In the Grip Of Winter: January Hull Street Drive

On a cold, mostly gray day in Richmond, feeling the grip of winter with storms past and future looming in my mind, took a ride to Honda House at 14760 Hull Street Road. There I checked out some of the motorcycles. I love to ride (have a 2005 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 back in Carolina) and wanted to see some of the new designed Honda motorcycles. The ones I wanted to see were not there (of course) yet, but I did enjoy checking out some last years "new designs". This one at left (in blue) is the Honda Fury. Uses the VTX-1300 engine, this bike is designed as a
"factory chopper" and is a big change from the Honda Shadow that I used to ride before the Vulcan. A very sharp motorcycle indeed.
More conventional, but along the same lines is the Honda Sabre, seen here in red. Uses much of the same items (as does the Honda Interstate, which looks much the same as the Sabre but with a windshield and saddlebags) this bike uses much the same items as the Fury, but with a lot less rake, a slightly different front wheel, but the same VTX-1300 engine. Sat on both bikes, on the Fury you sit a lot lower (with the Fury feeling longer and lower) but for my taste really liked the Sabre. Not sure that the bike of the future in my case will be another cruiser, but I like what Honda has gone to update these bikes. Had a few Honda's over the years, and they were great motorcycles; and I am sure that these are no exception.
During the day made a short stop at Swift Creek Reservoir. Have not been there since my visit to The Boathouse with Patty a while back, but a very nice place. The area around it is called "Sunday Park" and is a very peaceful place. I enjoy the boats along the shore and in the water, the ducks and other water type birds, and various people you see there. Even on a crisp cool and overcast Richmond day it is a fun place. I also made a short stop at the nearby "Glory Days" which is a nice sports bar/restaurant. As the NFC and AFC Championship games are tomorrow (and sure to back the bar) today's visit was peaceful. Checked out some hoops and a very refreshing beverage from the taps.
Last visit on Hull Street was to Richmond Harley-Davidson. They do have some nice 2011 models, though due to the down motorcycle market can't really say they had anything really "brand new" model wise, but some interesting bikes nonetheless. Hull Street certainly has a lot of things to do as far as eating and shopping; other than Swift Creek though not a whole lot of scenic things to check out (though have learned on previous visits there is a lot further up the road such as the Richmond Zoo for instance) on what is a very long road. Not a road that I often visit (though did some this year for some of the "Tacky Lights Tour") but does have some places of interest during my visits. Its one of those places where if you are looking for something, generally you can find it on Hull Street.