Life DOES go on during wintertime, and to prove it, we had our regular monthly Guzzi lunch meeting today, this time at Amici's Italian Restaurant in Scottsville, VA.
Eighteen degrees when we woke up this morning, and 26 when Fay and I togged up (her in her Rukka outfit with an electric jacket liner, and me in my 'Stich gear, no electrics), rolled the Stelvio out of its warm bed, and took off.
Nice ride, but my hands got cold. I mean, I have a $120 pair of lined KLIM gore-tex snowmobile gloves, top of the line, and hand guards on the Stelvio, and I STILL had to warm my hands on the cylinder heads as we went down the road. Tex has already mentioned the solution - an electric vest so that my body heat can go to my hands rather than my core, but I'm just lazy. I think this day may have done it, though ...
Got to Amici's, where my pillioninamillion was still smiling and not cold ...
and had a fun-to-be-with group to hang out with ...
L to R, David Phillips, Allyn Chappell, Jay Gwaldis, yours truly, and Ron Komoroski. Fay and I split a Portofino Pizza, and everyone else enjoyed their meals too - Amici's serves good Italian food. David cut the ace of diamonds and had his meal paid for.
Just above freezing when we headed home through the Buckingham County countryside, and now in front of the fire with a cup of tea. Sort of like a day on the slopes but without the snow ... Stelvio's running like a good 'un.
Lannis