Ralph & the Fajita

Ralph showed up a little later. His fajita was steaming hot. He had a nice ride up also. He started with another fellow who had some mechanical issues and had to turn back. Ralph rides a Piaggio MP3. It may be the three-legged dog of the scooter world, but its a real good machine.

Corydon Indiana

Corydon was the original state capital of Indiana. Apparantly they are very proud of this fact.

Riding to Lunch

Three of my friends were able to make it this morning for the ride to Corydon for lunch at The Real Enchilada.

Rooster Run

I took my first ride of any real length on the new bike. I was watching Princess Bride afterwards on the couch and fell asleep. When I woke, it was due to an incredible pain on the top of my foot. It was a cramp in my "shifter muscle"! I feel kinda stupid. It was however a fabulous day for riding, and with some highway miles my mpg improved slightly. I ran out to Bardstown Kentucky, visited the fabled "Rooster Run" and grabbed a soda. After that I ran past Four Roses distillery, and Jim Beam on the way home. My Barefoot Willies Cool Cup came today so I put it on and it worked great. Best part about that was that directly from their site it was only lik $23. I would like to get engine guards and pegs, as well as a sissy bar and rack for carrying a few extra things, but right now I will just be happy to get the power cable for my GPS installed. Today was a nice ride.

River Road Saddle Bags

Alice (my 2008 Suzuki Boulevard) came with saddle bags already installed by the previous owner (PO).  Not only had he burned a bit of the bottom of the right one (which you can tell because of the burn that it's PVC and not leather) but also lost one of the straps.  The River Road saddle bags come with straps that have their "quick connect" on the leather buckle which is a plastic widgit usually found on backpacks, and other things with nylon straps.

I visited River Road's website but could not find a quick connect that looked like mine.  A quick email was met with a quick reply.  After asking for a picture, Sherrie at RR simply replied "I'm pretty sure we have the right one. What is your address?"

I rode my motorcycle in the rain...

Kat took this pic of me last week when I picked up Alice from the shop. Yes, I have decided to name her Alice.