Sun Shining! I am the Road King!

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Goat Party

We had about forty people over yesterday to meet the goats and hang out. Our friend Julie, from Paradise Point Pygmies, the breeder of little Fionnula, brought along a couple of Nigerian Dwarf goats, too. Fionnula wore her pink party bow and fun was had by all!

Memorial Day 2010 - Ride on the Dry Side

Planning to have a little goat party tomorrow; people are bringing their kids to meet the goats and bbq--not the goats.

We are also planning a big trip for Memorial Day weekend on the bikes. I've got two options, both designed to get us over to the dry side of the state for some long miles on back highways. Option A, is preferred and takes us down across Santiam Pass. If the pass is snowy, or more of this late, unseasonably cold weather hits us next week, we'll adjust and head out through the Gorge, and work more toward the East.

Map of option A, that takes us down and into Nevada, passing about two hundred yards from the California border, and back up through Central Oregon.

And option B, spending most of our time working east and then back west, across a lot of the same territory from the second half of Option A.

Bay Area Rental Loop

Took off from Eaglerider in San Francisco around ten on Sunday morning. Crossed the Golden Gate and stopped in Sausalito and GG Harley. Crossed the Richmond Bridge and went down to Alameda, where I looped around through Jack London Square and then back on to the 280 S.

Crossed over to Mountain View and up to Redwood City. Took Hwy 84 through Woodside and across to San Gregorio, where I worked my way back up the coast to SF.

Got a nice faceburn with sunglass outline. Great day.

It was my first time on a softail for more than a half hour. They don't fit me. After about 200 miles my lower back was pretty sore.

2500 Mile Oil Change

Did my first oil change on the RKC this past weekend. I picked up the slotted, rachet-type filter remover. That made it easy, getting the filter off. I used some cardboard under the filter to try and divert the drips into the pan.

Why are the oil pan and tranny plugs right next to each other? I checked ahead of starting, so ended up knowing what to look for, but couldn't help wondering how many guys start out to change the oil and end up changing both, owing to pulling the wrong plug.

Also, put the filter back on and then read where they recommend putting four ounces of oil in the filter. So, back off and on again, freshly filled with oil. Overall, not to tough of a job. The most frustrating thing I've done so far is attempt to fill the rear tire with air. That stem is hard to get at buried in the spoked-rim and under the belt-drive. Had to swap out my compressor nozzle to the small nipple-type to get it in place.

This was the 2500 mile service, which I was performing at about 4000 miles. :)

Run Angel Run

Netflix sent us this one and I watched this past week. William Smith in all his glory and, surprisingly for a chopper opera, it's a love story.

Lots of great in-the-wind footage and a song from Tammy Wynette, dontcha know!

The Boys in the Grass

That's John and the left and Elton on the right; going for the grass in their feeder.