On Friday I was riding north on Route 1 through Melbourne on the way to Cocoa and I rode up next to a fellow on a Mulberry Red America. I didn't get to talk to him much other than to give him the thumbs up. He did say he had about 6000 miles on it. I'm just wondering if he is a member of the site here. It was pretty cool seeing another Triumph on the road. Around here it seems like it is Harley Central or something.
On a less happy note, I rode to work this morning at o'dark-thirty and did the unthinkable. I thought I got the kickstand down but didn't (I guess I was really still asleep) and started to get off the bike. It leaned left and kept on leaning. I was lucky that the crash bar on the front, the bags on the back and my panicked lunge stopped the bike from going down hard. It was like one of those surreal dreams where everything happens super slowly. I just managed to slow it enough that nothing got broken, bent or scratched. I stood there looking at it for a second and thought back to all the others I have seen posting on doing essentially the same thing. What a stupid way to start out your morning! At least the bike is ok, and I only got a good sized bruise on my leg for slowing the fall. Doh!! Doh!!
