But I can catch Metal! F@%&!!!!!!!!! Ok so Today after getting up and
looking outside and realizing it’s wet outside and not what the forecast
was the day before (partly sunny).. I decided to hop in the truck and
head to a motorcycle superstore.
I ended up picking up some Boots and a new set of Gauntlet gloves which
really was a surprise as they were waiting for their XMAS inventory that
was already a week late in arriving.. But the gloves fit nice and the
Boots were nice as well and all said and done for both I paid just over
200 buckaroos.
When I got back to the in-laws I looked up the weather as it was
starting to dry up when I was driving home.. There appeared to be a
quick window of semi decent weather so I put on the new boots and gear
checked my tire pressures and headed out.
I decided since I headed south east yesterday I would try north west
today and see how far I could make it…… Well… Apparently, not very
far…
I was cruising along route 56 in Creedmoor NC and began thinking… I
could jump on Interstate 85 north and pick up 158 or something like
that(was doing all this in my head from memory.) and make up for lost
time in the morning..
I jumped on the interstate and felt that feeling that nobody on a
motorcycle ever wants to feel when you are cruising at 88 MPH… No I
did not get struck by a bolt of lightning, and no I did not break the
laws of the “space-time” continuum… My rear tire started to feel
funny…
I pulled off at a rest stop and my Phone began to chime for a text
message from Dawn. I looked at her text and momentarily got distracted
and went inside the rest area to check a real map to check my memory.
Yup I thought “hey I’ll ask the GPS to give me the quickest route to the
intersection of Rt159 and state road 1139…
So I decide to Call Dawn on my way to the bike and check in..as I’m
talking to her I get back to the bike and I remember “oh yeah the tire
felt funny.” That’s because of the real shiny piece of metal sticking
out… F@%&!!!!!!!!! Seriously!!!!! Really!!!!!
I still have a bit of pressure not much… I went from 42psi to 28….
SO I punch in the shortest route home… Luckily the direct route means
I’m only 25 minutes away…. I limp the bike home and I’m done with NC
till next year I guess…. F@%&!!!!!!!
I took a picture of the shiny bit:
Really!?!?!?! Seriously?!?!?!
All in all though the riding around here is really nice… I cannot wait
to bring the bike back next time and I might try and convince dawn that
I might need to do an overnighter out further west… The Blue Ridge
Parkway beckons me… Maybe I can convince everyone to go and we can
make it a riding/touristy thing… I would love to take a picture of the
bike in front of the Biltmore Estate… Hmmmm Something to think
about…