The Yin and Yang of Road Maintenance.

FRESH OIL It is a sign I never really like to see while riding and I'm not alone.

Well, that sign means that uncertainly lies ahead immediately, but in future the road will be better. Nobody likes construction while is occurs. But if it does not get done we end up with a crappy road, which is far worse than any construction honestly.

So, here we are on the AZ88 and Phase 2 of a paving project is ending, but hopefully this is not the end...


Yes, the road to Tortilla Flat is in horrible disarray and needs paved badly. You would think with all the revenue created and paid on this roadway (I know I have made my contribution) it would be the best paved road in AZ. But no, it is falling apart, much like the economy of our State has in the hands of our current Governor.

I've learned that a Phase 3 is on the table just waiting for funds and that remarkably a Phase 4 exists, yet we are seriously unlikely to see it happen with the current leadership.

Time will tell, but in a couple weeks the first two phases will be beautiful traction.

First Ride Complete!

Getting to know any new bike takes a little time and there is nothing like running it for a few hundred miles to figure out what's what.

After today's ride with a few friends I'm now starting to tweak the bike to me and adjust myself to it. I'm probably looking at at the least a handlebar change and I've already adjusted the suspension after finding I had a little bit too much sag.

All in all I'm happy with the return of a V-Rod to my garage and I might even wash her for the first time tonight!

Completing a Theme

Ever since I sold my V-Rod a few years ago Rick (Ricky on SWRides.com) has been bugging me about the custom set of skins that I kept off of my bike.

I told him that I eventually would be putting them back on my own V-Rod again and if that changed we might have to talk.

Recently he upgraded his bike with a 230 rear tire and I even talked about it here. Well at that time he looked in my garage and asked again what it would take. The real hold back for me was that for one I did want the chance to put them on my own V-Rod and I never sold them because some people just don't appreciate things beyond how much money they spent and they would not truly get what this skins were about.

In case you can't tell or you have never seen this set of skins they are a a depiction of Gargoyles being born from lava and springing to life to protect the innocent. You see Gargoyles are not evil and in fact protect people from evil. I'd had offers for this paint set before but usually the guy made some odd comment about how "evil" they looked and how he could be a badass not to be screwed with, with them on his bike. Usually I don't care about something I am selling, but with gargoyles it is different.

Anyway, 4 years and a day after these skins were completed here they rest now on a guys bike who will both respect them and display them proudly and properly.

Not to mention, it was a fun thing to do on the day of a bad moon rising!

You can see more shots of Rick's bike and the progression here - Click for gallery!

Here We Go!!

I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin.
I see bad times today.

Chorus:Dont go around tonight,
Well, its bound to take your life,
Theres a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.

I hear the voice of rage and ruin.
Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like were in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

Nothing like a full Moon in these times to bring this song to mind. Of course this song also holds a few other meanings that run the gambit from good to bad. (In the best Dr. Horrible Voice, He he heeee)

Maybe there is something in the air? Maybe it is just Ike?

But tomorrow things will certainly be different all the way from the East Coast, to Indy and possibly here!

Halloween is just around the corner, will you be scared to venture out?