Really funny you said that I have always dreamed about owning my own m/c shop/museum Thumpers R Us. I used to have connections and knew quite a few business owners but most are dead now the rest have moved on. California has been ground zero in the trade since the late 50s as far as dealers , shops , after market and major side effect is this state is it constantly turns out world class racers too. If I could make it profitable I would do it. Have a friend who also followed same dream but he no longer wants to. So it may be a solo gig , When the road turns into a Rut !  

Shop , small but growing museum , maybe a cafe too. Nothing like a slice of apple pie and a steaming hot cup of joe. I know where my coin would go if I ever win lotto.
Yeah I like it “Spring Fever” all year long.

Riding here in northern KY is limited - the reliable riding weather lasts only about 7 months.  The 5 winter months last from November to March......in April the weather is unpredictable and you can sneak in a ride here and there - but May is the month when active riding can resume. You may be able to do some riding in November and even December with the appropriate cold weather gear......but they are often short rides just to scratch the itch.

This winter was an exception as the snow was light and the amount of salt used on the roads was minimal...and there were rains that washed the salt off the roads frequently.  I was able to sneak in some winter rides.

The Savage gets the oil and filter changed, and drained of fuel and the LiIon battery needs nothing.  The fuel injected bikes get oil changes and ethanol free fuel with StaBil - I connect a battery tender once a month.

I have to summerize my bikes.  I rarely go out least my tan turn to ash.

Backyard done , clean pool done , bbq a tritip for tomorrow , sausages for tonight and some spam for breakfast. Still cleaning garage. I wish I didn’t have to but it gets better with everything I throw out or find it a new home for. Gives me great pleasure to throw out stuff. I got a savage engine on the floor , a SR500 lower end all wrapped up , and a Chinese 250cc single electric start engine new wrapped up somewhere , too heavy for the warehouse upstairs , lift table , 5 motorcycles making any kind of room really helps and I’m beginning to see the difference ! Still find a minute to sit and enjoy the yard at sunset as twilight sets in , with a cold one. Some tropical storm heading near here , gonna mess up my yard & pool !

raining hard here, we still have the mud barricades from the last fire so I don't expect anything will happen as we are prepared for it.  just need to watch the pool level and keep the dogs dry.

Before the last ride I added a deep well nut to the float bowl on the vm38.
I may be crazy but it seems to keep acceleration more stable , more linear. Extra deep well nut keeps main jet away from bottom of well, deeper. Like it no longer has a problem or got better at suppling fuel at a sustainable rate to keep up in wot conditions. Just realized with gps I can better calculate my fuel mileage, last time I checked  , it drinks it and farts out torque !

Well, the start button on a Savage machine does look result in a lot of torque being released after all.