Featured Rideout 3 Days, 3 Rideouts, 3 Bikes...and 4 Good Friends

Thanks, @BonnieCat. I did see your thread and I feel for you. To have grey, cold, damp weather on top of a lockdown is bleak. I'll aim to keep riding and posting so I can provide a bit of vicarious sun, restaurant food, and riding while you're trapped by the virus and the weather.

 

Thanks, @Repooh. Glad you enjoy my rideout posts. I'm with you when it come to being "just a little obsessed with the bloody things" (understatement!). I only started riding at the age of 52 so not that much earlier in life than you. I always say that I'm trying to make up for lost time. And if anyone asks me if I have any regrets in life, I usually answer, "Yeah, that I didn't start riding motorcycles a long time ago!"

I actually find myself in wonder at my motorcycle collection. Sometimes I just smile when I walk into the garage because I can't believe that I own three motorcycles--and I enjoy the heck out of each of them. If anyone had asked me a dozen years ago if I'd love riding motorcycles more than almost anything else and that I'd own three bikes I'd have laughed my arse off. Never say never, right?

Love it that your kids are Cholula fans! They eat more of the stuff than Mr. Sandi and I do and we really like it and we eat a lot of Mexican food.

Hose-A and Hose-B....good one!

 

You're welcome, @PammyLove! And welcome to the forum. How are you liking your Street Twin??

Where in NM did you grow up? I really like New Mexico and if Mr. Sandi and I moved from Arizona I'd lobby for New Mexico--in many ways New Mexico and Arizona are quite similar. You're right that chile rellenos is a good gauge for the quality and authenticity of a Mexican restaurant.

Hope you've gotten some dry weather or that some is on the way so you can ride? I haven't seen your forum name pop up before so perhaps have missed seeing any post you've left on The Newbies Hangout or elsewhere. I'll check but if you haven't introduced yourself, please do! And we always love to see photos of new members' motorcycles.

 

Hope you get a bit of a break in the weather, @littleade. Nothing like crummy weather on top of a pandemic and political chaos. Here's to some dry and blue skies in your future to brighten your day.

 

Hi, @figwold. Glad you enjoyed my rideout post. I feel very glad and also blessed that I can get out on my bikes and enjoy riding (again) and hanging out with friends. Between having been off the motorcycles for so long after my bicycle crash and then COVID coming shortly afterwards, I now relish and appreciate each time I go for a spin and share a bit of time with friends. It does, as you noted, constitute a touch of normality in my life.

I'm following the news each day on the vaccines in the UK and now here in the US. I think you are right that as spring approaches life should be looking much better. Thankfully!

 

Mr. Sandi and I love Durango. In fact, when we play the "Where would you move if you didn't live where you now live?" game, my hubby's choice is Durango. He loves to fish and there's precious little water here in Arizona. I'd probably opt for Santa Fe. I really like northern New Mexico for many reasons, including the food. But I agree with you about the southwest in general--great scenery, food, and roads! There's such great riding here.

 

@PammyLove
Pam, I have a sister-in-law who hails from Las Cruces! She now lives with my brother and their two sons in Dallas. I've yet to visit Las Cruces and to date all of my time spent in New Mexico has been in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos along with riding a lot of back roads in the central and northern part of the state.

We here in Tucson LOVE Hatch green chile! Typically during the season, lots of chiles wind up being roasted at local grocery stores out in the parking lot resulting in that beautiful aroma we in the southwest know and love. This year, though, nada. We can still get small bags of them at a nearby farmer's market on Sunday mornings, though. And they do roast them right there at the market.

I'm sorry to read that the weather is nasty enough that you're putting your Street Twin into storage. I hope that your winter is blessedly short and that you can get back out on your bike soon--along with being able to take some riding classes. Happy New Year!