MotorMilt’s Back!

It’s been a long time coming but today MotorMilt made his weekend riding return. As most of you know it’s been a long haul. He’s been out for nearly six months and his last real ride which was an amazing 350+ mile jaunt up the coast and through the hills of Santa Barbara County wine country. It was such a long and glorious ride in fact that I ended up having to split the write up into two parts; Sunday’s Sport Touring Ride Part 1 and Part 2. Knowing how much he loves riding, I can’t fathom what it has been like for him to be out of comission for so long. So while today’s ride was a relatively short loop – Old Topanga Canyon to Mulholland to the Agoura Deli and back via Latigo Canyon – it was an important step towards the real mark of recovery, riding without issue and limit.

Now to be perfectly fair dealing with an injured rider is no picnic – especially during the peak riding season. I’ve heard countless tales of riding exploits and also a fair amount of worry about if he’d ever ride his 999 again. Thankfully today seems to serve notice that both of those (and many other tales) might have been a bit premature. Hopefully my riding life will now get back to normal.