Part of this trip is about getting back into motorcycling. Part involves seeing West Coast Friends. And part is a busman’s holiday: I’m attending the Medieval Association of the Pacific (MAP) annual conference at Pepperdine University, and then heading up to the Coursera Future of Higher Education Summit. This morning I drove down to Manhattan …
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Meanwhile, back in Colorado the work goes on.
Day Five: Out and About in LA
Untitled (Man Walking Out of Tunnel), J.T. Sato, 1930 After getting the Sportster back in our garage, Richelle and I headed out and about in LA. First stop: Langer’s Deli. Langers is a landmark, and not for the weak in appetite. It’s famous for the #19, a daunting pastrami on rye slathered in slaw. My …
Day Four: Making Time for Zoom!
The Sportster with the dread Sawicki Speed Cannon: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Harley made the Sportster from 1957 to 2021, at which point they redesigned it, keeping the name for an utterly different bike. The old school Sportster ain’t particularly fast and don’t handle particularly astoundingly, but it’s basic and mechanical, …
Day Three: A Slow Day in LA
A great recovery day in LA. I woke up feeling good. No new rotator cuff pain. No additional wrist stiffness (I broke a tendon there). A touch sore in the shoulders but only so much as to remind me I actually did something yesterday. Even my bunions were behaving. Ah, age! The weather was cool …
meanwhile in Colorado…
Little Man is a little concerned but happy nevertheless.
DAY TWO: POWER RIDE
We pulled in to La La Crescenta, Ca, after 13 hours A great highway ride. A big part of this trip—the central event, really—is catching up with people. Richelle is in LA all June and July, so coming out was a no brainer, but as I got to thinking about all the people I …
Day One: Coalville, UT
The Mighty Harley Davidson Low Rider ST. It has a sweet spot at 92mph. Phew! First, I have to give my heartfelt thanks to the tremendous team at High Country Harley Davidson. They’ve been my local shop since I guess 2009. I rolled up and the owner, Scott, saw my face and had the bike …
But first…
Some spa time. Jumped on the bike. Engine light! Now becalmed as the brain trust at High Country Harley checks.
Heading Out
There are always reasons not to take a ride. For the past few years they’ve overwhelmed me. I bought this beautiful bike, truly a Harley for all times, in April 2022 from my friend James, and have put a whopping 3,000 miles on it since. In the midst of recovering from rotator cuff surgery this …
Onwards! 