Nearly lost it in my office park this morning. Right hand turn in an
intersection at speed (35ish) I encounter a whole mess of tar snakes
zig-zagging across Conference Center Drive in Chantilly. I am
accustomed to the whole bike sliding a bit on them, especially while in
a lean but this time the front tire jerked sideways as it lost traction,
then slammed my shoulder back up as the tire caught pavement. Had the
road been wet, I am sure a face plant would have occurred. I'm not sure
why these new snakes are so slippery compared to the ones I have seen on
the road for years. Very uncomfortable to ride on.
Other than that, a beautiful ride in.
Separate topic, I am considering selling my '97 VFR with 53k miles and
purchasing a new BMW R1200RT. The VFR runs great and looks pretty good,
but it is now 12 years old with 10 of those in my garage. The only
holdback n the BMW right now is that the dealerships are incredibly far
away for service, which will make night drops a real PITA. AFAIK my
choices are Mortons in Fredericksburg, Bobs in Jessup or Battley in
Gaithersburg. None of them are near Manassas. What are other locals
doing for service?
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