Nice day indeed, on Sunday finally got some of those promised 70 degree temperatures (did not quite pan out Saturday) and got out for a while. Of course did not have the motorcycle in Richmond (it lives in Carolina where I heard a number of "I went riding" stories) but I did get out to Buz and Ned's Barbecue in Richmond, VA. As places go, it is one of my favorite places to eat and not just because the owner (aka "Buz") is a rider....that is his Harley-Davidson V-Rod behind my dinner. His food did win a throwdown with cooking legend Bobby Flay though, and its some damn fine good food. Made a good start to my day, cause I figure that if I can't ride might as well enjoy watching some people riding. Too nice to stay in all day, even with some outstanding football (which I made sure to follow) going on this Sunday. Good playoffs so far for sure, nice cap to a pretty good season (Bears and Panthers did not make it, so that is why I have to just rate this season as "Pretty Good".
Saw this guy riding his (believe it is an 800) Vulcan in the Church Hill neighborhood. There were a lot of big groups riding today, saw groups of sport bikes, cruisers...Harley and Japanese together and solo....just a lot of motorcycles taking advantage of this weather.
Not all that unusual to get 70s this time of year, rare for sure, but seems to happen sometime or even sometimes during the winter. Nice to see everyone out, even if I had to grit my teeth sometimes. Living in two places means some of the things I enjoy will be at either one or the other.
While in Church Hill, saw this old BMW R75/6 which is a classic motorcycle. The old Boxer engine (and they go way back) has really only been updated twice; once with oil cooling some years ago (also all versions are air cooled, the oil is supplemental) and now this year they are adding water-cooling (but again in sort of a supplemental role). BMW's are just well engineered German motorcycles, with a very long history. I read a while back that the Boxer engine was developed by an aircraft engineer, BMW had a long history as an aircraft engine company, and made some great motors during the history of that company.
As I said, nice to get out, enjoyed seeing the motorcycles in this very interesting city. I also have some photos at my "Richmond and Me" page of some of the sights that I saw on this warm January 13.
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