Day Tripping
River Road - Dyna Low Rider
by Frosty
By March 14, the flood waters were starting to
drop a bit, but we were still running into road closures
in many parts of the state. It was the kind of a day
when you might ride down a road just to see where it
goes, only to find out it goes underwater.
Once I got south of the lake, I took the I-310
down to Luling. The Hale Boggs Bridge has always
been a favorite of mine, I really should have stopped
to get a picture from the other side. I turned onto the
River Road, LA-18, and you just can’t ask for a better
ride than this. I don’t know if any of this area flooded,
but the roads were in great shape this morning, and
I saw no signs of damage. The scenery is terrific,
a great variety from plantations, to small towns, to
chemical plants and just open country. Eaglerider has
GoPro cameras available for use, but there were none
available this day. Next time I will know to reserve
one so you can all see pictures from the ride. I was
planning to jump on 61 to head into Baton Rouge,
but that was closed. I crossed a bridge and eventually
ended up in Sorrento, and took 61 from there into
Baton Rouge. I was too late for the Rally at the Capital
after all the road clisure delays, but I heard they had a
very good turn-out.
The Dyna Low Rider proved to be an excellent
choice for this trip. This model is one of my all time
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favorites, and they just fit me well. Every control is
just where I expect it to be, and the seat and handlebar
positions are pretty damn close for a production
model. It doesn’t take much change to make them
perfect for me. I did burn through more gas than I
expected, but I guess we’ll have to blame that on the
guy twisting the throttle.
I took the long way back to New Orleans,
and met up with Angel, Tony Dowell, and his wife
Margaret at Coyote Ugly. This is going to be a regular
stop for us, we really like it there.
Afterwards I went further into the Quarter,
met up with Amber to take some pictures, and ended
the ride just after sunrise. We’ll ride the River Road
again soon, and invite readers next time.
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