All my other riding bros had prior commitments, so I headed out alone on this fine Saturday morning. Wanted to check road and traffic conditions on Ebbetts Pass since it'll more than likely will be one of the upcoming Reno Stampede ride routes. Excellent road conditions, a bit of sand and gravel swept out into the tight corners by vacationing campers and boat trailers, but that's to be expected this time of year. Traffic was surprising light for this time of year too, especially it being a Saturday and all. Had a great burger at the old standby lunch stop (Giant Burger) roadside restaurant in Arnold. Then I wanted to see how the Silver Bullet would handle 100 plus degree heat down in Angels Camp and then north into Jackson. The fans kicked on only once in stop and go traffic and not another protest was to be heard from the ole girl after that. Knock on wood, but I have over 13,000 miles on the clock and have not had even one single issue of any kind with this bullet proof crotch rocket. Lots of TLC with proper and frequent maintenance and these darn busas can last a lifetime, I swear!! 
Anyway, I bombed back to Carson City via hwy 88 in order to beat the accumulating thunder boomers in the mountains. Looks like I just made it, it's overcast here in Carson as I type (4:45PM). I wish it would rain now, we could use it! Played tag with a couple of guys on smaller sports bikes on 88, helped keep the boredom of droning along towards home down to a low roar!
I can hardly wait til August 10th..........................Stampede time! Yippeee!
One shot of a pit stop in Markleville, then a few when I stopped half way through the Ebbetts Pass run at Mosquito Lake.
Anyway, I bombed back to Carson City via hwy 88 in order to beat the accumulating thunder boomers in the mountains. Looks like I just made it, it's overcast here in Carson as I type (4:45PM). I wish it would rain now, we could use it! Played tag with a couple of guys on smaller sports bikes on 88, helped keep the boredom of droning along towards home down to a low roar!
I can hardly wait til August 10th..........................Stampede time! Yippeee!
One shot of a pit stop in Markleville, then a few when I stopped half way through the Ebbetts Pass run at Mosquito Lake.
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lease: But once i do it every turn after that I'm crawling ?
Was it worth it 
