Shadow was Sold Today

Well, my Honda Shadow was sold yesterday. I sold it to a nice young couple in Liberty NC. They wanted a bike that they could practice with because they are new to riding street bikes. They actually reminded me of Slick and I. Like us in the beginning, they too plan to take the riders course in a couple of weeks and then start practicing on the Shadow. It is an excellent bike for that. It really came in handy when I needed to practice my basic riding skills. Heck, I am still practicing. I guess I always will be. I will miss the little Shadow. It was a good bike. But, of course, it can’t compete with Big Red.

I also got to take Big Red out for a couple of hours on Sunday. It was an excellent day to ride. I took it about 120 (round trip) miles on highway 220. I rode down to Seagrove, NC. It was a nice little ride and a good way to spend a couple of hours. I look forward to riding more in the up coming months, if I can stay home long enough.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Riding When I Can

I rode Big Red this morning. It was a bit nippy but fun. It does pay to have the right gear for riding in 40 degree weather. Yesterday’s ride was a wash. Slick and I were going to ride down to Rockingham and then back up highway 52 to Salisbury and back on Interstate 85 to home. The problem was Slick was sick and it rained most of the morning. Saturday was okay. I did get a chance to ride a little and wash Big Red. It needed it. This week should be a good riding week. The weekend should be nice too. If it is our chapter will be heading to Holden Beach NC for a weekend beach trip. That will be nice and hopefully the weather will hold up so we can ride there. That should be fun.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Ro-Ho Stikes Again!

Last night Slick, Lenny, Johnny, Andrew, Anthony and I headed up to Eden to another chapters meeting and to hopefully regain the plaque. We went didn’t get it. Oh well, there is always next time. We had a good time and Ro-Ho stuck again. The Eden chapter had 3 50/50 drawings and Ro-Ho won 2 of them. The 6 of us that went didn’t win much but Ro-Ho did come through for us. People are starting to hear about Ro-Ho and want to touch the rubber chicken. We don’t mind that because we know that Ro-Ho only works for our chapter.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Upcoming Fundraiser for a Needy Family

Everyone is getting ready for the huge yard sale that will be going on November 4th, at the Pioneer Restaurant in Archdale. It should be a pretty successful event. We have a nice 24” TV that we will be raffling off for only $5.00 each.

I sold 5 tickets today and 2 more tickets for the Victory Junction Fundraiser. Speaking of selling tickets I would like to thank those that have purchased tickets so far. They are:


Gary Engnell
Jo Ann Smith
Tammy Nifong

Without their support, we could not help the family in need. Again thanks.

I will be posting a flyer of the yard sale shortly. I just need to finalize some information from our chapter leaders. I also need to get the flyer finished so we can distribute the flyer to other chapters. We are a heading to Eden to a chapter meeting tonight. Hopefully, we will have a great turn out at the yard sale. The family really needs our help.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Brisk Morning Ride Today

Today was my first morning ride to work in the cold. It wasn’t too bad. My new cold weather jacket did its job and I was pretty warm. I could tell if I had to ride for a long period of time, my hands would have gotten cold. But that is not a problem because I have already bought cold weather gloves for Slick and I. We already have our new thermals ready for the cold weather too. I just don’t know how many times Slick will want to venture out in the cold. I am the nut of the team. My legs got a little cold but it was not that bad. I have the vents that blow warm out of the vents to help with the legs.

It was nice to get to ride Big Red today. I have been gone for a while and haven’t got to ride too much. I was looking forward to riding to work today. It is too bad that I will have to put Big Red back up for a couple of days due to rain coming back into the forecast. Oh well, what can you do, right.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Wings Over the Smokies Group Photo

Here is a nice photo of our GWARRA Chapter NC-G group taken at the Wings Over the Smokies event. We all had a great time. Another great thing was that out of the 19 members that attended, 14 members were new. Now that was great. We are looking forward to next years event. I just hope I don't spend too much money on motorcycle stuff like I did this year.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Victory Junction Gang Fundraiser

Well, as most people that know Slick and I belong to the Goldwing Road Riders Association. But you may not realize that one thing that our club and the organization does is help the community with fundraisers. One organization we help each year is the Victory Junction Gang. Below is the website the Victory Junction Gang.

http://www.victoryjunction.org/aa_home/index.html

With at said, we are offering tickets to raise money for children and in return you could win some cash too. There will be 2 drawings. One drawing is for $250.00 and 2 drawing for $25.00. Each ticket is only $5.00 for a chance at winning the cash. But most of all, you are helping a child.

I do have ticket available. You don't have to be present to win and the drawing will be held December 7th. If you would like to buy and ticket and can't see me, just send me your money and I will mail you your ticket(s). So if you want a chance to win some cash and help a child, let me know. I expect the tickets to go fast.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Still Practicing Stopping

Well, I am still practicing with Big Red. I have noticed one big thing I really need to work on; stopping. As you can imagine knowing how to stop an 800+ lbs bike would be a good thing ot work on. So lately I have been working on making smooth stops. I would say about 60% of the time I do pretty good. The other 40, not so good. I have a bad tendency to look down and lean the bike to the left on my stops. Oh yeah, I take my foot off the the break to early too. It is funny, because when I was taking the motorcycle class a few months ago, my instructor kept telling me to keep my head up and look straight ahead when I go to stop. I was so bad at keeping my head up he asked if I had a neck injury. Now that is bad.

Each morning that do ride Big Red I try to get in a few extra minutes of practice on stopping. I am getting better, but it is taking me some time to break some bad habits. Of course I will need to break those habits because I could drop the bike, hit another vehicle or even worse, throw Slick off the bike. Now that would be bad.

I am sure everything will come around in time. Hey, I have only been on Big Red 3 months. Practice, practice, practice.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy

Taking the Shadow for a Little Spin!

Today I took my Honda Shadow for a little spin. It is a really fun bike to ride and I can't believe no one has taken me up on the offer for the bike. I really enjoy riding it and I will miss it when it is sold.

Until next time and enjoy the ride!

Pappy