Ladies and gentlemen, it is with a bittersweet heart that I announce the sale of my first motorcycle, Zo�. I posted her on Craigslist a week and a half ago, and recieved a number of inquiries. Most of those inquiries, in true Craigslist fashion, were folks who didn't follow through, but the first individual who actually came to see the bike decided that she was what he was looking for, and so as of this morning I'm bikeless and a couple thousand bucks richer. Hopefully both of those conditions are only temporary. Her new owner, Dave, is a crewman on board a Navy destroyer based out of Everett, and I trust he'll provide her with a good home.

This week I intend to look strongly into the V-Strom option; there are a few up on Craigslist and one that I know of at a local dealer. Since all the dealers are closed on Sunday and Monday 'round here, I'll take a look at the dealer bike on Tuesday and then see about the Craigslist options. Hopefully I'll be riding again by the weekend, which is good as I was supposed to head down to Oregon to meet some family there. No bike, no ride... Hopefully this can be made to work out. I feel kind of naked without a bike out front, for some reason.

Since I didn't check first whether it was okay to post a picture, I took the liberty of adding an Evil Face-Obscuring Black Bar to the shot below, as the final papers are being signed.

G'bye, Zo�. Thanks for the fun times.