Insured or cancelled?

Time to think about insurance before the riding season starts. I usually have my bike tuned up, registration renewed, but no one really thinks about updating their insurance. I haven't thought about my bike insurance since last spring. I got my yearly notice yesterday, and found out about a nonrenewal. I thought "nonrenewal?" What the heck is this about? Well, I read the notice and could not find any reason for this, extrememly vague notice. I called and never got a real person to talk to, so I left a message for them to call me and explain. I finally got called, after about a couple hours wait, not long for a busy insurance company to return a call, but I digress. The final explanation was, I had too many points on my license! So I took the matter up with the Department of Motor Vehicles, which in turn, went through a long explanation of telling which form to fill out and how much it was going to cost and all the usual stuff like that. So, I said pretty please and found out my license is clean, since 1992 (which I was last ticketed for no seatbelt) so what points are the insurance company talking about? We don't know, but, now I will have no insurance on the bike, which until the weather clears and snow melts really isn't a big deal. Plus, for carrying just liabilty on the bike, for the difference of $5 a year, who cares which company carries me, I still asked the insurance company am I insured or cancelled? Good til march 13th anyways, so no, I still have my insurance 'til the policy ends and my license is good to go!
See you on the Road!

Snow Day!

I have been reflecting over the last month or so about the weather. I enjoy some down time after a very busy riding season and get to take time promoting, scheming, emailing, tying up loose ends from things that were put off. But, and I using this word in broad terms, I have been out on the sick bench from ulnar nerve and carpal tunnel surgeries, which are not going to be the last work I am having done. I still have both arms so the other is in need of repair?(lack of a better term) too. Trying to improve my typing skills using the one-handed type and peck system and then going back and seeing how many typos I made. Using spell check has become a standard these days!

Speaking of down time, I have had a path shoveled to my bike garage (a 5 x 10 shed) to see how the bike is doing and to check to see if it misses me. A new battery is going to be needed this year and I figured since the origonal battery is still on the bike 8 years, what a life! Also, with temps being in the single digits and even lower, a battery is a very minor issue. Rodents tend to be a problem for anyone who does not have a heated garage or keeps the bike in the living room or bedroom. I start mine several times during a winter to warm it up, check for leaks, and to take care of rodents. I have never had a problem anyways, why take chances.

A couple years ago, I had left my saddle bags on the bike in my old location and asked my youngest child to make sure I had left nothing in them. Said child came into the house and asked my why I was collecting beechnuts and acorns. Talk about confusion on both our parts, I went out to see what was being talked about and found both the bags completely full of nuts! I now store my bags from a hook hanging from the ceiling during the cold months.

Forecast is calling for 2 more inches of snow and temp is a whole 9 f out. I guess I will take today as a snow day!

See you on the Road!

Happy New Years

Happy New Years' late again. Sometimes recovery takes a little longer as the years progress. This year a whole 4 days into 2009 and thinking about my first camping trip in a few years. Pack the pup tent,sleeping bag and roll mat. A collapsible cooler, some kindling and off I go! With the temps in the low teens and maybe a high single digit, I long for warmer days and to be upright on the bike again. Saddle bags and tank bag full of weekend gear. Hard living w/o TV, guess the MP3 and cellphone and maybe a laptop to rough it, with a couple of DVDs to go along for the ride, don't how a man can live like that. Chances I will have to take. Been talking to a couple of businesses about the Veterans assistance fund ride being planned, takes some convincing this close to Christmas and the reminders of what the seasons are for. Gifts are coming for the sale at the ride and/or gift certificates to be auctioned off after are coming. things are looking good! Soon as spring gets here, snow melting is still a dream away for now. Remember our Veterans and the families they leave behind to serve our country.
See you on the Road!