red bud's tripp'n

had a bit of time finding it, rode down a sidewalk


we rolled into the oyster pub


joined the big bad bikes out side





i think we ate 2 doz a peice

then on our way out i had to go by this place we'd seen earlier







& i didn't want robin feeling left out

crossed a bridge






onto beach st, i whipped it into the indian dealer

this gal was buying one and seemed happy happy




i checked out the bikes and the chrome dodats on em

the bike show out back was finishing up




i didn't even know i needed some speaker covers till i saw these

i found a bike sorta like the one i'd sent the pic to robin

only less miles, more money and looked like it had been took better care of

the first salesman i'd talked to earlier in the week was showing it to me

and said lets write it up

i said i would give no where near that price

he kept saying we're making unbeliveable deals

i kept sayin i doult it


we go inside, they write it up

sitting around

you know the drill

i offered em 7k less than they wrote it up for

and wanted my bike shipped home

no way they'll do that

back and forth they knock some off and i stick my offer

mean time they're selling bikes

you know this because horns start blowing people start clapping, acdc's thunder struck starts playing wide open



we go back and forth

i know they can't make the deal

the last time dude comes back from talking to his manger

says you seem like a good guy and all


we shake hands, as soon as our hands touch

horns go off, thunder struck blares, people clap and he says

you just bought a bike


huh?? ring the bell

huh?


place is still packed it's about 7:30 by the time we do the paper work they change the oil and service it

i left about 11:30, on a brand new used indian

i guess, blue will come home some day




I’d texted the crew I’d bought a bike so bill was waiting on me when I pulled into lot

sunday morn jim and me had throw some of our stuff in bills truck

what we had left we strapped on and were off


tru ormand wondering what it would be like to ride this home






we got up into fl middle of no where when the brand new used bike died



i'm talking down shifting, punching the starter nothings working


the thought about canceling the check was going tru my mind

when i realized i'd hit the kill button

it's amazing hit that little fucker and she fires right up




some mo north flordia





u know none of those pesky curves

in plailkia it was hard to pass the cheyenne saloon

crossing a bridge






we stopped

i'm sorry did ya say whats that junk look like?





florida's oldest diner

do ya think that seats big enough for the wife

i asked my boss that question & he said mark you meant to ask do you think that seats comforable enough for the wife


ok ok i see his point

going north










it was a sunday

What drags first, floorboards or pipes?

we decided to hit the super slab

jim had told me he didn't wanta run over 70


as i went around the ramp out in front i was thinking this shit won't last 5 miles

i was wrong a 1/2 mile later he pasted running 80


i really wanted to strech out the indian and see how she did

but stayed right there

at bill's mom's we loaded bikes

north bound

a stop at cracker barrel for a late lunch

wrecks and bad traffic we were back at jim's shop before dark

we didn't unload, just unhooked and went to the house

like a horse for the barn


i stopped by bills tonight and got my bag i'd put in his truck


an awesome trip ( even if it was the most expensive bike week i've ever been too)


(maybe more than all of em added together )

can't belive i missed this pic

i like the bikes and blooming trees




back in the real world that work thing goes on

dude after i threw the chrome slug into the ditch

my pussy ass hasn't ran fast enough to find out yet



i gotta admit the bars seem high, wide & the seat sorta pushs me to far forward

but theres a lot of room for robin

it does feel like it's got more clearance than the chrome slug

I'll go get blue and ride it home for ya.

Congrats on the Chrome Slug replacement Mark. Nice looking bike.

lol your welcome to it

when i was talking about the first bike i was thinking i could leave it down there and fly back

but went they threw out they'd deliver it for free, i grabbed onto that like a dog to a bone

got an email from bike haulers last week it's supposed to be home on the 8th


the guys in the shop, made me feel a little more comfortable with the idea

thx i've always liked the indians, i hope i bond with it like i did the chrome slug

by the way this little chrome part broke off in the wreck






i took some gorilla krazy glue and glued it back on and it's held, i couldn't belive that

i thought about the olympus @klaviator had recommended

but decided to go back to fuji, i'm used to it and i'd have spare battries

didn't find the deal that @HPPants did, but not far from it

last saturday night i tried to wash the salt air off the indian

then sunday morning i met john at rabbitown, we decided to go sort of south where it might be warmer

braslton was our goal




back roads to 129






i'd turn off 129 then a left a right, here and there






but i kept bringing us back to 129