Headed down to Colorado Springs this morning. Took about an hour to get there from Broomfield. The BMW dealership in Colorado Springs is The Norms birthplace (not counting Germany). This was the place Norm's previous owner purchased him from before having him shipped to Texas. Let me just go ahead and jump to the conclusion here. I was pretty disappointed overall. I actually rode right past it several times because it was combined with a jumbo Harley dealership. There were no signs for BMW (or any other brands as well), only the gigantic highway Harley sign out front. The Harley brand really overshadowed all the other quality motorcycles they have here. Also very little (if not any) salesmen on the BMW side. Very few clothing and accessory options as well. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-Harley. I like Harley just fine. I guess I just had higher expectations for The Norms original dealership.
I didn't venture to Colorado Springs to only visit The Norm's birthplace. The main reason for the trip was to ride to the top of Pikes Peak, all 14,110 feet of her. It was a hot one today (about 87 degrees in Colorado Springs), not normal for this time of year. At the summit, it was about 43 degrees. Quite a temperature difference just based on elevation.
Sidenote: Skydiving was from only 13,000 feet.
Anyways, it was a great ride and a great experience. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Awesome! I rollerbladed up there once many many years ago... :-)
ReplyDeleteDrove that in a jeep once and it scared the crap out of me. Did you know they have races up and down that road?! Crazy. Beautiful day for riding! I'm definitely jealous...your living the dream my friend. Don't forget that!
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