Rack'in up the MILES!!

Usually we don't "try" to get a certain amount of miles in a year, we are more, Flower Sniffer riders, than Iron Butt Riders, LOL! ;)  We purchased a Pitt Pass Program when we bought our 2014 H-D Sportster in Feb. 2014, it gives us all the "required" services within that year, no matter how many "miles" we put on the machine! Well we now have 9,020 miles and only 6 to 8 weeks left on our PPP and it's DECEMBER here in Southern CO. so we are trying to get to 10, 000 miles before the 15th. of Feb. 2015!!

We turned over 9,000 on Sat. took a 250 mile, eastern plains ride, out Hwy. 24 to Limon, CO., then CO. 71 S. to Rocky Ford, then Hwy. 50 W. into Pueblo and I-25 N. back to Colorado Springs, hoping to get some miles in during the week as Wed. and Thurs. look nice, high 50's (F) and sunshine. LOL, for us the getting of MILES, has to equal the amount of money we can dig up for GAS!! If we were labled by the hardcores, I guess we'd be either posers or RUBS, (Rich Urban Bikers), well we live on less than $35,000 a year so we'd have to be "PUBS", ie POOR Urban Bikers, LOL! ;)  So for the momnent it's more about "MILES", than journey, which is kinda a real bummer but the 10,000 mile service is EXPENSIVE so if we can get it in under the current PPP, we'd save $350.00 out of our tiny budget!!

Being poor and riding a motorcycle doesn't mix well but we do the best we can and try to ENJOY every mile. So wish us luck and GREAT weather for the rest of Dec. and Jan., yea, right! ;) We will let you know if we made the goal! :)

Just a bit of update

Well it's winter time now and we just try to get in as many "battery charge" rides as old man winter will allow us! Luckly So. CO. isn't buried in snow like the mountain areas so we can usually get in a 100 miler at least once a month, even in the dead of winter. We bought a "Service" package when we bought the Sporty back in Feb. 2014. We are trying had to get 10,000 miles on the bike before the Service Package is closed, were up to 8,500 miles and have till Feb. 15th. 2015 so were hoping for some dry decent weather over the next couple of  months!

 

We will be going to our first HOG Holiday Party on the 6th. of Dec., still not sure were gona stay members of the local chapter as we don't really care for group riding much. We like to stop when WE want and we like to "cruise" not haul bunn's when we ride. LOL, it seems when you get a bunch of Harley riders in a group, they gota go 80mph.!!!  We plan on getting more heavy duty rear shocks and a better seat, for next year, IF we get lucky and get our normal income tax refund this year. Well gota close for now.  Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from US to YOU! :)

 

 

High Country Toy Run

Jo and I have been riding in the area's BIG Toy Run for many years, it used to be a HOG run but HOG joined with the older "High Country Toy Run" and now it's just one big event put on by Pro Promotions and Jim Wear. They had around 1000 bikes show up and we did a parade ride thru the city of Colorado Springs to downtown and the Cowboy's Night Club. We dropped off our toys to the "Marines" Toys For Tots" van and went inside for a steak dinner for $7.00, all the monies went to buying "more" toys. Were not big on parade rides but for this cause it's worth it!

Photo's below are the "start" of the run at Pikes Peak H-D.:

Road Trip to Lubbock, TX.

We got back a week ago from taking a "road trip" on our 883 Sporty down to see my sister Bobbie in Lubbock, TX. We left Colorado Springs early and I'll admit, it was kinda COLD, LOL, even in August it can be chilly in the mornings! We headed down I-25 S to Raton, NM. over Raton Pass, then picked up NM. Hwy. 64 heading to Clayton, NM. and then Dumas, TX., Hwy. 385 S. into Amarillo, TX, then I-27 S into Lubbock.

We stayed the whole week and played "tourist", which is kinda fun since were from such a "tourist area" here in Colorado Springs. We tried to catch the last day of the "White Buffalo BikeFest" in Snyder, TX. on Sunday but alas we got there as all the vendors were closing up, RATS. For the rest of the week we visted the "Buddy Holly Center", (Lubbock TX. is the hometown of Buddy Holly and the Crickets band), The Silent Wings WWII Glider Museum, The Western TX. Ranching Heritage Museum and LOL, of course being HOG members we had to go buy some T-shirts and a "poker chip" from Wild West H-D in Lubbock!! :) We had a great vist with my sister and did a lot of buming around the Lubbock area, it's nice but it's HOT for us whimpy Colorado Types!! ;) We also visted the Lubbock Area War Memorial Park, it's a touching monument to those that "Gave All" from the Western TX. area! We put on 1400 miles in a week, who says you can't tour on a 883 Sportster! The bike ran like a Timex watch, even in the heat we had a great time.

Wild West Harley-Davidson

Lubbock TX War Memorial

Silent Wings WWII Glider Museum

Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX.

Our YouTube Trip Video

Just "out and about"!! :)

We haven't been able to afford to do much longer distance riding due to moving and other expenses but we've been getting in a few 100 to 200 mile rides so were up to 4545 miles. Won't be long before we have to take the bike in for it's 5000 mile service and put on a new rear tire. Luckly we got the rear tire on sale, saved about $60 dollars, now just have to save to pay for the labor to get it put on the bike.

We finally had some great weather last weekend, it's been a LOT of rain and thunder storms all summer but we took out from the August HOG meeting and did a nice 100 mile ride out on the eastern plains on Saturday, then on Sunday we got a good ride in, almost 200 miles, up thru Deckers, Pine, Pine Junction, CO., lot's of pretty twisty 2 lane roads so we could finally us a little of the sidewall rubber, LOL.  The second part of the ride, Hwy, 285 E to C-470 S to Hwy. 105 S to Palmer Lake, were we stopped for some "excellent" homemade apple pie alamode!!  Then headed home via I-25 S. so we had a real mix of road types for this ride.  We are hoping to get in at least a "over-nighter" or a 2-day ride at the end of August as Jo has a weeks vacation scheduled. Sadly we can't afford to ride to the Utah HOG rally, that we saved the time for but say la vie, we will either head up to southern WY. and ride the Snowy Mnt. Scenic Byway or head south to NM. and vist the Mt. Capulin Volcano site and stay the night in Raton, NM. or maybe Taos! :)

Next year in August, I (BJ) will turn 60 and it's also the 75th. Anniversary of the Black Hill Rally (Sturigs) in SD. so that's what were planning for next years "Big Ride"!! Till then we will just keep putting on the miles and really enjoying our Sporty! :)