Cheese Weasels Get Rocky Mountain High

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That MT07 may be ugly, but it has good hoon points.

If only it looked as good as it rides! Yamaha seriously needs to put away the ugly stick they keep beating their bikes with. It's actually a very nicely engineered machine in most respects; only the suspension seemed to fall short of the rest of the kit.

I’ve bought three bikes from Foothills over the years, including my two ex-‘07 F800ST’s. The shop changed ownership about 4-5 years ago and is now part of a multi-dealer conglomerate, mostly with HD stores. I know the GM very well but, honestly, I’ve been taking my BMW’s elsewhere for service ever since. They’re a huge supporter of the Colorado BMW club and sponsor the annual 100,000 Foot Ride every August (a bucket-list ride if you like the mountains and have never ridden around here.

Stichill, I work across the street from Union Station but of course we’re WFH right now.

So funny you mention that, because it had that same "we have better things to do than talk to customers" atmosphere that you find at HD outlets. There will be more to say about their Eagle Rider operation in upcoming installments.

Downtown Denver was very nice, if a bit on the sticky / stinky side here and there due to transients, etc. We were all impressed with the vibrancy of the younger crowd, even though everything was relatively subdued in the aftermath of the city-wrecking Covid catastrophe. Our local buddy said places we went to were absurdly free of crowds when usually you can't elbow your way into them. We saw lots of healthy-looking, attractive, prosperous young people and a lot of people with well-behaved urban dogs. We saw a plethora of newly-developed apartments and condos in that characteristic "Lego" style, which made us wonder what used to be there before the new buildings were erected.