Saturday October 29 & Sunday October 30th, 2005
Well, It was supposed to be a fun, overnight Fall Colors ride to Lenoir NC. But it was to be the situation that lead to these acratches on the FJR. It was cold on saturday when we left Hartsville at 6am. Had I only said I wanted to go back home. Instead, I told David I was dealing with the cold well enough for the 6 layers I had on, and wanted to continue on. No one was hurt, and the minor injury to the FJR will be repaired (see scratches in the fairing photo above). At least I can say I have moved from the category of rider who has not wrecked, into the category of rider who has wrecked and lived to ride again. I put a hole in the left knee of my rain suit, and David had his left shoe chewed up. Other than that, we were fine! It was a twistie road, and so many things came into play, that resulted in us laying the bike on its side at about 15 or 20 mph, on the sandy shoulder. We picked the bike up, got it restarted, and finished the days ride. The next day, we charted an easy direct, well-known route home, thru Charlotte.
The Fall Colors were a little late this year. The overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway were awesome, but the orange and red colors were absent. Maybe next time. We did enjoy the company of those riding with us, and can't wait for the next planned ride. We ride with the Carolina Riders. Check them out at
http://sc1riders.homestead.com/index.htmlPhotos are from Sunday, as I was too bundled up on Saturday to take Dogmo out.
TTFN, Angel & Dogmo
