6 Sat's, 1 Sunday

Retirement is like being on vacation, but staying home. What day of the week is it. Who cares? Only the true Sat. has any meaning, when I can organize and go riding with 1 or more of my biker friends.

Sunday's are for family, swimming and/or a movie.

Monday's are for running errands and working around the house. Weeds are growing like crazy, have to pull several a day or maybe 50 a week. Wish my neighbors would.

Tuesday is for riding, but so is any other day it looks like it may not rain. Up to 7" inches now and caught part of 3 hurricanes this year. 2 off the Gulf, one off the Pacific.

Wed. is for bike maintenance. But so is any other day. The day I organize the Sat. ride.

Thursday is for relaxing, but so is...

Friday is for, well you get the idea. And then it starts all over again. Too many stressful days lead to finding time to do what I want.

But the worst part there is no payday, the best part is there are NO BOSSES!

Decided to slow my spending on bike parts and more on gas. Hard decision.

Hard to tell but the photo but it about the Milky Way black holes, many are there.

Well almost finished another...

bike. Lowell bought a 1988 Yamaha Venture touring bike like mine except...

Mine was in way better shape, red, cleaner, less problems, closer to home, less miles but has smaller bags, no cruise control & 100cc less.

His is a 2 tone gray, from Columbus OH, has a shifting and rear end problem now. The previous owner said it was in good enough shape to ride to El Paso, but had no brakes, ran rough, no fluids were changed, low tire pressure, handled (wobbled) bad, was filthy, some instruments did not work, fork seals leaked, battery low and on and on. Glad I turned down riding it to EP.

Edger's bike, I talked about previously, will not run when it gets hot. Waiting for him to get it out of here. Gave him 4 hours free service.

Mark's Suzuki 1100 I sold him, which I never could get good gas mileage on, I finally gave up on, told him I don't want to work on it anymore.

My Venture, in which the main fuse keeps blowing, did not blow the last time I drove it. I think the fuses were bad and wires were stressed (pulled too tight).

My 2 Suzuki 1100's are still rock reliable, as my 400 dual sport. The Brown 1100 now is at 98600 miles.

The Yamaha Virago I bought last winter would not start occasionally, the emergency stop switch was dirty, fixed that.

Will need batteries for Virago and 400 soon.

By the way we still have not taken the Accord in for service, nothing wrong in 20 months!

WaY ToO BiG

Miles of Miles, of Miles of Miles. Dang this state is big. 650 miles to DFW, 725 to Indio CA, 1400 miles to Springfield, 1600 to Madison, 1700 miles to the twin cities, were too far from our family.

10-11 hours to see Tori in Garland and she is the closest. Benny's pick up is the best truck I've ever ridden in but it's still a truck. Harder ridding, seats uncomfortable for me, back and hip aches both ways. It got 19mpg, not bad at 70 mph but the car gets 29. $275 for gas 1300 miles. Dang!!

Glad to be rid of the extra 55"HD TV, an air compressor and exercise treadmill. in 2 days we got 20 projects done around her house and watched an entire Battlestar Glalacita season episodes. but the 2 other days driving are a killer.

Tomorrow Lowell gets his 87 Yamaha Venture like my 84. Got another bike to work on soon. Missed my bikes.

Doesn't look like I need those winter clothes pictured on my Virago above right now. 96 out.