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What did you do with your "extra day"?

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Leap 2020 provided me with an extra day this year, and it could not have been more perfect. With January providing almost double (193%) our normal rainfall and February bringing in 261%. The unseasonably warm weather was just plain soggy. But the 29th brought a dry and 66°! So what better to do for the day then to get some miles? I had a number of miles in mind that I needed, to achieve the H-D New Horizons Challenge for February. I had to have 350 miles for the month along with 8 dealer check-ins. I had already reached the check-in challenge but was 138 miles short of reaching the mileage goal. At 9:17 I headed out. My plan was to head out towards Pinnacle, towards Little Italy, and then over to Toad Suck Harley. Finishing the ride with another check-in at Rock City, turning in my mileage for the Frosty Bottoms Challenge. I met the family at Sonic to let Karlee play in the playground and saved my ride. I was about 40 miles short for the challenge and home was about 10 miles awa...

February Prep

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As April showers continue in February I have started prepping the new bike for a road trip. The weather had been unpredictable with hot, cold, and rain but I have been trying to make the best of it. I joined Rock City Harley's Frosty Bottom challenge, which measured your miles for December, January, & February, so I have been going out in the cold! When I rode in CO, I had my '14 Road King with the saddlebag guards, that came in handy and a luggage rack. So with the Christmas Harley gift cards, I ordered the saddlebag guards. Upon getting there I got some bad advice, that saved $100. I quickly got the LED brake lights I had been eyeing. The LED lights were a quick and easy install, that were very disappointing. In-store they looked much brighter than the factory bulb. And ever since I got this bike, Kristen's biggest compliant when following me, were the brake lights were not very noticeable. Original LED / Original LED / Original Brake The pic...