RE: [ST] Hill Country pics

["Rupert Galea" <rupert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> >From this last weekend.  Enjoy.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/donut/mmhc04

Great pictures. One of these days I have to see more of this country
(was tempted by the coast to coast).

I got out for a ride on Saturday. Did about 250 miles in MA and CT. It
was great to finally be on the bike. Had an embarrassing end to the day
and I may as well share it since it makes for an amusing story.

- -----Original Message-----
The Good

What a beautiful day and a great ride. Kevin, Ken, Noddy and Adam thank
you for leading (and for a few cups of tea). Steve thank you for the
food. Noddy and Denis great to meet you.
Here are some pics
http://www.rgalea.com/bean/


The Bad - One of the most embarrassing moments of my life

I have been riding bikes on and off since I was 15. I have only had one
previous embarrassing moment. It was the classic forgetting to take the
disk disc lock off mistake (of course at the time my parents, my brother
and his wife and two cousins were watching).

When Adam, Kevin and I stopped to figure out where we were I realized I
was near the house of a woman I have been dating. Her mother, who I have
never met, was in town. So I said goodbye and pulled into a gas station
to call her and get directions. Once at her house we chatted for a while
and I decided not to join them for dinner as it was starting to get
cold. I backed down her steep driveway. As I started to pull away I
looked over and saw her mother in the window waving at me. I had just
gotten moving and almost finished letting the clutch out. If I waited
any longer she would have been out of view. My mind was telling me I was
not moving fast enough but it was also telling me it would be rude not
to wave. I lifted my left arm and waved. You know what happened next. It
is amazing how quickly you can lift a 500lb bike with the correct
motivation. 

There are some scratches on the mirror (but I think there were some when
I bought it) and some chips out of the paint on the middle part of the
fairing. I guess I waited too long to buy frame sliders.
Rupert 


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