Ride With Tank

I am back from the second trip south of the year!  It was one of the best yet and I am working on the update but it will probably be a couple of days before I have it posted because I am really tired and it will probably be a big update.

I have to tell you that I am starting to get tired of this whole “wave at every motorcycle” thing.  It gets pretty tiresome when you have been riding pretty much nonstop for four days and it is really hot outside and you have already waved at 254,958 other motorcycles.  So what I am saying is if you wave at me and I don’t wave back, I still loves you, I’m just getting bored with waving at people all day.

Well, the first trip to Deals Gap is over, and as usual we had a great time.  There was an awful lot of traffic, an awful lot of wrecks,  and an awful lot of law enforcement but still a good time was had. 

I am working on putting together another ride down this weekend.  I have the oil changed and the chain lubed, so the bike is ready to go.  I am unsure if I am going so I am going to look at the weather and make a decision from there.  If I go I will go down on Thursday and return on Sunday.  Right now they are predicting a high of 97 degrees for Friday and I just don’t know if I can handle that kind of heat!

My Metzler Z6 is looking good so far!  I have put about 2,000 miles on it so far.  This breaks down to around 1,200 miles on the freeway, about 300 miles on Deals Gap, and the rest commuting.  I still have 95% of my center tread, 97% of my far edge tread, and 84% of my tread in the middle of the side.  I have so much on the far side because I rarely lean that far but I was real impressed by how the center held up.  I am sure it was the 300 miles on the Gap that ate up the sides, but it was less wear than I would get on the Tourance.  The Tourance would be bald on the sides after two trips.

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Things have really been looking great weather wise lately!

Last Saturday I went for a ride with Nick, Skidplate, Ray, Ray, Tom, Dan, and Bill- not Davis to Mohican State Park.  We really did not do much at the park itself except for take a few moments to check out the mill you see pictured below, but it is really about the motorcycle riding, not the destination. 

I have to say that Nick did really good with the directions this week.  He never once got lost.  Since Nick was doing so well we decided someone else should lead, so Ray took the lead.  So now Ray has us running about 50 MPH on these little one lane roads, which is just fine until suddenly without warning the road turns to deep gravel just as we crest a hill.  I really don’t know what worried the Gold Wingers more: crashing in the gravel or getting dust all over their bikes.  The dust was really of no concern to me since I have not washed my bike in about 8 months.  Upon returning home we all hit Pizza Hut except for Bill- not Davis. 

The Continental Road Attack is history.  I tried so hard to save the tire so it would make the trip to Deals Gap and back, but I just don’t think the tire would have made it, so with only 3,000 miles on the tire I replaced it.  I can not tell you what a bummer that is!  I ended up putting a Metzler Z6 on, so we will see how long that one lasts.  If I don’t get at least 8,000 miles out of it I will definitely put a Metzler 880 on next time.

Ok, don’t be looking for me around town this weekend because I am headed to The Gap tomorrow afternoon!  It seems like I have been waiting so long to get back down there and I just can not wait to get on the road.  It should be a great time and around this time next week I should have the site updated if I get some good pictures or video.