Woodswoman
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We had about 3/4 inch of snow here in the Catskills on Thursday night, and the DOT salted the highways. This means my 2019 riding season is officially over.
It was a good one. I didn't get any phenomenal number of miles down the road -- maybe 2,200? -- but I enjoyed them all.
After 6 years, I'm still in love with my CTX700. No bike has ever made me happier; the combination of features and great road manners just fits me down to the ground.
This riding year also included Mike's big, step-off-the-cliff move to 3 wheels. As some of you may recall from my earlier postings, Mike did a lot of soul-searching and admitted he was no longer fully confident riding motorcycles. Even trying a different and lighter machine did not help, and he almost gave up the hobby altogether. But he decided to trade both of his bikes (a Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero and a CTX1300) on a 2016 CanAm Spyder F3 ... and it was absolutely the right move for him.
We just got his Spyder back -- thankfully before it snowed -- from the dealer where it got its 3,000-mile service. Mike put on 2,000 of those miles, and he feels he finally has the hang of it.
He ruefully admits the Spyder -- nicknamed Fred the Sled -- ain't a motorcycle, but also says he can hardly wait for Spring, so he can get back to riding it. There's no doubt that the F3 saved Mike's riding career. He hasn't been this happy to ride in several years.
Here's a glam-shot I took in July of my Flicker, Mike, and Fred the Sled, along Lake George.
It was a good one. I didn't get any phenomenal number of miles down the road -- maybe 2,200? -- but I enjoyed them all.
After 6 years, I'm still in love with my CTX700. No bike has ever made me happier; the combination of features and great road manners just fits me down to the ground.
This riding year also included Mike's big, step-off-the-cliff move to 3 wheels. As some of you may recall from my earlier postings, Mike did a lot of soul-searching and admitted he was no longer fully confident riding motorcycles. Even trying a different and lighter machine did not help, and he almost gave up the hobby altogether. But he decided to trade both of his bikes (a Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero and a CTX1300) on a 2016 CanAm Spyder F3 ... and it was absolutely the right move for him.
We just got his Spyder back -- thankfully before it snowed -- from the dealer where it got its 3,000-mile service. Mike put on 2,000 of those miles, and he feels he finally has the hang of it.
He ruefully admits the Spyder -- nicknamed Fred the Sled -- ain't a motorcycle, but also says he can hardly wait for Spring, so he can get back to riding it. There's no doubt that the F3 saved Mike's riding career. He hasn't been this happy to ride in several years.
Here's a glam-shot I took in July of my Flicker, Mike, and Fred the Sled, along Lake George.
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