Nice day for a short ride…

And that’s about all I had time for today, but it sure was fun. We have been struggling with relatively cold weather (relatively cold for southern California, that is), and lots of rain. Not that you can’t find stuff cool stuff to do in the rain…I just don’t like to start motorcycle rides when it’s raining. There’s other stuff to do that’s cool, too. For example, I stopped in at Harbor Freight while it was raining cats and dogs yesterday, and I could have spent the whole day just wandering around in that fabulous place. I guess it’s a guy thing.

The sun finally popped out late yesterday, but it was still cold and was getting dark. More fun stuff in the evening…I punished myself on the treadmill at the gym for awhile. I’m feeling it today, but in a weird sort of way it’s a good feeling.

Anyway, today it warmed up a bit, and off I went…

Yep, that’s snow in the background up in the San Gabriels. It was a glorious day for a ride, even though it was a short one. I had a lot of stuff I wanted to do today, not the least of which was cleaning off my workbench in the garage. That took a lot longer than I thought it would, but when I finally could see the top of the bench (I sure hadn’t seen it in while), I pushed everything outside so I could sweep the garage.

When I rolled the old Baja Blaster outside, I noticed the left side of the rear wheel was pretty much coated in oil. Nothing’s leaking; I’m just one of those guys who likes to keep the rear chain a bit on the loose side and very well oiled. I can feel the difference (the bike shifts smoother and it’s faster), but the downside is that the chain throws a lot of oil. This week or next I’m going to find time to give the bike a good detailing, and when I do, I’ll post a cool photo for you. The snow up in the mountains will be gone by then, but my red CSC is so photogenic I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to shoot a good one!