Last week Curtis rode with me out to Paul's place in Woodburn to have my new windshield shaved. What a difference! I love being able to see without the distraction of the windshield. I think this one is even a bit shorter than what I had on the train. I tend to get a bit more wind on my face now but not much on my chest and that was my goal.
The weather was great last Saturday so I was able to ride to our rally meeting in Sandy. All of us rode, in fact, and after the meeting we took the long way home. It was fantastic. My bike felt so smooth and I couldn't believe how easy it was for me to look through the curves. I'd ridden the same roads several times on the train and always had my moments of fear or the need to slow way down. Not this time. Maybe those 5000 plus miles I rode last summer to Wisconsin had something to do with it or maybe it's my new wheels. Probably both but most likely more because of the latter.
I'm hoping it's not going to continue to be a crapshoot with me every time on get on my bike, not knowing which Judi is riding: stressed out Judi or relaxed Judi. I'm really hoping the relaxed Judi is here to stay. When I'm still thinking about how awesome the ride was instead of how happy I am to have survived it, life is really good.
Here's to many, many more miles of stress-free two wheel adventures!
