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A few clicks on Route 66
#560728 01/28/2015 7:11 PM
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It was almost 80 here today, we are having a 5 day run of nice weather and tomorrow will be a down hill spiral to 39 on Sunday. I haven't been out on the bike since my accident other than just around the block so I took the afternoon off from work and went west to Bristow, OK. on old 66. It was pretty windy as it gets sometimes here in the great state of OK. You know the song where the "wind goes whistling across the plain" or something to that affect, never was much in to musicals.

It felt good to be back on the saddle since so many people at work and others have been asking "so are you going to give up motorcyling now?" I was just going to try and put on 50-60 miles on to see how it went with my not quite healed broken arm. I did about 80 miles. I was also breaking in a new helmet and a newly repaired bike. The bike purred with the new gutted pipes I got from a member on another forum and I enjoyed myself.

I stopped at a Sonic in Bristow and had a cherry limeaide and turned around and came home. Coming back, it was a lot nicer not bucking the wind. After a few hours on the bike I was ready to get off. My arm was throbbing. I'm not quite ready for a trip out to see Dwight in AZ. yet, but come Spring I should be good to go.


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Re: A few clicks on Route 66
PES #560729 01/28/2015 7:27 PM
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Glad to see you got out. Getting out to see Dwight should be a Priority for when the arm gets stronger. He is a fabulous host. Don't tell him I said that.


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Re: A few clicks on Route 66
PES #560730 01/28/2015 7:35 PM
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I'm glad you got back out there Paul. It wasn't near that warm here today, mid 40's, but I did some running around on my bike today after work too


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PES #560731 01/28/2015 10:09 PM
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Sweet.. glad you're out and about again.

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PES #560732 01/29/2015 1:33 AM
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Ride on Paul. Glad you're back in the saddle.


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Keith #560733 01/29/2015 12:22 PM
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Good to hear it, Paul! Cue the music..."Back in the Saddle Again......" (Now, would that be the Aerosmith version or the Roy Rogers version...)?


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arstaren #560734 01/29/2015 4:17 PM
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Gene Autry, methinks...

Still trying to wrap my head around a cherry limeade. Does it go well with chicken-fried steak? I'm glad to hear you're back on your bike, Paul.

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PES #560735 01/29/2015 6:33 PM
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