Getting ready to ride

Chris, the service manager of Chester's Harley-Davidson, checks over the Electra Glide Classic that will be my ride for the next 12 days.

While I’m still in Southern California looking after business, Jennifer at Chester’s Harley-Davidson tells me all is almost ready for our departure Friday morning. As you can see from the photo she sent, my bike is getting a thorough once-over in preparation for the 2,200 miles that await us.

Everyone I meet and tell about the upcoming trip wants to know not IF I’m getting a tattoo in Sturgis but WHERE on my body it will be displayed.

Me, I’m curious what the trip will be like for me as my last long bike ride was in the Canadian Rockies some years back. Certainly, the heat has me worried. Temps in the 90 to 110F range are forecast for Arizona and Utah.

--Georgs