The world peace summit was a good time this morning. We were reliving many of our old road trips. When I was living in Illinois I'd be gone every weekend. After I finished flying my route I'd unload the plane and my bike was waiting in the hangar, packed and ready to go. I wouldn't even go home. I'd just hit the road from the airport. That first year I did 30,000 miles. How I miss those days.
I started the year on a Honda GL500I Silverwing. By July I found a GL650I that needed some TLC. I rented a truck to drive out to Virginia to get it. When all was said and done I had about $1,300 in the bike including the trip to get it. After I got her all prettied up I set out on my first vacation in 12 years. We bonded quickly. Over the next ten years we traveled through 36 of the lower 48 states. But the scarcity of parts scared me and I bought the Guzzi. After all it was the closest thing to the Silverwing on the market. Transverse V twin, shaft drive, carry in bags, 5 speed transmission, and most important of all, it had a center stand. 
If Honda was still making the Silverwing I'd be riding a new one. But knowing Honda, by now it would probably be 3000cc and weigh 2000#. By the time I sold her, she had 106,000miles racked up. I bought her for $1,000 and I sold her for $600. After 95,000 miles that bike didn't owe me anything. Be that as it may, we did manage to get the important matters addressed. We will launch from Casey's on Ohio and Iron @ 12:15. TIME....................1:00
Here it is..............Brigitte’s Country Cafe
Kansas Ave
Woodbine, KS 67492
Phone (785) 257-3075
Facebook Page............https://www.facebook.com/Brigittes-Coun ... 661666616/
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- The only bike I've ever seen with wooden spoke wheels.
