycles, mopeds and scooters have been parking for weeks. Since today is some sort of a holiday, I was hoping to have little competition. It appears the city has become wise and I noticed some new parking signage on the street. More importantly, no other bikes were parked there today. I figured that I would get a ticket so I decided to pay the (now higher) $13 to park in the garage next to my office. What a rip. I have been looking at over 30 motorcycles and scooters parking on Franklin for months. Now that I decide to ride in to take advantage of it (and break up my boring morning commute) and cannot take advantage. Bunk!

Eric rides again

I got out for a motorcycle ride for the first time this season. It was nice, I really needed to blow off some steam. It was only for a couple hours and only a handful of miles, but noteworthy nonetheless.
There is an unexpected side-effect, however - guilt. I cannot help feeling guilty for abandoning my wife and child that I haven't seen all day to go out and do what most see as "play". It's so much more than that and as the saying goes, "If I have to explain it to you, you just won't understand."

It actually looks more like this

I have added a few things to the stock photo shown in my previous post:
-Cobra slash-cut deluxe exhaust and jetted carb
-Windshield with integrated passing lamps
-Mustang saddle with driver backrest
-Luggage rack
-Cobra engine guard & Kuryakyn foot pegs
-Cheap saddle bags
-K&N air filter
-Garmin Zumo 550 GPS
-Video camera handlbar mount

Tis the season

I just dropped my bike off at the dealer for a season-beginning oil change. I have a 2004 Honda VTX1300. I just rolled 12,000 miles and it's time for new fluids and a slew of inspections. Summer is just around the corner; I can feel it!