A Personal Journal
I wanted to go fishing, and I wanted to take a motorcycle. So, I loaded my minimalist Tenkara gear on the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport and headed to Stonelick State Park.
After catching four or five blue gills, I packed it in and took the long way home.
See you on the highway.
Brent
Paid a visit to Cadre Cycle this morning. This is the Moto Guzzi dealership where I have purchased my Guzzis. There are a lot dealerships within big fancy buildings and lots of product bling. Cadre isn’t like that. Cadre is old school and where “everybody knows your name.” It’s my second family.
Enzo Miller is the owner of Cadre. He is well versed in all things Guzzi and owns a few in addition to Cadre Cycle. One of the bikes he owns is a 2019 Moto Guzzi V7iii Milano. It’s a grey bike. When my V7 Sport was on order, we wondered if it was the same color as his Milano.
Today, I rolled my Sport next to his Milano to compare greys. They are very close, but just slightly off in color. We had a good chuckle about whose grey looked better.
Afterwards, I rolled on for a ride home … the long way home. Stopped at Kroger for a few things for tonight’s planned dinner, lasagna.
See you on the highway.
Brent
Last year, I wanted to. In the past, I have supported others. But this year, I am committed to riding with DGR, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to raise money for men’s health.
Primarily, the Movember movement supports men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. Last year, the ride was scheduled just five days after my prostate surgery. I was not in any kind of condition to ride a motorcycle. This year, I am ready and registered to ride in this import fundraiser.
Lin is creating my attire for the ride. After all, I need to look like a distinguished gentleman with proper attire. I’ll be riding my Moto Guzzi in Cincinnati.
You can help. Just take a pic of that QR code and make your donation. Then stay tuned for May 17. I’ll be posting pics of the ride.
See you on the highway.
Brent
The badge of honor for an adventure bike is dirt. Just a dirty bike. One that has been playing in the dirt. But that is not the case for a roadster like the Moto Guzzi. So, it was bath time.
I think it has been about a year when the Guzzi had its last bath. It was in need of a good soap and rinse. Afterwards, it was time to take it for a ride.
It seems to me that a motorcycle performs better after a good bath? Do you have the same experience?
See you on the highway.
Brent
A day of relief from bad weather. So it was time to roll out the Moto Guzzi V7 and get some helmet time. Destination? One of my favorite places for a ride, Caesar Creek Lake and State Park. The roads to and from are country, curvy and constant.
BTW, last Friday, I learned my new Moto Guzzi would be at a truck terminal in town by end of day, and it should be at the dealer this week!!
See you on the highway.
Brent