Getting close!

GR Skyline! only .8 to go

Almost!

Almost there. Just past the ballpark, 23.23 miles... Aprox 4 more!

Can we make it?

Paddled 18.62 miles and fading fast. Trying to decide to try for Riverside Park or call it quits. approx 8 miles more... should we?

Grand River Expedition mile 9.17. Started in Lowell, hopefully make it to Grand Rapids without swimming.

The Adventures of Joerg Finn & Paul Sawyer

Out enjoying mother nature. Mile 3.81

Ride!

Out with the boyz for a ride. Hit the beach for a beer and some views then a ride to BW's for wings.

Got Grip?

Attended another track day at Grattan Raceway. Best way to learn to trust your tires and wear them edge to edge. Absolutely nothing like leaning into the 1st corner at 100 mph! FUN!

Stained Glass Saturday III

The past week I spent a couple nights down in my workshop working on my next stained glass project. I designed a candle holder in Autocad and decided that I would make the panels during the week so I could bring them to the class this week and get help and tips on how to make a three dimensional project. I didn't want to just make any old candle holder, I wanted to use my imagination and make a unique one. Well, my design proved to be a little tricky for a beginner so its not quite as high quality that I was hoping for. Instead of keeping it simple, with maybe just four sides, I went with the six sided hex. I cut all the pieces, foiled and soldered them before packing them up to bring to class. Once there I got a piece of mirror for the bottom and prepped it for soldering. This is when the fun started. I think I managed to use about a 1/2 pound of solder before getting the hang of it and all the tricks needed to pull this off successfully. In the end it looks very good, just don't get too close and examine the solder, it's a little messy. I brought it home and added a candle and wallah! works like a charm.

Phone-Call Friday

Okay, rewind to Friday afternoon. I am trying to survive the last couple of hours in the office before heading out to enjoy what is suppose to be a great weekend. I have made plans to ride on Sunday with Joerg and not sure if I am going to make it that long. Then out of the blue my phone rings, "excuse me, did I just hear you correctly?" "you have twenty something new motorcycles that need to be ridden." "Hell yeah I will be there!" The smile instantly forms across my face... I have to get up and move around, then bounce around... I have to go out side and let out a huge "Hell Yeah!!" Then come back in and try to focus on my work. It was also difficult to sleep Friday night, I just don't know why.

Saturday morning I was up early, showered, and loaded the jeep with my riding gear. The sun was up and shining, it was forty-something degrees when I left the house. I pulled into the shop lot and they already had most of the bikes I was to ride lined up. Hmm, decisions, decisions... Oh, it wasn't that hard, my first choice was the new K1300S loaded up with all the goodies, then came the K1300GT, followed by a F650 GS, then the HP2 Sport, back to a R1200GS and one final F650 GS before I had to head to my stained glass class. The weather was perfect for the first ride of 2009 and the selection of bikes was to die for. I brought my camera but then got so excited and never stopped to take any pictures.

And that was my Saturday morning.

OMG! I am Alive!

YaHooo!!! What a weekend! I am refreshed, blood pumping, no more winter blues. I am not going to spill my beans now, but I am working on three posts for you with pictures and all. Please stay tuned. I will be back later.