Donuts, dual sports, a volcano, wings, Baja, and Colombia…

This Saturday, folks….we’re on for our monthly Donuts and Dual Sports ride, this time to the Owen Collection.   Wow, we’ve had to put a lid on this one because of the interest it’s received.    We’ll try to do it again in a few months to give those of you who wanted to go a chance to see this magnificent collection.   All the bikes there are beautiful, but for me, nothing tops the two TT Special Triumphs in the Owen Collection (they have a ’65 and a’66).   I’m really looking forward to this ride.

A ’65 Triumph TT Special…

…and a ’66 TT Special. Does the paint theme on this remind you of the white mocha Cafe Racer?

More good news…we’re sold out of Moto Baja!  But don’t despair…if you want your own copy, just let us know.   More are on the way.

It’s hard to ignore all that’s going on in the world today.  The Dow broke through the 25,000 ceiling today (yahoo!).   And the weather…wowee!!!  To all of our friends on the east coast, please try to stay warm and be careful in that freezing weather.  It’s been in the high 70s and low 80s this week here in the People’s Republik of Kalifornia, but then again, you folks in real America don’t have our politicians and gas taxes.  Everything’s a tradeoff, I guess.

We still have a few openings for the Baja ride (that’s 10-17 March), so if you’re thinking you might want to go, just let us know.  We’re only two months away from Baja 2018, and I’m already thinking about the ride decal.   To me, putting those travel stickers on my fuel tank is one of the best parts of the ride.

Tony’s fish tacos 500 miles south of the border…life just doesn’t get any better!

And talking about chotchkas, hey, ever want your own set of wings?   Something like this…

CSC Wings!

Steve has these and I think they’re pretty cool.   I don’t wear my jump wings any more (I’m too old and that was too many decades ago) but I sure like wearing my CSC wings.  I know maybe it’s a little corny, but hey, I like them.   And you know what?  They’re free.  Yep.  Free.   We won’t send them out to you by themselves, but if you’re in the CSC plant or if you’re ordering anything else from us, just let us know and we’ll include a set of CSC wings in the package for you.

Incidentally, in that photo above, the black specs you see on my jacket are actually volcanic ash from the Volcan Nevado del Ruiz (the very same volcano that erupted and killed 20,000 people in Colombia in the 1980s).  My good buddies Juan and Carlos rode with me up to the rim of that volcano during the Colombia RX3 expedition (that was at an elevation of nearly 14,000 feet) and we only stayed a few minutes.  It was bitter cold and the Colombian national authorities were turning people around because the volcano was active that day.   Cool stuff, and you can read the blog entry I did that day here.  Or, better yet, buy yourself a copy of Moto Colombia!   Do that through CSC, I’ll sign your copy, and we’ll throw in a set of CSC wings, too!

Riding the Andes Mountains in beautiful Colombia…what a life!