Well it’s been awhile ! Can’t remember what I was watching on tv , but this guy was talking about how he finally no longer has any friends he doesn’t like , he was proud he had pushed them away and after some time they went away. Give him fifteen years or so and he will be regretful of his comment. Well the last 15 years I have lost many friends only leaving a few old work buddies , 0 old school buddies(either dead or moved on) , But in that same time I only made one new friend. Most of the old work buddies still working , seem to be a bit jealous of my retirement. Don’t have any retired friends , yet ! But I keep myself busy 6 days a week , kinda similar to working , but on my terms ! Retirement is great , a great adjustment ! So not looking for advice or sympathy , I’m happy , well fed and busy. I now know how my father felt after out living all his friends and 2 wives , he was 97 when he passed. I may have a long retirement so gotta get my head wrapped around all of this and just move forward everyday !    

Wow , it’s been a bit. Had the old beater out today to run some errands. Some what upset about the city repairing the R/R crossings , it sucks ! You barely even feel most of them in the truck , got to find some new ones. About a hundred trains a day pass thru town a day here , a rail yard just north of here. They finally flattened my favorite take off ramp was also the most dangerous. Very narrow 2 lane with a row of telephone poles and private gates , no room for errors ! But was the best one gave the jump more distance than height at WFO throttle in 3rd , when she lands the front end comes back up still WFO then shift to 4th to touch WFO for a second then all over the brakes. Huge fun , what a adrenaline rush when she wants to wheelie after touchdown without any input just wheelies , that hardware store lawn mower fuel really works well with super from the pump and makes really surprising H/P. Thanks to No Rev Limiter she makes some impressive power and you all know I hate rev limiters with a passion.

It is my right to see just how many rpm’s it will turn. One of these days I’ll get a tachometer    

I figure maybe another year before it decides to morph into Tracker 3.0. Might remove the GPS , T/S , horn any unnecessary stuff , not sure if a tach would look right. The bike is still ( In Progress ). Maybe some sticky tires and a better seat cushion now that I found a good upholstery shop in town. Seen a few of the RE 350 (2023 & 2024) models for 2999.99 , seems like a fair price to pay. Maybe a Honda if it ever gets here.