I pulled out the old memory cards that have the 5000 or so photos of the motorcycle trip I took back in 2010. My motorcycle took me to some amazing places. I was free ! Now I'm missing that freedom. It seems I had so much more when I was young. Didn't have a care in the world when I set out on this three month motorcycle ride . All I knew was I was heading west and going north into western Canada before heading south along the west coast to Northern California. There were only two places that I had really made plans to visit, Bob's place in Montana and Robin in Bend Oregon. Other than these I was just out there going where ever the road took me. People would tell me about places and I'd go . I went old school using road maps. Still using them today. GPS just doesn't cut it for me. I love getting lost and finding my way back. I found some amazing places this way. Well, now I'm an old man and I still have this drive to explore. Money is tight, family pressure is always an issue, and this damn leg injury makes me wonder if I can actually still do it on the road. All this garbage goes away when I start going through the photos and my brain tells me I really need to get out on the road again. So, I have been slowly fixing up the Moto Guzzi. Got her running real well now and the next phase of that project is the suspension .I'm going to ignore the leg thing and the other crap that is making me think I can't do what I know I can do. Fuck it , I'm going to start to focus and finally make this happen. I gave up on finding a riding partner to travel with. It could be a good thing but on the other hand it could stifle my freedom out on the road. So going it alone is what it's going to be. The big question is when ? I'm 75 years old and if it kills me so fucking what ! Here are some cool photos from the 2010 ride
You miss this turn you go off the cliff ! These next two photos are what riding is all about
So here we are in November of 2024.These photos were taken 14 years ago .I've traveled plenty since then . In 2014 I rode up to Eastern Canada, you know, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Been up in the Adirondacks plenty of times riding as well as some other places. So I know I can do it it's more about getting the confidence I need to do it. This will come as I get the bike in order and do a couple test trips loaded and out on the road. I need one more real road trip before I leave the asylum. This is really where I need to be !
I need to see the sunset in the Pacific at this beach one last time.I found true inner peace while I was here . I was able to have a clear picture of where I wanted my life to go while here. Although that plan didn't materialize it still set me on a better path forward. There were so many plans in my head like opening an art gallery in Ft Bragg California using my vintage motorcycles as displays to attract other bikers to the place. I had such great plans when I was out on the road. The road frees the mind !
