Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 First day of the trip to Texas and it's cold as Hell outside - woke up to 15F / -10C and light snow with lots of wind. Not ideal riding conditions. Decided to hang out in Black Hawk for a bit and wait for the temps to rise. Hit the local brekkie spot for some chow. I had the breakfast burrito , swimming in green chile while the wife had a more traditional Full American Breakfast... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 By noon it was up to 22F / -6C and this was to be the high for the day - so it's time to get riding. Hopped on the scooter and headed due south to warmer climes. Made it to the first fuel stop in Pueblo, Colorado and teh temps were up to 45F / 7C - much better. But the winds had increased to about 45 mph with higher gusts. Blew the Wing all over the place. Getting some love in Pueblo.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 We decided to stay the first night in Raton, New Mexico at the always luxurious Holiday Inn Sexpress. Bets hotel in town, which isn't saying a whole lot. No food around - at least in walking distance - so we had the second worst delivery pizza I've ever had. But it was delivery so I didn't have to go anywhere for food. That's a treat in itself for us as dinner at home involves a 45 minute drive each way.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Today we are heading to Amarillo, Texas to meet up with riding friends Dave and Debbie from Indianapolis. They had to dodge torrential rain and tornadoes across the Midwest yesterday on their first day of riding. Hopefully better weather and temps for all today. More later. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Great stuff Eric.....I think it's the first time we've seen your wife with you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Blimey , riding in -7C . The UK would come to halt in those temps I really hope the weather gets a bit warmer for you both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, XTreme said: Great stuff Eric.....I think it's the first time we've seen your wife with you? Yes - remember that she bought the Goldwing late last year so that she could go on rides. She didn't like the fit of the ADV bikes in the past and wanted more comfort. So she'll be along on most Goldwing trips. She's 5'11" tall and doesn't really fit on an ADV behind my big ass - the bikes just aren't big enough for us both. We fit well enough on the Wing though. I'm still gonna do ADV rides though as I really like them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Blimey , riding in -7C . The UK would come to halt in those temps I really hope the weather gets a bit warmer for you both. Not something I wanna do again anytime soon, Bob. It snowed 6" last night at home and they expect 10" more today - we escaped just in time. High in Amarillo, our next stop, are only expected to be around 6C over the next 2 days. Not ideal but better than snow! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 See if you can find Dean when you get to Texas, last I heard he was in Austin. Although I did hear that they had their camper seized on South America at some point so maybe he is in jail in Venezuela. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Earache said: First day of the trip to Texas and it's cold as Hell outside - woke up to 15F / -10C and light snow with lots of wind. Not ideal riding conditions. Decided to hang out in Black Hawk for a bit and wait for the temps to rise. Hit the local brekkie spot for some chow. I had the breakfast burrito , swimming in green chile while the wife had a more traditional Full American Breakfast... Your wife's taste in breakfast is far superior to yours 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, Buckster said: See if you can find Dean when you get to Texas, last I heard he was in Austin. Although I did hear that they had their camper seized on South America at some point so maybe he is in jail in Venezuela. A few years ago I heard he was still in South America somewhere! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Your wife's taste in breakfast is far superior to yours ...says the man that probably eats that nasty blood pudding crap for breakfast. This is far superior; only stays in you for about 15 minutes and then out it comes,. No time for your body to absorb any of the nasty stuff inside of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Buckster said: See if you can find Dean when you get to Texas, last I heard he was in Austin. Although I did hear that they had their camper seized on South America at some point so maybe he is in jail in Venezuela. Don't know the man or else I'd have a look for him. Sounds like a winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Earache said: Don't know the man or else I'd have a look for him. Sounds like a winner. No......he's fucking mental! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 20 minutes ago, XTreme said: No......he's fucking mental! I'm sure it was him who made the 'twat' stickers for us what you say @Renegade ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: I'm sure it was him who made the 'twat' stickers for us what you say @Renegade ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 36 minutes ago, Renegade said: Mad fucking Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Earache said: First day of the trip to Texas and it's cold as Hell outside - woke up to 15F / -10C and light snow with lots of wind. Not ideal riding conditions. Decided to hang out in Black Hawk for a bit and wait for the temps to rise. Hit the local brekkie spot for some chow. I had the breakfast burrito , swimming in green chile while the wife had a more traditional Full American Breakfast... I'm with the misses on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Renegade said: I can't remember his handle on Max bikes ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I can't remember his handle on Max bikes ? No.....I can't either! I know Buck met him and then binned the bike that Dean let him use! When good trail braking goes bad! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesmoDog Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Earache said: Not something I wanna do again anytime soon, Bob. It snowed 6" last night at home and they expect 10" more today - we escaped just in time. My sister was concerned about getting to Denver for a concert tonight... but they were skiing 9" of powder at Copper Mountain this morning so there's that! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, XTreme said: No.....I can't either! I know Buck met him and then binned the bike that Dean let him use! When good trail braking goes bad! I never binned anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Buckster said: I never binned anything. I remember it at the time.....Dean loaned you a bike and apparently you came off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, XTreme said: I remember it at the time.....Dean loaned you a bike and apparently you came off! No I didn’t, I ran out of fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, Buckster said: No I didn’t, I ran out of fuel. Well he said you binned it! Do you remember @boboneleg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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