* Coldest December temp in WI.... December 19, 1983 -52 Couderay, in Sawyer County... Not far from here.
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A little Bit About Me
- Erik R
- I use this blog to share my motorcycle road trips, and a small portion of my daily life, with my friends and family. It is a constantly changing work in progress!
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From one of my favorite motorcycle movies, "One Week".
"When you get those rare moments of clarity, those flashes when the universe makes sense, you try desperately to hold onto them. They are the lifeboats for the darker times, when the vastness of it all, the incomprehensible nature of life is completely elusive. So the question becomes or should have been all along, what would you do if you knew you only had one day, or one week, or one month to live. What lifeboat would you grab onto? What secret would you tell? What band would you see? What person would you declare your love to? What wish would you fulfill? What exotic locale would you fly to for coffee? What book would you write?" ------- Ben Tyler
Took a look down a westbound road,
Right away I made my choice
Headed out to my big two-wheeler,
I was tired of my own voice
Took a bead on the northern plains
And just rolled that power on
Twelve hours out of Mackinaw City
Stopped in a bar to have a brew
Met a girl and we had a few drinks
And I told her what I'd decided to do
She looked out the window a long long moment
Then she looked into my eyes
She didn't have to say a thing,
I knew what she was thinkin'
Roll, roll me away,
Won't you roll me away tonight
I too am lost, I feel double-crossed
And I'm sick of what's wrong and what's right
We never even said a word,
We just walked out and got on that bike
And we rolled And we rolled clean out of sight
We rolled across the high plains
Deep into the mountains
Felt so good to me
Finally feelin' free
Somewhere along a high road
The air began to turn cold
She said she missed her home
I headed on alone
Stood alone on a mountain top,
Starin' out at the great divide
I could go east, I could go west,
It was all up to me to decide
Just then I saw a young hawk flyin'
And my soul began to rise
And pretty soon
My heart was singin'
Roll, roll me away,
I'm gonna roll me away tonight
Gotta keep rollin, gotta keep ridin',
Keep searchin' till I find what's right
And as the sunset faded
I spoke to the faintest first starlight
And I said next time,
Next time we'll get it right.
Bob Seger.
Right away I made my choice
Headed out to my big two-wheeler,
I was tired of my own voice
Took a bead on the northern plains
And just rolled that power on
Twelve hours out of Mackinaw City
Stopped in a bar to have a brew
Met a girl and we had a few drinks
And I told her what I'd decided to do
She looked out the window a long long moment
Then she looked into my eyes
She didn't have to say a thing,
I knew what she was thinkin'
Roll, roll me away,
Won't you roll me away tonight
I too am lost, I feel double-crossed
And I'm sick of what's wrong and what's right
We never even said a word,
We just walked out and got on that bike
And we rolled And we rolled clean out of sight
We rolled across the high plains
Deep into the mountains
Felt so good to me
Finally feelin' free
Somewhere along a high road
The air began to turn cold
She said she missed her home
I headed on alone
Stood alone on a mountain top,
Starin' out at the great divide
I could go east, I could go west,
It was all up to me to decide
Just then I saw a young hawk flyin'
And my soul began to rise
And pretty soon
My heart was singin'
Roll, roll me away,
I'm gonna roll me away tonight
Gotta keep rollin, gotta keep ridin',
Keep searchin' till I find what's right
And as the sunset faded
I spoke to the faintest first starlight
And I said next time,
Next time we'll get it right.
Bob Seger.
“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.” ~Sri Chinmoy
On the plus side, the colder it gets the better the traction until you hit about -40.
ReplyDeleteMy condolences. It's +27° today! How's that for weird...
It's funny, I have a friend up in Eagle River, AK that has had warmer weather than us on most days.. I suppose that will change soon!
DeleteA friend from interior Ontario wrote me that they had -33C (-27F)… I guess winter comes raging in. Brrrrr...
ReplyDeleteI think we get a lot of COLD air form Ontario and Manitoba.
DeleteHello,Erik
ReplyDeleteWe are a new group at Facebook of 2 wheels enthusiasts
and im interesting to post your picture of ZX on the top of the blog to our Facebook page.
It will be the name of the bike,your name and the place of shooting and if you want the link of your blog or page.
If you want to post the photo to facebook that's fine with me. I don't do facebook but you can list it as a Zx-14, Erik R. Hwy 6, east of Tonopah, NV
DeleteMany thanks Erik,we are greatful.
DeleteWe will be very happy if you want to share with us in the future other great photos from you.
You can check your bike here:
https://www.facebook.com/bikes.drivers
Greetings from Bikes&Drivers team.
Our new link:
Deletehttps://www.facebook.com/bikes.n.riders
Hmmm, that is chilly - we run our freezer at work at the same temp...
ReplyDeleteI'll just have to go for a ride for ya...
Please do. It will be a few months before any bike make it out of my garage!
DeleteDamn, you are making our 15-20 degree temps look like Bahama weather. Good thing you have all that wood for the fireplace. Do you have enough in the garage you don't have to go outside for it?
ReplyDeleteColdest I've experienced is -36˚F (-38˚C) once in Montreal and once in Edmonton. Not sure what the wind chills were but I don't care to experience it again.
There's still plenty of wood in the garage!
DeleteAnything under -20 or so all feels COLD!
My new supervisor recently left his San Diego home to lead us in Minnesota.......it's actually been kind of fun :)
ReplyDeleteSome are still riding.....things are at rest in our garage and will be for the next months, though summer event tickets have been purchased and time off is being requested.
San Diego to the north must be a hue change for the supervisor.
DeleteI hate Word Verification as well, just spent 6 tries to get my comment accepted. Thought a big net might drop from the ceiling but I finally was able to Publish
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be so bad if the letters were easier to make out and not so messed up!
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