It's obvious that the good weather has kept the wheels rolling and the blogging to a minimum. But now with a couple rainy days spent at home on "important stuff" I’m writing again.

There's a buzz starting to build at our house. My better half is taking a bike trip to New Hampshire. It's a boys only trip but that's okay. Someone has to stay home and take care of the poodle. (Poodles + Bikers = Oxymoron)

Bob replaced his 2004 VTX 1300R with a 2006 VTX 1300C last month. This sleeker VTX came with some nice additions like Kuryakyn tail lights and grips along with 3" Hard Chromes. The list of things it needed for a cross country journey though was almost as long as the trip. And don’t get me started on how my rear is not a stock seat situation but seat replacement comes later since my butt is staying home this time.

So it's Memphis Shades and Iron Rider luggage along with a Paladin sissy bar/luggage rack that has kept us hopping websites and ordering stuff at Shadetree in Middlefield (where Bob also found the Throttle Boss he needed) and visiting Iron Pony in Columbus. We're thankful for our mech, Dale, at United Cycle in Concord. He's a good source of recommendations and installations.

All parts are now in our possession and soon Bob'll be making some practice jaunts to get used to the feel of the full luggage combined with the new windshield along with some palming of the throttle. Seems like this vacation worked out well for him and the bike. Maybe I need to plan a trip.