Oh, I forgot something.

The new Honda motorcycle mentioned in my last post was lost in a garage fire about 8 mos later.

One might look at this "siezed engine" and then "burned to the ground" experience as devine intervention.

I agree. We traded the third motorcycle (bought after the fire) in on our SVT.

It was funny to trade the bike for a car. The Ford dealer was afraid to touch it. I had to move it into their garage for them. But they took it in trade for a price I could live with. Sorry about that "live with" pun. Yes, it was terrible.

The SVT is so much fun, it has been two weeks and I still don't miss the Kawasaki KLR650. Yes, that is good.


"Jonathan was not being completely honest. Getting high frightened him. He felt out of control. The last time, he sat and watched cartoons for hours."

-exerpt from an unwritten novel