I should have known better... not
Last night the wind was howling but when I woke up I didnt hear the wind and when I looked out my east facing bedroom window the sky was clear.
TV said 33 degrees, wind doesnt seem so bad, lets take the bmw to work, after all tomorrow it will snow again.
With the Yankees in town there is a big problem with parking near both courthouses but not for the MC as I can park right in front of Court in back of the hot dog truck and there is a free helmet check just inside the building.
So I put on the Killimanjaro jacket and chaps (no electrics needed) and take off for work. Bike ran great but the speedo has an intermittent wonky spell where it is loud and the needle bounces all over. When I slow to 5mph it goes away and does not return the rest of the day. Maybe it needs lube?
About 5 or so miles south I get onto the Sprain Parkway (just cars no trucks allowed) and as I get to the part just north of 287 the wind comes at me, BOY HOWDY as my friend from Louisiana would say
saw the great volume of airborne shmutz flying around and the bike and yours truly were bouncing in the lane. Lowering the electric windshield did not help any so I just kept speed around 65 with traffic. Isnt it great when you can say traffic moves at 65?
Saw a police harley going the other way, I waved but he didnt.
By the time I got to the office and checked weather I saw 40+ winds was what I was riding thru and would deal with on the way home as well. Some of the gusts were higher lol folks at court just look at me funny.
But I enjoyed it, like they say, any day riding can be better than sitting in a cage it just depends on your mental attitude. The ride home was slightly less wind with twilight about to come in.
