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Looks like it’s Spring here in August!

Looks like it's Spring here in August!
Holy smokes, look what else came in today. New Race Tech fork springs for Ol’ Yeller. It’s like Christmas only better! Special thanks to Alan Bryant at True Value Homecenter in Oakhurst. They are also a WPS distributor and Alan is an enthusiast who likes to help out other enthusiasts by offering awesome deals. I’m thankful to have such a great shop up here in the sticks which has the ability to get me the parts I need usually within a few days.

True Value Homecenter
http://truevaluehomecenter.com

Race Tech
http://racetech.com

New shoes for Ol’ Yeller

New shoes for Ol' YellerThere’s not much available for the old dog with its bastard of a 16″ front wheel, but I was happy with the old Bridgestone BT016 that I was using, so I was happy to find Bridgestone still carries my tire size and I picked up a set of BT-S20 for cheap through Chaparral Motorsports. They had the best prices and these bad boys were delivered to my door in two days. I can’t wait to get them on the bike.

Chaparral Motorsports
http://www.chaparral-racing.com

Bridgestone Tires
http://www.bridgestone.com

Friendship Ride 2015

Friendship Ride 2105
Wow, another great year. We were all treated to cooler than normal temperatures, however we did have to deal with another year of smoke due to the nearby Willow fire. Our path was speckled with burnt brush and tress along the roadside, left behind by the few large fires we’ve had this year. Our last stretch bringing us right by the still raging fire, the support teams and onlookers parked along the road.

We changed it up this year and ended the ride at the Fresno Flats Historical Park. Unfortunately, a few of us were witness to a little mishap (not one of ours thankfully) as we made our way back back into town, but we were able to collect all the riders and get them to the BBQ where we all enjoyed good food, cold drinks and great company. It was great to see such a big range of riders again this year, and I enjoyed checking out all the rides during the few stops we made.

Thanks again to Ian and Becca for the awesome BBQ, to Michele for getting there early and setting everything up, as well as providing a lot of awesome side dishes. Thanks to Elaine for the wonderful chocolate chip cookies which have became a favorite over the years. Thanks also to Randy, Seth, Alan and all the support riders that make this ride so special year after year, without you I’m sure we would have lost a few by now.

This ride marked ten years since we lost Mike. I’m thankful for our time together and for this ride that brings so many people together each year. It seems Friendship Ride has become more and more a memorial ride for others that have lost someone close to their heart. A venue to share their memories of those that they lost. It’s easy to forget the important things while we’re busy living our lives. Sometime we need to take a break, hold close the ones we love, and take the time to remember those we have lost so as they will not be forgotten.

Until next year my friends, ride safe.

Friendship Ride
http://friendshipride.com

Biker Friendly
http://bikerfriend.org

Ready For Friendship Ride 2105

Ready For Friendship Ride 2105
All clean and ready to ride. Still a bit smokey but better than yesterday. Seems to be the new norm for Friendship Ride weekend. Should be about five degrees cooler today, so that should help.

Taking Ol’ Yeller out today, just as I did ten years ago when I started this ride. It’s hard to believe that it’s been so long since we lost Mike, but I know today will be another great day of riding, friendship and surely Mike will be with us as we twist our way through some of his favorite roads.

Friendship Ride
http://friendshipride.com

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