Okay Gang,
Yes I'm on the DMF at work, but hey it's my lunch hour. Wife complained of me keeping here up last night night finishing my neglected post for last week's ride. [And yes, Smitch, I type slow.]
So here is the skinny from Sunday's Ride:
We met at Montague's at 9:00 a.m. John and Brenda L. both rode [yes John was back in a Ducati saddle, Brenda on a Suzuki if I recall correctly]; Smitch actually showed
riding his "White is Right" 848; Walter R. made his first ride too sporting a very clean and red 900 sportbike
; Dave the "Parts Guy" and his son Jeff rode up from Pueblo West, Dave on his retro-ride and Jeff on his dad's Honda VFR; and I rode my preferred method of transportation [the bike in the picture to the right!] Apparently, we just missed Adrian on his yellow 999 and Cindy on her GSXer and new D.O.G. member Lee T on his 996.
Anway, after sipping coffee
and exchanging banter we headed up Hwy 24 to Woodland Park. With absolutely gorgeous weather we made our way West. The ride thru Ute Pass was conducted near recommended limits and we only saw 2 CSP on the way thru. Stopped for gas at the Western Station at Crystola as both Dave and I couldn't seem to pass up a gas station. Once gassed we headed out for our new favorite road, Hwy 67, and to Deckers with Jeff running video from a home-made camera mount on his helmet chin.
We had a nice relaxed run thru the 23 miles of curves down to Deckers. The parking lot at Deckers was full of bikes. But, immediately on entering the lot I spied 3 hot red Ducs! Of course it was Randius Maximus, Bassel and Polly [sorry I can't recall the DMF names], these 3 Amigos were sporting classic red 996, Monster 620 and 999S Ducatis respectively. From there our expanded group took a leisurely pace down the road towards the base of Horsepower Hill. The hill truly lived up to its name [moto] and was only spoiled by some non-Duc riders who kicked rocks up on Dave's museum quality ride. All of us stopped for our last collective moment at the scenic overlook on the backside of HP Hill where we listened to Dave vent
and we watched the other bikes fly by. We split there with the 3 Amigos heading north and us heading south. The six of us had a nice, easy pace going back to Woodland Park where we stopped for the last time for fuel and chatter. Dave and Jeff followed us back down 24 to C Springs where we all parted ways. [Lots of CSP, including motorbike cop, on 24 thru Green Mountain Falls and Ute Pass.]
It was a great day of riding, with great friends, and no tickets!
Can't wait to see the film!!!
