Well as yall might know, Ada became real sick in 2005 and we had to cut our trip to North GA short. Later that year her mother passed and our lives stopped. I ain,t going into details but a 200 acre farm aint no fun to take care of. I say that, but let me say when you have a full time job and she has a full time job and then you add 200 acres to that, then it becomes no fun.
Four years have passed and things are starting to improve. The main court case is over and the greedy family members have been sent home packing empty handed. Ada has had three surgeries and she is feeling better every day. The track is a money pit and the future aint so bright. The HVAC work in going great and I have added two trucks and two techs. The ST was sold several years ago as was the Black Bird. Ada's XR was sold last year and We had giving into the idea that we would not be touring anymore. Ada still has the bandit 600 and I have a bandit 1250. Neither bike will two up worth a shit. They are great for blasting around there, but Ada's riding days are numbered. All good things must come to an end and that is what we are faced with.
I have always dreamed of touring the U.S.A. on a bike. This has been my dream. When Ada and I married it became our dream. Guys We did a lot of the Eastern states. We rode adventure bikes, sport touring bikes, hell we even made trips on a naked bandit. From 2001 to 2005 we made no less than 15 trips to Deal's Gap. Twice we went to Bikes Blues and BBQ in AR. Ada and I have made some friends hell we made alot of friends. I think that several of these friendships will last a life time, but Ada is and will always be my best friend. Life changes and we have to learn to except change, End of story!
Where do we go from here. Ada and I talked and she said go ride with out me. No! That aint going to happen. Find a good bike that we can two up on. Now there is a idea. So where do we start. Fun to ride, comfort, power, good looking. We looked at H.D.'s BMW's Honda's . After we spent endless hours and miles of driving and looking I soon found that I could not afford any of these. The price of a new bike is crazy. I just can't swing a new bike or the payment. So off to the internet to search for something that we could do.
Ada found a bike on the net in AL that was in our price range. Last Sunday we went and picked it up. A 2008 Goldwing with 2002 miles on the clock. We saved it from becoming a trike.
I type real slow and I have to go to work to pay for the wing. I will post some pics and all the good stuff later tonight.
Sorry for the long drawn out story.
Mark
