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As this is my first and only motorcycle, I guess I took motorcycling seriously when I got it.

I managed to put 1000 miles on it the first month, 10K the first year, and I've just tried to maintain that pace, despite a couple months off after knee surgery one year, another couple off after back surgery last year...

I rolled over 89K last Friday before my pickup coil gave out on me in the Hill Country. I've had the bike 8 years this past June. I do not ride it to work, though I could, but the season is year-round here in S.E. Texas, and I do bank at an institution 30 miles from home...so I get to make that round-trip weekly to drop my wife's check in the nite-drop...some weeks, that's the only riding I get in.

Though I have done a better job lately of weaning myself off the Interstates, I still like and appreciate how well the SM handles the freeway at over-80 mph speeds, and she can cover long miles comfortably for hours on end when necessary.

A 8-10 hour day in the saddle is not unusual for me, but, there are not many who like putting those kinds of hours/miles/days in...so I do ride alone more often than not.

And finding the new gems in old familiar territory is always on my mind. I will take the longer route, if it means a few extra minutes in the saddle and fewer cages in my mirrors or in front of me on the road.

Simple goals. Ride whenever possible, wherever possible.

I might even just cash in my pickup for a 'Stitch and a new Trophey!