Happy New Year 2006!

As we get started on a new calendar year, I wanted to wish each and every one of you a safe and enjoyable upcoming riding season. I know that with the temperatures floating around in the upper 20's in the mornings and only reaching the mid-40's during the day, it is hard to get out and ride. I really find myself appreciating days like yesterday where the skies were blue and the temperature reached into the 50's. I had a short but very enjoyable ride home from the shop.

The Ultra has been "visiting" with the guys in the shop for a week or so while they figure out the cause of some mysterious "finger prints" that seem to have appeared UNDER THE PAINT on my tank. I almost think we could get a print and run it through the FBI's database to see who, if anyone, touched the tank before painting and forgot to clean up behind themselves. At any rate, I have a long standing tradition of having a New Year's Day ride and I didn't want to break that record this year so I picked up my bike yesterday and will get out after my lunch of black eyed peas, cornbread, and greens for a spin. As I write this, the sun is out in force, the clouds are high and thin, and the temperature is approaching 50 degrees. Maybe I can entice Kathy out for the annual spin...

I wish for each of you a great upcoming riding season, a renewal of old friendships, many opportunities to make new friends, and the opportunities to reach out to others who are not as lucky as you may be today!

---Cecil

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