The Green One Sits.. waiting. waiting

The "Mighty One" sits there, this morning.. brooding.. restless and ready to
spring into action.. LOL.. Not quite finished with the details, such as
cleaning the rear wheel and polishing the chrome.. One more coat of wax an
it'll be ready to roar onto that highway heading for another adventure ..
The chain has been lubed again and again.. The crankcase is filled with
fresh motor oil.. All the linkage has been lubed and a fresh air filter will
be installed next Thursday.. just before the Green Vulcan is turned loose,
once again.. <chuckle> The departure tension is building and that
motorcycle is almost as impatient as I am..

That new set of saddlebags have had a film of neatsfoot oil applied to them
and are just waiting to be packed with the essentials to enable the Mexican
to do her womanly thingy while on the road.. Damn.. the last few days of
waiting, sure do pass slowly..

Reports are trickling in from the others who will be making this trip with
us.. Everyone seems as anxious as the Green One and me.. <chuckle> Buddy
Helscel reports from Arizona.. (at least, his bride is reporting) that he is
all packed and waiting.. That big old Gucci ElectraGlide has been waxed,
wiped and polished so much that the last couple of coats keep slipping down
and he is spending a lot of time just keep sliding them back on the
motorcycle.. lol.. That's a lot of wax..

RedShad is busy making that V-Star highway efficient.. A windshield is in
place.. drivers' floorboards.. saddle bags and a few other goodies which
he'd not have considered on that bike, one year ago.. lol.. The carburetors
have been re-jetted and RedShad discovered that the clutch is slipping a
little bit.. Instead of just adjusting it out, he's going for the whole
enchilada .. ordered a new clutch assembly and will have it installed next
Tuesday.. That V-Star never looked better and is probably as anxious as the
Mean Green One.. We need to get these things on the road..

Morgan Kane is busy working on his minor and major business problems .. He
should have both of them under control by next Thursday.. That new
ElectraGlide of his, has already got a new set of rubber on it.. and it is
always ready to hit the highway.. After he meets up with Buddy Helscel in
Pearsall, Tx. we can expect Morgan to become one of those Harley accessory
nuts, buying chrome and lights.. lol.. If his exposure to Buddy doesn't do
the trick, when he gets a look at that new ride that Waco has bought, he'll
be buying all that stuff on the road.. <grin> I just love it..

Brian is still worrying around about this trip and he's still trying to
figure out how to steal enough time off from work to make the ride.. Go for
it, Brian.. you'll make it..

That Heritage that JailCall rides is always ready for the highway and if
that Sheriff of Travis County can manage to find two or three other deputies
to cover for him, JailCall will be on the road waiting for us when we go
through Austin.. See what happens when you become invaluable to your job ?
Our good friend IceMan has already had his time off cancelled and he can't
make this ride.. There we go again, IceMan.. lol.. I've been telling you
that you were too conscientious about that damn job.. Let that be a lesson
to you, and screw something up.. now and then..

IceLady threatened to jump on with me and wave at IceMan when we hit the
street.. He agreed but stipulated that she'd have to be back in time for
work, the following morning.. I'm sure disappointed those two won't be with
us on this trip..

That new job that he's started has got Tony D. wired up tight and it looks
as though he's not going to make it, either.. I was sure looking forward to
meeting that brother from Florida.. hmmm.. that new job must really be
keeping him busy .. He hasn't been posting lately and I miss his
contributions on this newsgroup..

That just about wraps it up, except.. there are a lot of those brothers and
sisters in Mexico who are waiting to welcome us to their city of
Guadalajara.. They've been calling and e-mailing me for the past two weeks,
confirming our schedule and itinerary.. Should be one helluva party when we
get there.. Regards to everyone and see you next Friday.. Hello Mexico..

Bill Walker
Irving