Back from a four day weekend visit to the Concord, NC area. Snapped this photo on May 31..thought it would be fun to run by the racetrack and see some of the many displays out there before the race, but thought wrong. Was a mass of traffic even early on for the long Coca-Cola 600 (have had luck doing that before, but not this year) so rode out and took a look before riding back to the house. Did enjoy the day's races (the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600) from the comfort of my tv. Have been (and certainly will again) be watching from a seat at Charlotte (formerly Lowe's) Motor Speedway.
Race week (actually its more like two weeks with the All-Star Race the week before) brings a lot of interesting sights to the area. I saw the planes in the previous post flying near the house (can hear the cars on the track too...they tend to be somewhat loud) and also while visiting the planes during the visit to Concord Regional Airport on May 29 to see the planes in the previous post saw this group of motorcycle cops at the airport. The NC Highway Patrol rides BMW motorcycles by the way...an interesting thing to know if you get stopped by them in the state. There were more cops there than you often see in one place at one time, other than a police convention.
Bike here is from Grumpy's Custom in Charlotte, NC. A big thank you goes to them; they worked on my bike, doing a bit of maintenance work and also fixing the electrical problem I was having. I like dealing with small shops, and this one was one of the better ones I have come across. The work was first rate, the price was more than reasonable and I left there very happy. Felt good to ride again, it has been awhile thanks to the time of year (bad time of year being "the season" to have either a motorcycle or a boat in the shop) but beat "dealer time" and price hands down. They also build some fine looking motorcycles, and believe come highly recommended by this motorcyclist. Enjoyed a great time in Carolina; got a nice upcoming event which involves my motorcycle (which by the way the blue bike here is not it unfortunately, though very fond of my Vulcan Classic), but also a lot of exciting things coming up this weekend in Richmond also. You have got to love this time of year!
Back from a four day weekend visit to the Concord, NC area. Snapped this photo on May 31..thought it would be fun to run by the racetrack and see some of the many displays out there before the race, but thought wrong. Was a mass of traffic even early on for the long Coca-Cola 600 (have had luck doing that before, but not this year) so rode out and took a look before riding back to the house. Did enjoy the day's races (the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600) from the comfort of my tv. Have been (and certainly will again) be watching from a seat at Charlotte (formerly Lowe's) Motor Speedway.
Race week (actually its more like two weeks with the All-Star Race the week before) brings a lot of interesting sights to the area. I saw the planes in the previous post flying near the house (can hear the cars on the track too...they tend to be somewhat loud) and also while visiting the planes during the visit to Concord Regional Airport on May 29 to see the planes in the previous post saw this group of motorcycle cops at the airport. The NC Highway Patrol rides BMW motorcycles by the way...an interesting thing to know if you get stopped by them in the state. There were more cops there than you often see in one place at one time, other than a police convention.
Bike here is from Grumpy's Custom in Charlotte, NC. A big thank you goes to them; they worked on my bike, doing a bit of maintenance work and also fixing the electrical problem I was having. I like dealing with small shops, and this one was one of the better ones I have come across. The work was first rate, the price was more than reasonable and I left there very happy. Felt good to ride again, it has been awhile thanks to the time of year (bad time of year being "the season" to have either a motorcycle or a boat in the shop) but beat "dealer time" and price hands down. They also build some fine looking motorcycles, and believe come highly recommended by this motorcyclist. Enjoyed a great time in Carolina; got a nice upcoming event which involves my motorcycle (which by the way the blue bike here is not it unfortunately, though very fond of my Vulcan Classic), but also a lot of exciting things coming up this weekend in Richmond also. You have got to love this time of year!
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