Actually, it was Rakesh who spotted my bike on the road first. He texted me with a picture of my bike asking me if it was indeed bike. That is when I realized that he was sitting with Chirag in the tavern a stone’s throw away from the coffeehouse I was in!

Barrel House Coffee Co in Ballground, GA

Got myself a pair of heated gloves. Heated not from the motorcycle battery but two rechargeable battery packs in the gloves itself. I should have gone for a size smaller, I think – but I will manage.

The hands were nicely warm and toasty through out the cold ride today.

Next target – to see if I can ride when the temperatures are in the 30s!!

but the sun was up and it promised to hit 50 degrees. Was a good ride with all the layering up! Stopped at Starbucks to refuel.

… and hit the road with Pegasus again!

Riding in 41 degrees with wind at 10 mph making it feel like 36 degrees on the skin. Good news is no part of my skin was directly exposed. I had enough layers all over. Except the gloves. I had only two layers of protection. I need to find a good solution quickly.

The fingers nails hurt the most. I could feel the stinging pain of the nails starting to get real cold. Briefly thought of pulling over and hugging the tailpipes. Finally made it to my coffee spot. After about ten minutes, I got my senses back in the finger tips to type this out.

Sipping an extra hot capuccino, I am now getting mentally prepared for the return journey. Visages of me inconsolably singing “Let it be” from inside my helmet are floating thru my mind right now…

Took the motorbike out for a ride on a cold, windy and dreary day. I figured I would not find too many motorbikers on the road. I could not have been more wrong!!!

It was not too bad on the way out. The sun was out. The ride back got cold pretty quickly without the sun!