Worth posting the bookend from this morning

[mizarchivist]

Today was one of those freakishly productive days. Most of it was planning stuff and writing stuff. There was so much of it that I didn't get to finish before I left. At both lunch time and quitting time, I had to force myself to stop what I was doing to eat / leave. This absolutely makes up for a whole week of apathy, IMO.

So, the motorcycle- that's the point of this post, really. The parking situation turned out to be a success, but next time if I'm the first one in, I'll back in and a lot closer to the inside curb. My ride to Everett was painful. My clutch hand went claw-like after a while :/ But now I have a few pointers on which way to go next time, so yay. I got to help Danny for only an hour and a half, really, but it's rare that we get to spend time together these days and inevitably there's fun to be had coming up with schemes and designs. -

But really! The ride! The ride home was by far the best I've had in recent memory. It currently reads 47 degrees according to my weather bug app. With my leather (vs. synthetic) jacket and riding pants, 100% comfortable. There's a route between Malden/Medford that branches off from the 28/93 rotary that does this unbelievably awesome sinuous thing for miles. The posted speed is 30, so it might be good that it was a regular caravan of cars. I'd have liked to have set my own pace. Thanks to sweetmmeblue  for pointing out that path- I'd not have thought to try it. Eventually it dumps out into Woburn. I wasn't particularly lost at any bit, but I've not gotten the middle bits down quite yet. I'm looking forward to trying different variations on the theme. That's one of the things I love best about motorcycling: I actively look to find different ways to travel. And that's saying something for someone who defaults to a set routine.

Comments

[inkedandkinked.livejournal.com]

Cool weather is best for air cooled motorcycles, not sure if your's is air or water cooled. And besides fueling my leather fetish leather is far better at wind breaking than a synthetic jacket. Layers are the key for cooler into cold weather.

[mizarchivist]

Oh- air cooled, no doubt. '87 Suzuki Savage. That girl gets stupidly hot rather quickly, so yeah. I'll take these gorgeous, clear 50s nights for a while.

[badlittlemonkey.livejournal.com]

I'll take these gorgeous, clear 50s nights for a while.

I don't even ride, and I'll take them, too. :)

huh

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

Now I have to figure out what road that is. Ah well.

Re: huh

[mizarchivist]

Apparently (looking at the map)- South Border Road on the bottom bit of the Reservoir. I took that to Mystic Vally Pkwy/38/Warren (etc)

[zahnarabai.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a perfect day. :)

[mizarchivist]

Pretty close, yeah :)

[zahnarabai.livejournal.com]

I bet having a Steph riding cupcake would also help! :-)

[mizarchivist]

You are subtle- like a brick wall ;)
I'll add you to the list of people to take out once I learn how to have passengers. My old bike was way too small for an extra, but the current bike's engine is 2 1/2 times bigger than the old one. Woot!

[zahnarabai.livejournal.com]

Hooray!

(Yes subtlety is my specialty!)