Dan,
I haven’t read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance yet. So no spoilers please.
I did listen to Ron Francis’ latest podcast cast, it is short, about 12 minutes. I agree with E-Steve that it had a nice positive message.
Also I got an idea for a route I can take my mother driving on to see a bit of Colorado. Note, my 85 year old mother with bad hips is not getting on my bike. Heck, she told all of us we are not allowed to ride. 3 of us have licenses, 2 rode behind their husbands, and one is a nurse that won’t ride. So, the ban had a 18.5% success rate.
Jim Kerick
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Dan
I first met Ron at the 2025 DGR in Fort Collins.Been working since that time for Ron to be a guest at an upcoming RAT meeting.lf you have not done so,listen to one of the pod cast episodes,Peace,Love,Moto.l found the episodes very inspiring.See you Saturday Dan
E-Steve
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---------- Original message --------From: 'DAN PILCHER' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com>Date: 4/9/26 8:00 PM (GMT-07:00)Subject: [emrat:15406] RMRAT April Meeting
Well, I thought I would do a little research on our guest speaker Saturday, and here is Ron Francis' web site:Who among us has not yet read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?By the way, my second motorcycle was the same one that Robert Pirsig rode: a red 305cc Honda Superhawk, 28 hp and a top speed of 100 mph. I never thought, in 1965, when I rode mine from Manhattan KS to El Paso TX and back, that I would ever need a more powerful motorcycle.Dan--On 04/09/2026 7:07 PM MDT 'sfr4201' via RMRAT <rmrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:Hello allI very nearly forgot to post this,meeting Saturday April 11th at Foothills Motorcycles at 10 am.Ron Francis will be here to present his introduction to motorcycling.lf any of you have a good motorcycling story ( l am sure Steve Smith has a ton of them).You might win one of 3 Peace,Love,Moto coffee mugs!Remember that the BMW Riders of Colorado and the Indian Owners Club will also be attending,So arrive early for your prime parking spot.See you all on SaturdayE-SteveSent from my Galaxy--
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