Not even 4 months after last riding in 2009, Heather and I started our 3rd year of riding together by doing something we've never done before - the morning commute to work.
While Heather was in Hamilton last night, I was home preparing the motorcycles for tomorrow's ride. I even got a chance to ride to the Daily Grill to meet with members of the Waterloo Wings. I stayed there long enough to pay for our new golf shirts and to, again, fix the electrical problem. All power was shot and the bike wouldn't start because as I rushed to connect the battery I failed to tighten the screws. It's a good thing I'm now an expert at removing the seats to get to the battery and putting them back on. I was on the road no more than 5 minutes later.
Once I got home, I installed the battery in Heather's motorcycle and took it for a quick spin around the block. All systems go!
Today, we left home just after 7am to get ready for the ride. It being March, the morning are still quite cold but I didn't think twice about overdressing. Some of our body parts like fingers and legs were very cold when we arrived at Heather's office shortly before 8am. There I switched to my cold-weather gloves and rode the 401 to my office.
Over the course of the day, the weather improved but while it was warm it was overcast with a cool breeze. An almost perfect riding weather given it was warmer by 2-3 degrees. And while, we managed to avoid the morning rush by leaving early, this time I was on the 401 going to Heather's office right at 5pm. I was busy for about 3-5 kilometres but after majority of people exited at either Highway 8 or Homer Watson, I continued to Cedar Creek.
We then rode home along Fischer-Hallman Road taking a leisurely pace. The weather won't be very accomodating in the next couple so it was good to get out and get back at it this early.
Nice to see you blogging again.
ReplyDeleteBob has been out a few times this month, short rides. He's happy to be back in the saddle too. There is still lots of crud on the road surface. We have had rain, but not the hard rain that really washes away the winter particles from the road. Rain is in the forecast the next couple days. Let's hope it will be the hard, steady rain. Also, the city sweepers haven't been out yet. The sweepers do a good job at getting rid of the crud too.