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Appreciate the invite Ahsley but I've read how the police over there view bikers riding together. Wes and I have slept on a big plastic tarp with just clouds floating by moonlight over head.  On that way out of state trip return phase I left the big 5 pole awning and two man tent and 4 man table at the campsite to lighten the load on return but axle still broke so needed some more of the full set of tools and rescue items carried.  Fortunately I ain't aging as expected - bone joint muscle wise, so may yet get some pay back from Ms Peel.  


Once in a while per decade I don't mind parading with hundreds in the city events or dozens at vintage rallys short circuits but 1 2 or 3 is busy enough closeness for me. I rode 5th time this yr on SuVee to find 2 dozen HD's of all sorts stuck in our village d/t flat in 21" front tube. No biker had tools or air to take wheel or tire off or inflate  but their PU backoup buddy had tools and a jack and 12 v air a HD next to could power off cig lighter plug.  I called Wes down from his Mt steeple chase to see if he had patches and tire irons, as they did get tube out with three new 3/8" wide screw driver blade slices in tube side wall section.   3 patches got it fixed - as one big patch covered 2 blade holes.  There is an art to applying rubber glue and getting carrier vititols evaporated out with a flame in gusty wind so patch actually seals same day.  Stored Wes's pump and irons and patch kit in my place and took 2 hr joy ride of 65-ish miles - 13 of em THE Gravel short cut up the plateau to hit great hwy twisties to press all the way back to Buffalo River valley - then about 30 miles more on routine ways home plus our hand full of THE Graveled miles to homes.   Still glowing grinning like

a kid again before times changed.     About mid morning here most the herds of bikers get tired of waving but everyone still grinning.


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