Biker Fever

This morning my daughter reported, with a margin of sarcasm, a Facebook comment made by some friend of a friend of a friend. Seems a young lady who "loves riding motorcycles, thinks motorcycles are great" can't understand why there are crazy bikers on the road this morning when her dashboard tells here it's 25 degrees outside.

I said - she doesn't ride - she doesn't know. It's not crazy - it's riding fever.

All who ride know it's not crazy to wear an extra layer at 8 a.m. and endure some numbness. It's the fever that has us and it won't let us leave the bikes behind closed doors. The morning sacrifice pays HUGE dividends at 5 p.m. when the mercury has risen. Today's forecast - 65 degrees!!! And sunshine. Biker bliss.

So my husband headed out on the bike this morning and was probably the one this poor non-biker girl spied. Yeah - the eyes may water in the a.m. but the grin on the ride home is worth ever tear shed.

Before these early-in-the-year riding days distract me too much - I want to mention the Blizzard Run set for April 11th. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the VTwin Cruisers MC organizes and hosts. Free with coffee & donuts - pull out from Western Reserve Harley Davidson in Mentor at 11:00 a.m. and ending at the Winking Lizard an hour later. ALL BIKERS WELCOME.