I wholeheartedly agree!

The summer here in the boreal forest precambrian shield of Northern Saskatchewan Canada had its very hot days. Always cooling at night for a restful sleep.

Last June I travelled in a straight line from the Town of La Ronge to the old Montana border of 800 kilometers one way. I rode a total of 2,000 kilometers in five days. I had to cut my touring of the far south of Saskatchewan short due to fires approaching my home. All turned out good when we got a nice amount of rain.

I made the big mistake of wearing the wrong jacket. I wore a brand new Carhartt oil based not renewable jacket. I baked under the ninety plus degree heat. The jackets flapped in the wind like a flag. I baked like a potato.

I only wear a canvas like thickness cotton Carhartt insulated jacket. It is quiet and keeps me cool. I have matching double thick Carhartt pants. The California Hells Devils are giving up on black leather. They are riding now wearing Carhartt clothing.

I experienced a slow roll unintended rapid dismount on a gravel road. My foot was pinned under the scooter. I was wearing slip on Blundstone boots. I freed myself by slipping out of my boot. Then I lifted the machine back on it’s two wheels. I was in a rural area with very little traffic. My Carhartt clothing saved me from road rash. I cracked a rib or two and pulled some muscles which was extremely painful. I rode my lightweight Yamaha BWS 49cc scooter for a month while I healed my upper body.

I went back to the same rural gravel roads in July without a problem.

Thanks for being the honest you. Keep doing what you are doing. What you are doing is really good.

Mick Lessard Facebook Micheal Lessard

I agree completely with you about the ET4 being responsive. I had forgotten what it felt like to ride my LX150 so many years ago. The GTS now feels like a fat pig compared to the ET4. And climbing onto the Himalayan is like climbing up into a big pickup truck. It’s all relative I suppose. But getting on that ET4 feels like freedom. No motorcycle I’ve ever ridden feels like that.

I was a senior producer/director at Penn State for a long time but that experience was more writing and conceptualizing than anything else. And it took place back in the BetaSP days and A/B roll tape editing. Playing with the inexpensive tools I have available now along with Final Cut Pro I feel free to do almost anything I can think of. And have patience enough to execute. Being a one-man band gets tiring.

A 40ft video truck with a crew on the way home would not want to stop anywhere!

I’ll get the Vespa 150 video finished as soon as the weather clears. It’s a fun machine and a perfect companion to the GTS and Himalayan. I’m still coveting a Classic 350. There’s room in the garage…

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