IN THE SPRING, A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY TURNS TO MOTORCYCLES!
In this case, a brand new KTM390 "road-rocket" ... which suits this guy in the photo just fine. Meet Ron, FSSNOC #5397 - who was also at the Moto-Coffee this morning. Ron's favorite pastime is going fast, and his favorite place to go fast is at the Salt Flats in Bonneville! He goes every year to compete on the salt and in the sun for that elusive new record ... and comes back with a huge grin every time! Congrats, Ron, on that classy new ride!
What YOUR new ride?
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FROM AN EARLIER UPDATE...
OLD PICKUPS AND WATERMELON RINDS ... and a Royal Enfield Himalayan ... at Dan's Cycles in Hesston, Kansas ... earlier today. I ordered a rear tire for the Enfield and a OEM counter-sprocket for the 2020 Yamaha WR250R, now with 10,000 plus miles and no chain adjustment yet (!) ... amazing, that motorbike!
Also picked up several mower blades off the "on sale" bargain pile, was thrilled with that ... and it was super fun to visit with the shop staff and Dan himself, great folks and I'm glad they are in my neighborhood!
Lastly, bumped into Clyde D, a former FSSNOCer, who now rides Moto Guzzi and Urals, had a nice chat with him.
But most of all, I got to enjoy the company of FSSNOC #1554, Sir Ed Graves for a couple of hours. Ed had renewed his membership for 2021 earlier in the week, so I brought his shirt by for him; it was a delightful time spent catching-up while walking aimlessly about a sparsely stocked showroom. Having that conversation made me want to start riding every week, getting together for coffee or whatever as we did pre-covid, particularly now that maybe the May monsoons have ran their course. Life is too short to not see your friends, eh?
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