Here are some highlights from my last few months with that awesome 1997 Honda Nighthawk 750...
Roadtrip to Harrisburg!
I had wanted to do this trip since I got the motorcycle last year, but for whatever reason, couldn't make it happen. Going through the Amish country of Lancaster PA on the way out was surprisingly pleasant. I got roasted wearing a tank top in the blazing sun however, and felt that burn for days afterward. I arrived to my cousin Candy's house without much difficulty. She had me park the bike on her back patio?! hahaha! We went to Pizza Boy Brewery and then one of her friends' son's hs graduation party. It was a great day! I took 76 on the way home and averaged about 85mph, massacring a few thousand bugs against my helmet, windshield, and body (see pic below).
Roadtrip to Sea Isle City, NJ
Got to visit Arlene and her cute little dog, Rey! They're attached at the hip. We took beach chairs out to the beach and enjoyed some beer and wine as the sun started to go down. The ride to and from SIC is pretty uneventful though unfortunately, and I was glad to hop off the bike after I got home from that one.
Warm Weather Beasts
Though I started it in the fall/winter of '16, a lot of the work that went into my most recent childrens story happened this spring. Here's part of how I've been pitching the story to publishers and agents:
Warm Weather Beasts
is an unexpected buddy story about a boy, a bear, a man, and a motorcycle,
experiencing a long winter’s hibernation.
Just as the natures of the two ‘beasts’ are overlapped, I see the
physical words and the scene of this story intertwined and enjoyed in playful
ways. Warm Weather Beasts
hints of patience, loneliness, and wild joy, with a touch of motorcycle
maintenance.
Penn Queen Diner, NJ with Margaret
Media to visit Steve and Sara at their beautiful new house
Driving range in Fairmount Park
Hahaha!- I pulled up to the driving range with a $4 thrift store golf club sticking out of the top of my bookbag :)
Relay for Life in Conshy with John, Penny, Chris, and Sam
Riding Serena over to her and Nicks place around the corner
Breaking down in Fishtown with Lauren
On maybe our 2nd time hanging out together, I took Lauren out on the bike up to Fishtown to buy an extra helmet. After the purchase, we were about to hop back on the highway when THE CHAIN FELL OFF THE BIKE! CK-CHARNKKKKK! At the time it broke, we were going only 2mph pulling away from a stop sign, but we were told that if that happened at speed, it would've been a chainsaw nightmare inside the motorcycle and against our legs :s This was just one of the many blessings that happened in what could've been a disastrous day.
Cemetery with Mom to go visit Grandma Rose and Pop-Pop!
Getting caught on the highway in tornado wind+rain with a ton of debris
flying through the air!
Wow, that was dangerous. Just in case mom ever reads this, I won't go into detail..
Heather & Dimitry’s in Lower Gwynedd
I took the bike out their house (about an hour outside the city) to make homemade pasta, sauce, and
meatballs with/for the 3 kiddos. As it turned out, the boys didn’t care much for the motorcycle or even the
dinner for that matter!
Mohawk under a Mohawk helmet?
77,000 mile mark!
Granted, I only put about 7,000 on it myself, but still! That's apparently an incredible amount of miles for a motorcycle! That Nighthawk is a work-horse!!
Selling the Nighthawk to Nilson
The kid learned how to ride pretty quickly (I consider myself a good teacher!). Hopefully he's careful out there!
-dreaming of a Honda CB 1100…
