Big Red gets scrubbed and Ms. Tom Tom meets Mr. Ulysses

Yesterday was a stinky day with rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. A good day to stay inside.

Today was a lot nicer with sunny warm conditions. I needed to stay home to recieve a package arriving via FedEx. So I spent the morning washing the truck. And about the time I was completing the washing, FedEx arrived with the package. So while the truck was drying, I opened the package, had lunch and then waxed the truck. It has been a while since it has been washed and waxed. The pollen was caked on. Really did not take too long to wax, about 1-1/2 hours. Probably should go over the hood again.

"Big Red". Washed and waxed entirely by hand-no pressure washers, powered waxers or buffers! Looks good!

The package I recieved was a Tom Tom GPS for the Buell Ulysses motorcyle. It fit well and has all the same features as the Tom Tom I use in the truck. Why, you ask would I need a GPS for the motorcycle when I have one for the truck? Can't the one in the truck be used on the motorcycle? The motorcycle unit is water proof, shock resitant and has a lot more secure mount. The truck unit does not have these features. The motorcycle unit also comes with a Bluetooth device that attaches to the helmet. It has two small speakers that fit inside the helmet to hear the voice commands from Ms. Tom Tom(yes, I use the ladies voice). The Bluetooth device also has a microphone so that the GPS will also work with a Bluetooth compatible cell phone. I don't have a Bluetooth phone and I have not figured out how to mount the speakers and mic to my full faced helmet, so the voice function does not work yet. Went for a short ride and the GPS is very readable. Does wash out some in the direct sun.

The next item for Mr. Ulysses is the Buell side and top case set. They should have been here by now, but there was a few days delay in the order. Hopefully they will be here next Tuesday. The case set comes with molded plastic side cases, a top case(trunk) and all the racks to attach to the bike. In keeping with the sport bike theme, they are not real large and should look good on the bike. They are the same set that comes standard on the sport touring version of my motorcycle. Pics when they are installed.

Underway to Victoria at 0530 in the morning. Should not take more than about 10 hours underway to get there. The weather is suppose to be nice, hopefully we will have some wind for saturday when the Swiftsure race starts. The currents are flooding very strong in the morning. A good chance that we will be drifting around in the ocean on Swiftsure bank with no wind. Only a couple more things to do(like print out a couple more current studies) before I can call it quits for tonight.