SKOGDOG
One of the old ones.
They say chance favors the prepared... Blacktopper and I must be favored because all we have done all damn winter long is prepare...
Today was 70+ degrees, and although it was a bit windy, we were happy to get out. We went to northern OK and rode east into the beautiful southern MO Ozarks. Lots of sweepers and some twisty-turns too...trees still bare, but impossibly bright green winter wheat coming on strong...nice time of the year.
I felt a bit clumsy and found my usual confidence in cornering less reliable than usual. I mean after coming out of a curve, I say "How the Hell did I get over here?"
Usually when that happens, my tire pressure is low a few pounds, cause the Dog is a bit touchy about that. But today, I realized that I was just rusty. I slowed it down a bit and took it easy, and later in the day found that line thru the curves was working smooth again.
Point: If you haven't been riding and you're as old as I am, take it easy until you're used to the physics before you resume riding like you rode last fall.
Today was 70+ degrees, and although it was a bit windy, we were happy to get out. We went to northern OK and rode east into the beautiful southern MO Ozarks. Lots of sweepers and some twisty-turns too...trees still bare, but impossibly bright green winter wheat coming on strong...nice time of the year.
I felt a bit clumsy and found my usual confidence in cornering less reliable than usual. I mean after coming out of a curve, I say "How the Hell did I get over here?"
Usually when that happens, my tire pressure is low a few pounds, cause the Dog is a bit touchy about that. But today, I realized that I was just rusty. I slowed it down a bit and took it easy, and later in the day found that line thru the curves was working smooth again.
Point: If you haven't been riding and you're as old as I am, take it easy until you're used to the physics before you resume riding like you rode last fall.
