Bye Bye little Honda.....

The way people drive down here, you need something with a little more beef......

Hectic time........

Been neglecting the blog lately, been busy-busy-busy.....

So I got the fence stained, and just got done replacing a CV axle on the Jeep............

Oil change and a new windscreen on the bike..... from Ebay for $26.00 and free shipping.... its identical to the one that the HD stealer sells for $159.00

 

Trying to get the pool chemicals right......

Laying down some plants and mulch......

 

Finally got the lawn mower running..... so with all the rain comes lots of grass cutting.........

Did some boogie-boarding up at Cocoa Beach and also at Paradise Beach in Melbourne with Josh and Mason.....

And a ride or 2 with our fellow friends,

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Oh and new phones which are great! 

They cost $30 each with no contract, choice of 30, 40, or 50 /month plans, theyre fantastic, we went with the ZTE ZMax Pro.... a fine phone, huge 6" screen 32 GB with addl micro card slot. Highly recommended.

The Sunshine State ??

The "Sunshine State" ......has not been so "sunny" lately, the daily rains and thunderstorms have filled our pool to the point where the water is over the brim, ........grass, weeds, bushes, trees all grow at an incredible rate,  and a daily bike ride to work can be quite a wet experience. The storms usually roll in around 2-4pm and have lasted till 10 pm or later on most evenings.

I'm told this is an unusual weather pattern, but for the previous few months we've experienced an "unusual" dry spell, so I'd guess mother nature is now making up for that previous dryness.......none the less, the people round here are purdy' happy about the rain, most say we needed it.

With all the wetness, we still managed to put in a few miles on the old bike, mostly with our ragged  group of miscreants and alcoholics called the Unified Riders Group. One of the rides was a photo scavenger hunt that was actually pretty interesting and alot of fun, also a couple of rides to St. Cloud thru "lovebug" country, and a ride to Vero Beach, the home of Piper Aircraft Facilities with a pretty darned good restaurant located at the airport. Also the local HD dealership has "free" beer at their events on many saturdays, so we kinda gravitate in that direction once in a while....

 

 Laura with Ride Like A Pro trainer at Spacecoast HD

 

Plenty of HD's at SCHD

This is "lovebug" season and in some areas the air is pretty dam thick with these "lovebugs"..... we took it upon ourselves to thin out some of the lovebug population...

R.I.P. Greg Allman

Greg Allman died at his home in Richmond Hill, Georgia, on May 27, 2017, due to complications from liver cancer.  He was 69 years old.

Brother Duane Allman - killed in a motorcycle accident.
Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971. The following year, the band's bassist, Berry Oakley was also killed in a motorcycle accident very close to the location of Duane's wreck.

Father Willis Turner Allman - Shot to death by a hitchiker he picked up.

Quotes

I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.

I got tired of playing other people's songs.

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

R.I.P.

Memories, Blast from the past, or just old shit.....

My old bikes....

1986 Kawasaki Vulcan - had it 4 years.

1972 Harley Ironhead Sporster - Bought as a basketcase, took me 1 1/2 years to assemble and get it running...... had it for approx 10 years. In that time, I learned that I could really swear ....alot.

 1987 Harley Sporty owned it 5 years

2000 Harley Road King  (Brand New) had it for 6 months - 8000 miles

 2001 Harley Heritage Softail (Bought Brand New) had it for 15 years! My Baby!! 49,000 miles

2011 Harley Street Glide - Bought brand new, had it 3 years. 33,000 miles

2014 Harley Street Glide - Had it 2 years 28,000 miles

 Current Ride is a 2016 Harley Ultra Limited - Bought Brand new in Tucson, AZ

More Old Stuff

The defunct Cheap Bastards Motorcycle Club. We had a blast while it lasted......

The "First Five" Original members.

 The Cheap Bastards were sadly shut down in 2005.....

Now all thats left are the

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MORE OLD STUFF!!!