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What a difference it makes when it’s nice out. I get to concentrate on riding instead of concentrating on keeping myself from freezing.
For the first time in months I got to really enjoy the ride. It was mid 60’s today and beautiful.
The bike handled incredible. The curves and turns we’re effortless today.
These are the days that make it all worth it. So happy to see the spring coming.

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I rode to work yesterday for the first time in over a month. The snow finally let up enough for my driveway to clear. It felt great to ride with purpose again. Having specific destinations - using my side cases for work - hopping between clients.

Luckily I didn’t hit any major pot holes.
Today is 10 degrees so I’ll hold off again for now until the weather gets above 20 again.

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motolady:

So, when a creepy guy comes up to you at the gas station and admires your bike then asks to sit on it, what do you say? Generally being ambassadors of riding, I’d bet more of you would let the guy park his butt on your bike than would turn him away. But perhaps you’ll rethink that now, or maybe you’ll just make sure the key isn’t in it. 

What I find fascinating is that from the photograph above it seems this dude fled the gas station wearing no helmet in a state that requires one be worn. I’ve witnessed how serious cops are about helmet laws in Oregon- you don’t even get on a moped and putt the block without one else suffer the wrath of the police. I’m fascinated he wasn’t instantly pulled over.

Jared Lee Hoffman, 28, oggled the motorcycle’s paint job and asked if he could sit on the bike. The owner quickly realized the decision was a mistake when the suspect took off from the Wilsonville gas station on his pride and joy. 

After about 13 miles of erratic driving that earned multiple wreckless motorcycle reports from drivers, a pick up truck yielded way to a police car with it’s sirens lit up and the thief, Hoffman, ploughed into the back of the vehicle. He was launched over the bars according to Sgt. Dan Kraus, a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Nearly instantaneous karma- for the thief at least, that poor bike is probably pretty beat up and I’m hoping the owner had full coverage insurance.

[ source: Visordown & Oregonian | more theft stories ]