Not safe anywhere...

  What a day. It started out great. Mid 70s in February in North Carolina, mandatory riding weather. Unless you're one of those seasonal riders. But for us year rounders, these are days meant to be spent on the road. Weather it be open road racking up highway miles, or enjoying the scenery on a winding back road. I prefer the back roads. Give me a full tank of gas and a 100 miles roadway that I've never been down, an any day becomes a great day.

   Well, today my great day turn into a nightmare. While slowing down in a school zone, i was rear ended by a guy on a trike. He clipped my left saddlebag while I was doing about 25 MPH. I didn't go down or loose control, so things could have been a lot worse. 

The guy that hit got the worst of it. His trike had a busted rear fender. Front fender, crash bar and pegs bent as a result of loosing control and running down in the ditch. His handlebars and windshield were damaged when went over them.
 Just thankful we both we able to walk away. Even better to be able to ride away.

2019 First Saturday Rides

 Here it is. This years list of rides that will take place on the first Saturday of every month. Normal meet up time and location is 8am @ the Sheetz at 3021 S. Miami Blvd, Durham, NC 27703.

• February (2/2/2019) TBD (weather permitting)
• March (3/2/2019) Sanitary Fish Market & Restaurant. 501 Evans St. Morehead City, NC
• April (4/6/2019) Slice Pizzeria. 710 S. Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hill, NC
• May (5/4/2019) Carolina Classic Motorcycle show. 411 S. Salisbury Ave, Spencer, NC 
• June (6/1/2019) Captain Nance Seafood. 9939 Nance St, Calabash, NC
• July (7/6/2019) Nanny's Restaurant. 11900 S. Crater rd, Petersburg, Va
• August (8/3/2019) Eddie's on Lake Norman. 643 Williamson rd, Mooresville, NC
• September (9/7/2019) Te Croaker's Spot. 39 River st, Petersburg, Va
• October (10/5/2019) Okie Dockies Smoke House. 2375 US-70, Swannanoa, NC
• November (11/2/2019) Frying Pan. 319 West Bay st, Southport, NC
• December (12/7/2019) Open to suggestions (weather permitting)

Easyriders Bike Show 2019 Charlotte, NC

 Took a quick trip down to Charlotte, NC  for 2019 Easyriders Bike show. Looking to get an early start also meant a cold start. 27 degrees cold to be exact. That's what the make heated gear for though. The Harley Davidson WRC heated suit made it a comfortable two hour ride, even at speeds over 80 mph.