Had a very fine weekend in Richmond; great part was that my wife Patty was here for the four day period. She drove in Friday night and left Monday afternoon. In between we got to explore a lot of the city; I showed her some favorite sights I have come across and we also discovered some new ones. One thing we did was eat at The Boathouse at Swift Creek. Not a food critic, but it was outstanding seafood and it is always great to be dining with such a great background as a lake. Coming out to the car, found these two Harley-Davidson's parked next to me. They seem to be mid 90's models; liked them with the lake in the background of the photo. 
Sunday the 30th, while out at Shockoe Bottom after a dinner (sounds like all we did was eat, but got a lot of exploring in) saw this Suzuki Hayabusa parked not far from the open air market. I spoke to the owner, and complemented him on a very fine bike. I really like the extended swing arms on many of the sport bikes, and the one on this busa has some nice details added.
Patty and I explored much of the city. On Saturday it was Buz and Ned's BBQ (yeah, more food) which is right across from Velocity Motorcycles. We also checked out Monument Avenue, and the Virginia Historical Museum. We made a tour of Hollywood Cemetery, and a bit of downtown as well before ending with dinner at The Boathouse.
On Sunday, a shorter tour. Took an early walk around the Capital area, down to Canal Walk and Belle Isle (first time to see that, remarkable place that I will be returning to soon) and then out to Shockoe Bottom for lunch at Bottom's Up. Got to the apartment to relax and watched the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. Great race (much better than last year when a huge storm shortened the race) with a large crowd by the look of it on hand. Jorge Lorenzo won on a Yamaha (his teammate Rossi crashed out), with a Honda driven by Alex DeAngelis coming in second and "The Kentucky Kid" Nicky Hayden coming in third on his Ducati. A good race at one of the world's best race tracks. MotoGP is pretty exciting, and nice to see those races on regular tv and live!
As for me, coming up is a four day trip to Concord, NC.....back with my family and friends and of course some riding on my Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic. Looking forward to some great riding stories in my next post on this blog.
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