steveb leatherworks: the blather

After blazing saddles all day up in the Northern reaches of our territory, I opted to continue Saturday’s hard riding theme by going to a party hosted by a motorcycle club named after a New Jersey city at their club house, located in that same city. Riding south towards NYC is something i try not to do, and i generally avoid night riding like the plague due to the large number of animals in the world, my not so good night vision and the fact that i just feel better about things on 2-wheels  when i can see all the fun stuff around me clearly… meaning… daytime is my time!

yeah, right, so much for that.  We got a party to go to and going we is! Location of this party necessitates we parade down Manhattan’s west side (saw the newly re-birthed Intrepid aircraft carrier)  and dip through a tunnel under the Hudson river..very exciting… eek…no fun…traffic, white lining, hot clutch! Got the hottest I ever felt this bike get…being a Twin-cam, this bike sure can get hot, nasty hot.  Cant say as I like that much and this confirms yet again, that North is the direction to point the compass when on 2-wheels.  We met up with the Greek, himself riding in from the nether regions of the urban sprawl and had a good dinner, eating outside…amazing  weather!

The party offered up the usual entertaining low-rent trailer park, carny sideshow environment, one should expect at any hardcore urban club party  For some reason , I  always wind up feeling like a small guy at these affairts, with all these hulking black leather wrapped brick walls around…lol…  I guess big boys are drawn to bikes.

The weather was great, a beautiful balmy fall night and it was great to see some friends and basically show face and some class by riding to what is an important NYC biker shindig. Two beers a few conversations, a peek at some scary half-naked women was enough to send me and Pupkin packing for a hey-now chilly ride home. Love that electric jacket, now if i had some “knee-cap” warmers last night, I’d a been mint!