Hell’s Loop…I’m In!

Alan Spears and the Motor Scooter International Land Speed Federation are at it again, and I’m in…this time it’s the Hell’s Loop Endurance Rally, and 5 November 2011 is the magic date. I am really looking forward to it. This route is gonna take us through Death Valley, and that is some pretty fine riding.

I’ve ridden Death Valley just once before.  Even though it’s only about 150 miles from where I live, it took me 30 years to get around to doing it. I wrote a story about that ride through Death Valley for my favorite magazine (Motorcycle Classics).  It’s a grand area.

I’ve got another story in MC this month, and this one’s about riding the Five Passes area in California’s northern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Check it out when you get a chance…it’s the area Arlene Battishill of Go Go Gear rode through just a few months ago, and it’s ideal for a California Scooter putt. It’s a great area and it’s great riding.

I’m going to start putting on some serious Scooter miles today…I will spin the odometer swiftly. Steve and the boys cooked up some new accessories, and I’m the designated mile-racker-upper to check them out. It’s gonna be fun…and it will be good practice for the Hell’s Loop route.

That beautiful dark metallic blue Classic that Genevieve Schmitt rode on our Wednesday lunch ride? Well, within hours of our returning to the plant, TK sold it! It’s a stunning bike (you can see the photos in the blog entry below), and with the billet wheels contrasting with that deep dark blue, I knew it was going to go quickly. And it did!

That’s it for now, boys and girls. I’ll try to grab a few photos this weekend. I picked up a new smart phone a few days ago, but I think it’s smarter than me. I haven’t broken the code on everything it can do yet.  This phone has a built-in camera, and I’m going to try my luck with it.  If I can master all of its newfangled technology, I’ll post a few photos right here.

Ride safe, and stay tuned!