Lagging On The Weekend Ride

So for the first time in over a year I’m seriously lagging when it comes to writing something about this past weekend’s ride. I guess I’ve hit that crazy part of my year when time starts getting chopped up… Thankfully this past weekend’s ride was one of those trips that just slaps a smile on your face and reminds you why you’re out riding in the first place. After yet another long week at work it was awesome to finally get out into the canyons and away from all the business of the real world. I’m always a bit amazed at how you can get up on a Saturday morning feeling worked up about the past week and by the end of a good day of riding feel so relaxed – almost as if you never had to deal with any chaos…

So the big news of the weekend is that I cross 2,000 miles on the new Duc. Seems like just yesterday it was at zero… The downside is that for some odd reason I’ve got some sort of clutch issue going on. While at speed everything is cool, but any slow movement – say under 10 mph – and she simply does not want to shift out of first gear. It’s rock solid and fully engaged no matter how far back up bring the clutch in. Potentially more dangerous is that a few times over the weekend she’s crept forward even when I had the clutch engaged. Neither of these thing get me really excited… Soooooo… Even though the 6,000 mile service is a ways away, it’s time to bring the Diva back to Pro Italia for a check-up.

I’ll try to write a bit more later, but here’s some picts…