3/9/11 47F Last night was a good night for Spyder'n
:gaah: sorry we didn't update y'all yesterday, but we were busy live'n the SpyderLyfe:spyder::yes:
Wow, yesterday is but a memory now, and what a great one it is :2thumbs:
Was busy at work yesterday from the time I started til the time I left:shocked: I actually prefer it that way:thumbup: When I get bored, I usually get myself into trouble
Well, as soon as I got home from work, I gave the :spyder: & RT622 Trailer a quick detailing :clap: I use the Pledge wipes & have found them to do a very good job :thumbup: See'n as I knew our Ryde home last night would be in the rain, I figured I'd Pleadge the wind-shield as well & see how that worked :dontknow: I know rain-x is not recommended for plastic, (can cause coloration & hazing) & Ive tried the no-fog/rain stuff but wasn't impressed especially at
the price, so figured it couldn't hurt to see how the Pleadge worked on water repelancy :hun:
After detailing the Big-Rig, I fed the fish, cat & Chinchilla the grabbed Teddy & geared him up in his cold-weather Ryde'n gear & off we went heading on our 120 mile adventure up to the Fat Tuesday Spyder get-together at Ask Powersports up north in Columbus Ohio. Was a nice Ryde, 53F when we left. Now I have to admit, I didn't wear my 1st Gear Thermo Ryde'n suit & I regretted it. I wore my water repellant jog'n pants, BRP Owners Jacket, half helmet with ear muffs & fingerless gloves & I wasn't freezing at all, but just not nearly as comfortable as in my Ryde'n-suit. Lesson learned. I took it along with us in the trailer, along with all the other added necessities of lyfe when traveling a decent distance from home & be'n open to the elements :f_spider:
Knowing that it was going to be chilly & wet on our return trip home, I made Teddy Ryde in his enclosed carrier so most the wind would be blocked & when it rained, he'd stay dry

I know he hates be'n enclosed, but it's for his best interest, just wish I knew how to get him to understand that :shemademe_smilie:
Didnt see the post about the party start'n at 4pm instead of 6 til right before we left, & that was at 3:30pm, so nothing I could do about it :dontknow: I knew we were gonna be late, but Teddy's a star & his fans waited to see him :2thumbs:
After we took the exit to Ask Powersports off I71, I stopped by the local Meijers & picked up a $50 gift card & a thank you card. Last summer, I missed out on all the Spyder related get-togethers cause my byke was sit'n at the dealers awaiting the recall parts. After my local dealer (which I no longer use) did the recall, it still wasnt right. I tried to get it into 3 other dealers, even willing to drive 3 hrs. But no one could get me in, in time to leave for our Florida vacation last July. Well, Dave, the Service Mgr. At one of the Ask Dealerships in Columbus, told me to bring it in & he'd look at it on his own time:bowdown: while we waited:yikes: he performed the shift reinitialization, took all of about 30 minutes with hook'n BUDS up & everything, and sent us on our Happy Way to Florida. This man saved our vacation :firstplace: he came inon his own time & didn't even charge me :yikes: of course I thanked him profusely, but what he did was well Above "just do'n his job" and I couldn't remember which Ask he worked at, so I thought it would be a nice gesture to give him a gift card, if in fact this was the same Ask dealership (which it wasn't) but that made us a lil more late, get'n there about 6:20pm.
A few of the other Ohio Spyder Ryders were already there & got to meet a few new ones & wanna-be's as well (OldDog):f_spider: It's always nice to meet up with fellow :spyder2:Ryders,always a good time. Teddy if course was the star :doorag: as usual. Most ppl thought his SpyderHawk was strapped on :roflblack: one guy asked how I take it off :yikes: & I didn't think he understood when I told him to do that I'd have to scalp :yikes: him :roflblack:He couldn't believe it was really his hair:roflblack: too funny:roflblack:
We had a nice visit & since Teddy didn't have time b4 we left to eat his dinner, he was allowed 2 big tasty meatballs that they had for us along with some popcorn (he loves popcorn with cheyanne pepper on it) :yes: & he was having a blast schmooz'n with everybody & pose'n for pics :firstplace: (I swear, he's such a Diva)
Anyways, we got to see the New Red RTS in person & WOW!!! that is one SWEET LOOK'N :spyder2:! Fire Engine Red, I'd say. You Talk'n about cammanding attention on the road, WOW!!! You WILL be seen, that's for sure:thumbup: I had to stop myself from drool'n
George Lewis, your name came up in conversation, cause we all know that your waiting on your Fire Engine Red RTS to get there, & buddy, I think your going to be One Very Happy SpyderLover!!! :2thumbs: