BACKROADS • AUGUST 2021
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Shira’s Sojourn
G
ood teams work like a well-tooled clock; working hand in hand. For the most part, when we are on the road, I always seem to be in front - maybe feeling the need to be at the point (it’s a character flaw), but it is a great idea to step back and let someone else run the show, and I was made an offer I could not refuse.
For much of my life, although almost always with my wife, best buddy, and partner – unless I am looking in the mirrors – I might as well be riding alone. So, I was more than glad to follow along with Shira on her sojourn and mid-week jaunt north into New England to do some exploratory riding and visiting some potentials for rallies and column fodder.
We had some seriously violent weather leading up to our departure, so we chose to settle in and watch rock & roll movies until the skies cleared and we knew we’d have a good number of days of perfect early summer weather. Getting an early start, I tucked in about a ¼ mile behind Shira and her bright yellow V-Strom. For those of you who have ridden with her, she is fun to watch. Smooth, precise, and kinda cute (I know another character flaw). We had an excellent breakfast at the Elias Cole and then motored up along the Shawangunks, lit beautifully in the early morning light, and then across the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie.
