Very Busy

Second 700 mile trip on the bikes have me travel weary. 4700 miles in the last month. Takes 2 or more days to recoup after riding so far.
Any ways I have the new bike home and it's the nicest I've ever owned. It's a BMW K1200LT. 1200cc. 4 cylinder. LT=Luxury Tourer. 100 hp and 85# torque. Gray with a hit of blue. Paid $7500 for a $8-10,000 bike. The previous owner said and I hear this 90% of the time is that he don't have time to ride it. An other excuse. But their lose is my gain. Was over $17,000 new in 2000. It has AM/FM digital radio, cassette, 6 disc CD, cruise control, power windshield (adjusts about 10" up and down), 4 way flashers, auto shut off turn signals, ABS, large trunk, large saddlebags, adjustable rear suspension, intercom, passenger audio controls, 3 power outlets, heated grips, digital gear indicator, clock, temp., mpg, miles to empty, avg. speed, idiot lights for everything, it's fuel injected and gets over 50mpg!
It has room for Linda and I. The seats are semi-soft and wide enough. It is heavy especially getting started, but after 10-15 mph does not feel like the 837#'s. Today I was able to do a U-turn in the street without putting my feet down.
I only have to get the ABS working. The CD was not working but was a blown fuse only. I got 6 good CD's from the previous owner because he could not get them out.
Too bad I'm too tired to drive it now.

Tori House projects

She & I were very busy the first two days, Sat. and Sun. I also went back and spent another day Thur. on my return trip. We cut all the low branches and bushes all the way around the house, put in a new garage door opener, fixed the faucet in the spare bathroom tub, fixed the hole in this tubs wall, fixed leaks in both toilets, new batteries in the smoke detectors, chalked around the tub, finished the floor in the kitchen, cleaned under the refrigerator and coils, new filters on the air conditioner inside, I cleaned the outside A/C coils that were 75% plugged up, covered up her new sewer line the lawn mower person broke, sweped the back porch and driveway, fixed her glasses, put the molding up in her kitchen by the 4 x 8 paneling, fixed her drawer for her silverware so it rolled in instead of dropped down, adjusted several kitchen cabinet doors, changed out an outlet in the spare bedroom, put cover plates over exposed switches, cleaned the front gutters, patched the roof where the tree branches rubbed against the shingles, put
screening around the outside A/C coils to keep them cleaner, I caulked a long crack in the bricks, cleaned front windows, adjusted the garage door springs so the door weight was balanced so the new garage door opener would work. We painted the spare bathroom cabinet and walls where they were patched. The aluminum siding was rubbing on the garage door so I nailed it back on.
I did leave her projects to clean the screening on the A/C coils, change out the A/C filters with spares we bought yearly, caulk more bricks, showed her how to adjust the garage door opener.
Also she needs to buy lawn seeding that grows in the shade in the back yard. Also suggested she paint the neighbors fence posts a darker color. We bought paint the cover the kitchen counter tops. We still need to get rid of the old garage door opener and clean up the garage. We need to add an attic fan to reduce her A/C bill more.
She has 12-16" of insulation in the attic to reduce her heating and A/C bill now.
She needs tools for Christmas: open/box end wrenches, hack saw, better tree trimming saw, air compressor, channel locks, pliers, better screwdivers, prybars, more...

Gone 2 weeks

After 2500 miles I'm in Garland at Tori's house. Went thru all of Texas Arkansas Part of Missouri and too much IL farm country going to Dorothy's. She and I went on 2 rides but after riding 1450 moles to get there another ride was not as much fun as I expected. Dorothy is a very good passenger. I got poured on going there but so far only sprinkels getting back here.
Every lake and river is full.
Got over 25 projects done on Tori's house. Finishing 3 more today.
Looking forward to getting home and to be with Linda and her retirement.
I should be over 3200 miles before I get back to El Paso. Bike is running fine and getting 47 mpg, but it still will be over $200 in gas. Trying to hold my speed down to 70 mph. This bike's windshield is not as good as on my oldest bike, too much wind.
Highest gas was $3.35 in Kermit TX but IL and MO went up to $3.15 No real problems but a few stupid drivers not wanting to respect motorcycles.
WES and KIM thanks for coming to Dorothy's. Dorothy and Craig thank you for your hospitality. Tori took me to Papadauix's for dinner last night, Cajun food.
Sorry no picture is posting