Crazy Winter Weather and leaving HOG

Well yesterday, (Tuesday), I put on 106 miles of interstate and highway for a "battery charge run" in the 50's (F) with a lot of sunshine.  Today it started out with "freezing drizzle" and now is lightly snowing, arrugh! :(  We've had a LOT of quick snow stroms for the new year and very few days decent enough to ride semi-comforably so far!  I rode what we call the Loop Run, South on I-25 to Pueblo, then West to Hwy. 115 N and the tiny hamlet of Penrose, and head back to Colorado Springs.

This gives us 80% riding time at 60 to 75 mph. so it's a good battery charge run of which I try to accomplish a minimum of once every two weeks. We don't have an eletrical source we can plug in a trickle charger to at the storeage area so we NEED the weather to give us a "two day clearing" and that get's a bit dicey from Dec. to April.  Usually we can get a couple of days a month or so that can be ridden if I BUNDLE UP, sadly can't afford "electric gear" (vest, chaps, gloves, etc.) so I have to turn into a winter mummy with LOTS of layers.  We need 45 degrees (F) and sunny and that's usually max temp in Jan. and Feb. here in Southern CO.

It sure did feel good to get out on the scoot and LOL, I did get a lot of looks from the drivers on the Interstate! ;)  Well Midnight, (our H-D Sporty) is now tucked back into the "heated" storage area untill I can get a weather break and let her out of the barn again! :)   We've decided to "not" renew our national and local chapter Harley Owners Group (HOG) membership. We are very low income (under $35,000 a year) and HOG is really for folks with "MONEY" to go to all the rallies and event's so that's reason #1. we  are not staying with HOG. Pikes Peak HOG chapter #405 is a real good bunch of people but, we don't really care for "Group Riding", we like to ride our speed, stop when WE want and since we are riding "2 up" on 883 Sportster, we can't stay as comfortable as long as the "Glide" riders, (LOL, we call them Mobile Couches).  So weighing all the facts we are going "Independent".  We really enjoy riding a Harley-Davidson but HOG just isn't for us, jmho, ymmv. Stay Warm, Ride when you can! :)