By Phil Albritton,on May 15th,2012 I got my new Michelin Anakee last week and haven’t even ridden on it yet to rough it in a little bit. I was inspecting it Saturday and noticed my rear brake pads were dangerously thin. So I got on the horn to BeemerBoneyard and ordered me a set for 3 day quick delivery. They came today and I installed my first set of rear brake pads since the bike was new. It has 24,486 miles on it now and I suppose my next costly maintenance item will be a new chain and sprockets in the foreseeable future. 
Once I got the new pads installed I sat on my little paint bucket and proceeded to clean the drive chain with some kerosene. It now looks almost brand spanking new and tomorrow I’ll cover it with a nice chain lubricant for my weekend riding to North Carolina,Virginia and West “By God”Virginia. My bags are almost packed. My maps are loaded. The bike is checked out. I’m ready to head north for a couple of days frolicking with my R1150R.NET buds. News…and pics about that next week. By Phil Albritton,on May 10th,2012 I had almost given up on the GMR the last couple of years. Just haven’t enjoyed it as much as years past,but this time there was something different about it. Maybe it was because I didn’t have any volunteer responsibilities whatsoever! I just enjoyed it like a regular attendee. What a novelty! . . . →Read More:Georgia Mountain Rally 2012 By Phil Albritton,on May 8th,2012 A couple of weeks ago I saddled up bright and early on a Saturday morning,and arriving at the intersection of I-285 and I-85 I managed to witness the sunrise directly in front of me upon entering the I-85 highway pointing Little Chubb’s nose toward South and,eventually,North Carolina. The bike performed flawlessly,by . . . →Read More:Visit to Winston-Salem By Phil Albritton,on April 15th,2012 I managed to finally get the 24K maintenance finished on “Little Chubb”and all the stars aligned just perfectly yesterday making it almost impossible to stay at home. The weather was beautiful! I had a handful of Letterboxing clues tucked away in my bag and figured what nicer way to pursue a few boxes than . . . →Read More:Two Of My Favorite Things….To Do By Phil Albritton,on March 31st,2012 I haven’t ridden this bike enough the last few months to rack up many miles and the odometer has been setting right on 23K+ for quite some time. I decided since I have 23,400 and some change on it,I should take the time before peak riding season and get this done,instead of . . . →Read More:Maintenance 24,000 Mile Style By Phil Albritton,on March 18th,2012 A couple of years ago,I noticed the ceramic tile around the rear french door exit was beginning to crack! As I am prone to do,I put off checking it out until the tiles actually started to sink in around that area and More tiles cracked. I began by lifting the cracked ones to . . . →Read More:Kitchen Remodeling Gone Wild By Phil Albritton,on March 4th,2012 You gotta love Georgia this time of year. One day we have tornadoes ripping through the area spoiling a perfectly warm day in early Spring,then the next day you look outside and peach blossoms are “fluffing”out,the sun is shining,it’s 50 degrees and beautiful! What the hell?!? . . . →Read More:Georgia (among other things) On My Mind By Phil Albritton,on February 21st,2012 With the continuing problems I’ve been having with my feet,I have not been able to get out walking around much to do Letterboxing like have wanted to do. What can I say? It’s a LOT of fun! And I’ve missed it terribly. Then the date rolled around for an actual Letterboxing ”Event”on February . . . →Read More:All Day Letterboxing By Phil Albritton,on January 14th,2012 Yeah,well,at 62 I gotta say I don’t see a whole hell of a lot to be “Happy”about being 62 years old. The first 15 years of my life…my childhood,if you will…seemed to take an eternity. The memories of those 15 years could fill a rather good sized book. The last 15 . . . →Read More:Happy Birthday to Me! By Phil Albritton,on December 29th,2011 I’ve been sitting around here today nursing my sore feet and I suddenly realized I have not made my “End Of Year”post for 2011. It certainly has been an odd year for me. I’ve been 61 all this year and I don’t feel a day over 58 or so. I’ve been in my little . . . →Read More:Official End Of Year 2011 Post | |
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