And the happy musings of an old man and his motorcycle.
Here's the video of the incident I wrote about on my blog. Man! ya' just gotta keep your head up all the time in traffic, or one of these idiots will get you!
I've had several motorcycles over the years, but the Goldwing is my first "big" bike, so I'm still learning the ropes, especially on slow-speed maneuvers. I recently took the "Ride like a Pro" class, and I felt like a total failure on this and other obstacles, so I've been practicing.
On this practice session, I finally figured out the secret sauce for my 2025 Anniversary Ed. Goldwing DCT. The DCT doesn't have the "friction zone" of a clutch handle, so I have to compensate for that with rear-braking... more than you'd expect. Other than that, I just had to get comfortable riding in ever-smaller circles. After failing more than 20 times in the box, I decided to leave it alone for a few minutes and just ride in circles until I "felt the groove."
Finally, after about a jillion circles, I felt comfortable trying the box again, and boo-yah! Nailed it! Over and over again.
Now for that Iron Cross. Next time... Stay tuned!
I've always had a love for all things space-related. One day, I "fell" into creating this video with some AI tools and realized Goldwing Bravo can travel anywhere the space-time continuum will allow. So stay tuned for more adventures of Goldwing Bravo!
So I went to Dayton for my first-ever visit to Bike Week. All kinds of sights, [loud] sounds, weird smells, and colorful characters. It was a lot of fun! Next year, I will schedule more time instead of just a day trip!
Just a day in the life... It takes a lot of practice and seat time to get good at handling a bigger bike like the Goldwing.