Yesterday we finally made the Hamburger Run. We went to Dennys Beer Barrel Pub and I attempted the two pound cheeseburger challenge. Skidplate, Mark, Paulsey, and his son also attempted this feat. Unfortunately, nobody in the group was able to meet the challenge. This was a really big cheeseburger. I mean, really big. Everyone gave it their all and a great time was had, but we remain losers. We had a great ride out there through the mountains of Pennsylvania and the weather was perfect. Click here to see video of this event. There are rumors in the air that we may try this again in September.
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Ok, I admit it. I have really been slacking with the update. The delay is not entirely because I am lazy, although that really is a big part of it. My computer was all screwed up so I spend a day trying to fix it. That did not work out so I spent the next day re-installing Windows. I have also been a little bogged down with that whole “going to work every day for 8 1/2 hours” thing. We are leaving for Deals Gap in two weeks and I still have a suspected plugged up fuel filter and have not got around to checking it yet. Today after work I went straight to the garage to clean and lube my chain (the last time I lubed my chain I was in Colorado!) and I found a nail in my back tire! Plus Pikes Peak was a really big trip. We were only gone a week, but I am telling you we got in a months worth of sightseeing. It took a lot of time to sort through and edit the video, and it even took me a little while to choose which pictures I was going to put on the web site. I actually have nearly 500 pictures from the trip and I just can’t post them all. Since I still don’t have the update done I have posted the videos.
Well, the Pikes Peak ride is over and it really was great. Some even referred to it as “a life changing experience”. I will eventually post the full details of the trip including pictures and video, but I am still sifting through all the pictures and video to try to organize it in a way that it will all make sense. It really was a very eventful trip and it is hard to remember all the things I want to include. I finished editing the video I took of the ride to the top of Pikes Peak this evening so if you want to see that you can click here. One of the most common questions people are asking me is if Deals Gap remains “My Favorite Place”. I have to honestly say that the scenery in Colorado really does beat out the Smoky Mountains, but that is the only thing that edges them out. The roads in Colorado are not nearly as fun to ride as they are around the Gap, and we really did not see a lot of motorcycles in Colorado. So yes, Deals Gap is still the best! The answer to the second most asked question is: “Yes, my ass did hurt really, really bad when I arrived in Colorado.”
This will probably be my last update until we return from Pikes Peak. Monday I took a ride to Geneva with the Struthers guys and then Mark and I continued on to Presque Isle. Click here for some video and pictures from the trip. I am really enjoying the new digital camcorder and I will be posting a lot of videos in the future. Most of them probably will not be very good, but I am having fun so I just do not care if they are good or not.
Wow, I guess summer is getting underway because I am updating more often! We are leaving Saturday for Pikes Peak and I found this video on the net of a racer going up the road. I think we will be doing it much slower than they are. It is a 66MB download, but it is really good. I also put together a little video from the last Deals Gap ride. Click here to see it. It is only 14MB and not nearly as good as the Pikes Peak one, but I am new to this whole video thing.