Ask Walter
Dear Walter.
Thanks for covering the veterans as well as you do. Sometimes I think we are forgotten until we are needed, and thanks for all you and Full Throttle did for the troops at Christmas. When I read the January issue about the items you collected and took to Robins AFB, it made me proud to be an American. If I ever get to meet you personally, I'd like to shake your paw.
Greg W, Augusta, GA
Dear Greg,
Don't forget Atlanta Harley-Davidson used their trailer to transport, and Randy of Full Throttle drove, and all the people who gave, so that the troops overseas might have a better Christmas, but let's not forget them until next Christmas; there’s a full year in between, so let's keep giving of what we can. It's veterans like you that give the rest of us the right to bitch and moan daily. Thanks for your service, the first beer's on me.
Walter
Dear Walter,
It's been cold lately. Does your fur keep you warm enough, or do you have any ideas to help keep warm?
Karen C, Atlanta, GA
Dear Karen,
The fur helps, but it's not as warm as you think. I still wear my leather to keep warm, but there's help for you out there. Several companies make electric gloves and jackets to help fight off the cold, plus wear your clothing in layers. Years ago, old bikers used to wrap newspapers around their body under the leather to help. So unless you have the body hair of a Romanian female gymnast, dress as best as you can. When your feet and hands are numb, so is your brain. You don't think as quick and may not react as quick when Granny Goodgoose yaking on her cell phone and driving her Hummer with her feet pulls out in front of you. So take more breaks and drink more hot drinks ‘til spring, then we can all go back to riding naked again.
Walter
Dear Walter,
I'm new to riding and looking for roads to check out. I've heard of a place call The Dragon, but don't want to appear new to others, so could you bring me up to date?
Novice Rider, Powder Springs, GA
Dear Novice,
Don't be ashamed. A lot of people don't know all the roads, but just getting out there and checking out the back roads, you will find that there are others who are just as lost. Riding The Dragon, sounds like an affair with your mother-in-law. The Dragon is on Highway 129. It's like 5000 curves in two miles, or so it seems. To get there, go up 515 and turn north on 129; you'll know it when you get there, lots of bikes and police. But be careful when you ride it. Granny Goodgoose in her SUV may meet you in a curve, and a bike is no match for a wacko in a cager.
Walter
So until next month, keep the rubber side down, warm weather is just around the bend. Keep those letters coming and Granny Goodgoose, please don't run over my friends.
Love,
Walter
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