Jim, glad to know you're still vertical w/o a toe tag. How is Martha?
As for being "old," my son thinks I flew pterodactyls when I was in Navy primary training. But this summer I did a 17-day 7543-mile trip up to the great NorthWet (w/o rain, actually) on the RT. Did Rapid City, The Badlands, Devil's Tower, all that stuff, then 212 across Montana to Little Big Horn, I-90 into Washington, spent a couple of nights with an old grad school buddy in Chehalis, then down through Nampa, ID and to Las Vegas for three nights with the kids and my grandchillen. My son graduated from Navy Test Pilot School in June and is now assigned to a joint Navy / Air Force test office at Nellis AFB, flying the Hornet, the F-16, and some stuff he can't discuss.
Then the long drone home via I-40 / I-81 / I-64, etc.
Not bad for an old guy. IBA#9019. All on the marvelous machine you chose to diss. Shame on ya. That bike now has a tick below 111,000 miles and running great. In many ways, much easier to work on than the mighty fine C10. I just would prefer an RT w/o ABS and I would be much happier.
You can ping me off-list and tell me your C14 saga. I have a RT saga story also but she's great now.
Cheers,
Mike Shelton
Stafford, VA
oilheadmike@comcast.net