It was a gorgeous Spring day in the mid-low 70’s with yellow daffodils everywhere – and I needed to run some errands — so I put on my boots, got my dirt-lid, fired up the Boulevard Bomber and rolled out the door.
I had stepped-on and absolutely pasted a sprinkler diverter-thing out in the tanbark while topping the pear tree with the Stihl moto-saw, so I road out the door, up through the narrow country road flanked by blooming daffodils and old rusted barns, and down over the rushing creek — but Home Depot was crowded and too busy, and lacked decent bike parking. Meh – so I rolled-on through and just kept going – out and down the leafy country-twisty part of Forni Road, down to True-Value on Missouri Flat with the cute girls who run the register.
It was a two-three mile bit of dappled-sunlight and green-shadows with lichen on the oaks that is so much a part of living in Flyover that appeals so much to me. Another way of life, far from people glued to handhelds and drugged-out on audio-video stimuli.
I had forgotten how much the moto-endorphin stream lasted and was beneficial. Makes me want to fire-up the mighty KTM and tear-up the pasture. Reportedly they’re workign on a fuel-injected, road-going two-stroke that will meet emissions and have insane power – awesome!! Let’s ride!
Ride the High Country
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At some point, I discovered that if I wasn’t riding on a regular basis, I only felt half alive. The positive mental effects of roadracing lasted longer than street riding, normally.
What got my attention was the time I fired up my ex-racebike (Guzzi LeMans) and rode to work. A co-worker watching me walk across the parking lot commented that until I removed my helmet as I neared the door, he didn’t recognize me. Said I was walking differently.
Last time I fired a bike up was to take my K1000R ELR down the street to verify function before delivering it to a buyer. 2000? Brain damage keeps me from doing more than putting down a path at the most. Sigh…
It is a real mood-changer, especially if you’ve grown accustomed to having it.
You’re teasing me with that KTM!
Sounds like an excellent ride you had. Enjoy it all while you can.
Good thing too for the ride, because we’re in for the bi-polar weather-go-round this week! Rain, Rain, Not-Rain, Rain, Rain…
KTM have released the direct injection 2 smoke to be seen in stores later this year… almost enough to make me want to divest from my WR450F….
It’s supposed to be street legal too? Wow!
A EFI two-stroke is a Holy Grail item, as long as it weighs less.
Nice. I rode 170 miles today in the pouring rain for a veteran’s board meeting and will be riding home later today. Hopefully less pouring on the way home.
Nice! The rain is coming down here tomorrow, but I just rode around doing errands. . . You’re a better man than me!
Sounds like a fun ride! 🙂
I had forgotten how much positive mental stimulation a ride provided. And endorphins!