Thread: It was the Journey/Not the Destination

My apologies for being delinquent on posting however after a day or two of getting the Boar's Nest in order, I took off to visit pinklather just north of Portland OR.

I guess that 'IF' I can include that trip, my total mileage for my first long trip with my Harley would be right at 5000+ miiles

We'd met several years ago at a Meet in Spokane but had been in correspondence for quite awhile. Damn was it good to once again see him in the flesh. With that said, it was an absolute pleasure to meet his lovely wife in person.

I'd taken a couple of natural hones for him to play with and he chose the Zulu and he sent me home with his Gokumyo 20K to play with.

He'd taken a quick shot in black and white right after I'd landed and had just taken my helmet off. I"m really surprised that I didn't break his camera!

Wow, Roy-If you photo-shopped out that bad bike and replaced it with a horse, you would look like on of those gunfighter dudes in the old daguerrotype photos in the Time-Life Old West series. Just strap on an old hogleg .44 and the picture would be complete! Aaron

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Wow, Roy-If you photo-shopped out that bad bike and replaced it with a horse, you would look like on of those gunfighter dudes in the old daguerrotype photos in the Time-Life Old West series. Just strap on an old hogleg .44 and the picture would be complete! Aaron

Well there are those who call them bikes 'Iron Horses'.

I've had the leather jacket since 1969/that's when I got my first bike. It was a little Honda 90 with a pressed steel frame. I had ridden up to a cabin that belonged to a friend of my dad's and an old boy by the name or Ray was there and after talking to him a bit he said, "Ride me up to my place". (Ray lived at his place 12 months out of the year).

Ray 'place' was an old single wide trailer under a reinforced cover so his trailer didn't get crushed with the snow and he heated and cooked on a small wood stove. Anyway he went to a closet and dug out this old black leather jacket saying "This is an old motorcycle cop's jacket and I want you to have it". I thanked him very much and tried it on. It was a little big and it stank of old wood smoke.

I took it to our local dry cleaners and was told it would be $15 for a cleaning and it would be a week before I could pick it up. Once I saved enough to have the jacket cleaned I took it to the cleaners. A week later I went to pay for the cleaning and was then given a jacket that looked brand new! It was redyed and it smelled fresh as a daisy!

I've worn it while riding every bike I've ever had and 47 years later it looks about like it did when Ray gave it to me (minus the smoke smell) and it needs a new satin liner/which I plan on having made this winter while the bike is parked. But I don't plan on redyeing it, I like the character

ps; The jacket is no longer a little big/I just hope it doesn't get a little 'snug'.

Roy, ya should include, for human interest, the visitors we had while we were sitting in the front of my house.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Roy, ya should include, for human interest, the visitors we had while we were sitting in the front of my house.

If you recall, when the visitors arrived you had not yet seen them however as I got up I told you that I'd be going inside but you could stay on the porch with the visitors if you wished.

Here's a relative of those 'visitors'.

That evening we were treated to Mama, Papa and about six babies. Usually only one or two of the babies showed up. They have a big ranging area and haven't seen them for several days.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

That evening we were treated to Mama, Papa and about six babies. Usually only one or two of the babies showed up. They have a big ranging area and haven't seen them for several days.

Actually only the mother has anything to do with the kids or technically called 'kits'. If memory serves, there was a total of 4 skunks that rounded the corner when my common sense kicked in. If others showed while you dilly dallied along getting inside I didn't see them (well you actually hurried right in since you were closest to them). The one thing on your side was that the tails were down along the ground. Once those tails are UP they are ready for some real nasty smelling Shite and it doesn't take much to provoke them!

While skunks are normally nocturnal all you or your son need is to not notice one when you are outside of the house or shop and you'll be wishing that they'd have found another safe haven.