Short Cool Fall Ride (November 6, 2010)

Saturday November 6, 2010 was cool and overcast at first (later the sun came out) when I took off for the first ride in a couple of weeks. Dressed for the ride with helmet with face shield, heavy gloves, leather jacket, lined jeans and boots to deal with the below 50 degree temperature. Knew it was not going to be a great distance ride, nor very fast, as going far and fast adds to the effect of wind chill on the bike. However, even a short ride is better than no ride at all, and this was a very good one indeed. Made a early stop to visit my riding buddy Steve Dixon. Been on many great adventures with him; his latest has been fighting Cancer but he is giving it his all.
Ride Now in Concord was having an Open House. I saw a number of interesting motorcycles there including this Honda Fury with a very neat paint job. They had a lot of very fine motorcycles on display, including a number from Kawasaki, Yamaha and Star, Honda, and of course the Victory Motorcycles. Victory was having its test ride program; people were riding every model they had, as they had every model out there to ride. It was a pretty neat event. They also had a lot of giveaway and good deals. In fact I picked up a motorcycle riding coat (with protection built in for arms, shoulders, and back ) with a zip out liner for $25 (normally an $80 jacket). I will enjoy that.
This was the view of the Victory Motorcycles that everyone could ride (with a valid MC license). They also had a dyno trailer and some other fine things to check out. I
enjoyed the ride a great deal, finished the three hour ride with a quick stop at Onemor and got back to the house at 1pm. A short ride indeed distance wise, but very enjoyable.