“…it’s about the journey, not the destination…

                                                        SPYDER GET AWAY JUNE 2023

2012 Can Am Spyder Limited

     I have been very remiss in not keeping up with this blog. No excuses. Lots of stuff goes on in everybody’s life. Of motorcycle note I bought a 2012 Can Am Spyder in 2020 since, at 70 years old, I wanted to ensure that I could keep riding. The bike was pretty clean, but it show signs that it hadn’t always gotten the best of care. When I bought it I put aside $4,000 to get the bike “in shape.” Over the next two years I put a lot more into it than that, and the bike was often in the shop. The last time I put it in for repairs my dealer told me they were not going to work on this generation any more because they often needed repair and it was becoming very difficult to get parts. Not good news!

2021 Can Am Spyder Limited

    Late December 2022 I went to the shop to see how the repairs on my bike were going. The head mechanic, Joe ( a GREAT guy! ) said he wanted to show me something. They had a 2021 Spyder with a custom paint job that they were going to put on the internet, and were willing to make a deal because of the paint job. The bike had 6,200 miles on it and, other that the “art work” was in excellent shape. I went home that night and told my wife about the 2021, and she said why don’t you tell them you’re interested. Long story short they gave me a decent trade in on my 2012 Spyder and on January 12 2023 I bought the 2021! I’ve put over 4,000 miles on it since then.

Skyline Drive on a damp day

    Back in April I was supposed to go on the annual Spring Trip with my college roommates, but instead ended up in the hospital for a week. DON’T ASK!!! The result of this I never got to ride my “new” Spyder on the Blue Ridge Parkway…hence the current trip. I left home this morning at 7:30 and did not run into rain until Warrenton VA where I had lunch. Discretion being the better part of valor I stayed on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge on US 15, to US 29 until it crossed US 33, which goes over the Blue Ridge to Harrisonburg VA. I did get to go up on the Skyline Drive for about 4 miles until I ran into some more rain. Again showing my maturity I turned around, rode back to US 33, and rode into Harrisonburg and my hotel for the night. Currently at 7:27 PM it is sunny with blue skys! Should be a great next few days.