It's the 1 year anniversary. Of a few different things.
The formation of, and the morphing of SKDMRKS into SKDMRKSMOTO
The day D2 and I picked up our bikes from DucSoho with The Jnix and The Sultan along for the ride. You guys acted as buffers between us and the traffic on that nervous day. We even went down to Red Hook to do our own version of the MSF course. I just remember sitting there staring at my bike in utter disbelief. I couldn't believe that after all these years I was on my very own Ducati that I bought in cash. My very own!!
It's also been about a year since The Sultan so kindly offered to act as the "M" endorsed sponsor for WS on his road test. You guys never even met until that day!
I was talking to D2 the other day about this anniversary and it's been a great year. An expensive one, but great. Within our first year of riding we've accomplished alot...
Have traveled to, and have seen many a small town and cool destination, shared countless laughs with our in crew shenanigans, I've pushed my bike to it's usable limits, nobody's really crashed or gotten hurt, we've all developed a lot of skill that a lot of folks don't have even after years of riding, we've all met some great and some not so great people, and even managed to make a rare connection with someone (UF), we've bonded even more as a group if that's even at all possible, and we've put on more miles than most motorcycle owners, and they hype isn't over yet!
Seriously though, of all the riding I've done in the past year, I honestly have to say that our grilled cheese runs are my favorite. Why? Cause they're something I really look forward to and crave. They're in the middle of the work week and most of the time I have shitty weeks and during these rides when I'm with my boys having the time of my life, everything in my little world is just right. Even if it's only for a few hours. No work stress, no relationship stress, no life stress. Just good times with my friends. I'll never forget these rides for as long as I live for real.
Also the other day... D2 kindly bought my Sargent seat from me in order to help me finance my 15k service. Long story short, he didn't have to buy it, and didn't have to offer me the many kindnesses he did. It made me feel strange cause apart from you guys, nobody ever in my life has looked for me like you did/do. Not even my family, seriously. I told him that with us, it's not about the money, or the time spent doing things for one another, it's about looking out for each other. Plain and simple. And I don't know what I'd do if y'all weren't there looking out for me. So thanks. I'm also commfortable in the knowledge that each and every one of you would do anything I asked, and you guys would do it w/o question. That's a rare thing. Fester, this is why you need to come to PA, cause like I said, it's not about the money, it's about looking out for your friends and being together.
Here's to our 1 year anniversary, I'm blessed to have such a wonderful crew! We'll celebrate when we all have time to get together on our scoots and we'll act a fool. I can't wait.
PS - My bike is getting picked up tomorrow, will be ready by Friday. Who wants to ride on Sunday? Gorilla 9am...
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well, very nice sentiment there e. i, for one, have gotta say it's really nice to have good friends to ride with. i hope we all stay safe, ride well, keep the rubber side down, and the twisties ahead. long live grilled cheese sammiches and phallic symbols (wow, what a great idea for ride destinations, giant phalluses!). i'm gonna be looking to update my tat in the near future, and maybe get a few others too. skdmrks for life baby! bbbbrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapp!!
couldn't have said it better e. it's strange how a little thing like motos can bring ppl together.
if i look back to last year when i first got my cb, i never would have thought i'd have ridden the places i have. i'm almost positive i spent more time working on that bike than riding. fast forward a year & we've ridden lots of great places & i've seen more of the east coast than i ever expected.
back to the issue at hand; UF & PA. if you can do it, then great. if not, then you'll be missing out for sure, but i'm sure you've got your reasons & who am i to say they're not valid. so, no pressure from me. if you can make it, the trip would be that much better for everyone.
oh, my tires will hopefully be here & mounted by sunday, so i'm down like charlie brown.
E and the rest of the funky bunch crew.... SKDMRKS.... beeeeeeeeeep..... braaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!
I had almost forgot that tomorrow is the 1st year Anniversary! I know, e, we just talked about it, but this week has been hectic and we are only on Tuesday. But Alas, tomorrow is a special day. I am gonna wear my helmet to work! Fuck it! I might do the full leather thing! Just to prove a point: it won't stop, can't stop, no, no, won't stop, can't stop!
But seriously folks! I teared up, fucking penguin! That shit cut! Dude... I almost lost it on the computer. Glad that the little lady is not around to see my tears all swollen and shit!
Preach on brah-man, preach on! Amen! Brother.... Can't I get a witness! Hallelujah!
Ok seriously, I feel the same as everyone here and this is why the crew is so special to me, why I have a tattoo, why I try to chase everyone down some god damn twisty road that I have no business doing on a perfectly beautiful sunday. Why I get stomach aches on Thursday night or wake up late on Friday, jeopardizing my happy employment after coming home well past a decent hour. Why I ride last to make sure that everyone has made it through safely and not get in the way of your own enjoyment.
I got a bike, yes because I love it, but also because everyone else has one! Shallow?! Yes, and so what? I got a tattoo, don't I? I am "in" not "in" the way! I got a duc, because I have always loved them, but also because e took me to the dealer, so I can get a little taste of the drug and like a good crackhead friend, encourage me to take a hit! Not that my other friends (Marc and Lance) did anything other than encourage it because they too were crack heads!
Then we found other crackheads and now we are proud of it... we even have a forum dedicated to our flatulence! But at the core of it, we have a bond that is real.
I like how we started with bicycles and have escalated the entire thing. Yeah, a few thousands of dollars in the hole, less sleep, less quality time with s/o and enough leather to be a village people alternate, but it is all worth it.
I am happy to be part of this dysfunctional family and more so to know that it won't stop, can't stop....
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