Dec 16, 2012

Good Bye New Mexico

It's been fun. NM always flew under my radar. Sure, old people seem to like the "put on" charm of Santa Fe, but I never knew what else there was to like or see here. I'm thankful that NM fly's under the radar like that. Hopefully it will stay nice and underpopulated until I can find my way back here. Great food, great local brews, great sights and most importantly great people. It was confirmed last week that I am headed back to the desert so I knew I had to make the final ride to Coffee At Dawn! Sure, it snowed last night and it was not going to get above freezing today, but that's not a good enough excuse! haha. I wore so many layers I could barely move my arms. Most importantly I was warm! It was a great ride and I was the only motorcycle there. Great way to finish off my Sunday rides. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket

Oct 31, 2012

Coffee At Dawn

So, I'm trying to make the most of my time in New Mexico. I'll be here for a few more months, but since I only have a Triumph Bonneville with me I'm trying to hit up all the tarmac rides I can!
 Heard about this meetup on Sundays from another rider while up in Angel Fire, NM doing some exploring/camping. Basically, it's a Sunday morning excuse to go ride, shoot the shit, drink too much coffee and stare at bikes. Folks seem to start showing up at 9 and stay until sometime past 11 when I tend to leave.
Here: COFFEE AT DAWN.

 Given the population of little Albuquerque I'm pretty surprised by the rare bikes I've seen there in the mornings. I'm not surprised, given my experience in this state so far, that everyone there are good people. So enough talk. Here is a video of cruising up the Sandia Crest near the coffee shop. Up to almost 11,000 feet. Saw deer, turkey and a skunk. They must be freezing their asses off up there because I know I was!






On to the pictures! GREAT looking CB750. Check out that oil tank. Home built bike and it was his first ever hand built bike. I think he knows what he's doing. Photobucket Photobucket A good looking Trident. He puts some miles on this one. Two-up even. Photobucket Gorgeous Norton. Built by a company out of Colorado. It. Was. Just. So. Damn. Clean! Whomever restored it just does amazing work! Photobucket Photobucket Even the odd car is allowed here or there! Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket More cafe love. Photobucket This fella road along with his dog. Best passenger ever. No complaining! I think it was a 51 Panhead with a 48 Side car. All rebuilt, by him. I really respect something about folks who do the work themselves, but even more so it tells me about the type of folks that live in this area. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket May we all live well into our 70's and ride insanely fast motorcycles. Photobucket This old Honda just reminds me of a time when dirt bikes where about putting along and seeing the sites. Not that I don't love my KTM. Photobucket A Vincent White Lightning. Prettier than a black shadow? I think it might be. Either way, sex on wheels. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Parilla race bikes. Wow. I still don't hear quite like I should after hearing these start up. Photobucket Here is a video of one of these bikes starting. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket This old Indian Scout was clean. A great daily rider. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Ah yes. An 07 KTM525EXC. Such a perfect bike for me. Well, perfect to fill one slot of the 20 or so bikes that I need. Need not want. NEED. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket This nice bolt on hardtail Triumph bobber was also built locally. Nice guy and a great looking bike. Oil tank was an expansion chamber off of I can't remember what. Gold leaf paint was real. Nice bike! Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Cool 6 cylinder CBQ. I dig it! Photobucket Being in New Mexico, you gotta have a few pics of the Balloon Fiesta! Here it goes! Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket

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