It's hard to get out there, harder than I thought

Finally together again

I thought things would be easy to push aside to get some riding time. But now that I'm home and Taquache is in the driveway I feel I neglect her as much as a ropeswing that leads into the Bering Sea. She looks pretty good with the purpose built cover I now have for her but she looks better with it off. I wonder if deep in me I'm just scared to hit the dirt and the little trails along the roads here. Summer is a wastin' and the Sun isn't staying in the sky any longer than it did yesterday.

It's always exciting to unveil her for a ride

The drive back home from picking Taquache up was uneventful thankfully. Then my next ride was a trip to the store for ice cream, such LAME! I finally have a designated space for working on my ebay business and editing videos. My wife got me a pretty sweet workbench and it will make things a lot more organized, and organization means speed and efficiency. That basically translates into money for Taquache and for our gear.

I was talking with some buddies who formerly

Ah, the local grocer. Not an adventure but it's something

rode KLR's and now have moved on to other things like beemers. He recommended installing a 685cc kit. Taquache does have about 30K miles on her and I do have that odd knocking banging noise that I'm afraid to figure out what it is. I suppose I could figure that out and if it costs more to fix than to replace, well we know which direction to go in that circumstance. My buddy said he had someone to do the head work, in other words he's got a head guy. Would be nice to have that bit more power on the highway. I've heard the KLR performs pretty well with that kit.

Chores get in the way all too often

Well I'm thinking of taking Hatchers Pass as my first real ride up here. To me, it's only second to Pioneer Peak as the mascot of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Should be great views and a nice short afternoon ride. A great start. Been having problems with my microphone and I'm hoping it's just a dying battery and not the fact that I've ridden in the rain while the condenser for the microphone sits outside the helmet. Either way pictures will come just fine cause the camera is doing fantastical.

Please leave a comment down below or send me an email about where you would like me to ride for the first time up here. Whether they're scenic roads or trails I'm willing to go take a look and post it up because my bulletproof Taquache will take me there. Remember to like my facebook page or follow me on Google+ (link to the left) to get notifications of when I post up here. Thanks for stopping by and be safe out there.

Nothing finishes a ride like a cold Yoo-Hoo!