MB Bike Week - Koolaids Kustoms

Myrtle Beach Bike Week is upon us again. Well, officially "Spring Rally".

I am headed, today, to a new shop called Koolaids Kustoms to have a sound system installed on Vicci. These guys do a lot of work on customizing Victory motorcycles. The custom creations I have seen are truly awesome!
I have read several reviews on the great quality of the sound system I am getting. I am certain the installation will also be superior! I already know the deal I'm getting is better than anyone else can offer. There is a fun day planned at KK and I am looking forward to making new friends!

Koolaids Kustoms is located at 1200 Glenns Bay Road in Surfside Beach. Stop by sometime and see Eightball and 'Koolaid!

Time to ride!!

Victory gear...

When I stopped at Coastal Victory in Murrells Inlet last week, I found some great Victory shirts on clearance...since I am passing by on the way home tomorrow, I will stop and see if they have anything left. I could order them on the site, at the same price, but who wants to pay shipping...? Not me!

I have to wonder...

How would this work when riding? LOL

Cleaning Chrome

I know I am not the only one who has worn a plastic rain suit while riding and had the leg touch the hot chrome of the tailpipe. I have always had a difficult time getting it to come off.

I've posed the question on several forum type places online and gotten many different suggestions;

Ajax with a dab of water to make a paste
Chrome polish
Plastic putty knife
0000 steel wool
Toothpaste

While not being willing to try things that I thought might scratch the chrome, nothing I did try seemed to work. Finally, I stopped in a bike shop I hadn't been in before and asked what they suggest. Their suggestion was, after letting it run to get warm, ball up some aluminum foil and just rub it right off.
So, today I went for a 20 mile ride while the power company turned off the whole neighborhood to do some kind of update to something or other. When I got home, while she was still nice and warm, I grabbed the foil and whaddyaknow...that muck came right off! Now all I need to do is get the buffer out and polish all the chrome so she sparkles!

Wind Therapy

Six months after I brought her home, I was finally able to get Vicci out, clean her up, and participate is a wind therapy session this past weekend...I am watching the weather closely for this coming Saturday...there are St Pat's event in Myrtle and North Myrtle to which I would love to ride...and of course on Tuesday, I plan to be on 2 wheels as much as weather allows!

I believe it's time for me to fly...(so to speak)

Wà. We opted for some fried chicken instead of BBQ based on recommendations...was really good...but now it's time to saddle up and see the mountains of TN and NC 

Here we go...

And by 'we', I mean me :-)

TSA was a breeze, coffee was expensive but mandatory, now to people- watch until time to board...

The Countdown...

CLICK HERE to see the timer>>> Time to Wheels Up

Just a week left...

Insurance: CHECK

Registration: CHECK

Route Mapped Out: CHECK

Plane Ticket: CHECK

Contingency Plan: CHECK

Sooo ready ...!!!! 

Final Details...

Update on my 2006 Victory Kingpin...
The deal is done...the route is planned...all that's left is to book my flight and GO!!!!

US 74 all the way across NC...550 miles (give or take)...oh, and a side trip down US176 to avoid a massive mountain and fast moving trucks...

Here's the route:

"Happy Place"

This is just too funny...the pic shows a HD shop, but you better believe imma edit it with a Victory shop soon! 

My First Ride

With the imminent purchase of my next ride, the 2006 Victory Kingpin which is waiting for me in Chattanooga, I thought I would post a pic of my first bike ever. Well, not the actual bike, because I didn't take a pic of it back then, but this one is the same model as the one I had. It was a Honda Nighthawk 650. I didn't put a lot of miles on it, but I did completely enjoy it. Mine was blue, unlike the one in this pic...

Major Decision and Long Trip Planned...

So it's going to take a while to get the Vision I posted earlier, so I have made a decision. The Kingpin I have been wanting for 3 years has become available. The decision is to GET IT!
A former co-worker in Chattanooga has it. This means a one way flight, and a 550 mile ride home. Lucky for me, US Highway 74 runs all the way from Chattanooga to Wilmington!!  With a small detour around Charlotte, and a short jaunt down US 176 from Saluda NC, to Tryon, NC, I will be in for the ride of a lifetime! The first of many, I should add.
Then, once I get ready to buy the Vision, my ultimate goal, I will either give the Kingpin to my girl, or sell it for the $$, or if business is going well enough, just park it in the garage :)

anyway, here is the Kingpin I am going to get...

Not the best pic, but trust me, there will be more later...

The countdown nears...

The time to replace Betty is nearing. There is no specific date as of yet, but the new ride will most likely be the Victory Vision...(95% sure)...I have determined there are fewer Victory dealers than other big name brand (which I won't mention) because the Victory is more reliable and needs to be worked on less often...plus it is 100% Made in the USA....just sayin...

Happy Thanksgiving

Chill...

Along the way...

Treat her right...

If you treat her right. She will treat you right....

Racism...

Wow

Not usually a fan of a bagger, but I do love this one...