PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrom)

I'm really suffering from PMS these days. The weather keeps teasing me with 50+ degree days, which is just warm enough to ride. Yesterday was good enough but Barbara and I were tied up doing other things. Today is supposed to be 52 and partly sunny, good enough for a ride and to work on the bike. Tomorrow is supposed to be 32 and possibly snowy. Better ride today.

I just installed a set of highway pegs that Chris gave me for Christmas.  They have to be adjusted....a good reason to ride. They give me an alternate place to put my feet and legs to give them a change on longer rides. Too bad they don't make them for the rear rider.

The bike is also filthy. I haven't given it a really thorough cleaning in some time and the bike shed has a rip in it so the weather and dirt get in there. Hopefully I'll get some of it cleaned up today and then I'll put the cover on it and attach the trickle charger...until the next time it reaches 50.

January Ride - Jan 12th, 2013

Barbara and I got the bike out today and went for a ride. The weather gurus predicted a sunny afternoon with temps in the upper 50's so we thought it would be nice. They were wrong. It was actually cloudy, damp and 48 degrees.
We went to the Doyle Cemetary to visit Barbara's father's grave. There weren't many people there, mainly because of the weather. On the way home we stopped at the Plumstead Grill. It's a little restaurant we pass when we're in the area near the cemetary. Big burgers...I'm stuffed. There's usually alot of bikes there but not today.


Tomorrow I think I'll do a little cleaning. When we got the bike out we were suprised at how filthy it was.  I also have to install my new highway pegs.

Cold Weather Riding - 11/09/12

I really don't want to quit riding just because it's getting cold. I plan on riding through the winter whenever we get a nice day. I consider a nice day one where the roads are dry, the sun is out and the temp. is 45 or higher. We do get days like that during the winter.
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An Evening Ride - 05/10/12

The weather was nice and Chris was off of work so we decided to take a ride to LBI for dinner. The ride was nice since there wasn't any traffic. The traffic lights on the island, and there are alot of them, were all set to 'flash'. They'll stay that way until May 21st. We ended up going way south on the island to a restaurant called Chicken or the Egg.

Cool Day for BBQ - 5/6/12



I rode today with the NJ Road Riders. They're a small riding group that I ride with periodically. It was a fairly last minute ride so there were only eight bikes. We met at the Wawa at 541 and Rt. 38. The weather was iffy...cool and damp. I wore my lighter weight fluoroscent jacket which was just warm enough. We headed out through Lumberton, Medford and Hammonton to Mitzpah, NJ....home of Uncle Dewey's BBQ. The ribs were pretty good.

We left Uncle Dewey's and headed to Batsto State Forest. On the way we went through several clouds of pollen that ended up on our bikes. We stopped at the state forest office for a short break, The weather looked like it was trying to break too. We left there, headed out through Chatsworth where I broke off and went home. Now it's time to clean the bike.





Uncle Dewey's BBQ



Blessing of the Bikes and Riders - 4/29/12

The blessing of the bikes took place at the New Egypt American Legion Hall.




Jack blesses the bikes and riders.

 

Day 10 - 04/21/12 Back to Land

Day 10 – 04/21/12


Back to Land



We woke up to a heavy fog. I woke at 03:00; I couldn’t sleep. We had pretty much packed everything the night before and put our luggage in the hall by 23:30. We had to be down at the bikes by 07:15 so we met for breakfast at 06:15. After breakfast we met at the usual spot outside of the movie theatre on Deck 2 forward. This time everyone had all of their carry-on luggage. We were going to be waiting for a while so most people found a seat in the theatre.



We were called to move the bikes at around 08:00. They had to be moved off of the boat to a place where customs could run the dogs by them. We walked back to the boat to wait with everyone else. While we were waiting bunches of other passengers kept wandering through our group looking for a way out.



They finally called for us to leave the boat and board a bus to take us to the terminal where the luggage was. It was a very short ride. Our luggage was easy to spot. We shared a porter with Dave and Annette and were at the customs desk in minutes. There we were passed through without delay and were free to go; no hassle at all.



We went and got the car, loaded it up and then went back for the bikes. With everything loaded we headed out through the streets of Bayonne to the turnpike and the rough ride home.