Recovery

Rhandy is making an excellent recovery!

AND - he is looking forward to riding again. Not an easy step to make after an accident.

Motorcycle Accidents Happen...

You hear about them all the time.

BUT, it's different when it happens to a friend...



My previous post was about riding with North County Cruisers. Really friendly group, they ride every weekend.

This past weekend, August 1o, they rode to Big Bear. A great ride and I was sorry to miss it. It wasn't until Monday morning that I received the news. On that ride, Rhandy went off the road, hit an embankment and was thrown 25 feet into a tree. He was taken by helicopter to Loma Linda hospital. The photos posted in the previous post were taken by Rhandy.

The GOOD news is that he is on the road to a full recovery.

The BAD news is that it will be painful trip.

He has suffered 7 broken ribs, a fractured spine at T-5 and a lacerated liver. Luckily the spinal cord was not injured and he is able to move his fingers and toes.

So to my friend Rhandy - I wish you a speedy recovery, you are in my thoughts.

Cruising with North County Cruisers

It's been a long time since I went on a group ride. Too long. It's been at least a year. First it was because of my school schedule and now that school is over it's because of my work schedule. Well, I finally decided that I needed to take some time for me to do the things I enjoy. And what do I enjoy the most???

Riding my bike of course!

I met up with North County Cruisers and we rode to the Diamond Lake Reservoir. It was a beautiful warm day. Perfect riding weather.

As luck would have it, one of the cruisers is a professional photographer and has two cameras mounted on his bike. He took some excellent shots, including this one which he doctored up a little...


You can view the rest of the ride pictures on his website www.MomentsInTimeImaging.com

Just want to say THANK YOU!

With gas prices being what they are I am commuting to work and back on my bike these days. It usually takes me about 45 min (20 miles each way) because, of course, I am traveling at rush hour. I take a route that bypasses any major freeways. However, I do travel some busy 2-3 lane streets. So, what do I do? I split lanes. Yes, it's legal here in California. I don't speed by at obnoxious speeds and if I don't think there is enough room, I don't do it. It saves me at least 10 minutes off my commute going to and coming from work each day.
There is one section in particular as I approach the on and off ramp to the 78 that is particularly congested. Three lanes of traffic each direction and it is bumper to bumper. But as I approach it's like the parting of the red seas! The cars will actually move over to give me room to pass. Not all of them, but a good majority. So to these drivers I say THANK YOU!