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Highway 50 near Ely Nevada, on the last leg of a 4000 mile run to Yellowstone & Colorado.

Redding Big Bike Run
Nothing beats a day run up into the Lake Shasta area for fresh air & sunshine, although it got a little cold at 7500 ft.

What's New?
Well, we are well into the riding season up here and I have my latest run of the year under my belt. That would be the SLO or “Run up the One”. And it lived up to its name once again. This year we had the best weather possible and the Coast was as great as ever. . The next run on the agenda is the SoCal Xmas Toy run. Hope the weather will cooperate for the trip down the valley, this will be a fast one day down and the next back kind of thing... Jes

MY BIKE
is a 2004 Honda VTX 1300 Retro. It has Tsukayu Hard Bags, XR Ultra Fairing & Windshield, Kury Light bar, OEM Luggage Rack & Sissy Bar. Roadhouse Classic Two into One Pipes, a Hyper Charger Pro, Ultimate four piece Seat, and lots of Chrome goodies. For the long haul I added XM Sat Radio and a GPS, tied into a AutoCom system that combines an intercom, helmet phone, and music as well as the GPS input. The XR Ultra Fairing & Tsukayu hard bags both have custom paint by CycleFX Graphics. The Bike currently has over 96,000 miles on it and runs & looks better than it did when new. (or so I like to believe)

Up coming Rides for me in 2011
Well, a few of the first runs are over and so far all have gone great. Lots of miles, bike is running as only a Honda can, mile ofter mile with not a worry. Yosemite was cool, in both respects, but a great run as always. Wounded Warrior is a must as it is for a great cause, and the membership came thru as always. Kings Canyon was the best so far this year for biggest turnout, best weather, and great twisties, not to mention the fantastic after ride BBQ ever. Sparkplug’s was in a word GREAT!!, can’t say much as it has to experienced to be believed. The 7200 mile run out to Michigan, and then North into Canada and all the way across the Trans-Canadian Highway was in a word... AWESOME!!!. Although I did drop my bike in the gravel at Sparkplug’s it was still a GREAT RIDE!!! ..........JES

I was out riding one day as the weather was good, and by accident got one of the best complements a 'X' rider can get. A Harley rider and his Wife/Girlfriend pulled up on matching HD's and the girl looks over and asks me "What kind of bike is that?" I say "A VTX", and she says "I really like that, smooth lines and a good sound, who makes it"...Here it comes...I say "It's a Honda", and her reply "I still like it"..... JES

Old Biker Musings
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Kings Canyon Calif.